Classic 80's albums that stood the test of time

(answer = nearly all of them, but that's just me)

...perhaps highlighting the flaw in this thread. I never heard it when it came out, It's only recently come into my possession - to my ears it sounds like classic elegiac pop music, and as such may as well have been made in 1964, 1976 or 1998 - since it actually came out in 1984, the concept of datedness is surely irrelevant?

Either way, I likes it, in the same way that I like Pulp's We Love Life or The High Llamas' Gideon Gaye. Dated schmated.

From 80 to 89, in any order:

Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (My dad bought me this when I was 4, have listened to it ever since)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Queen - The Game

Thats all I'm really thinking of for now, but I'll get back later.. its early,i'm tired, peace

R.E.M. -- Murmer, Reckoning, Fables... I think it's their underlying penchant for folk that makes it timeless.

Love & Rockets -- Seventh Dream..., Express Post Modern, Post Punk, Post Toasties...

Hello, The Smiths, The Church, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, The Cult, Swans, Public Enemy, Robyn Hitchcock, Sonic Youth, U2 Echo & The Bunnymen, Stone Roses, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Misfits, X, Elvis Costello, The Specials, Jonathon Richmond, Depeche Mode and on and on and on.

REM's Murmur is a good album which I can't place any date on. I'd say Husker Du Zen Arcade as well since most of my friends mutter things like "Is that Pennywise?" or "Whose ripping of NoFX?". Man did I hate living in the suburbs.
On another note, Neil youngs Trans sounds much better now and finally is getting some dues now that disco's ghost has faded from memory of most young writers.

and, of course, EVERYTHING by the Cocteau Twins and Killing Joke.

Is it cheating to bring up end-of-decade stuff, since that's for all intents and purposes where the '90s that haven't entirely dissipated were sonically defined in areas such as sample-rampant hip-hop production (see 3 Feet Paul and Boutiquing) and Indie As We Know It (Daydream Nation)?

JP Almeida, I love you. *grins* (And continuing on this fangirl tip, I do think Big Thing is a great still-modern, still-fresh album. Dammit.)

Also, christoff mentioned Peter Gabriel, which means the very first thing I thought of (i.e. his album So) is already taken. I mean, gosh, if "In Your Eyes" can remain this great romantic song to this day, then it still has its present-day potency.

These stand the test of time in this house.

KNOW THIS MOTHERFUCKERS!

XTC - Black Sea / English Settlement
OMD - Organization
Duran Duran - 1st s/t
REM - Murmur
Lloyd Cole & Commotions - Mainstream
Phil Collins - Hello! I must be going (yeah, I know... but it still sounds awesome to me. And some of that drum sound seems almost Albini-esque)

Pauls Boutique is a great album for this, it sounded out of step at the time and ten years later it started sounding like most rap albums not made by Dre & Puffy.

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14705717_10155217846262137_3707390612709131022_n.jpg?oh=4431fce95cf086857ef272619d9c7aa0&oe=58A8D7F2

You know, about half of the first Big Audio Dynamite album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDeGimLq5Mk

1 Within The Lost World
Acoustic Guitar – Clifford Lane
Chapman Stick – Tony Levin
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Drums [Thunder Drum] – Gary Barlough
Guitar – Warren Cuccurullo
Keyboards – Jonathan Elias
Lead Vocals – Jon Anderson
Lyrics By – Gary Barlough, Jon Anderson
Mixed By – David Tickle
Percussion – Gordon Gottlieb, Sherman Foote
Voice [Background Chanting] – Grace Jones
7:21

2 I've Not Forgotten You
Bass [Fretless] – Mark Egan
Guitar – Ray Foote, Warren Cuccurullo
Keyboards – Jonathan Elias
Lead Vocals – Toni Childs
Lyrics By – Jonathan Elias, Sherman Foote
Mixed By – David Tickle
Percussion – Gordon Gottlieb, Stewart Copeland
Percussion [Synth] – Gary Barlough, Jimmy Bralower, Sherman Foote
5:45

3 Du He Kah (The Healer)
Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd
Bass [Fretless] – Mark Egan
Drums – Stewart Copeland
Guitar [Space] – Warren Cuccurullo
Keyboards – Jonathan Elias, Paul Seymour
Mixed By – James Farber
Percussion – Sherman Foote
Percussion, Marimba – Gordon Gottlieb
Vocals – Jonathan Elias, Patti Scialfa
7:35

