GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1981

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#5 The Gun Club - Fire of Love
(28 Points)

Genre(s):
Punk Blues, Psychobilly
Garage Rock, Post-Punk​

not so big on public image ltd./the pop group really, too experimental for my tastes. i prefer the more emotional and/or primal end of punk, shit like wipers and the gun club and dead moon and very early misfits among others.

Those who voted:
@CiG #6
@Bloopy #5
@challenge_everything #8
@Somethingface #2
@no country for old wainds #6

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#4 Wipers - Youth of America
(30 Points)

Genre(s):
Post-Punk, Punk Rock
Art Punk, Noise Rock​

anything with wipers influence makes me fucking jizz.

Those who voted:
@CiG #8
@Slayed Necros #2
@Somethingface #3
@no country for old wainds #1

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#3 King Crimson - Discipline
(32 Points)

Genre(s):
Art Rock, Progressive Rock, New Wave
Avant-Prog​

What are your thoughts on Discipline crimsonfloyd? That was their last really good album in my opinion.

I love it, though it is basically a new band. And agreed, it's their last masterpiece. Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair are very hit and miss. Thrak is probably my least favorite, as I almost never listen to it.

Discipline is Discipline. There's nothing quite like it. Nobody was going to challenge Elephant Talk after Elephant Talk
it has fear, paranoia, regret, love, intelligence, warmth, wickedness, words with a d this time

Those who voted:
@HamburgerBoy #1
@Sirjack #5
@challenge_everything #5
@crimsonfloyd #3
@Somethingface #9

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#2 Roky Erickson and the Aliens - The Evil One
(39 Points)

Genre(s):
Hard Rock
Garage Rock​

Whisky, weed and Roky Erickson.

roky erickson is a legend.

Those who voted:
@CiG #5
@Krow #3
@dwellerINTHEdark #5
@Slayed Necros #1
@no country for old wainds #2

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#1 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
(56 Points)

Genre(s):
Gothic Rock, Post-Punk​

what the fuck is wrong with bjork or siouxsie

They're ok if you like a dick in your mouth every now and then.

I need to get into Siouxsie. From what I've heard I like. Especially "Halloween".

Glad you liked them. I adore Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim, in fact a lot of those "grandfathers of goth" bands all have the kind of lyrics you seem to be interested in!

but didn't Siouxsie and the Banshees came before bauhaus?

Yeah they did.

This band was so perfect and I love the frantically paced songs by them like this one.

Good, but I got a bit bored after a while 6/10

Those who voted:
@Bloopy #7
@Krow #2
@Allfader #7
@Serjeant Grumbles #1
@dwellerINTHEdark #1
@Slayed Necros #5
@crimsonfloyd #2
@Somethingface #7

 

[CiG]

Fucking awesome that Roky got as high as he did (no pun intended).

 

[CiG]

I feel like my 2023 version of this list is much more refined.
Doing track ratings is a habit I'm forcing myself to get into and it's really paying off in terms of curtailing my tendency to overrate albums.

My updated favourite non-metal of 1981 list:


1. The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle
Favourite song: "Primitive"


2. Black Flag - Damaged
Favourite song: "Damaged I"


3. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju
Favourite song: "Arabian Knights"


4. Adolescents - Adolescents
Favourite song: "Creatures"


5. Devo - New Traditionalists
Favourite song: "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth"


6. Ramones - Pleasant Dreams
Favourite song: "You Sound Like You're Sick"


7. Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Favourite song: "It's Never Too Late"


8. Rick James - Street Songs
Favourite song: "Give It to Me Baby"


9. The Gun Club - Fire of Love
Favourite song: "For the Love of Ivy"


10. Earth Wind & Fire - Raise!
Favourite song: "Let's Groove"