Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Joshua Tree Album by U2

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The Joshua Tree

U2 had many hit and top songs from the 80s. Fourteen of their top songs are on this collection. This great album is the fifth studio album from U2. The Irish rock band released The Joshua Tree Album on March 9, 1987 under Island Records.

The 80s album features the band's exploration of roots rock with their music exhibiting influences from blues, folk rock, country music and gospel music. My favorite songs are "Where the Streets Have No Name", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", and "With or Without You". Other 80s songs from the album are "Bullet the Blue Sky", "Running to Stand Still", "Red Hill Mining Town", "In God's Country", "Trip Through Your Wires", "One Tree Hill", "Exit", and "Mothers of the Disappeared".

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Album

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Appetite for Destruction

This 80s album is the debut studio album of Guns N' Roses. The American hard rock band released this top album on 1987.
Appetite for Destruction has sold in excess of 28M copies. It also reached number #1 in the U.S. Billboard 200.

This great album from 80s still remains the fastest-selling debut album in history. Indeed, the album was also been certified diamond by the RIAA. My favorite songs here are "Welcome to the Jungle", "It's So Easy", and "Nightrain". Other great tracks are "Out ta Get Me", "Mr. Brownstone", "Paradise City", "My Michelle", "Think About You", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "You're Crazy", "Anything Goes", and "Rocket Queen".

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (Album)

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Purple Rain

This is an album from 80s. A great rock album by Prince and The Revolution that was released on June 25, 1984. This is the sixth album of Prince and The Revolution which is under Warner Bros. Records.
Purple Rain became the soundtrack of the film of the same name. It rank high as one of the best albums in rock music history.

All of the songs from the album were written by Prince. My favorites are "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy", and "Computer Blue". Other great tracks are "Take Me with U", "The Beautiful Ones", "Darling Nikki", "When Doves Cry", "I Would Die 4 U" and "Baby I'm a Star".

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Michael Jackson - Thriller Album

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Thriller Album is consider as the best music album from 80s. The sixth studio album by American entertainer and total performer Michael Jackson was released on November 30, 1982. Thriller explores same genres to those of Off the Wall, including funk, disco, soul, soft rock, R&B and pop. My favorite songs are "Beat It" and "Billie Jean". Other songs here are "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Baby Be Mine" (Rod Temperton), "The Girl Is Mine", "Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro), "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (James Ingram, Quincy Jones), and "The Lady in My Life" (Temperton).

In 2003, the Michael jackson album ranked number twenty on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It was also listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers at number three in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Styx - Greatest Hits Album

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Styx - Greatest Hits is one of the best music album from the 80s. It is a compilation album by the American rock group Styx. The 80s album was released on August 22, 1995 by A&M Records. The greatest hits album is part of A&M's Digitally Remastered Classics series. The 80s hit song "Mr. Roboto" is my favorite in this band album. Other songs are "Lady '95", "Lorelei", "Too Much Time on My Hands", "Babe", "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)", "Show Me the Way", "Renegade", "Come Sail Away", "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)", "The Grand Illusion", "Crystal Ball", "Suite Madame Blue", "Miss America", and "Don't Let It End".