4 Invisible Man
Acoustic Guitar [12 String] – Clifford Lane
Backing Vocals – Dan Reed, Ian Lloyd
Cello – Maxine Neuman
Chapman Stick – Sherman Foote
Drums [Xipe Totec Drummer & Dancer] – Belen Pena Magana, Jesus Ibanez Ramiezz, Lazaro Arvizu, Pedro Ruiz (2), Sergio Ruiz
Flute [Cree & Kiowa] – Daniel C. Hill
Guitar – Ira Siegel, Ray Foote
Keyboards – Jonathan Elias
Lead Vocals – John Waite
Lyrics By – John Waite
Mixed By – Josh Abbey
Organ [Hammond] – Alex Lasarenko
4:45

5 Talk With Grandfather
Drums [Xipe Totec Drummer & Dancer] – Belen Pena Magana, Jesus Ibanez Ramiezz, Lazaro Arvizu, Pedro Ruiz (2), Sergio Ruiz
Effects [Sound Collage] – Jonathan Elias, Sherman Foote
Guitar [Textural] – Sherman Foote
Producer [Narration] – Gary Barlough
Voice – Ernie Longwalker
Words By – Ernie Longwalker
1:43

6 Follow In My Footsteps
Backing Vocals – Susanna Hoffs
Chapman Stick – Sherman Foote
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Flute [Cree & Kiowa] – Daniel C. Hill
Guitar – Sherman Foote, Warren Cuccurullo
Keyboards – Alex Lasarenko, Jonathan Elias
Lead Vocals – Simon Le Bon
Lyrics By – Simon Le Bon
Mixed By – Larry Alexander
Percussion – Alan Schwartzberg*
5:07

7 The Journey
Chapman Stick – Tony Levin
Drums – Stewart Copeland
Flute [Cree & Kiowa] – Daniel C. Hill
Guitar – Clifford Lane
Keyboards, Sounds – Gary Barlough, Jonathan Elias, Sherman Foote
Mixed By – Sherman Foote
Voice [Poetry Reading] – Jim Morrison
Written-By [Poetry] – Jim Morrison
2:34

8 The Chant Movement
Backing Vocals – The Boys Choir Of Harlem
Bass – John Taylor
Chapman Stick – Tony Levin
Drums [Xipe Totec Drummer & Dancer] – Belen Pena Magana, Jesus Ibanez Ramiezz, Lazaro Arvizu, Pedro Ruiz (2), Sergio Ruiz
Guitar – Clifford Lane
Keyboards [Digital Phone-relay Keyboard] – Nick Rhodes
Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics] – Jonathan Elias
Mixed By – David Tickle
Ocarina – Harvey Estrin
Percussion, Keyboards, Sounds, Vocals [Vocal Sequences] – Chip Jenkins, Gary Barlough, Jonathan Elias, Sherman Foote
Vocals, Keyboards – Jonathan Elias
Voice [Chanting] – Grace Jones, Liam O'Maùnlaí*
Voice [Poetry Reading] – Jim Morrison
Written-By [Poetry] – Jim Morrison
6:18

9 Born In The Dreamtime
Voice [Chanting] – Jonathan Elias
1:44
Far Far Cry
Chapman Stick – Tony Levin
Drum Programming – Jim Nicholson, Sherman Foote
Guitar – Ray Foote, Warren Cuccurullo
Keyboards – Jonathan Elias
Mixed By – Larry Alexander
(6:51)

10.1 Part I: Far Far Cry
Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd, Tommy Shaw
Lead Vocals – Jon Anderson
Lyrics By – Jon Anderson
10.2 Part II: Let There Be Peace
Backing Vocals – Pattie Darcy
Lead Vocals – Michael Bolton
Lyrics By – Chan Chandler

11 Father And Son
Acoustic Guitar – Clifford Lane
Guitar – Ray Foote
Sounds – Jonathan Elias, Sherman Foote
Voice [Poetry Reading] – Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen

Yeaaaaahhhhhh, not really selling this one to me, scott. I'm sure David Tickle did a fine job on it though.

... and Sherman Foote, of course.

haha, i'm not trying to sell it! i just didn't know where else to put this information...

i'd buy this for $5 at the most and then edit/remix the hell out of it

Wish somebody'd get a version of Clock Dva Thirst rereleased.
&has anybody compiled The Box since the first releases?
I think that's mostly the same band minus Adi Newton.

Also remasters of the 3piece Cabaret Voltaire lps would be welcome.

It's nuts how many obscure 80s cold wave/synthpop albums with cool and/or daft covers have been reissued this decade. Seems like there's at least 5 or 6 labels steadily churning out 3 or 4 releases per year.

A Secret Wish by Propaganda
The Last Fourfathers by The Prisoners