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The Succint Six: 1983 Edition
1983 is one of the pinnacle years in which electronic pop furrowed further into the popular concious; in which the music was still in vogue with the underground while sailing over the airwaves on your popular radio stations (for some, even to this day). Formats were not as strict as the FM-radio of the present. And within the next year (personally considered the pop cultrue year of the 80's), two of the three biggest stars of the decade would ascend to legendary status with their releases; the remaining link in the triptych shot not only into the aural, but the meta-stratosphere with the best-selling popular album of all time the year before. One of the superstars is presented here with her self-titled debut...
A fusion of NY underground aesthetics with popular (and danceable) sensibilities.
There are two more debuts as well for the fitting.
One, from a stylish firecracker with delirious vocal stylings that defined a popular era so succintly -- however ambiguous the definition.
The other, from a future one-hit wonder still biding her time in the Los Angeles underground, coolly-voiced and cutting edge.
The next nominee was also ultra modern both musically and visually with their third album; subverting gender performance and expanding the emotion of popular electronic soundscapes.
Candidate five had their biggest hit from their previous album, their eponymously titled debut and continued upon that record's sound which merged styles while maintaining a bit of mystique and anonymity. They managed to influence early Hip-Hop while simultaneously be informed by the new, evolving music.
Our final nominee spawned one of the most influential and successful entries into the electronic popular canon while moving further away from their previous band's aesthetic and the post-punk rubicon.
How would you rank these albums?
Music and Album Cover Art.
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Music
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies Madonna - Madonna Eurythmics - Touch Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unsual Tom Tom Club - Close to the Bone SSQ - Playback
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She's So Unusual Touch Power, Corruption & Lies Madonna Close to the Bone Playback
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Holy shit, I just downloaded SSQ the other night. Love thisalbum and Stacey Q. The first Madge album isa classic. I play it frequently! | |
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Yeah, the first Madonna album is classic.
SSQ is really great as well. Love "Big Electronic Beat", Anonymous", "Jet Town" and "Synthicide".
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New wave pop or whatever is not my thing. Iam sure purists of new wave may say 1983 or 1982 was the beginning of the end of new wave. When you commercialize a genre or movement, purists often argue the music becomes homogenized and stale.
But anyway, this thread is not about new wave or electronic pop becoming more commercial.
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True, and I agree with you. 1983 was one of the last years when new wave was in fashion on both sides of the popular game.
I do feel that these albums are able to transcend that time period (some more than others).
I know that you're more into the late 80's/early 90's popular music. | |
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