The Ledge #633: 1984

1984 was a magical year for your favorite podcast host. It was my senior year of college, and I had worked my way up the ranks to be the music director of KAUR. This was the perfect gig for me, along with the record store job I had in my spare time.

Of course, gigs like this would mean little if the music business was in a bad way. But it wasn't. It was one of the greatest years ever for the sort of material I loved. College rock was more popular than ever. British pop had moved away from the "New Romantics" garbage, and guitars were once again popular. Australia was again pumping out energetic rock and roll. And here in America, there was a grass roots movement that saw the beginnings of what would eventually become Americana, along with two labels, SST and Twin/Tone, that were regularly releasing classic records.

It's a holiday weekend, so why not celebrate the material that changed my life 40 years ago? These are all records I loved then, and still love today!

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1. The Fleshtones - American Beat 84

2. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin

3. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

4. The Cure - Shake Dog Shake

5. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

6. The Pogues - Streams Of Whiskey

7. The Bangles - Hero Takes A Fall

8. The dB's - Love Is For Lovers

9. R.E.M. - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville

10. Violent Femmes - Country Death Song

11. Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne

12. The Del-Lords - How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live

13. The Del Fuegos - Nervous and Shakey

14. Rain Parade - You Are My Friend

15. The Young Fresh Fellows - Rock 'n' Roll Pest Control

16. The Lyres - Don't Give It Up Now

17. The Vipers - Cheated And Lied

18. The Gun Club - The Las Vegas Story / Walkin' with the Beast

19. The Replacements - I will Dare

20. The Replacements - Heartbeat- It's A Lovebeat (Outtake - Rough Mix)

21. Soul Asylum - Draggin Me Down

22. Husker Du - Never Talking to You Again

23. Minutemen - Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing

24. Meat Puppets - Lake of Fire

25. The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck

26. The Suburbs - Love Is The Law

27. The Suburbs - Rattle My Bones

28. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - From Her To Eternity

29. The Fall - 2 by 4

30. The Cult - Spiritwalker

31. Hoodoo Gurus - Was A Kamikaze Pilot

32. The Ramones - Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)