Top 20 albums of the 1980's

[DethMaiden]

1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
3. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash
4. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
5. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
6. Metallica - ...And Justice for All
7. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
8. Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What!
9. Rush - Moving Pictures
10. Metallica - Master of Puppets
11. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
12. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys - Part I
13. Mercyful Fate - Melissa
14. King Diamond - Abigail
15. Slayer - South of Heaven
16. Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
17. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
18. Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
19. Metal Church - Metal Church
20. Anthrax - Among the Living

Sweet Jesus. That was not easy.

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by DethMaiden

1. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime
2. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
4. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
11. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
12. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys - Part I
17. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
18. Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King

Would all make my list. Probably the most overlap we'd ever have. I quite like a couple others you listed too.

[DethMaiden]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

Would all make my list. Probably the most overlap we'd ever have. I quite like a couple others you listed too.

The 80s were a good time, man.

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by DethMaiden

The 80s were a good time, man.

I honestly prefer the music of more recent years in terms of a lot of aspects. It's just that the 80s are so much easier to just agree upon because the majority of us all love a lot of the same records from that decade.

[DethMaiden]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

I honestly prefer the music of more recent years in terms of a lot of aspects. It's just that the 80s are so much easier to just agree upon because the majority of us all love a lot of the same records from that decade.

Yeah, I probably prefer the 2000s as well, but that's kind of a natural result of getting into metal in the 2000s. There's easily dozens of bands of little-known status from the 80s who I'll never hear because their reputations haven't survived to the present or I don't know where to look. I don't know that the 2000s are necessarily the best decade, but I've certainly heard more stuff from them than any other.

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by DethMaiden

Yeah, I probably prefer the 2000s as well, but that's kind of a natural result of getting into metal in the 2000s. There's easily dozens of bands of little-known status from the 80s who I'll never hear because their reputations haven't survived to the present or I don't know where to look. I don't know that the 2000s are necessarily the best decade, but I've certainly heard more stuff from them than any other.

You need what I have - A friend who lived through 80s with music taste nearly identical to your own.

It's great. My friend Chris is 39 and knows about a ton of the lesser known/forgotten metal acts of the mid-to-late 80s since he was basically on my level of musical fanaticism back then. Also great because he never lost that interest and he and I can talk for seriously hours about all different facets of music.

However, as a result of his age and constant love of music, his CD collection is over 5,000-strong.

[Natrlhi]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

You need what I have - A friend who lived through 80s with music taste nearly identical to your own.

It's great. My friend Chris is 39 and knows about a ton of the lesser known/forgotten metal acts of the mid-to-late 80s since he was basically on my level of musical fanaticism back then. Also great because he never lost that interest and he and I can talk for seriously hours about all different facets of music.

However, as a result of his age and constant love of music, his CD collection is over 5,000-strong.

Brad, my name is Chris and I'll be 39 in a couple of weeks (plus, I live in Ohio). Close enough?

I'll be your huckleberry.

[PowerMaiden]

you guys just love listing things but that one is pretty easy as the 80's were dominated by Maiden and Metallica, I know I lived those metal years as a teenager


here's my 2 cents on it...


20 Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard Of Ozz
19 Iron Maiden Killers
18 W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P.
17 Judas Priest Defenders Of The Faith
16 Dio Holy Diver
15 Accept Balls To The Wall
14 Sepultura Beneath The Remains
13 Slayer Show No Mercy
12 Metallica Kill 'Em All
11 Metal Church Metal Church
10 Slayer Hell Awaits
9 Iron Maiden Iron Maiden
8 Iron Maiden Somewhere In Time
7 Metallica …And Justice For All
6 Iron Maiden Powerslave
5 Iron Maiden Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
4 Metallica Master Of Puppets
3 Metallica Ride The Lightning
2 Iron Maiden Piece Of Mind
1 Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast





on a side note, Venom was one of my top bands back then but I cannot find them any place on my list with any of their classic first 3 records



Cheers !
PowerMaiden

[mankvill]

Originally Posted by PowerMaiden

on a side note, Venom was one of my top bands back then but I cannot find them any place on my list with any of their classic first 3 records



Cheers !
PowerMaiden

NEW LIST: TOP 20 RECORDS THAT HELPED INSPIRE BLACK METAL BUT WEREN'T ENTIRELY BLACK METAL THEMSELVES

[JRA]

Originally Posted by PowerMaiden

on a side note, Venom was one of my top bands back then but I cannot find them any place on my list with any of their classic first 3 records



Cheers !
PowerMaiden

I'd sub out Shout at the Devil with Black Metal.