Weekend Update: Saturday Afternoon Project
Born in '81, I was just a few years too young for some of the best music of the 80s. This afternoon I dedicated some time to rectifying that issue.
I collected all of the genre-defining albums of the era from RateYourMusic.com and assembled a 175-hour playlist titled Days of the Lords: 1976-1997 comprising 55 artists from the period's most prominent genres:
- Ethereal Wave
- New Wave
- Dream Pop
- Gothic Rock
- Shoegaze
- Post-Punk
- Jangle Pop
- & Noise Pop
All the major players are here. Neoclassical darkwave and goth rock mainstays like The Cure, The Church, The Cult, Joy Division, The Smiths, Dead Can Dance and Cocteau Twins. Plus post-punk artists like The Chameleons, Cabaret Voltaire, Chrome, Einstürzende Neubauten, Jesus & Mary Chain, Swervedriver, and Fad Gadget.
All the shoegaze giants made the list, from My Bloody Valentine to Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized, Soda Stereo, The Boo Radleys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Slowdive, Chapterhouse, Belly, and The Catherine Wheel. I've really done my best to assemble all of the artistst discographies that defined their generation's sound from 1976-1997.
Here's a preview of the completed list in action. I've got a lot of listening to do!
