1987 appreciation thread.

1987 was a strong year for music IMO. Looking at the alternative selection, it was probably a pinnacle year. It was the moment right before many bands became mainstream or did make the jump.

Some of my favorite alternatives:

The Cult - Electric
Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction triple X
U2 - The joshua Tree
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
INXS - Kick
Faith No More - Intoduce yourself
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
REM - Document
The Smiths - Strangeways
The Smiths - Louder than Bombs
New Order - Substance
Husker Du - Warehouse
The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss ME
Chili Peppers - Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Jesus and Mary - Darklands
Midnight Oil - Deisel and Dust
Sinead O'Connor - Lion and The Cobra
Pet Shop Boys - Actually
Love & Rockets - Earth, Sun, Moon
The Mission UK - God's Own Medicine
10,000 Maniacs - In my Tribe
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
Public Image Limited - Happy
Laibach - Opus Dei
The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me
Bryan Ferry - Bete Noire
fIREHOSE - If'n
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Through the Looking Glass
Echo & the Bunneymen - self titled
The Connells - Boylan Heights
Simple Minds - Live in the City of Light
The Alarm - Eye of the Hurricane
Erasure - The Circus
Hoodoo Gurus - Blow Your Cool
Art of Noise - In no Sense? Nonsense!
Cabaret Voltaire - Code
Men Without Hats - Pop Goes the World
Icicle Works - IF you want to Defeat Your Enemy
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Bo-Day-Shus!
Primal Scream - Sonic Flower Groove
The Bolshoi - Lindy's PArty
Gene Loves Jezebal - House of Dolls
ABC - Alphabet city
Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
Nitzer Ebb - That Total Age
Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
Front 242 - Official version
DRI - Crossover
Suicidal Tendencies - Join the Army
Rollins Band - Lifetime
The Exploited - Death before Dishonor

Some of what many consider classic rock band releases were pretty strong that year:
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
George Harrison - Cloud Nine
Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation
Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse of Reason
Roger Waters - Radio KAOS
Jethro Tull - Crest of a knave
John Mellencamp - Lonesome Jubilee
Grateful Dead - In the Dark
Rush - Hold Your Fire
Sting - Nothing like the Sun

Rap:
Eric B & rakim - Paid in Full
Public Enemy - BUm Rush the Show
LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer

Metal was fast approaching the height of its popularity if nto already there:
GNR - Appetite for Destruction
Whitesnake - Whitesnake
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Anthrax - Among the Living
Motley Crue - Hirls, Girls, Girls
Dio - Dream Evil


I know I left some off some metal but it wasnt' my thing. but please add.

Oh let's not forget:
Rick Astley - Whenver you need Somebody
George Michael - Faith