Nice pick, although I would personally pick Lifes Rich Pageant if you asked me to pick best REM album of the 80s. I do like Murmur but prefer Pageant and Document.
As far as Queensryche goes as good as Mindcrime was I actually liked The Warning and Rage for Order a bit more.
Really? I like those albums - have them on vinyl - but for me Mindcrime is in a whole different league.