Best Post-Punk Albums (asides Joy Division, New Order, Gang Of Four)?

Cylob · 17th January 2006, 09:48

Excluding the usual suspects, what are the best post-punk albums?

Nominations start with:

The Sound - 1980 - Jeopardy

gaekwad2 · 18th January 2006, 13:08

DJ Egg · 19th January 2006, 02:30

All from the 1979-83 era

PiL - Black Box
Killing Joke - Killing Joke // What's This For
Magazine - Secondhand Daylight
Swell Maps - Collision Time // A Trip To Marineville // ...in "Jane From Occupied Europe" // Whatever Happens Next...
The Pop Group - Y
The Mekons - The Quality of Mercy isn't Strnen
Monachrome Set - The Strange Boutique
Psychedelic Furs - Psychedelic Furs // All of This and Nothing
The Fall - Dragnet // Totale's Turns
Wire - Chairs Missing
The Slits - Cut
Cabaret Voltaire - Chapter One // Red Mecca // Golden Moments
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats // D O A The Third and Final Report
Clock DVA - Thirst
Psychic TV - Force The Hand Of Chance // Dreams Less Sweet
Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle
The Only Ones - The Only Ones
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field // Mask
The Creatures - Wild Thing EP // Feast
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
Shriekback - Oil & Gold // Tench // Care // Knowledge, Power, Truth And Sex
Theatre of Hate - Westworld
The Raincoats - The Raincoats // Odyshape
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
Subway Sect - What's the Matter Boy
B-52's - The B-52's // Wild Planet
Delta 5 - See the Whirl
Passage - New Love Songs EP // About Time EP
Penetration - Coming Up for Air
Sisters of Mercy - Anaconda // Body Electric // Body & Soul // Reptile House
Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex
Die Form - Die Puppe
Die Krupps - Volle Kraft Voraus!
Einstürzende Neubauten - Drawings Of Patient O.T. // Halber Mensch
Ministry - Twitch
KMFDM - Opium
Front 242 - Geography
Coil - Scatology

Plus loads more I can't think of right now...

And yeah, of course "Gang of Four - Entertainment!" is high up on the list, and all Joy Division (Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still, Substance, etc).

Benski · 2nd February 2006, 02:20

Only two weeks to late to this thread (hah!)

Echo & the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here ('81)
The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge ('83)

DJ Egg · 3rd February 2006, 02:16

Yup, how could I forget those ?!

Cylob · 3rd February 2006, 06:55

Alot of my post-punk collection originated as a result of the "Identify This Band" thread.

Quick A-Z through playlist:

Absolute Body Control - Figures (1983)
The Alarm - Declaration (1984)
Anne Clark - Joined Up Writing (1984)
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980)
B-Movie - BBC Radio Sessions (1981-4)
Boytronic - The Working Model (1983)
The Chameleons - What Does Anything Mean, Basically (1985)
Clan of Xymox - Clan of Xymox (1985)
Chris and Cosey - Techno Primitiv (1985)
Coitus Int. - Coitus Int. (1982)
Drinking Electricity - Overload (1982)
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (1984)
Essential Logic - EP Collection (1983)
Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites (1980)
Kas Product - Try Out (1982)
Killing Joke - Killing Joke (1981)
Lords of the New Church - Lords of the New Church (1982)
Love and Rockets - Express (1986)
New Model Army - The Independant Story (1982-4)
New Order - Movement (1981)
Pink Turns Blue - If Two Worlds Kiss (1987)
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Nothing Wrong (1988)
Robyn Hitchcock - Fegmania! (1985)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju (1981)
The Sound - Jeopardy (1980)
The The - Soul Mining (1983)
The Wake - Harmony + Singles (1982)
Xmal Deutschland - Viva (1987)
XTC - The English Settlement (1982)

17th January 2006, 09:48	#1
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Best Post-Punk Albums (asides Joy Division, New Order, Gang Of Four)? Excluding the usual suspects, what are the best post-punk albums? Nominations start with: The Sound - 1980 - Jeopardy Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

19th January 2006, 02:30	#3
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	All from the 1979-83 era PiL - Black Box Killing Joke - Killing Joke // What's This For Magazine - Secondhand Daylight Swell Maps - Collision Time // A Trip To Marineville // ...in "Jane From Occupied Europe" // Whatever Happens Next... The Pop Group - Y The Mekons - The Quality of Mercy isn't Strnen Monachrome Set - The Strange Boutique Psychedelic Furs - Psychedelic Furs // All of This and Nothing The Fall - Dragnet // Totale's Turns Wire - Chairs Missing The Slits - Cut Cabaret Voltaire - Chapter One // Red Mecca // Golden Moments Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats // D O A The Third and Final Report Clock DVA - Thirst Psychic TV - Force The Hand Of Chance // Dreams Less Sweet Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle The Only Ones - The Only Ones Bauhaus - In The Flat Field // Mask The Creatures - Wild Thing EP // Feast The Cure - Seventeen Seconds Shriekback - Oil & Gold // Tench // Care // Knowledge, Power, Truth And Sex Theatre of Hate - Westworld The Raincoats - The Raincoats // Odyshape Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth Subway Sect - What's the Matter Boy B-52's - The B-52's // Wild Planet Delta 5 - See the Whirl Passage - New Love Songs EP // About Time EP Penetration - Coming Up for Air Sisters of Mercy - Anaconda // Body Electric // Body & Soul // Reptile House Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex Die Form - Die Puppe Die Krupps - Volle Kraft Voraus! Einstürzende Neubauten - Drawings Of Patient O.T. // Halber Mensch Ministry - Twitch KMFDM - Opium Front 242 - Geography Coil - Scatology Plus loads more I can't think of right now... And yeah, of course "Gang of Four - Entertainment!" is high up on the list, and all Joy Division (Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still, Substance, etc). Playlist -\|- Twitter

3rd February 2006, 02:16	#5
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	Yup, how could I forget those ?! Playlist -\|- Twitter

3rd February 2006, 06:55	#6
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Alot of my post-punk collection originated as a result of the "Identify This Band" thread. Quick A-Z through playlist: Absolute Body Control - Figures (1983) The Alarm - Declaration (1984) Anne Clark - Joined Up Writing (1984) Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980) B-Movie - BBC Radio Sessions (1981-4) Boytronic - The Working Model (1983) The Chameleons - What Does Anything Mean, Basically (1985) Clan of Xymox - Clan of Xymox (1985) Chris and Cosey - Techno Primitiv (1985) Coitus Int. - Coitus Int. (1982) Drinking Electricity - Overload (1982) Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (1984) Essential Logic - EP Collection (1983) Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites (1980) Kas Product - Try Out (1982) Killing Joke - Killing Joke (1981) Lords of the New Church - Lords of the New Church (1982) Love and Rockets - Express (1986) New Model Army - The Independant Story (1982-4) New Order - Movement (1981) Pink Turns Blue - If Two Worlds Kiss (1987) Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Nothing Wrong (1988) Robyn Hitchcock - Fegmania! (1985) Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju (1981) The Sound - Jeopardy (1980) The The - Soul Mining (1983) The Wake - Harmony + Singles (1982) Xmal Deutschland - Viva (1987) XTC - The English Settlement (1982) Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

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Benski Ben Allison Former Winamp Developer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,057	Only two weeks to late to this thread (hah!) Echo & the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here ('81) The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge ('83)