Late '70s/Early '80s Album Recommendations

[Bassline1414]

I've been buying a lot of used vinyl records because they're cheap and I get to buy albums I normally wouldn't buy on cd and check them out. Anyways, I've been listening to a lot of pop rock stuff from the late '70s/early '80s like The Clash, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, and Devo and I was wondering who some other great artists from that time period were who played a similar type of music. Thanks!

[geshel]

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry or Three Imaginary Boys (very pop - not dark like their following albums)

New Order - Movement or Power, Corruption, and Lies (some danciness but really rock)

Gang of Four maybe

80's King Crimson (Discipline, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair)

[Bassline1414]

Thanks for the suggestions, I've had Discipline for awhile now and I really enjoy it.

[jrthebassguy]

Duran Duran


Yes, i am hungry like the wolf!

[Stupidnick]

hmmmmmm vinylls

Psychadelic furs stuff
psychadelic furs are soo cool!

hmmm mid 80s though
Dead milkmen - big lizard in my backyard

Minutemen(mike watt woot)- ballot result
Husker du- zen arcade
decedents- milo goes to college, i dont wanna grow up
huskder du- makes no sence at all
the clash is great.. i love them
these are my newest vinylls though.. i love vinyll
you just cant get that crackle hiss and pop with a cd *grin*

[Paul A]

There are some great bass lines on most anything from "The Stranglers".....

[CS]

Simple Minds-but only these albums

Sons and Fascination
Sister Feeling Call
New Gold Dream

and if you like weird

Empires and Dance

[JimK]

Basically, you're talking bands that were in vogue during MTV's initial period, right?

I'll add-
The Producers
Haircut 100
(..what can I say, I like 'em).
Madness
The Specials

I, too, would like to check out Gang Of Four...

[gweimer]

Cheap Trick - you can take your pick from a number of releases - Cheap Trick, Dream Police, Live at Budokan
The Fixx
Red Rider

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

XTC - Black Sea

Stranglers- la Folie

Psychedelic Furs- Talk talk talk, Forever now
(I prefer forever now- more variation)

Tears for fears- the hurting

[Fetch Da bass]

Yeah! most of the ones you guys listed are good
But what about

The Birthday Party, king Ink, one of my favorite songs ever..
Wire, their First three albums, 154 is a work of fine art.
Stiff Little Fingers
Japan
Tubeway Army
Killing Joke, first two albums
The Germs
Joy Division.....
and of course The Buzzcocks.

Edit: I know Gang Of Four was already listed but they are worth listing twice.... That song Cheese Burger is great.. the bassist was good too...

[dancehallclasher]

early Smiths, perhaps?

[Headroom]

Here are some of my favorites:

Look Sharp- Joe Jackson

Parallel Lines- Blondie

The Cars- The Cars

Setting Sons- The Jam

Pretenders- Pretenders

Gang of Four- Entertainment

Singles Going Steady- Buzzcocks

Anything by The Police

[thebug]

any Yes album.....

[Bassline1414]

Originally posted by dancehallclasher
early Smiths, perhaps?

I heard about them from that book "High Fidelity"...which one of their albums do you recommend? Thanks.

Originally posted by JimK Basically, you're talking bands that were in vogue during MTV's initial period, right?

Well, I actually first started thinking about getting Devo/Elvis Costello albums while in Seattle at the EMP because they had a big section on punk and punk influenced bands.

[Fetch Da bass]

Oh man I forgot ,The Replacements...The Replacements were the best "Pop Punk" band in the world,,,, that never made it. They were about ten years to early....I saw them live twice..they were so drunk or something they couldn't play a note.....But their recordings are great!!

Forget MTV.. The best bands at that time never got time on MTV.. MTV was doo doo then and is even more so now!!!!!

The Clash the Clash the Clash The Clash... every album ever made by them. Ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aaron]

Originally posted by thebug
any Yes album.....

I never liked Yes stuff from the 80s, but other than that, i'd have to agree.

[supergreg]

Any Duran Duran is good.

[dancehallclasher]

Originally posted by Bassline1414
I heard about them from that book "High Fidelity"...which one of their albums do you recommend? Thanks.

i recommend "louder than bombs" which is a great compilation. now trust me on this: if you've never heard them before, you'll probably think they sound cheesy and too 80's at first, but you will grow to love them.

[feckn_eejit]

Originally posted by Headroom
Here are some of my favorites:

Look Sharp- Joe Jackson
The Cars- The Cars
Anything by The Police

Great picks!

I'm going through a major Joe Jackson phase lately...

Mock Turtle Regulator also mentioned XTC... great stuff.

And I love the three Belew-era Crimson albums.

--jeff