1987 Retro Lightning
Just how awesome was 1987? Pretty awesome. There was fantastic music everywhere you looked and listened, from the LA post-punk scene (Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Original Recipe Americana/Roots Rock (BoDeans, John Mellencamp), and plenty of great, undefinable bands from the other side of both ponds.
David Bowie- Day In, Day Out
Bryan Ferry – Kiss & Tell
Los Lobos – La Bamba
U2 – With Or Without You
The Call – I Don’t Wanna
10,000 Maniacs – Peace Train
INXS – Devil Inside
The Connells – Try
Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign Your Name
Psychedelic Furs – Heartbreak Beat
X – 4th of July
World Party – Ship of Fools
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
Crowded House – Something So Strong
Mighty Lemon Drops – Out of My Hands
Buster Poindexter – Feeling Hot Hot Hot
Jane’s Addiction – Sympathy for the Devil
Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait
Jerry Harrison – Rev It Up
Siouxsie & the Banshees – This Wheel’s On Fire
Robbie Robertson – Showdown At Big Sky
R.E.M. – The One I Love
BoDeans – Pick Up the Pieces
Fleetwood Mac – Big Love
John Hiatt – Memphis in the Meantime
Steve Earle – I Ain’t Ever Satisfied
The Bears – Fear Is Never Boring
Grateful Dead – Throwing Stones
Love & Rockets – No New Tale to Tell
Sting – Englishman In NY
The Smiths – Ask
Pink Floyd – Dogs of War
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Jammin’ Me
Radiators – Dr. Dr.
Echo & the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fight Like a Brave
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Look Around
Warren Zevon – Sentimental Hygiene
Sinead O’Connor – Mandinka
Billy Idol – Mony Mony
Aerosmith – Rag Doll
John Mellencamp – Cherry Bomb
George Harrison – When We Was Fab+