This is a tribute to 80's alternative bands i am a whore for them lol

They can be mixes of New wave, punk, rock, soul etc.

Depeche Mode, R.E.M, The Cure, The Smiths, U2, Thompson Twins, New Order, Simple Mind's, INXS, Echo & The Bunnyman, Talking Heads, Blondie, A-HA, Culture Club, Tears For Fears etc.

I Love these band's dearly tell me your favorites and what your fav album by them is:D

Depeche Mode: Violater

R.E.M: Monster

The Cure: Disintegration

The Smiths: Louder Then bombs

U2: Achtung Baby

New Order: Power, Corruption

Thompson Twins: Here's To Future Day's

Talking Heads: Speaking In Tongues

INXS: X

Echo: Crocodiles

Blodnie: Parallel Lines

Yazoo: Upstairs At Erica's

Erasure: Wonderland

Culture Club: Colour By Numbers

A-HA- East Of The Sun, West of The Moon

Tears For fears: The Hurting

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Echo and The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain, Self Titled, Heaven Up Here

U2 - Achtung Baby, Zooropa

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense

Inxs - Elegantly Watsed, Kick

The Church - Starfish

The Alarm - Eye of The Hurricane

New Order - Brotherhood, Republic

Smiths - Queen is Dead

REM - Automatic For The People

Simple Minds - Sons and Fascinaton,New Gold Dream

Crowded House - Temple of Lowmen

Waterboys - This is The Sea

Sorry not familiar with all those bands, so threw a few of own in aswell haha

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I always found funny what America considers alternative

Could you be more mainstrean than INXS, a-Ha, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins or Erasure?

I was a pop boy in the 80s so I loved (still do) that music you list

PANDURITO said:

I always found funny what America considers alternative

Could you be more mainstrean than INXS, a-Ha, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins or Erasure?

I was a pop boy in the 80s so I loved (still do) that music you list

Yep.

Here's my top twenty of 80s alterna-rock records, limited to one per artist. If I allowed multiple records from one band, 1/2 the list would probably be records by the Fall.

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In regards to four of the biggest "alternative" bands (which all started out as sorta "college rock" bands and morphed into various degrees of maintream success), these are my favorite albums

1. The Cure -- Disintegration is the critics' choice and while I think it's great, I'd choose two albums that may not even be proper albums, but were marketed as such in the U.S.

"Boys Don't Cry"

"Japanese Whispers"

2. U2 - without a doubt "War."

3. REM - a lot of great albums, with "Murmer" and "Automatic for the People" seeming to get the most acclaim, but I'd pick "Life's Rich Pageant" or "Fables of the Reconstruction."

4. New Order -- "Low Life" and "Technique"

coltrane3 said:

In regards to four of the biggest "alternative" bands (which all started out as sorta "college rock" bands and morphed into various degrees of maintream success), these are my favorite albums

1. The Cure -- Disintegration is the critics' choice and while I think it's great, I'd choose two albums that may not even be proper albums, but were marketed as such in the U.S.

"Boys Don't Cry"

"Japanese Whispers"

2. U2 - without a doubt "War."

3. REM - a lot of great albums, with "Murmer" and "Automatic for the People" seeming to get the most acclaim, but I'd pick "Life's Rich Pageant" or "Fables of the Reconstruction."

4. New Order -- "Low Life" and "Technique"

In quick response to the other posts

ALSO A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO TFF

I Had to reedit my original post cause i stupidly forgot one of my favorite alternative band's of the era Tears For Fears

They are the one's who got me on the band wagon for New Wave, Alternative etc.

The Hurting- is a haunting masterpiece one of my favorite albums of all time it is there Sgt.Peppers or innervisions or Sign ''O'' The Times

Song's From the Big Chair- to me is there Joshua Tree and it's what got me into them and alternative in general this album means alot to me!

Sowing The Seed's Of love- was such a 360 shift it's artsy and powerful a great way to end there 80's trilogy on a high note

Elemental- Yes Curt is sadly gone but i find Roland does a fine job on these song's and there's many gems here. Cold, Goodnight Song, break It Down Again, Dog's A Dog's Best friend, Gas Giants

Raoul & the King's Of Spain- Eh...... a bit of a misstep here some of the lyrics seem forced and a little over the top i am glad Oleta Adams came back for a song though\

Everybody Love's A Happy Ending- FINE FINE FINE ALBUM!, One of the best of the last decade IMO

If this is truly there last album Let It Be this a fantastic way to close there door

Saturnine martial & Lunatic- The b-sides here some are very good- Pharaohs, The Bible of Dreams

And also not to forget the great song from the best of Tears Roll Down!