Thanks for the shout out to the Sound's From The Lion's Mouth. Cheers H! Oh and the Comsats too.

Welcome back! What a great year in music!!! Here are some of my favs: Brian Eno & David Byrne - My life in the Bush of Ghosts The Gun Club - Fire of love Duran Duran s/t King Crimson - Discipline Bauhaus - Mask The Stranglers - La Folie Romeo Void - It's a condition Zounds - The curse of Zounds The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire The Cure - Faith Rolling Stones - Tattoo you (side B is awesome) This Heat - Deceit Au Pairs - Playing with a different sex Tuxedomoon - Desire The Sound - From the lion's mouth But my absolute favourite is: Holger Czukay - On the way to the peak of normal

Good morning Hanna. So good to see you again. You covered so many basis, bands and genres. One of the albums that I really liked from 1981 was King Crimson's 'Discipline'. It is so early in the morning now that I cannot think of many others at the moment. But you showed most of them. We could talk alternative for hours. Nicely done. Looking forward to maybe 82? Have a great weekend. Catch up soon~ Rob/Boston

the second video i saw from you Hanna!!!! the most bands are very cool-i'am also a rock-new wave-goth-punk fan-keep going Hanna , and a lot of courage for you moving on ;) my top three albums are 1)echo and the bunnymen "heaven up here" 2)new order"movement" 3) soft cell"non stop erotic cabaret"

Nice to see you! Love the Tubes! Completion Backward was them taking a shot at the cooperate world. The debut is amazing and worth checking, as is everything pre1980. Stay well!

Stellar collection as always, Hanna! When it comes to early 80s music I typically gravitate towards post-punk and you had some great picks in this one. I kinda disagree with your comment about DEVO and not taking them seriously. With the direction the world has taken I find their music very prophetic. My Top 3 from 1981 Wall of Voodoo - Dark Continent Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju The Sound - From the Lion's Mouth

I have a japanese pressing of Japan’s Tin Drum. It sounds AMAZING. I feel like people don’t talk enough about how wonderful this band was!

Hi Hannah! Great list as usual!! 1981- superb year- here is a list of some of my favorites 1) Associates- Fourth Drawer Down 2) Henry Badowski- Life is a grand... 3) Beatniks- Existentialist 4) Chrome- Blood on the moon 5) Robert Calvert- Hype 6) John Foxx- The Garden 7) Severed Heads- Clean 8) Yukihiro Takahashi- Neuromantic 9) Section 25- Always now 10) Second Layer- World of rubber 11) Bill Nelson- Quit dreaming and get on the beam 12) Pete Shelley- Homosapien 13) YMO- Technodelic 14) TC Matic- TC Matic 15) Peter Hammill- Sitting Targets Cheers and have a great weekend!

The Jam- Sound Affects,and The Jam EP, King Crimson Discipline, The Waitresses Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? Dave Edmunds Twangin' Nick Lowe Nick The Knife. Nearly died when you mentioned Dreamtime by Tom Verlaine. Awesome as usual Hannah!

Also from 1981 are two great music documentaries you may want to see. "Urgh! A Music War" (New Wave, Punk, Pop, Ska) and "The Decline of Western Civilization" (Punk-Black Flag, X, Germs, etc). Both films are a brilliant celebration of the amazing and emerging music of that period. A must see for 1981 vinyl fans like yourself.

1981. I still remember, one of the best years for me. Won two silver medals at junior nationals in kayak double 500 and 1000 m. After that one of the best summer holidays, 21 days in Rovinj - Croatia. Azra put out their best album, a double masterpiece called Suncana strana ulice Thank you for mentioned me again, I am so glad that my Japan record make you so happy. Hard Promises and Bella Donna are my favorites from your video. Cheers !!!!

LC came out in 1981. I listened to a lot of post punk growing up, and a lot of bands ring a bell (mostly from a few of your other videos. When the pandemic hit, like you but on a smaller scale, I took a deeper dive into that genre. Durutti Column became a huge focus for me because I had never heard their stuff growing y.

