GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1985

[Bloopy]

1. The Macc Lads - Beer & Sex & Chips 'n' Gravy
2. Peter and the Test Tube Babies - The Loud Blaring Punk Rock LP
3. New Model Army - No Rest for the Wicked
4. Broken Bones - Bonecrusher
5. Flesh D-Vice - Secrets of the Estranged
6. No Idea - Class War
7. Dayglo Abortions - Feed US. A. Fetus
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead
9. Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock
10. Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist

HM:
Einstürzende Neubauten - ½ Mensch
Half Man Half Biscuit - Back in the D.H.S.S.

Get some punk up ya, it was a good year for it. Or at least New Model Army, should appeal to some here:

 

[crimsonfloyd]

1. Sisters of Mercy- First, Last, and Always
2. Dead Can Dance- Spleen and Ideal
3. Marillion- Misplaced Childhood
4. Prince- Around the World in a Day
5. Rush- Power Windows
6. The Smiths- Meat is Murder
7. Christian Death- Ashes
8. The Cure- Head on the Door
9. Tears for Fears- Songs From the Big Chair
10. Sade- Promise

Still might check out a few things before the cut-off, but the top of the list is pretty much a lock.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Still might check out a few things before the cut-off, but the top of the list is pretty much a lock.

CIG is gone and no one has come forward to run this, so the cut-off probably doesn’t matter much at this point

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Then maybe CIG should come back.......

 

[no country for old wainds]

i will consider hosting these as well but the one thing i'm not doing is quotes in the countdown, that's what takes the most time and gives me the most headaches. not that there'll be many quotes for these albums anyway.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

CIG is gone and no one has come forward to run this, so the cut-off probably doesn’t matter much at this point

Gone, like he quit the forum?

 

[no country for old wainds]

the 'what're you doing at this moment thread' will fill you in (starting on page 3242), i can't be bothered to explain that shit again lol

but yes

 

[Slammed]

i will consider hosting these as well but the one thing i'm not doing is quotes in the countdown, that's what takes the most time and gives me the most headaches. not that there'll be many quotes for these albums anyway.

I don't put as much weight in these polls as some do but it's always something to kill time so if you want any help keeping them going let me know. Not sure what help I can offer but I'll offer anyway.

 

[mutantllama]

i will consider hosting these as well but the one thing i'm not doing is quotes in the countdown, that's what takes the most time and gives me the most headaches. not that there'll be many quotes for these albums anyway.

Fuck dude, if you really wanted to host these threads also you should have just asked, you didn't need to drive away CiG!

 

[no country for old wainds]

it had nothing to do with that, i was just tired of him crashing my browser with all his youtubes

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I'm considering hosting these games, if the people so will it.

 

[Bloopy]

Searching for quotes about non-metal on a metal forum might be overkill. We could just casually share any entertaining ones we find.

 

[Bloopy]

I guess this is the point where in the unlikely event anyone's still working on a list for this, they should hurry their ass up or beg for an extension!

@Serjeant Grumbles will you tally this one up?

 

[no country for old wainds]

i'll post a list soon

 

[no country for old wainds]

kate bush - hounds of love
the cure - the head on the door
dinosaur - dinosaur
gray matter - food for thought
marquee moon - beyond the pale
william onyeabor - anything you sow
jeffrey lee pierce - wildweed
the pogues - rum sodomy and the lash
greg sage - straight ahead
thin white rope - exploring the axis

not bothering to order these. top 3 would probably be greg sage, kate bush and marquee moon.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

You gave Straight Ahead a 4.5 on RYM? That album must've clicked with you recently, huh.

 

[no country for old wainds]

it is better than i recalled, but it's also that i judge stuff more harshly when it's by bands i love and i'm comparing it to their best work, whereas when i'm doing this and comparing against other bands i realise how fucking good it is.

you may like this too. 'man on the moon' by rat attack always kinda reminded me of this band despite them being different genres.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

That sounds awesome

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Top Ten

1. Skeletal Family - Futile Combat
2. Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel - Nail
3. The Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
4. Killing Joke - Night Time
5. Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist
6. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal
7. Amebix - Arise!
8. Christian Death - Ashes
9. Einstürzende Neubauten - ½ Mensch
10. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Honorable Mention

• The Cult - Love
• Death in June - Nada!
• Laibach - Laibach
• The Legendary Pink Dots - Asylum
• Kay Hoffman - Floret Silva
• Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising
• Clan of Xymox - Clan of Xymox

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Alright, I'll go ahead and start tallying this up. There's still room for last minute additions for now.