Album of the Year 1981 - nomination phase

KevShmev · July 16, 2011, 10:21:29 PM

Onward and upward!

Rules:
-Post your 5 favorite albums from 1981; the order does not matter. If you only like less than 5, list those. Just no more than 5.
-List the band name first and then the album name. Like this: Band name - Album name
-If you change your mind, edit your original post. Do not post them again.
-Only studio and live albums will be counted; no best of, compilations, etc.
-Posts that you do not follow these rules will not be counted.

Nomination phase will last two days.

Ravenheart · July 16, 2011, 10:29:32 PM

New Order - Movement
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell
Bauhaus - Mask

Quadrochosis · July 16, 2011, 10:30:01 PM

Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
King Crimson - Discipline

KevShmev · July 16, 2011, 10:33:14 PM

Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
Rush - Moving Pictures
Triumph - Allied Forces
Van Halen - Fair Warning

I am leaving King Crimson and Ozzy off because I suspect they won't need my votes to advance.

SPNKr · July 16, 2011, 10:54:01 PM

Black Flag - Damaged
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Jaco Pastorius - Word Of Mouth
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Scientist - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
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The Damned - Friday 13th — EP —
Discharge - WHY
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Butt Rockin'
Iron Maiden - Killers
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Meat Puppets - In A Car
Minor Threat - In My Eyes
- Minor Threat
Minutemen - "The Punch Line"
Negativland - "Points"
Pat Metheny Group - Offramp
Rush - Moving Pictures
S.O.A. - No Policy E.P
Saccharine Trust - Paganicons
Stray Cats - Gonna Ball

The King in Crimson · July 16, 2011, 11:22:18 PM

King Crimson - Discipline
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
Iron Maiden - Killers
Rush - Moving Pictures
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

Zydar · July 17, 2011, 12:36:57 AM

My birth year

Rush - Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden - Killers
Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Kiss - Music From The Elder

Jirpo · July 17, 2011, 01:54:13 AM

Rush - Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden - Killers
Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

ariich · July 17, 2011, 03:01:16 AM

Rush - Moving Pictures
Tower of Power - Direct
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Iron Maiden - Killers
Bad Religion - How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

Lowdz · July 17, 2011, 03:30:45 AM

Iron Maiden Killers
van Halen Fair Warning- by far their best album for me.
Rush Moving Pictures
Jim Steinman Bad For Good
Y&T earthshaker

This is getting really hard for me now. We're entering my era and any of these albums could be up there really.

Ozzy Diary Of A Madman
UFO Wild Willing And The Innocent
Styx Paradise Theater
Judas Priest Point Of Entry
Whitesnake Come And Get It
frank Zappa Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar
Motorhead No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
MSG II
Foreigner 4
Def Leppard High n Dry
Black Sabbath Mob Rules
KISS Music From The Elder
Motley Crue Too Fast For Love (the return of the cowbell!)
Journey Escape
Blackfoot Marauder
Meat Loaf Dead Ringer
Saxon Denim and Leather
Sammy Hagar Standing Hampton

Edit How on earth did I miss Moving Pictures

Mladen · July 17, 2011, 03:36:24 AM

Rush - Moving Pictures
Camel - Nude
Saxon - Denim and leather
Thin Lizzy - Renegade
ZZ Top - El Loco

bout to crash · July 17, 2011, 03:55:54 AM

Zappa- You are what you is
Zappa- Tinseltown rebellion
Zappa- Shut up and play yer guitar

Ozzy- Diary of a madman
Rush- Moving pictures

I gave up on capitalization...

TAC · July 17, 2011, 05:18:47 AM

UFO-The Wild The Willing And The Innocent
MIchael Schenker Group-MSG
Rush- Moving Pictures
Def Leppard-High n Dry
Thin Lizzy-Renegade

A great year, probably my favorite year for music all time. These 5 are all TAC Top 25's!

HM's
Riot- Fire Down Under
Ozzy Osbourne-Diary Of A Madman
Joe Perry Project- I've Got The Rock And Rolls Again
Van Halen- Fair Warning
Blackfoot-Marauder
Iron Maiden- Killers
Rainbow-Difficult To Cure
Black Sabbath-Mob Rules
Y&T-Earthshaker
Saxon-Denim And Leather
Ted Nugent-Intensities In Ten Cities
Triumph -Allied Forces

1981 FTW

King Postwhore · July 17, 2011, 05:54:10 AM

Styx - Paradise Theatre
Rush- Moving Pictures
Van Halen- Fair Warning
Triumph - Allied Forces
Journey - Escape

Tip of the hat...

