Top Pick 1986

Another of my Top Picks of the year. We're still going through the 80's with today's pick being 1986. I remember a few things specifically about this year. I went to the CMJ convention in New York and got to go the Apollo Theatre (beautiful) for their awards show. We went in busses. Sandra Bernhard and Ronald Reagan Jr. hosted it. Peter Gabriel played off his new album, as did Run-DMC. I missed my bus back to Manhattan because I was getting radio drop-ins from Run-DMC who were big dicks and racist as hell. And I was one of the early people to play them on the radio. I was disappointed to say the least. Ended up in Harlem after 2 AM unable to get a cab and walking several blocks to catch a subway. No issues except being told to get out of their neighborhood multiple times. It's cleaned up a lot since then. Most of these bands I saw live (not Kate Bush, unfortunately) and I loved these tracks.

Top Pick 1986

01 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

02 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11

03 Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene

04 Run-D.M.C. - Walk This Way

05 Book Of Love - I Touch Roses

06 Kraftwerk - Boing Boom Tschak

07 The Residents - Kaw-Liga

08 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities In Dust

09 Eurythmics - Missionary Man

10 Front 242 - Quite Unusual

11 Shriekback - Gunning For The Buddha

12 Beat Farmers - Powderfinger

13 Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire

14 SPK - In the Dying Moments

15 They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start

16 The Fall - Mr. Pharmacist

17 Kate Bush - Experiment IV

18 Wall Of Voodoo - Dance You Fuckers

19 Toy Dolls - Olga, I Cannot

20 Tuxedomoon - Atlantis