@Galaxy i guess this is also in the top 5

not as good as Sprawl and Cross the Breeze back to back imo, but I respect it

If we’re talking goat track runs

I moved it and several others way up compared to my last 80s list. I was looking at my old one and kept saying "damn what the hell is this doing way down here"

@Elric lost

This live version of Temptation is wild and all over the place. Seems to be from a time when the song wasn't even finished and still a rough draft. Completely different lyrics, with Sumner appearing to just straight up improvise a lot of it. Very raw feeling. The music part of it is really dope too.

You should, that's the definitive New Order release

edited my list but not gonna bother posting a nearly identical list so here you can view all the lists

docs.google.com/document/d/1H-ylFuzzi65nZYHfglpoum9Ue4KRt3iEF9dn3ahS33w/edit?usp=sharing

additions
The Cure - Disintegration
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
The Cure - P***ography
Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey
Band of Susans - Love Agenda

removals
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Your Funeral... My Trial
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

flipped Zen Arcade and The Firstborn is Dead
From Her to Eternity took quite a drop and Tender Prey went up a bit
Sonic Youth in the top 5 instead of top 15.
That's really it for changes and am done making them at this point

still not a true believer of Pandora's Box I know you f*** with Meatloaf, Pandora's Box is that level of production but with God tier vocalists

Oh i f*** with steinman for sure. I actually thought it was on my list, i swear i saw "pandoras box" when scrolling through my note with my list

zenith of life

just for fun, top artists of the 80s

1. Nick Cave
2. Sonic Youth
3. Husker Du
4. Metallica
5. Jim Steinman
6. Gun Club
7. Tom Waits
8. Cocteau Twins
9. Bruce Springsteen
10. X // Talking Heads // Talk Talk

Tom Waits
The Cure
Talking Heads
New Order
Bruce Springsteen
The Chameleons
Talk Talk
R.E.M.
Cocteau Twins
The Smiths

no order

More of y’all gotta hear Script of The Bridge by The Chameleons. I feel alone in my love for that band.

I did too

Prince
Tom Waits
Nick Cave n de Bad Seeds
Dead Kennedys
Slayer
Sonic Youth
The Smiths
NWA/Eazy-E
Madonna
Depeche Mode/Pet Shop Boys

I would have included Nick Cave but I’ve only ever bothered with his debut in the 80’s for some reason.

Missing out on jams

Fidelio-core tenderness

its pretty good

never peeped their other stuff though

I’m curious who your top 10 ‘80s artists would be

You weren’t kidding. This is peak fideliocore. I love it.

His brooding chest voice during the chorus

Man lives and breathes this gothic s***

You gotta check out Tender Prey

What Does Anything Mean, Basically and Strange Times are both very good too.

Damn we’ve been fam for a minute. I remember when everyone in here was hyping Skeleton Tree up and that’s 6 years old now.