1985

The following 34 records from 1985 are reviewed on this site:

January

John Fogerty, Centerfield [10]

Ramones, Too Tough To Die [11]

March

Eric Clapton, Behind The Sun [7]

Mick Jagger, She's The Boss [10]

Peter Gabriel, Birdy [10]

Phil Collins, No Jacket Required [7]

May

Bob Dylan, Empire Burlesque [11]

Dire Straits, Brothers In Arms [11]

Robert Plant, Shaken 'N' Stirred [9]

June

Beach Boys, The Beach Boys [8]

Jethro Tull, A Classic Case [11]

Deep Purple, Knebworth '85 [11]

Talking Heads, Little Creatures [12]

July

AC/DC, Fly On The Wall [10]

Jeff Beck, Flash [6]

August

Brian Eno, Thursday Afternoon [-]

Cure, The Head On The Door [12]

Tom Waits, Rain Dogs [13]

September

Stevie Wonder, In Square Circle [11]

October

Bob Dylan, Biograph [11]

November

Asia, Astra [8]

Frank Zappa, Meets The Mothers Of Prevention [7]

Pete Townshend, White City [10]

Roger Daltrey, Under A Raging Moon [10]

[Month unknown:]

Accept, Metal Heart [11]

Clash, Cut The Crap [5]

Coil, The Angelic Conversation [4]

Faith No More, We Care A Lot [9]

Flaming Lips, The Flaming Lips [10]

Gary Brooker, Echoes In The Night [8]

Loreena McKennitt, Elemental [11]

Nick Cave, The First Born Is Dead [12]

Ray Davies, Return To Waterloo [9]

Velvet Underground, [VU] [10]


The following 25 albums in MP3 from 1985 are reviewed on this site:

Clannad: Macalla

Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal

Einstürzende Neubauten: Halber Mensch

Eurythmics: Be Yourself Tonight

Gary Moore: Run For Cover

INXS: Listen Like Thieves

Iron Maiden: Live After Death

Kate Bush: Hounds Of Love

Marillion: Misplaced Childhood

Megadeth: Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good

Midnight Oil: Red Sails In The Sunset

Nina Hagen: In Ekstasy

Oingo Boingo: Dead Man's Party

Pogues: Rum, Sodomy & The Lash

Prince: Around The World In A Day

R.E.M.: Fables Of The Reconstruction

Rush: Power Windows

Sade: Promise

Slayer: Live Undead

Slayer: Hell Awaits

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Soul To Soul

Sting: The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

Suzanne Vega: Suzanne Vega

Tears For Fears: Songs From The Big Chair

Tom Petty: Southern Accents


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