Best Album of 1984

[Tommy Walker]

 

[Lynch]

There were some GREAT albums that came out in 1984. I can't narrow down a one single favorite (yet), but I'll list off a few of my faves....


Scorpions - Love At First Sting



Dokken - Tooth and Nail



Kiss - Animalize



W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.



Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith

Metallica - Ride the Lightning

Whitesnake - Slide It In

Prince - Purple Rain



Huey Lewis - Sports

 

[Nololob]

Same as me, I can't decide which album is the best. Lots and lots of good albums released in 1984. Here are my favourites.

 

[Hydrazoic Acid]

Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Queen - The Works
W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Dio - The Last in Line
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Whitesnake - Slide It In
Metallica - Ride the Lightning

 

[Lynch]

Dio - The Last in Line
Iron Maiden - Powerslave

Gah! I knew I missed a few, but I don't know how I missed either of those!?!

 

[Hardnecker]

Rush- Grace Under Pressure. The return of Alex Lifesons guitar......only to disappear again for a few records. Kid Gloves, Between the Wheels and Distant Early Warning are very good Rush songs.

 

[Hardnecker]

Pretenders - Learning To Crawl

This. This isn't 1983?

 

[Hardnecker]

It has to be..."Street Talk" by Steve Perry.

The vocal performances on here are superb. Raised On Radio would of benefited with some of these tracks.

 

[Hardnecker]

Yes - and he released another one in 1994. "Street Talk" is a classic in the AOR genre...and a major reason for the tensions building to a critical level within Journey during the mid-80s. Perry decided to record a solo album partly to get back at Neal Schon who had been working with Sammy Hagar and Jan Hammer. And the revenge was sweet...."Street Talk" was a massive commercial success. Those were the days....

And childish. Schon's solo work was far from what Journey was and a healthy creative outlet for him. Raised On Radio was the worst Journey record with Perry on it and he had the reigns, kicking Steve Smith and Ross Valory out of the band. Brilliant! I do love the melodies on Street Talk. Sang along with that one on many occasions.

 

[lady_barrett2112]

This is what gets my vote!



IMO, every song on this album is worth listening to more than once.