On That Note: It’s All “2” Much (Part 2, 1982 & 1992)

[cyclones500]

Welcome to another edition of “On That Note,” CF’s weekly music series, co-hosted by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

This week, we continue our annual albums-by-decade series.

For part 2, post your favorite LPs released in 1982 and/or 1992. (Those years only, NOT the entire decade.)

Include 3 or 4 sound clips with each selection. In addition to the tracks, we encourage you to expound on why the album is meaningful, including personal history of your relationship with the record and its music.

Choices should focus on studio albums. Avoid greatest hits/live LPs/compilations. We’ll allow it, but it should be a definitive element of an artist’s body of work that isn’t otherwise available from studio output.

If someone posts an album on your list before you get to it, you still may reference it, but use different song samples.

If you’re more singles-oriented, you may substitute top singles from either of those years.

(Next week, we conclude the series with 2002/2012)

A couple of my top selections coming in separate entry.

• Last Week’s OTN: It’s All “2” Much (Part 1)

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Favorite Album of 82 and top 5 all time favorite. Only taking 3 so others can partake.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

single from 82




single from 92

 

[cyclones500]

“Combat Rock,” The Clash
Released May 14, 1982

I’ll start here. The Clash’s best-selling album. Contains two classic singles, I won’t use either of them here (fair game if anyone wants them, as well as other outstanding cuts). Turned out to be the band’s long-player swan song.

Opening track.

 

[MeanDean]

Three from my new discovery of '82

 

[cyclones500]

Cracker (self-titled)
March 10, 1992

Several on my list from 1992, not sure I can do an absolute rank. I’ll use this first and proceed from there.

After Camper Van Beethoven disbanded (later reformed), primary songwriter/singer/guitarist David Lowery picked up pieces and moved from California to Richmond, Va., hooked up with boyhood friend, guitarist Johnny Hickman ... eventually, it led to formation of Cracker. Solid debut.





(This reached #1 on Modern Rock chart, also opening cut)

 

[MeanDean]

This came out right before I saw EC for the first time in concert at the Des Moines Civic Center. To this day probably one of my top 3 concert experiences in my entire life. It was spell-binding.

 

[MuskieCy]

1992

 

[MeanDean]

So many to pick from from Gordon (1992)

 

[MuskieCy]

 

[matclone]

Crosby Stills and Nash continued to put out great music in 1982 (Daylight Again) as shown by this Stills composition.

 

[cyclones500]

“The Days of Wine and Roses”
The Dream Syndicate
(Oct. 28, 1982)

 

[matclone]

I have a specific memory from November of 1982 driving into Phoenix late at night with a car full of people (asleep), and this song on the radio. That's when I first learned or wanted to learn about the music of Joe Jackson. This from his album Night and Day

 

[pourcyne]

Don't remember either year as being outstanding for music, but Steve Miller is always good.
Title track:

 

[IsUaClone2]

When you move beyond the Sixties, I'm a little lost but I do remember one or two I liked. Billy Idol was like a throwback to me. From his 1982 debut album I remember hearing these songs:

White Wedding Part 1



Dancing With Myself

 

[pourcyne]

1982, "The Name of This Band is Talking Heads" with a live recording of 1977's "Psycho Killer" (qu'est-ce que c'est ?) :

 

[pourcyne]

Hmm, seems as if 1982 was the year to re-record oldies...such as the Bee Gee's "History" and Rod Stewart's "Absolutely Live". Lots of One-Hit Wonders, too, even though they appeared on an entire LP.

So, will close out 1982 with George Thoroughgood's "Bad to the Bone". Oh, Baby, his stuff never gets old (but I didn't realize he looked so much like Tom Cruise in the same era).

 

[pourcyne]

1992, I was working 60 hour-weeks, including commutes, not a lot of time for music of that era. Pretty sure I didn't miss much.

Lessee, lessee...

Oh, wait...Clapton re-released "Layla" that year on "Unplugged". BEST. RE-ARRANGEMENT. EVER.

 

[cyclones500]

Using this as a 1982 single, but the album containing it, “Friend or Foe,” also release in 1982, has enough “other stuff” to deserve a mini-mention.

 

[drlove]

1982 Chronic Town


1982 Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
one of my first and favorite LPs