Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#27) The Police – Synchronicity

January 25, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Every Breath Your Take”, “King of Pain”, “Wrapped Around Your Finger”, “Synchronicity II”, “Tea in the Sahara” Album MVP: “Every Breath You Take” Why I Loved It: Featuring tracks significantly more pop-friendly and investigational than Ghost in the Machine (No. 32 on this countdown) or either of their previous three … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#29) Hall and Oates – H20

January 23, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1982 Notable Songs: “Maneater”, “Family Man”, “One on One”, “Italian Girls” Album MVP: “Maneater” Why I Loved It: Hall and Oates had already been around for years making glorious music that embarked them on a future Hall of Fame of career. In fact, this was actually their 11th studio album but for me … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#31) Madonna – Madonna

January 19, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Holiday”, “Lucky Star”, “Borderline”, “Everybody”, “Burning Up” Album MVP: “Borderline” Why I Loved It: This album is truly a pioneer in the genre of dance music, setting the bar extremely high not just in the mid-80s but for many years since. “Borderline” is the first of what would be countless … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#33) Toto – Toto IV

January 17, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1982 Notable Songs: “Rosanna”, “Make Believe”, “Africa”, “I Won’t Hold Back”, “Waiting For Your Love” Album MVP: “Africa” Why I Loved It: It’s hard to put into words how much I love the single “Africa.”  Let me put it to you this way – last year on this very blog I ran a … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#34) Def Leppard – Pyromania

January 16, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Photograph”, “Rock of Ages”, “Foolin”, “Too Late for Love” Album MVP: “Rock of Ages” Why I Loved It: First and foremost when I recall this album I instantly think of its unforgettable cover. I was only around 12 years old when Pyromania came out and I vividly remember going with … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#35) Heart – Heart

January 15, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1985 Notable Songs: “What About Love”, “Never”, “These Dreams”, “Nothin’ at All”, “If Looks Could Kill” Album MVP: “These Dreams” Why I Loved It: As I got older one of the things that bothered me about long time Heart fans is their accusations that the group became “sell-outs” with this album.  I feel … Read More