The 80 best albums of the 1980s, from The Pixies, The Smiths, AC/DC, REM, Public Enemy, Prince and more:
By 1987, the popularity of synthizer-based pop music was waning. What was not waning was the widely held belief that keyboard-based music wasn’t as real as rock ’n’ roll, man. In response, Depeche Mode released, a collection of songs that were, if anything, far more epic in scope that any American arena band at the time; “Never Let Me Down Again” alone had a towering low-end that could shame anything on.
sounds like the best bar band in the world playing hits from a world that’s better than our own. “I Wanna Destroy You” and “Queen of Eyes,” especially, should be radio staples. —It’s a measure of how highly regarded this L.A. quintet was in the mid ’80s that three of the top roots-rockers of the time contributed to this, the final studio album featuring both Dave and Phil Alvin.
wrote “Colored Lights” for Phil’s voice; X’s John Doe co-wrote two songs with Dave, and Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo played mandolin on “Little Honey.” While the Blasters’ debut album,, contained more crowd-pleasers, this one contained Dave’s darkest, richest songwriting. He wrote about false populists, interracial love, young boys looking for trouble and rock ’n’ rollers still stuck in day jobs.
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