Day After Day – Pretenders (Pretenders II) – Aside from the absolutely mellow way they “rock out” here Christie Hynde is positively gorgeous in this video.
This Is Radio Clash – The Clash (12” Single) – Captures the cultural mash-up of rock, rap, dance, and even perhaps the avant garde in early 80’s NYC.
Leave The Capitol – The Fall
Armagh – Au Pairs – Could be applied just as appropriately in the US during the later Bush years. Included here because it rips…not as a political statement.
Family Treet – Raincoats
Dislocated – League Of Gentlemen
Our Lips Are Sealed – GoGo’s – Teenage alienation and isolation underneath this pop masterpiece…“There’s a weapon that we can use…”
Stand And Deliver – Adam & The Ants
Unchained – Van Halen – Eddie’s opening hooks are so heavy, so melodic, so good at the same time.
Nothing’s Going To Happen – Tall Dwarfs – Jeff Magnum an the Elephant 6 folks surely were hip to this.
Lp’s
Minor Threat – Minor Threat – Fully realized debut…right out of the gate.
Damaged – Black Flag
Kangaroo? – The Red Crayola and Art & Language – Mayo Thompson merges with British art collective and produces RIO classic.
Memory Serves – Material – See Radio Clash above and swap rap with avant garde.
Discipline – King Crimson
Dolmen Music – Meredith Monk
Wild Gift – X
Deceit – This Heat
Lounge Lizards – Lounge Lizards – Seems I include Arto Lindsey in this blog a lot…much more than I would expect. Not sure if that makes him overrated or underrated in my mind although this is clearly John Lurie’s vehicle. Had the opportunity to catch Roy Nathanson with Russ Johnson’s “Still Out To Lunch” project last week…what a great and inventive artist!
Milk Of Amnesia – Einstein’s Riceboys (Taung Child) – The LP is much better than the few offerings on youtube…you can find it (in Milwaukee)…buy it!
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