Great show as usual. You have great taste. The Cuban Heels " Work Our Way To Heaven ". Classic under the radar Scottish band. A missing link. Half of them went on to Simple Minds. Great to see you mention The Sound. One of the greatest under the radar bands ever. From The Lions Mouth is faultless. I fronted The Sound Revisited in New Zealand in January 2020, with Mike Dudley from The Sound on drums and Malcolm Foster from The Pretenders and Sinple Minds, on bass. We were going to tour the USA in April of that year, but oh wel....... Keep up the great work. Sitting here cleaning vinyl as I watch :)

It's amazing your toy's beetlejuice . I love your videos and vinyl records. Thank you from Brazil

Psychedelic Jungle! Yes yes yes!! Was surprised to see some deep cuts at the end there with Cabs, Felt, Crass, Neubauten, and This Heat. Nobody can say you guys don't try out a little bit of everything. Well done.

Thanks for another beautiful rundown ... Josef K incl , wow ... But i can't belive that you like Journey ... dreadful band , haha! My top 3 is Motorhead 'no sleep til Hammersmith' , Kraftwerk 'computer love' and Grace Jones 'nightclubbing'

I just watched your 1980, and 1981 videos, lots of great stuff there. I noticed not even one mention of Oingo Boingo. They had an their first EP in 1980, and Only A Lad, their first full length album that came out in 1981. It was interesting to me that you mentioned SOOO many other new wave bands that Oingo Boingo fans also dig.

Hanna, gotta say I think you did an incredible job keeping this under 40 minutes ! I would say that 1981 was a STATEMENT year - it was that important with music, visuals and experimentation. I watch a lot of youtube and nobody can hold a candle to how you do these. The way you combine the informed and informal with a great humorous thread throughout - you're untouchable with this series. If I was going to recommend just one of these - I would pick 'From the Lion's Mouth' by The Sound. It has a fragile beauty that totally envelops the listener. So thorough as always - Penthouse & Pavement by Heaven 17 is probably the one album I'd throw into the mix. Awesome as always Hanna and well worth the wait.

i dont even know where to begin with this one. 1981 is the year i first started really buying my own music. The Who were my favorite band (thanks to my older brother.) I bought the Face Dances cassette and listened to it nonstop that summer. Also remember seeing the video for The Waiting and asking my brother who that was. Went out and bought that cassette too. Also love the Agent Orange mention another of my favorite bands. You’re right just an absolute killer year for music. And yes always gotta give love to the CD format. And hey you even included a screenshot of Van Halen’s Fair Warning album at the end 😉. Great stuff Hanna. Thanks for sharing as usual.

Another video I enjoyed watching. 1981 was a great year to discover music. You've got a stellar collection over there. With albums like From The Lions Mouth, Heaven Up Here, Fire Of Love, Tin Drum you can't go wrong. I would like to add Television Personalities - And Don't The Kids Just Love It, Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates and the debut of a Belgian new wave band called TC Matic, they are probably completely unknown in the States, but they're worth mentioning cos they sound like nothing else with weird vocals, John Lydon sounds like a singer compared to this guy, but I love it. Also a record that had some popularity back then was Fisher Z - Red Skies Over Paradise and is now slightly forgotten.

Hi Hanna - Nice "Rundown" of some great LPs from the "last" of the Golden-Years - I have many of your chosen ones - as I mention earlier - I think 1981 was magnificent, and last year 2021 - is IMHO the best Yera In Music since 1981 - I have a "List-Thing" going on Spotify, where my goal is to see how many years from 1964 to 2021 I can fill a Top 100 List of Songs - and in my "Archive" Top ? LPs the same years - Puh! - but - It is a Lot-of-Fun, and I rediscover many songs and LPs in the prosess

Wow! Great Picks. 1981 was an amazing year for music. 20/20 Look Out is a fun power pop record, you don't see often. The Pretenders II is my all time favorite from 1981. Your collection is really growing! Keep on Rockin.

