GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1981

[The Ozzman]

another meh year. not enough releases to even make it interesting =/

Mort will probably say you're wrong and mention some saccharine post new wave group that had the most interesting release of the 80's and then somehow shoehorn in a reference to Carly Rae Jepsen

 

[no country for old wainds]

wow rms being whiny and negative who saw this coming

 

[Mort Divine]

Mort will probably say you're wrong and mention some saccharine post new wave group that had the most interesting release of the 80's and then somehow shoehorn in a reference to Carly Rae Jepsen

1981 was when Siouxsie and the Banshees released Juju which is better than most metal, but otherwise...

 

[rms]

wow rms being whiny and negative who saw this coming

bro this is such a bad year RYM only has 2 pages of albums

 

[Phylactery]

This isn't a particularly great year - the limited amount of actual metal albums means that there won't be many surprises here. Still some good stuff, of course

Surprised to see Point of Entry making lists, not sure if that's indication of its quality or simply because there aren't that many releases to pick from. I don't remember it being particularly great, but I'll be sure to give it a relisten.

 

[no country for old wainds]

1981 was when Siouxsie and the Banshees released Juju which is better than most metal, but otherwise...

JUJU rules, but the wipers' YOUTH OF AMERICA is the best of this year bitches

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

1. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
2. The Angles - Night Attack
3. Rose Tattoo - Assault & Battery

This is a list thread for metal albums.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

those bands are probably just as metal as half of the shit HP is going to post here.

Bite me.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

....uuuuunnnnskinnnny bopbop.

God, stop. Poison is ass.

 

[Satanstoenail]

This is a list thread for metal albums.

Yep. Hard rock is not metal.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Venom - Welcome To Hell
Motörhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (positively appalled this isn't on more lists)
Iron Maiden - Killers
Accept - Breaker
Saxon - Denim and Leather
Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
Cirith Ungol - Frost and Fire
Riot - Fire Down Under
Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound
Demon - Night of the Demon
Judas Priest - Point of Entry
Budgie - Nightflight
Dokken - Breaking The Chains
Samson - Shock Tactics
Holocaust - The Nightcomers
Loudness - The Birthday Eve
Girlschool - Hit and Run
KISS - Music From "The Elder"
Tygers of Pan Tang - Crazy Nights
Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
Electric Sun - Fire Wind
Metal Church - Red Skies EP
Heavy Load - Metal Conquest EP
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Gilschool - Hit and Run

I knew something about this thread was fishy.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Motörhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (positively appalled this isn't on more lists)

Ummm maybe because its a live album that contained no new material?

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Ummm maybe because its a live album that contained no new material?

Perhaps. Still one of the best live albums ever recorded.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... without a doubt.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Which is where my surprise comes from in terms of others neglecting it.

 

[RedinTheSky]

This should be relevant

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

This should be relevant

Not really, MC spits out shit like this all the time.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Yeah tbh this is a year where, aside from my top 3 or so metal albums, I actually think I prefer the non-metal output to the metal output. Only a Lad, Living in Darkness, Dark Continent, Prayers on Fire, Deceit, Discipline, plenty of great stuff in the new wave and more experimental punk(-ish) realms. 17 of my top 24 albums on RYM (all 3.5s and above) for the year are non-metal.

Surprised to see Point of Entry making lists, not sure if that's indication of its quality or simply because there aren't that many releases to pick from. I don't remember it being particularly great, but I'll be sure to give it a relisten.

Point of Entry is a work of highest art.

 

[CiG]

I knew something about this thread was fishy.

Sexist cunt!