music
sep 1
2009

I Always Thought of 1984 as a Music Year

To accompany Kottke's list of 1984 movies, here are some of the album releases from the same year:
Madonna, Like a Virgin
Prince, Purple Rain
The Replacements, Let It Be
Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi
The Smiths, The Smiths
Husker Du, Zen Arcade
Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA
R.E.M., Reckoning
Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
Metallica, Ride the Lightning
Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense
5 comments

<em>Thriller</em> was '82.

posted by Jason Kirk at 2009-09-01 17:42:17

Bah, of course it was. Deleted.<br /><br />

posted by Rex at 2009-09-01 17:49:04

A few more:<br /><br /> Run-DMC: Run-DMC (first album)<br /><br /> Van Halen: 1984<br /><br /> Echo and the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain<br /><br /> Spinal Tap: This is Spinal Tap<br /><br /> U2: Unforgettable Fire<br /><br />

posted by David at 2009-09-01 22:30:32

Peter S. Scholtes of the City Pages spearheaded <a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/pscholtes/2004/03/i_hate_1984_an_introduction.php" target="_blank">a series of guest-posts about this very topic</a>, back in 2004, in which people pay tribute to the great music, films, and events of 1984. I rather like it.

posted by Barrett Chase at 2009-09-01 22:46:27

I'm at First ave to see The Cult do "Love" in its entirety. Came out in 1985 though. DAMMIT.

posted by Stevemarsh at 2009-09-01 22:49:39