Trust-Elvis Costello, East Side Story-Squeeze, Robyn Hitchcock, Black Snake Diamond Role, Sparks, Whomp That Sucker, The Stranglers, La Folie, The dB’s, Stands for Decibels, The Cramps, Psychedelic Jungle, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Juju, Devo, New Traditionalists, The Plimsouls, The Plimsouls, Split Enz, Waiata

Wow, I had to check my collection to see it wasn't stolen and sold to you. Great taste in music. Thanks for PIL G4, SATB, Au Pairs, wand so much more!

My top 3. The Sound - From The Lions Mouth / Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture & Morality / The Stranglers - The Gospel According To The Meninblack My 3 recommandations for you, Hanna. Kim Wilde - Kim Wilde / Split Enz - Waiata (aka Corroboree) / T.C. Matic - T.C. Matic

Heaven up here one of my favorite albums ever. But it seemed everybody forgot it. Except you and I, thanx

Cool Beetlejuice toy in the background!🧟😀❤👍

Heavy Metal Soundtrack ' Rick Springfield 's Working Class Dog ' Pat Benatar Precious Time ' Foreigner 4 ' Billy Squire Don't Say No ' Journey Escape ' April Wine Power Play ' Olivia Newton John Physical ' and Styx Paradise Theatre .Great job on your pick of Albums You Rock . Rich

Great video as usual. You always make me aware of many that I miss. This was the first year that I bought music in any quantity. It always felt like a let-down after the peaks of 1978-80. But you really highlight how much great music 1981 produced. It was the year of my first concert too, Echo & the Bunnymen. Trust was the beginning of my Costello obsession. And yes, The Boy Named I.F. is worth a purchase. You mention so many wonderful albums. Flowers of Romance is a challenge for sure. The title track is one of my favorites by PIL. Their last gasp of being truly innovative, even though they did more good music. Not just no Jah Wobble, but no bass at all, I think that is what adds to the challenge. Josef k! You really do have great taste. Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, nice references. Almost enough to ignore that Phil Collins album. Lol. As a 15-year-old, I managed to see The Birthday Party on their farewell tour. It was unlike anything I have seen to this day. My recommendation to enjoy Nick Cave is to jump to 2004 and Abboitoir Blues/Lyre Of Orpheus maybe the tracks There She Goes My Beautiful World and Nature Boy to start. I think he has made some of his best music in the last 15 years. So many wonderful albums in your collection Joy Division/Undertones/Black Flag/Robyn Hitchcock/Tom Tom Club/Comsat Angels/Grace Jones/Gang of Four/Au Pairs/New Order even Cabaret Voltaire. I feel like a teenager again. Did I miss you noting Homosapien by Pete Shelley? I swear I saw you show it in another video. If you are still wanting to add some great 1981 music to your life I would recommend (you may have these but just couldn't show everything) - Fire Engines - Lubricate Your Living room Another from the Scottish renaissance. Their only release aside from a couple of singles. Largely instrumental with some yelps and whoops. Very catchy. There was a CD compilation called Fond that has everything they released. The (English) Beat - Wha'ppen The 2nd Beat album is often overlooked but the one I play the most. You will know the singles, but check out the wonderful Dream Home In NZ. Nuclear war is coming to Europe and New Zealand may be the only safe place. And two EPs that are both perfect - The Clean - Boodle Boodle Boodle I think I mentioned the re-release that just came out. If you are still wavering, stop everything and get it now! 5 essential tracks. The Fall - Slates Being a 10" and only 24 minutes long it was never listed as an album or single so often gets overlooked. But pound for pound it may be the best thing the Fall created. Especially the rerelease that adds another 7 tracks. Again thanks for sharing and thanks for reading if you got this far

My favourite album of that year is The Human Switchboard album Who's Landing In My Hanger. That year Hanna was big for me,my late parents got me my first record player and i bought my first album The Doors Greatest Hits and first single Dont You Want Me Baby? by The Human League. Take care.😀👍

Tom Verlaine, The Sound, Killing Joke, The Shoes 3rd record, we wore the grooves out on that record when it came out. Au Pairs , Felt, This Heat !! excellent stuff and I love that you still appreciate more commercial and accessible music like ELO and J Geils Band. Another great video Hanna.

