Posted by dino27 on 10/19/2017 1:17:00 PM (view original):
1982
1. ELVIS COSTELLO - IMPERIAL BEDROOM
2. THE CLASH - COMBAT ROCK
3. PAUL MCCARTNEY - TUG OF WAR
4. X - UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN
5. THE JAM - THE GIFT
6. TOM PETTY - LONG AFTER DARK
7. DEXY MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - TOO - RYE
8. XTC - ENGLISH SETTLEMENT
9. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - NEBRASKA
10. STRAY CATS -BUILT FOR SPEED
BUBBLING UNDER - RICHARD AND LINDA THOMPSON - SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS........ROXY MUSIC - AVALON.....DURAN DURAN - RIO............JOE JACKSON - STEPPIN OUT..............A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - A FLOCK OF SEAGALS
Dino........ you have some good releases in that list! 1982 was my 1st year in Radio. Early in the year I was still on a college station and could do free form music. Play anything I wanted!! It was the best gig I ever had on that score. By the end of 1982 I was spinning country, which was kinda OK with me by then because I hated the rock that was most played on radio at that time.
I'll give up a list, BUT I must qualify it some. I think M. Jackson Thriller was 1982 and though I don't (personally) like it much it's impact can't be denied and it was probably the biggest release of the year......... no accounting for the general public's taste, right?.......... nor (probably) mine.
Also, I know you don't include country but as country was kinda exploding then and as they were some good releases from that field, I might include some.
Anyway, here goes. In personal favorite order.
1. Donald Fagen "The Nightfly" (half of Steely Dan puts out a great LP!)
2. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Let's Go" (Very accessible/nearly pop contains Dance Little Jean)
3. POCO "Ghosttown" (Following a label switch a comeback LP of sorts with a much bigger edgier approach)
4. Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska" (Stripped down he proved to me that he was the real deal!)
5. Dire Straits "Love Over Gold" (Knopfler and Band in the midst of their prime!)
6. Fleetwood Mac "Mirage" (the follow-up to Rumours and just as smooth accessible pop-- contains Gypsy and Over You)
7. Glenn Frey "No Fun Aloud" (Very solid! overshadowed by Henley's I Can't Stand Still--this is the better LP from start to finish)
8. Bonnie Raitt "Green Light" (extremely underappreciated gem from Bonnie's long discography)
9. J.J. Cale "Grasshopper" (Solid solid folk blues with that signature groove throughout)
10. Dan Seals "Harbinger" (former pard of John Ford Coley goes folk/country on little known gem)
Honorable mentions:
McCartney "Tug Of War" (Solid but not up with the top of the catalog, ie Debut, or Ram or Red Rose Speedway)
T. Petty & the Heartbreakers (solid rock but not really one of the better petty efforts)
Joni Mitchell "Wild Things Run Fast" (Always solid releases from Joni thru this time period)
Van Morrison "Beautiful Vision" (Van still exploring the spiritual on this one, good late night wine drinking stuff)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers "Bad to the Bone" (still Bad to this day!)
Richard and Linda Thompson "Shoot Out the Lights" (mentioned above--- a solid classic. Still listen to this on LP, whenever I fire it up)
Michael McDonald "If That's What It Takes" (Voice of the Doobie Brothers goes solo effectively!!! Lots of collaboration with Kenny Loggins on this)
Chris Hillman "Morning Sky" (Solid effort from former Byrd/Flying Burrito Brother)
A couple of country mentions:
Billy Joe Shaver "Billy Joe Shaver" (Trust me, if you haven't ever heard of Billie Joe----- do a google!)
Gary Stewart and Dean Dillion "Brotherly Love" (outlaw gem!)
Merle Haggard "Going Where the Lonely Go" (Merle at top notch form with excellent material)
And a couple of odd ones.
Steve Winwood "Talking Back To the Night" (not well distributed but a real return to form and his voice was still awesome in 1982!)
and finally........ one I've been looking to find for 30 + years.. (I've never really heard it but just know it has to be awesome because how could it NOT be awesome to hear this voice live in 1982 while still vital...........
Alex Chilton "Live in London" (1982) If anyone has a copy of this please let me know!!!
10/19/2017 4:45 PM (edited)