New Wave Outpost Forum

Amazing how many careers can be built on just one hit album. Sometimes just one hit song.

And there a quite a few bands with 2 great albums. Ex: The Cars, Go Gos, Duran Duran (blasphemy, I know).

I'm looking for three or more stellar, "must have" albums from the same New Wave/Punk artist (excluding greatest hits packages please).

I think I could make a good case for:

U2- Boy (1980), War (1983), The Joshua Tree (1987)

The Police- Reggatta de Blanc (1979), Zenyattà Mondatta (1980), Synchronicity (1983)

The Clash- London Calling (1979), Sandinista! (1980), Combat Rock (1982)

Ok I'm giving Combat Rock some leeway here based on carryover credit from the amount of great material from the previous 2 releases which is way more than 2 albums' worth.


Who else? Interested to see what other NWO members come up with.



<a href="http://www.djcraig.net/los_angeles_dj">DJ Craig</a>

The only one I disagree with is The Clash. Would add The Clash and take away Sandinista & Combat Rock giving them just two. After looking thru my cd's I see what you mean. I could make arguments for:

B-52's - The B-52's
Wild Planet
Cosmic Thing

Blondie - Blondie
Plastic Letters
Parallel Lines

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
This Year's Model
Armed Forces

Devo - Q? Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo
Freedom Of Choice
New Traditionalists
Oh No! It's Devo

Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles
Heaven Up Here
Porcupine
Ocean Rain

Ramones - Ramones
Rocket To Russia
Road To Ruin

The Sound - Jeopardy
From The Lion's Mouth
Reissue:Shock Of Daylight & Heads & Hearts

XTC - English Settlement
Black Sea
Drums & Wires

New Order: Power Corruption Lies, Low Life, Brotherhood

Psych Furs: Talk Talk Talk, Forever Now, Mirror Moves

Simple Minds: New Golden Dream, Sparkle in the Rain, Once Upon a Time

Oingo Boingo: Only a Lad, Nothing to Fear, Good for You Soul

The Cars: The Cars, Candy O, Panorama (underrated)

The English Beat: Special Beat Service, Wha' Happen, I Just Cant Stop It

Wall of Voodoo: The Index Masters, Dark Continent, Call of the West

X: Los Angeles, Under the Big Black Sun, Aint Love Grand

Ultravox: Quartet, Lament, Vienna

The Pretenders I,II and Learning to Crawl

Talking Heads Remain in Light, Speaking in Tongues, Little Creatures