Hi, Hanna! Great selection. Rush-Moving Pictures is one of my favorite albums from 1981. Fun Fact: When I was a kid I knew the song ''Tom Sawyer'' that was used in the opening of the TV series MacGyver (1985-1992) in the Brazilian version. 1981 was a year of great album debuts by excellent bands such as Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, New Order and Phil Collins in solo careers. The Who-Face Dances isn't one of my top 5 favorite albums by the band, but ''You Better You Bet'' is one of the best songs and I love it! I like an album by a Canadian power trio called Triumph-Allied Forces which is excellent Hard Rock. Hanna, a suggestion about the best albums in your collection from 1991 or 1992? Beetlejuice approves! Nice list. Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil and rock on!

Great video! My favourites are The Wipers, The Sound and Siouxsie. Thank you.

Don't sleep on the latest WHO album - excellent return to form! Roger got his vocal power back! Good, tight, rockin' tuneage on this one. Would always be up for a new Pete solo album - hear you on that one! Great channel! We would NEVER fight over the stereo selections.....NEVER!

My faves... O.M.D. - Architecture & Morality Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk New Order - Movement Plimsouls - s/t X - Wild Gift U2 - October Kraftwerk - Computer World Squeeze - East Side Story Simple Minds - Empires & Dance The Church - Of Skins & Heart Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad Comsat Angels - Sleep No More Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju

Hi Hanna, nice video! My favorite albums: 1. This Heat “Deceit” 2. Comsat Angels “Sleep nomore” 3. New Order “Movement” 4. Gang of Four “Solid gold” 5. Byrne/Eno “My life in the bush of ghosts” Also great releases by Tuxedomoon (“Desire”), The Sound, Undertones, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Psychedelic Furs, Japan, David Byrne (“Songs from the Catherine Wheel”), Split Enz (“Waiata””), Gary Numan (“Dance”), King Crimson (“Discipline”), TC Matic, Elvis Costello (“Trust”). And I almost forgot to mention The Associates “Fourth drawer down”….

The soundtrack to "Urgh! A Music War" from 1981 is awesome. It basically has almost every New Wave band that mattered, from the Police to The Cramps to Gary Numan, XTC and OMD

1.Duran Duran`s first Album Duran Duran ,2 Modern Romance Adventures in Clubland. 3 Depeche Mode Speak and Spell.

I'm glad you showed the labels, I never realized how much I associate certain label logos with certain artists. The Chrysalis logo immediately makes me think of Blondie, the A&M logo immediately makes me think of Styx.

Hey Hanna-Lookin' forward to hearin' DB's 'n Au Pairs-thank you! My 1981 pick is Jon & Vangelis-The Friends Of Mr. Cairo, includin' the songs I'll Find My Way Home 'n State Of Independence. I love State Of Independence so much I filled up a cassette 'n listened repeatedly. The other song I did that with is The Who-Substitute, with the 2 different versions alternatin'. Songs so magnificent it's a pleasure to hear again 'n again back to back!

1981 brings to mind ELO's Time album. One of the songs (The Way Life's Meant to Be) even has this lyric As I wander around this wreck of a town Where people never speak aloud With its ivory towers and its plastic flowers I wish I was back in 1981

Hi Hanna, My top 5 albums from 1981 are in no particular order; Abba - The Visitors Squeeze - East Side Story Bow Wow Wow - See Jungle! See Jungle! etc ELO - Time Adam & the Ants - Prince Charming

I definitely think "Heaven up here" takes the stack. Nice collection by the way. 81 was a pivotal year in music

Great video! From 1981, the album that I still listen to the most from beginning to end is Time, by ELO.

You have really good taste in music.

Interesting trivia. In 1981 Elvis and Squeeze were very tight friends. For the Trust tour of the US that year Squeeze were the opening band. I saw 3 of these shows in NYC at the Palladium. Each night Glen came out to sing From a Whisper to a Scream with Elvis and the mighty Attractions. It was called the English Mugs tour and somewhere around i have the poster they gave out of both bands together. I like your wide range of interests. Fun seeing so many old favorites.

