1982

Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
(Slash/Rhino)

There aren’t a lot of albums from 1982 that I really like. Some decent albums by Killing Joke and The Clash, and debuts from Cocteau Twins, Bad Religion, The Misfits and Mission of Burma. The Cure’s Pornography is close, but let’s be honest here, Thriller is fuckin’ awesome, and it’s the best record from ‘82.

UPDATE. Somehow I missed Violent Femmes’ debut, if I had realized that had been released in ‘82, there would have been no debate. Far and away the best album of the year, and includes “Blister in the Sun” and (my personal favorite) “Kiss Off”.