Acclaimed Music Top 25 Albums from 1987 poll

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what a year. can't resist going for Spacemen 3 tho, probably the most forward-thinking/unique sounding thing on here

killing me to vote against prince and dm but i cant in good faith vote for anything other than songs about fucking.

THIS IS HARD

Songs About Fucking changed my life, so that.

I like Songs About Fucking but it was never a life changer for me.

man i think in a lot of ways it rewired my listening brain more than anything else i ever heard really

There are about 5 I could vote for but I think I need to go with The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come.

4 303 Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full

^^btw the towering singles aside, i'd really advise anyone thinking of voting for this to listen to the whole thing as i have recently, pretty spotty

voted Dino Jr slightly over Boogie Down Productions

sister

top 5:
1. Signs
2. Sister
3. Appetite
4. Living
5. Document

Yeah SAF absolutely, totally rewired my 15 year old brain

Only heard it relatively recently but that Salif Keita record is p good. Voted SY though.

i was actually disappointed when i got the cd of SAF in high school, heard they were so evil and scary but couldn't actually hear the album well. i guess he did say "fuck digital."

I didn't know a thing about it when I bought it, I bought it based purely on the title and the cover.

pretty spotty

totally agree. I have taken shit for arguing that Rakim didn't always get backed by the best beats but it is something that really consistently bugs me about his catalog

I still feel that Atomizer > SAF

ditto

Rich Man's 8-Track Tape is my favorite, personally

Two Nuns & A Pack Mule is better than both.

xp: you know RM8TT is basically Atomizer + singles/EPs, right

those singles are key!

Sister, obv. Admittedly, I've never heard Signs.

Pleased To Meet Me among the choices, but Game Theory's Lolita Nation in reality.

someone has to rep for Actually.

In other polls I've voted for SOTT but I'm feeling Hysteria, Tunnel of Love, Paid in Full and Sister.

lol woah i missed that hysteria and tunnel of love were on here. might put them over Living and Document.

still signs all the way though.

Songs About Fucking changed my life, so that.

― nate woolls, Thursday, August 9, 2012 10:31 AM (2 hours ago)

man i think in a lot of ways it rewired my listening brain more than anything else i ever heard really

― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, August 9, 2012 10:33 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"them" = big black

i'm voting Darklands as it meant the most to me at that period of time. incredible, incredible album on of my personal very best.

on one

Gold:
Prince - Sign 'O' the Times

Silver:
Sonic Youth - Sister

Bronze: (3-way tie)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

23 1075 Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
25 1314 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

neither of these albums are going to win this poll, but I wanted to point out that they are both stellar pieces of work

Butthole Surfers would get my vote in that second 25. Quite a year all around.

i like that, i think my vote for the next 25 would probably be Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me as i'm just finishing my Cure poll picks and might make five songs...

Damn what a year!

I voted Sonic Youth, but it could easily be five or maybe ten others.

Dino Jr.

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23 1075 Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
25 1314 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

neither of these albums are going to win this poll, but I wanted to point out that they are both stellar pieces of work

I voted Sinéad, because somehow my favorite Cure album wasn't an option.

This was between Music For The Masses and Actually for me. After much deliberation, went for Music For The Masses.

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satisfactory

interesting results, i had kind have figured the Top 3.

Def Leppard has been getting murdered in these poll. i knew they were not that good...

Def Leppard has been getting murdered in these poll

Yeah, it's interesting. Hysteria is good and an interesting combination of different things but maybe it's not enough of any one thing for anyone to vote for it as the best album of 1987? Hard rock fans might rank it below Appetite, fans of electronic pop production might rank it below Prince or Depeche Mode, fans of trippy rock music with weird noises might rate it below Sonic Youth? I dunno, just riffing.

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