Great selection as usual Hanna. Try Fra Lippo Lippi - In Silence, Grace Jones - Nightclubbing, Billy Squier - Don't Say No, Van Halen - Fair Warning and Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates. All worth a listen...

🙂👍. Hi Hanna! TGIF made even better by your video. Cool stuff! Too many favorites! I like Ultravox Rage in Eden (with the original cover art work that you showed in the photo montage). Heck, I love all Ultravox. As most can tell, I dig the Psychedelic Furs and the album you showed. Teardrop Explodes Wilder was a cassette that I played to death before I put my darling little head on my pillow back in the day. I still adore it. My older brother got me into The dB's. The band was gateway to me for more Power Pop. I am a longtime Chris Stamey fan. Wow! There really was something for everyone in the photo montage at the end. No shame in the wonderful CD format for this musical era! Have a great weekend! - Heather

A great year for releases and a good selection there.

Hello Hanna; Hope all is well, that you & Chris are handling the frost.1981 was a good year for vinyl releases. Following in the procession of popular rock LP's. Nice to see one of your favorite bands shown on the hoodie (nice color pattern ) during the video. Many notable LP's from 1981 shown & discussed. We have always enjoyed videos with good content, & this one has plenty. Many wonderful releases from 1981 encompassing rock & the multi sub genre's. The Who, Squeeze, The Police, JoanJett, Pretenders, Rolling Stones, to name a few. Soon the record room will need an expansion. Busting at the seams. HA! Good to see the production manager again. Stay Healthy, Warm. Tina & Pat!~

Great Video! My Top Three and I am sure I have missed something. 3. Modern English - Mesh and Lace 2. Echo & The Bunneymen - Heaven Up Here 1. Rush - Moving Pictures So many great albums but these I will listen to over and over.

that's a dope hoodie, very niiice!

Hi Hanna. Punk rock Willie can certainly relate to X, Black Flag and Devo.. Love the first two Gun Club LP's too. The Wipers are just sensational!! I do believe ALL their albums are excellent and can't say that about many bands, if any. Pretenders are wonderful too and Chrissie is my fav female rock singer of the 80's. Gang of Four are terrific too. Lucky enough to see them live back in the day. Saw PIL live too with the original band and the Cramps- both unforgettable. BTW there are lots of great punk and hardcore albums and EP's in 1981

Great video Omaha! While I would probably need to give it a lot more thought, my top 5 might be: 1. Discharge-Why? 2. Black Flag-Damaged 3. The Replacements-Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash 4. UK Subs-Diminished Responsibility 5.The Flesh Eaters-A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die

It is so great to see someone with musical tastes as eclectic as mine. If you haven't seen it, watch Urgh! A Music War. So many of the bands that you mention are in that film, including a great redition of Come Again by the Au Pairs.

Great video Hanna. So much good music from 1981. My top three are AC/DC For Those About To Rock, Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Madman, and Def Leppard High N Dry. So many more... Rock on Hanna.

“Shoes never got their dues”. Truer words were never spoken. Stumbled on your channel and ❤️ it!

Wow, what a great year for music! I remember my Kindergarten teacher writing "1981" on the chalkboard and telling us it is 1981. I was thinking what the heck does that even mean! Anyhow, you covered most of the greats, but I'll add Fad Gadget "Incontinent" Once again, excellent video Hanna. Take Care, Frank

What a great selection ! evidence that 1981 was a awesome year

X - definitely a very special and unique band.

"Ghost in the Machine", "Heaven Up There" and "Movement" - New Order are my favorite 1981 records.

