British Steel
The sixth from Judas Priest is released April 14, 1980. It's one of the bedrocks of the New Wave Briitsh Heavy Metal and replaced their earlier "darker" stuff with radio-friendly anthems that helped the album sell well over 1M units. #judaspriest #britishsteel #80srock #rockmusic #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #robhalford #hardrock #heavymetal
Diver Down
Van Halen releases their fifth album on April 14, 1982. The album's kinda all over the place with some jazz, blues, country -- even a cappella. Diamond Dave's response to the critics was prepared ahead of time with the album's closer: "Joke 'em if they can't take a fuck, Silvie!" The multi-platinum album spent 65 weeks on the album chart in the US. #vanhalen #diverdown #80srock #rock #rockmusic #alexvanhalen #davidleeroth #eddievanhalen #michaelanthony…
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“Decide yourself if radio’s gonna to stay …”
R.E.M.'s debut Murmur is released on April 12, 1983. It's Rolling Stone's Best Album of 1983 beating out Michael Jackson's Thriller, Synchronicity from The Police and U2's War. It's considered one of the most influential debut albums in rock history -- it set the bar for indie and alt-rockers that would follow. #rem #murmur #80srock #rock #rockmusic #alternativerock #altrock #athensga #classicrock #music #musicsky…
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Sonic Temple
It's #4 from The Cult and it's released on April 10, 1989. It features some their biggest hits that push it to #10 on the US charts, including "Sweet Soul Sister" and "Sun King." It was the first time the band worked with producer Bob Rock and the last with long-time bassist Jamie Stewart. #thecult #sonictemple #80srock #rock #rockmusic #90srock #firewoman #hardrock #heavymetal #sunking #music #msuicsky #musiciansky
The Replacements
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (Prince Cover)
Live at Riviera Theatre 1987-11-14
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Reckoning
Album #2 from R.E.M. released on April 9, 1984. It's produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon who both wanted to capture the essence of the R.E.M. live performance with the album. The critics loved the album and Reckoning reached number 27 in the United States—where it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991—and peaked at number 91 in the United Kingdom. #rem #reckoning #80srock #rock #rockmusic #classicrock #indierock #music…
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