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Tag: Post-Punk
Devo – Freedom of Choice: #284 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Freedom of choice is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want.
Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food: #412 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Take me to the river, drop me in the water.
U2 – War: #440 of best 1,000 albums ever!
How long, how long must we sing this song?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In: #528 of best 1,000 albums ever!
On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man in a dusty black coat and a red right hand.
Adam Ant – Friend or Foe: #616 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do? Subtle innuendos follow – there must be something inside.
The Police – Outlandos D’Amour: #653 of best 1,000 albums ever!
So many times I used to give a sign. Got this feeling, gonna lose my mind.
Devo – Oh No! It’s Devo: #695 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Peek-a-boo! I can see you.
U2 – Zooropa: #728 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Some albums are better than others.
Pulp – Different Class: #732 of best 1,000 albums ever!
There’s something about the vibe that takes me back to the Nag’s Head pub in Rochester, Kent.
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Through the Looking Glass: #762 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Not your typical album of cover songs. Just ask Alice, I think she’ll know…
The Replacements – Let It Be: #780 of best 1,000 albums ever!
From jangle pop to post-punk to quiet ballads, this one has great range (and each range is great).
Gang of Four – Entertainment!: #847 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Are you not entertained? Well, you will be by this classic post-punk album, yes, thanks for asking.
U2 – Boy: #850 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The first U2 album sounds as fresh and energetic and urgent as ever.
Wire – Pink Flag: #851 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Wildly inventive and intriguing punk rock from the UK circa 1977.
Television – Marquee Moon: #856 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Post-punk, new wave, intellectual guitar rock? Any which way, it’s all good.
Human Switchboard – Who’s Landing in My Hangar? #961 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Early ‘80s new wave-meets-garage rock with fantastic keyboards.
Mission of Burma – Signals, Calls and Marches: #987 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Smart, catchy, arty new wave-y punk that gets under your skin in the best kind of way.