Hi Hannah, I discovered your channel quite a while ago, and was always eager to respond on some of your clips, but unfortunately since my Covid vaccination 1 1/2 years ago I'm severely ill, and I have many problems to manage. Anyway, what I really like about your channel (apart from your excellent taste in music), is that you reply to almost every comment, whereas a lot of other uploaders can't be bothered. Echo & The Bunnymen was my first real gig ever (1980 - jeez, that was ages ago), since then I've been a regular gig go-er, seen plenty of great bands and artists such as Iggy, Siouxsie, Stranglers, Gun Club, Suicide, Cabaret Voltaire, Hüsker Dü, PIL, Sonic Youth etc. But of all the people I've seen, one stands out: the one and only John Cale! It must have been 1983 or 84, the Welsh Wizard still in his drug fuelled days performing with his band. Never before or after have I witnessed such an outrageous and exciting gig. Cale was totally out of his mind, unpredictable, rolling around on the floor, screaming out 'Waiting For The Man'. That wasn't a musician or performer on stage, that was an (ex-) junkie, showcasing the horrors of being on turkey, full of anger, desperation, fear, sadness and pain (I've never done H, tried various other substances, but never H, and never will). Cale's charisma and stage presence were simply overwhelming, I had witnessed something absolutely amazing, that that guy on stage was one of the very few real Godfathers of Punk and Alternative Music. I discovered John Cale by pure chance, heard him on the radio with Dead Or Alive from his 1981 album Honi Soit (when do you ever get to hear John Cale on the radio?). About a week later I found his long out of print solo debut album Vintage Violence on a tiny flea market, and I'm sure that lp was there waiting for me! I had already delved into The Velvet Underground, had a best of album, and through that got hold of Lou Reed's Transformer and Street Hassle albums. But the more I delved into Cale's back catalogue, the more I was convinced that this guy was the real catalyst behind the Velvets revolutionary and groundbreaking sound. I soon found out, that after his forced exit due to Lou Reed, John Cale went on to arrange and produce Nico's album triology The Marble Index, Desertshore and The End, laying the foundations of what was later to become Goth. He furthermore produced those milestone debut albums by The Stooges, Patti Smith and The Modern Lovers, leading up the path on the way to Punk and Alternative Music. His own solo output is characterized through his limitless musical versatility, styles varing from Rock, Pop, Punk, Alternative, Goth, Industrial, Electronica, Jazz, Blues, Country, Avantgarde, Classical and Neo-Classical, etc. Not only is JC one of the most influential characters in the early shaping of what was to become Punk and Alternative Music, but easily one of the most versatile musicians in modern music. Yet, on the other hand he is possibly the most underrated musician in Rock history, it beggars belief. My personal Music God! I don't know whether you are familiar with any of his music or productions, but in case that's not the case, I can only recommend you to give this man a listen. I'd be dying to know your opinion about him, maybe you could let me know sometime, cheers. P. S.: I've got tons of Cale uploads and various playlists trying to showcase Cale's musical genius. Maybe you like to pop around my channel and go ForARide on a JC excursion. I think you won't be disappointed, but be prepared to expect the unexpected. Congrats to your 10 000 subscribers, here's another one. Keep up your great uploads, there's a few of your uploads I still need to comment on (esp. Post-Punk and Goth). Cheers, and take care!

I've had the first Human Sexual Response album for years but just recently found out that the drummer was Malcolm Travis who played in Sugar. Rich Gilbert was also in the band, who play with Frank Black and the Catholics and is a great guitarist. I only have one or two Shoes albums but haven't heard the one you showed, I'll have to check it out. For the Scientists, I'm a big fan of their first two singles/EPs, one was reissued recently (also on Numero) and the other is a bit tough to find. I had a cool Australian punk compilation in high school that had these so they carry some memories. Love that debut The Church album. Great collection! I'll have to think on my top 3 but likely records you showed or mentioned (love that Agent Orange album). Have a good weekend -scott

Aside from a few reggae albums I love, you pretty much covered all my bases! Great round up. My top 5 favorites from 1981 would be English Beat, Rush, Stiff Little Fingers, Echo and the Bunnymen, and The Police. There is a special place in my heart for Penguin Cafe Orchestra, if you like that kind of thing. Did you mention Suburban Lawns (I know them from you!)? Shout outs also to Stranglers, Shoes, dB's, and OMD!

Hanna, great video dedicated to a great year. 1981 was around the time I started paying attention to music and I can distinctly remember Pat Benetar and Foreigner 4 playing on the clock radio in the kitchen while eating breakfast. Radio stations in Fayetteville North Carolina were not the hot bed of music that I now gravitate towards. For 1981 lps you didn’t mention I would add: David Bowie “ChangesTwoBowie”, Eurthmics “in the Garden”, Oingo boingo” only a lad, OMD “Architecture & Mortality”& U2 “October”.