Billy Squier - Don't Say No
Ozzy Osbourne-Diary Of A Madman
Joe Perry Project- I've Got The Rock And Rolls Again
Iron Maiden- Killers
Rainbow-Difficult To Cure
Black Sabbath-Mob Rules
Foreigner - 4
Def Leppard - High n Dry

wolfking · July 17, 2011, 06:10:09 AM

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Iron Maiden - Killers
Judas Priest - Point of Entry
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Rush - Moving Pictures

TempusVox · July 17, 2011, 08:25:00 AM

Rush- Moving Pictures
Van Halen- Fair Warning
Triumph - Allied Forces
Journey - Escape
Foreigner - 4

honorable mention

The Who
Tom Petty
Billy Squier
Ozzy
Styx
Black Sabbath
Def Leppard

Iarwain · July 17, 2011, 08:50:34 AM

Rush - Moving Pictures
King Crimson - Discipline
Glenn Branca - The Ascension
The 150 Murderous Passions - The 150 Murderous Passions...
Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps

lonestar · July 17, 2011, 09:50:38 AM

I was eleven. My musical awakening had just hit full stride, and I started choosing music for myself. This is gonna be hard, in fact, this is going to suck. Ill get back to you guys.

jsem · July 17, 2011, 12:53:35 PM

Rush - Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden - Killers

Not familiar enough with much else. I suck

Zydar · July 17, 2011, 12:55:39 PM

Quote from: jsem on July 17, 2011, 12:53:35 PM
Rush - Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden - Killers

Not familiar enough with much else. I suck

Check out Ozzy's debut.

yorost · July 17, 2011, 01:04:48 PM

Triumph - Allied Forces
Journey - Escape
Iron Maiden - Killers
Foreigner - 4
Schon & Hammer - Untold Passion

jingle.boy · July 17, 2011, 01:24:32 PM

While I'm certain this is all just a formality...

Moving Pictures
Allied Forces
Escape

Nothing else really matters.

KevShmev · July 17, 2011, 01:28:56 PM

Except following the rules which state to list both the BAND NAME and the ALBUM NAME.

lonestar · July 17, 2011, 01:37:28 PM

Jesus, I feel like I just gave birth, but here goes, and for the first time, five albums that truly shaped and defined how I listen to music...

Triumph- Allied Forces
Rush- Moving Pictures
Styx- Paradise Theater
Journey- Escape
Foreigner- 4

Words cannot describe what these albums and this year in general means to me. I mean, c'mon, I danced with my first girl that year to Don't Stop Believing. The Camera Eye, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Allied Forces, Fight the Good Fight, Fool for your love, Ordinary Man, Too Much Time on my Hands, Rockin in Paradise, Snowblind were all air guitar staples for years to come. Juke Box Hero was the first song I learned all the lyrics too, and Magic Power is the first song I truly fell head over heels in love with. Truly a defining year, thanks for the memories.

KevShmev · July 17, 2011, 01:38:38 PM

I am happy to see all of the Triumph nominations.

lonestar · July 17, 2011, 01:41:14 PM

Quote from: KevShmev on July 17, 2011, 01:38:38 PM
I am happy to see all of the Triumph nominations.

It actually doesn't suprise me for this album, Allied Forces was so fucking

it makes my ass bleed to this day.

Infinite Cactus · July 17, 2011, 01:42:53 PM

Van Halen - Fair Warning
Rush - Moving Pictures

jjrock88 · July 17, 2011, 05:08:51 PM

Van Halen- Fair Warning
Rush - Moving Pictures
Judas Priest- POE
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Black Sabbath- Mob Rules

CrimsonSunrise · July 17, 2011, 07:22:56 PM

1. Rush - Moving Pictures
2. Triumph - Allied Forces
3. Rush - Exit Stage Left
4. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
5. Iron Maiden - Killers

CrimsonSunrise · July 17, 2011, 07:26:24 PM

Quote from: Zydar on July 17, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: jsem on July 17, 2011, 12:53:35 PM
Rush - Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden - Killers

Not familiar enough with much else. I suck

Check out Ozzy's debut.

Which was Blizzard of Ozz in 79 or 80

Diary of a Madman was released in 81 and was his 2nd solo album. Just clarifying

energythief · July 17, 2011, 09:31:17 PM

Unbelievable year. Contains one of my top 5 albums of all time.

Electric Light Orchestra - Time
Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
Journey - Escape
Rush - Moving Pictures

Honorable Mentions:

The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
Iron Maiden - Killers
Men at Work - Business As Usual
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin
The Cars - Shake It Up
Duran Duran - Duran Duran

Jaq · July 17, 2011, 09:41:36 PM

Rush-Moving Pictures
Foreigner-4
Triumph-Allied Forces
Blue Oyster Cult-Fire of Unknown Origin
Ozzy Osbourne-Diary of a Madman

Damn, good year.

lonestar · July 17, 2011, 10:26:03 PM

Wow, was just looking ahead at '82, and that's going to be a killer.

Zydar · July 18, 2011, 12:17:31 AM

Quote from: CrimsonSunrise on July 17, 2011, 07:26:24 PM
Quote from: Zydar on July 17, 2011, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: jsem on July 17, 2011, 12:53:35 PM
Rush - Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden - Killers

Not familiar enough with much else. I suck

Check out Ozzy's debut.

Which was Blizzard of Ozz in 79 or 80 Diary of a Madman was released in 81 and was his 2nd solo album. Just clarifying

Ah yes, thanks

MasterShakezula · July 18, 2011, 12:21:30 AM

Quote from: lonestar on July 17, 2011, 10:26:03 PM
Wow, was just looking ahead at '82, and that's going to be a killer.

It shall, indeed.
Just one thing, if anyone, a single person tries to nominate alboninog, or whatever that Uriah Beep album is called, I'll be missing myself with rage. Because that album's a total peace of shit. Just sayin.

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