Originally Posted by Suprmallet (Post 9474467)

Technically London Calling was released in December of 1979. But there was a ton of great music in the 80's. Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince. The Fall and the Damned both made some great albums in the 80's.

Originally Posted by Matt Millheiser (Post 9473508)

I chuckled just as much as the next guy when I saw "Ratt" and "Twisted Sister" listed as all-time Best American artists... but I know plenty of people who are knowledgable about music who think Dylan's work is the musical equivalent of what you might extract from an elephant's colon with a plunger. I don't think any revered "icon" is untouchable when it comes to criticism.

And whether or not Twisted Sister will stand the test of time is left up to future generations to decide, but I still hear kids chanting "We're Not Gonna Take It" from time to time. Arnold even used it as a campaign song. If anything, the song still has some potent pop-culture relevance, much moreso than gimmicky songs from the 70s and 80s like "Disco Duck", "Pac Man Fever", or the fevered work of Turd Robelli.

Originally Posted by CRM114 (Post 9478202)

Bob Dylan was and is so much more than his music alone.

Originally Posted by CRM114 (Post 9478202)

Bob Dylan was and is so much more than his music alone.

Originally Posted by CRM114 (Post 9478193)

In England, yes. In the US January 1980.

Originally Posted by cungar (Post 9478325)

Yes he's a person and a father and a DJ and a car driver too.

Originally Posted by Jason (Post 9479106)

Didn't Rolling Stone once declare that London Calling was the best album of the 80's?

Originally Posted by Jason (Post 9479106)

Didn't Rolling Stone once declare that London Calling was the best album of the 80's?