I got Police “Ghost in the Machine” Christmas 1981. Other 1981’s : Since you like power pop, I strongly recommend Great Buildings “Apart from the Crowd” . It’s Danny Wilde and Phil Solem long before their Rembrandts days . Cheap Trick “All Shook Up “ and I think The Producers first album came out in ‘81 as well

Great video Hanna.I completely respect ur opinion on Rush who happen to be since they’re not quite ur taste but it’s an absolute classic with some New Wave leanings on it.I completely agree with you on Nick Cave and The Birthday Party,they’re both just something I might not be able get into.I own the Who’s Face Dances as well which I got mainly for the cover but they’re one of my favourite bands and I like them out of all bands that came out of the British Invasion.Juju from Siouxsie and the Banshees an absolute Post Punk/Goth Rock classic from top to bottom and another album I love is Psychedelic Furs’ Talk Talk Talk which just packs a Post Punk punch.U2’s October is a very underrated album by the band,Controversy by Prince is a great album and btw The Tubes’ Completion Backward Principal is a great album but their albums from the 70s are great zany art rock albums especially their debut and finally loved the joke you made about Kevin Bacon and Comsat Angels lol..take care and again great video! ✌️😎🎶

My favorite 3 albums from 1981 are: Ultravox - Rage in Eden, Echo & the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here and U2 - October.

Hey, O!...Great call on Squeeze("killer song/killer album")....The pop perfection of this band simply can't be matched... Their best work rivals The Beatles, talk about high expectations!....Keep rocking the 80's and Take Care, Ghostrider Rick

“Weird Love”, 1986, is my favorite alb by The Scientists, and Beasts Of Bourbon (another band w/ Kim Salmon) are also pretty cool. Check out their “Sour Mash”, 1988 album. My Top 5 for 1981 are Wipers “Youth Of America” / The Replacements “Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash” / The Gun Club “Fire Of Love” / Black Flag “Damaged” / Agent Orange “Living In Darkness”. Looking forward to see your overview of 1982; another great year for music! :^)

Neat video Hanna…most records I never heard of…lol !! My favorites would be Van Halen, The Rolling Stones & Joan Jett because I am pretty much a classic rock fan. (The Who favorite band for me too !!!) But I remember liking Echo & the Bunnymen & Psychadelic Furs. And of course Tom Petty & U2. I was in my 20’s then. Whew !!! it takes me a while to watch your videos because I am pausing to go to Amazon Prime and hearing what you recommend. I don’t like all of it but I give it a listen anyway…because it’s so much fun !!!! Thanks for your efforts…You are amazing !!!

Wow, Kraftwerk, The Birthday Party (I really like them and Nick Cave solo stuff). Echo and the Bunnymen, Black Flag, Duran Duran...such good stuff. That AC/DC LP is a good album. I don't care for all of their stuff, but their earlier releases are good. I really enjoy you creating these videos featuring different years. Brings back some great memories. Robyn Hitchcock is amazing as is The Soft Boys. What a great songwriter. Would love to find some vinyl at the thrifts by him. Crossing my fingers! I too still love CDs, nothing bad about them at all. Not heard The Who's "Face Dances." Do need to check out their later music. "Hooligans" is fantastic. Was thrilled to score a copy for less than $10 a while back. Hmm...regarding The Tubes, I couldn't get into them, found a couple of their LPs at the thrift. The only song that I liked was "She's a Beauty." The Gun Club is good and catchy. Siouxsie and the Banshees is my favorite goth band. Sold my Siouxsie vinyl back in the '90s. Had some 12 inch imports of theirs too. All gone. I could cry. The Police are excellent and I'm a huge fan. I never see their vinyl at record stores. Drooling over your Killing Joke vinyl. So good. Keep up the interesting and fun videos, always enjoyable.

John McGeoch’s guitar work on JuJu is fantastic.

