And while that album I won 't deny is very influenced by Peter Gabriel-Genesis, it still has a lot of great songs/songwriting on it. Garden Party, The Web and the title track were always my favorites. But I can't lie, among Marillion's catalog, it is only in the middle which maybe says more about my love and the quality I see in their history.
I guess looking at the calendar and rankings, 1983 had a lot of enjoyable albums from Metal to Pop to early prog. I guess I wouldn't say it's Top Heavy, but at the same time it is not without depth for at least nostalgia if not just artists putting out good albums or with multiple good songs. Even The Pointer Sisters who I just saw live last week, put out an album with a few 80's Pop classics.
How it fares compared to the rest of the decade? I kind of suspect it won't be at the top, but definitely not at the bottom at this point. Nostalgia points and depth as opposed to say 1981 or 1979 which at this point I see as 2 of the thinnest years for albums in my taste. 1983 though, I don't see as quite as thin though.
1, Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
2, The Police - Synchonicity
3. Tears for Fears - The Hurting
4. Queensryche - Queensryche [EP]
5, Peter Gabriel - Plays Live
6. Pat Metheny - Travels
7. Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
8, Duran Duran - Seven and the Ragged Tiger
9. David Bowie - Let's Dance
10. Dio - Holy Diver
11. Metallica - Kill'Em All
12. Genesis - Genesis
13, Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
14, U2 - War
15. Lionel Ritchie - Can't Slow Down
16. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
17. XTC - Mummer
18. Madonna - Madonna
19. The Pointer Sisters - Break Out
20. Savatage - Sirens
21. Yes - 90125
Neil Young - Trans
rel January 3, 1983
Def Leppard - Pyromania
rel January 20, 1983
Christopher Cross - Another Page
rel January 31, 1983
Journey - Frontiers
rel February 22, 1983
U2 - War
rel February 28, 1983
Neal Schon and Jan Hammer - Here to Stay
rel February 1983
Spandau Ballet - True
rel March 4, 1983
Tears for Fears - The Hurting
rel March 7, 1983
Nile Rodgers - Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove
rel March 11, 1983
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
rel March 14, 1983
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
rel March 21, 1983
Mark Knopfler - Local Hero
rel March 1983
Savatage - Sirens
rel April 11, 1983
Various Artists - Flashdance
rel April 11, 1983
R.E.M. - Murmur
rel April 12, 1983
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
rel April 13, 1983
David Bowie - Let's Dance
rel April 14, 1983
Weird Al Yankovic - Weird Al Yankovic
rel May 3, 1983
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
rel May 16, 1983
Dio - Holy Diver
rel May 25, 1983
Queensrÿche - Queensrÿche [EP]
rel May 1983
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
rel June 1, 1983
Peter Gabriel - Plays Live
rel June 6, 1983
The Police - Synchonicity
rel June 17, 1983
Tony Banks - The Fugitive
rel June 1983
Richard Thompson - Hand of Kindness
rel June 1983
Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments
rel July 11, 1983
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
rel July 25, 1983
Asia - Alpha
rel July 26, 1983
Oingo Boingo - Good for Your Soul
rel July 26, 1983
Madonna - Madonna
rel July 27, 1983
Level 42 - Standing in the Light
rel August 1, 1983
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Punch the Clock
rel August 5, 1983
Billy Joel - An Innocent Man
rel August 8, 1983
XTC - Mummer
rel August 30, 1983
Herbie Hancock - Future Shock
rel August 1983
Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
rel September 15, 1983
IQ - Tales from the Lush Attic
rel September 1983
Genesis - Genesis
rel October 3, 1983
Lionel Ritchie - Can't Slow Down
rel October 11, 1983
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
rel October 14, 1983
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
rel October 30, 1983
Steve Hackett - Bay of Kings
rel October 1983
The Pointer Sisters - Break Out
rel November 6, 1983
U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky
rel November 7, 1983
Yes - 90125
rel November 7, 1983
Stewart Copeland - Rumble Fish
rel November 8, 1983
Ian Anderson - Walk into the Light
rel November 8, 1983
Duran Duran - Seven and the Ragged Tiger
rel November 21, 1983
Jaco Pastorius - Invitation
rel December 1983
Psychic TV - Dreams Less Sweet
rel December 1983
Al Di Meola - Scenario
rel 1983
Happy the Man - Happy the Man 3rd: Better Late ...
rel 1983
Pat Metheny - Travels
rel 1983
Moraz and Bruford - Music for Piano and Drums
rel 1983
Eddie Murphy - Eddie Murphy: Comedian
rel 1983
Nathan Mahl - Parallel Eccentricities
rel 1983
Yo Yo Ma -The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites
rel 1983
