1980's music that did not suck

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Hüsker Dü - It's Not Funny Anymore    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISGjNeBENXw

Minutemen - Jesus & Tequila   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG_XYVbq6vY

Mission of Burma - Secrets   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Ge76RBv80

Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqESwzCGg4

Black Flag -  Rise Above   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsbvo5GVK10

Fugazi - Waiting Room   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJFWirQ3ks

Bad Brains -  I Against I   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEkuo94X6I

The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrarS7mLlB0

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Talk About The Weather   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pLxOMgbO1w

Pylon - Beep  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbbNN0aMl3A

 

 

 

 

 

Hüsker Dü-- Zen Arcade (1984)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T7QMDPj2byo

 

Van Halen Fair Warning (1981)

 

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF2093196B6962D11

 

Zappa's 1988 band

Bob Dylan- Shot of Love!!

The Replacements - Bastards of Young   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl9KQ1Mub6Q

Dream Synidcate - The Days of Wine & Roses   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-_G7A0RbjU

X - Riding With Mary (single version w/ Ray Manzarek)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGNaIuZHtNo

Public Enemy-- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7_creJTRlKkKxH6e4TEV_1WRqE7ZzuvF

 

Boogie Down Productions

By All Means Necessary (1988)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgHAdESSiX4

The Jam - Sound Affects (released Nov of 80)

The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton

Talking Heads - Remain in Light

Talking Heads

Elvis Costello 

Joan Armatrading 

UB40 

Steel Pulse 

Burning Spear 

Dixie Dregs 

 

 

Remain in Light and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts were both masterpieces.

The Clash - Sandinista!

Tom Waits has never let me down.

MJ

Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDZpzJ2KKss

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqRHr5pEIFU

Dixie Dregs for sure!

How about this one (it's my favorite DD song). Although released in 1979 - I didn't hear it until 1980 - so I am sneaking it into this thread. lol

 

Dixie Dregs - Twiggs Approved   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1oObPhgtDM

Scandal  - HA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50-gOeBilc

 

then she ran off and married McEnroe- ha ha !

The Church

INXS

Echo and The Bunnymen

Pretenders, Nevilles, Golden Palominos, Hindu Love Gods ('90  -  close enough)

Lots of great non-sucky music above but one really can not discuss music that does not suck from the 80's without this one. 

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Dire Straits, King Crimson, Adrian Belew.

Tom Tom Club - Dark Sneak Love Action = Awesome CD ! yes

Where are the Ramones when they need us most

Bonzo Goes to Pittsburgh: https://youtu.be/Su0Hvt6hTmA

Hershey 85?

Actually, shoot out the lights blows. 

My list would be long but here's some things I like that I don't think have been mentioned yet:

Eric B. and Rakim

Trouble Funk and the rest of the great Go-Go acts of the day

Aztec Camera

Rain Parade

Bauhaus

Meat Puppets

Butthole Surfers

The Feelies

Jason and the Scorchers

Steve Earle (before he got all fancy)

Sonic Youth

Slayer

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Suicidal Tendencies

MDC

Billy Bragg

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All good stuff.

 

And Romeo Void was cool - although I would go with White Sweater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qnwKtFT0SIzN-f0f8HTCU

King Crimson - Discipline > Beat > Three Of A Perfect Pair

I saw Graham Parker last Saturday night.  It was great. I always wanted to him since the 1976 - 79 Graham Parker & the Rumor albums.

Cool voice with neat stories. But I was not aware of the great work he pumped out in 1980's as a solo artist.

I got schooled on Graham Parker, by Graham himself. Great night.