SLANT BEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980s (13-1): July 29, 2012

REM - Radio Free Europe
REM - Laughing
Beastie Boys - Hold It Now Hit It
Beastie Boys - Girls
Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend
Prince - Strange Relationship
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Kate Bush - The Morning Fog
De La Soul - Buddy (Native Tongues Decision)
Prince - Automatic
Joy Division - A Means To An End
Joy Division – Heart And Soul
Talking Heads - Houses In Motion
Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless
B-52s - Dirty Back Road
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies
Clash - Guns Of Brixton
Clash - Hateful
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Select Mix Old School Essentials Mix)
Public Enemy - Sophisticated Bitch
Prince and the Revolution - Computer Blue/Darling Nikki
Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine
Michael Jackson - Human Nature

SLANT BEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980s (30-14): July 22, 2012

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
Sonic Youth - Hey Joni
Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows
Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Tom Waits - Gin Soaked Boy
Kraftwerk - Computer Liebe
U2 - One Tree Hill
New Order - Leave Me Alone
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything
Violent Femmes - Please Do Not Go
Madonna - Promise To Try
Madonna - Till Death Do Us Part
Paul Simon - Graceland
Paul Simon - I Know What I Know
N.W.A. - Something 2 Dance 2
N.W.A. - I Ain't Tha 1
R.E.M. - Exhuming McCarthy
R.E.M. - Fireplace
Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Smiths - Cemetry Gates
Cure - Untitled
Cure - Fascination Street
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Tom Waits - Clap Hands

SLANT BEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980s (54-31): July 15, 2012

808 State - Pacific 202
Prince - Uptown
Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing
R.E.M. – Just A Touch
Smiths - Still Ill
Nine Inch Nails - That's What I Get
Eurythmics - The First Cut
Michael Jackson - Speed Demon
Tracy Chapman - Open Arms
Sinead O'Connor - Jerusalem
Roxy Music - Take A Chance With Me
Laurie Anderson - From the Air
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
New Order - ICB
Peter Gabriel - That Voice Again
Grace Jones - Walking In The Rain
Replacements - Androgynous
Jesus and Mary Chain - The Hardest Walk
Guns N' Roses - My Michelle
Bruce Springsteen - Darlington County
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Pixies - River Euphrates
Madonna - Everybody
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principle
SOS Band - Just Be Good To Me
System - You Are In My System
Next week, we'll start with #30 - Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation.

SLANT BEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980s (78-55): July 8, 2012

Bangles - Angels Don’t Fall In Love
Minutemen - Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
Minutemen - Dr. Wu
Hüsker Dü – What’s Going On
Art of Noise - Beat Box (Diversion One)
Depeche Mode - Sacred
Cocteau Twins - Lorelei
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia
Kate Bush - There Goes a Tenner
Lou Reed - There Is No Time
Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - King Horse
XTC - That’s Really Super, Supergirl
Replacements - Little Mascara
Run-DMC - You Be Illin’
Pretenders - Mystery Achievement
Tina Turner - Rock N Roll Widow
George Michael - Monkey
Talking Heads - What a Day That Was
Madonna - Where’s The Party
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Man Out Of Time
Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper
Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
Talk Talk - Eden
Kate Bush - Rocket’s Tail
Prince – Dirty Mind

We'll start next week with #54 (808 State) and another track from #53 (Prince) ... sorry the transmitter went down in the middle of Kate.

SLANT BEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980s (100-79): July 1, 2012

Violent Femmes - American Music
Fleshtones - American Beat '84
Flashcubes - Fourth Of July
X – 4th of July
Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin'
Slick Rick – Children’s Story
George Clinton - Pot Sharing Tots
X - Nausea
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
Tears for Fears - The Working Hour
U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One (US Remix)
Fall - Couldn't Get Ahead
My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss
Meat Puppets - We're Here
Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Talking Heads - Making Flippy Floppy
Pet Shop Boys - Shopping
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
Human League - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock
Clash - Hitsville U.K.
Brian Eno and David Byrne - Help Me Somebody
Sonic Youth - Starpower
REM - Seven Chinese Brothers
Cure - A Strange Day
Clash - Know Your Rights

Next week, we start with #78 - the Bangles.

June 24, 2012

Television - See No Evil
Camper Van Beethoven - Ambiguity Song
Meat Puppets - Buckethead
Hüsker Dü - Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope
Guadalcanal Diary - Litany (Life Goes On)
Godfathers - This Damn Nation
Flipper – Ha Ha Ha
Pixies - Debaser
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Burn Down the Malls
R.E.M. - Toys In The Attic
Sugarcubes - Sick for Toys
Lene Lovich - New Toy
Ministry - Revenge
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound (12-inch Mix)
Sisters of Mercy - Ribbons
Vicious Pink - I Confess
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
Cult - Rain
Xymox - Obsession
Glove - Mouth To Mouth
Secession - The Magician (Razormaid Mix)
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
Kenny Loggins - I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)
Tin Tin – Kiss Me

ANNUAL GRADUATION SHOW: June 17, 2012

X - The New World
Ramones - Rockaway Beach
Pogues - Sally MacLennane
Clash - Guns Of Brixton
Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
Walk the Moon - Daddy's Coming Home
Jane's Addiction - Had a Dad
Elvis Costello - Senior Service
Weather Prophets - Almost Prayed
Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
Replacements - Alex Chilton
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Queen – Radio Ga Ga
Cure - Lullaby
Specials - A Message To You, Rudy
English Beat - Save It For Later
Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square (Dance Remix)
Don Henley - Dirty Laundry (Hot Tracks Mix)
Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight
Human League - The Sound of the Crowd
Madness - Baggy Trousers
Gang Of Four - I Found That Essence Rare
Killing Joke - A New Day
Buggles - Clean, Clean
Blondie - Just Go Away
Oingo Boingo - Goodbye, Goodbye
Psychedelic Furs - Goodbye
Jilted John - Goodbye, Karen
Squeeze - Goodbye Girl
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - She's Leaving
Chameleons UK - Swamp Thing