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rghammo

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  1. The Cure- Faith, Pornography, 17 Seconds, Japanese Whispers

    BTW I think Disintegration was 1990? No?

     

    AMG and Amazon have it listed as "Original Release Date: May 2, 1989." All the Cure you mention are excellent too but I think Disintegration is my favorite of theirs.

  2. If I had to say, I guess the 80's represents the smallest fraction of my music collection. I started wondering if it was a weak decade as decades go or just me missing out on a lot of good stuff, so I made a list of my favorite bands/albums:

     

    Pixies – Doolittle

    Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska

    The Cure – Disintegration

    The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses

    Paul Simon – Graceland

    R.E.M. – Document

    Tom Waits – Swordfishtrobomes

    Richard Thompson – Shoot Out the Lights

    The Waterboys – Fisherman's Blues

    The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come

    Prince – Sign 'O' The Times

    The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms

    Talking Heads – Remain in Light

    Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation

    Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime

    U2 – War

    Joy Division – Closer

    Mission of Burma – Signals, Calls & Marches

    Cowboy Junkies – The Trinity Session

    Billy Bragg – Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy

    The Clash – Sandinista!

    Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Get Happy

    Lyle Lovett – Pontiac

     

    Yours?

  3. John Irving - The World According to Garp

    John Irving - A Prayer For Owen Meany

    F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby

    Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms

    Raymond Carver - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

    William Kennedy - Ironweed

  4. I'd add Joe Henry and Colin Meloy to the list. Am I the only one who prefers Waits' later stuff? I love everything from Raindogs to Real Gone, and with the exception of Small Change (and Nighthawks) almost never listen to his earlier records.

     

    I prefer Waits 80s stuff, which explains why I forgot about all those earlier records. Some good albums (with some amazing songs) but nothing I like as much as the Swordfishtrobones-era albums.

  5. Yeah, I totally forgot about all those albums Waits did pre-1980. If Costello isn't eligible, Waits wouldn't be either.

     

    I went back and forth with Frank Black and left him off because while I love the Pixies, it's not his songwriting that does it. I would also probably add Robert Smith and Thom Yorke. Does Yorke handle all the lyrics for Radiohead? If so, then definitely him just for Bends and OK Computer alone.

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