My favs of '87 are so far:
Thule-Ultima Thule
David Sylvian-Secets Of The Beehive
Thinking Plague-Moonsongs
Marillion-Clutching At Straws
1989
Fates Warning-Perfect Symmetry
Thinking Plague-In This Life
Nuova Era-Dopo L'infinito
Art Zoyd-Nosferatu
Marillion-Seasons End
Discovered some great albums from you guys on the 1988 and 1990 thread. Last Exit, Justine, Sun Dial and may others, so thanks!
John
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Big Map Idea (1989) by Steve Tibbetts
Personnel:
Steve Tibbetts guitars, dobro, kalimba, pianolin, tapes
Marc Anderson percussion
Marcus Wise tabla
Michelle Kinney cello
Cloud About Mercury (1987) by David Torn
Personnel:
David Torn - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Mark Isham - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer
Tony Levin - Chapman stick, synthesizer bass
Bill Bruford - Simmons drums, synthesizer-drums, percussion
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1987
David Torn - Cloud about Mercury
Rush - Don't shoot
Peter Bardens - Seen One Earth
1989
Jack Bruce - A Question of Time
Neil Young - Freedom
1987
David Torn - Cloud around Mercury
Art Zoyd - Berlin
Phil Miller - Cutting both ways
Bill Connors - Assembler
Thinking Plague - Moonsongs
Univers Zero - Heatwave
News from Babel - Letters home
Holdsworth - Sand
Kazumi Watanabe - Spice of life
Scott Henderson - Dr. Hee
Holger Czukay - Rome remains Rome
Salif Keita - Soro
1989
Fleshquartet – What's Your Pleasure?
Ivo Papasov - Orpheus Ascending & Balkanology
Holdsworth - Secrets
Material - Seven souls
After Dinner - Paradise of replica
Steve Vai - Passion & Warfare
Some albums to check out already.Originally Posted by Zeuhlmate
I have Heatwave as a 1986 album in facts it's my favourite from that year but I'll re-check the year. I do have that David Torn album by the way, should have listed more than five for those 2 years I suppose.
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'87:
Live in Australia- Elton John
Document- R.E.M.
Crest Of A Knave- Jethro Tull
Hold Your Fire- Rush
Babylon And On- Squeeze
'89:
The Miracle- Queen
ABWH- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
The Seeds Of Love- Tears For Fears
Some have been mentioned already but worth repeating...
1987:
Art Zoyd - Berlin
Voivod - Killing Technology
1989:
Voivod - Nothingface
Peter Gabriel - Passion
Cardiacs - On Land And In The Sea
Naked City - Naked City
Watchtower - Control And Resistance
Thinking Plague - In This Life
Djam Karet - Reflections From The Firepool
Ozric Tentacles - Pungent Effulgent
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off
1987
In The Nursery - Stormhorse
1989
Wim Mertens - Motives for writing
Some of my favourites, although in many of the previous lists there are also a lot I like.
1987 (the year I bought my first CD-player)
Bill Bruford Earthworks: same (saw them in the tour they did to promote their first album)
The Fents: The Other Side
Frank Gambale: A Present For The Future
Giraffe: The Power Of Suggestion
Isildurs Bane: Eight Moments Of Eternity
Mick Karn: Dreams Of Reason Produce Monsters
Outer Limits: The Scene Of Pale Blue
Players: Players
Happy Rhodes: Ecto
RMS: Centennial Park
Thirteen Moons: Origins
1989
Alice: Il Sole Nella Pioggia
Crack The Sky: From The Greenhouse
Fire Merchants: same
Indio: Big Harvest
It Bites: Eat Me In St. Louis
Kenso: Sparta
Madrigal: Waiting...
Vitamin Z: Sharp Stone Rain
Kit Watkins: Azure
World Trade: same
One of my favorites from 1989 is Mary My Hope's "Museum"
"Corn Flakes pissed in. You ranted. Mission accomplished. Thread closed."
-Cozy 3:16-
Roberto Donnini Tunedless 2 (1987). Voice by Donella Del Monaco from Opus Avantra.
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Players, Fire Merchants and Giraffe all sound interesting. Thanks!
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Never heard of these guys but they sound like something I'd really like. From Georgia, interesting.
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Never heard of this fellow but I have the singer. Thanks spacefreak!
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This is the best, my mellostorm-man. Soon on InsideOut with Taurus pedals.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Violeta De Outono debut 1987
"Always ready with the ray of sunshine"
Not sure if they have another record as they disbanded soon after this one. To me they're one of those bands who were out of their time. They had a retro sound and approach that wasn't the rage in the 80s but would have fared much better 20 years later.
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-Cozy 3:16-
1987:
Zappa-Jazz From Hell
French Frith Kaiser & Thompson-Live Love Larf & Loaf
Al Di Meola-Tirami Su
Michael Brecker-s/t
Bass Desires-Second Sight
Pat Metheny-Still Life Talking
Making Music (1987) by Zakir Hussain (feat. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek)
The Music Of Stones (1989) by Stephan Micus
Obviously an ELP clone, should have known.
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Now we're talking, thanks so much for this. I love Volume 7 and their latest album to a lesser extent but have never checked out their early stuff.
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I checked them out on RYM and they released one other studio album right after this but apparently it's not even close to being as good. Lots of good reviews on there for Museum.
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Repeating some other posters, but hey, if it's worthwhile say it again:
Neil Young - Freedom (his best since Rust Never Sleeps)
Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave (their best in the 80s)
Fairport Convention - In Real Time (Love this semi-live album)
Prince - Sign O' the Times (One of the few Prince albums I really like)
REM - Document (The last REM album I cared about)
Roger Waters - Radio KAOS (hey, it's Roger Waters)
Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years (I prefer the other two of the trilogy, but worthwhile)
Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse of Reason (nice album, but great concert)
Robbie Robertson - S/T (one of the most underrated albums of the 80s)
The Pixies - Doolittle (worthwhile listen)
Peter Gabriel - Passion (Very unGabriel Gabriel)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Step (perhaps his best)
The Pogues - Peace and Love (not as good as the previous 2, but Shane MacGowan still had teeth left)
"And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision."
Occasional musical musings on https://darkelffile.blogspot.com/
Ljubav ("Love", 1987) by EKV
Samo par godina za nas ("Only A Few Years For Us", 1989) by EKV
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My pleasure. There's also a "Tunedless 1" from 1980, which is also highly recommended.
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