So much awesomeness

X & kraftwerk great albums,my faves are sparks"whomp that sucker",prince"controversy",stranglers"la folie"

Excellent video! 1981 is one of my favorite musical years for sure. Something about those 01 years..1971, 1981, 1991..seems like musicians really get influenced by the ending of a decade and start a new one with releasing great songs. DEVO, The Police, Killing Joke, The Pretenders, what a year!

Great selection as always. Pete Townshend has had a few releases already solo check them out. Keep healthy and well dear.

Rickie Lee Jones- "Pirates" Replacements- "Sorry, Ma..." Clash- "Sandinista" Raybeats- "Guitar Beat" Kinks- "Give the People What They Want Great picks, young lady.

Personal favorite from 1981: King Crimson's Discipline. "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" by Eno and David Byrne is also a favorite from that year. Nice video.

Good Morning Hanna 🌞 ! - 1981 was Awesome 👌 for Post-Punk with two of my all time favorites leading the way - Sleep No More by The Comsat Angels just edges out Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen. Martin Gore covered Gone from Sleep No More. Other great albums by The Sound , The Au Pairs , U2 , The Psychedelic Furs , The Cure , Killing Joke , The Fall , New Order , The Teardrop Explodes .. & so many others. Grace Jones did the remarkable Nightclubbing & Prince struck gold with Controversy ( Do Me Baby a classic track ) The Human League did the perfect pop album with Dare 👁 👁 ! & my favorite musican Tom Verlaine put out his best solo album Dreamtime 👌 What a year & you covered it magnificently ! Oh , Wall Of Voodoo & Simpleminds also had great albums that year .. 😆 - Too much good stuff ! Eno & Byrne OK 👍 👋

Hanna, I was fortunate (and old enough) to see Echo & the Bunnymen on the U.S. tours for their first four albums. I have to say, during 1981 - 1983 they were absolutely one of the best live bands around. Funny thing is that them and The Teardrop Explodes were supposed to play at Hurrah late in 1979 (before their first albums were released) anyway that night my brother and I went to the Palladium to see Spizzenergi, the fall and the Buzzcocks and when that show was over we rushed up to Hurrah on W.62 Street only to find out the show was cancelled because neither band could get working Visas.....that would have been a fantastic night. As far as Echo & the Bunnymen go, I still listen to the first three albums the forth one wore thin on me and I stopped listening to it about 1985. Glad to see you're back to posting videos.

Hi Hanna! Great list; there are a lot of bands you mentioned that I'll have to check out. I was 20 in 1981 and still leaned toward more mainstream music. Having said that, here are some of my favorites from that year, in no particular order: 1. Rick Springfield - "Working Class Dog" 2. Bee Gees - "Living Eyes" (criminally overlooked record because radio stations in the U.S. refused to play it). 3. Dave Edmunds - "Twangin'..." 4. Squeeze - "East Side Story" (probably my favorite in their catalogue). 5. George Harrison - "Somewhere In England" 6. Electric Light Orchestra - "Time" 7. Art Garfunkel - "Scissors Cut" 8. Hall & Oates - "Private Eyes" 9. The Police - "Ghost In the Machine" 10. ABBA - "The Visitors" 11. Elvis Costello - "Trust" Side note - I saw The Who in 1980 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tickets were $12!! I was on the floor with a great view. Loudest band I've ever seen, but a great show. Craig in NC

Hey Hanna, what a mammoth undertaking - and all for a year i might have casually (incorrectly!!) written off as 'meh'. I think that is what the joy is with your year series videos - you lay the facts out for all to see. And facts are it was a sh!t hot year for music! Can absolutely feel the aftershocks of punk in many artists, less musically than that the artists were liberated to follow their vision and achieve a proficiency/mastery as 1981 rolls into view. And that's before you even get to peaking movements like Power Pop! So many good albums, too little time to list, so I will just say it's fantastic to see you continuing to fly the Church Flag, and for the Scientists you probably wanna check out 1983's 'Blood Red River' (or the comp 'Blood Red River 1982-84') - it's where they went deeper off their punk roots into the 'swamp-rock'/proto-grunge sounds. In a way some of it has a punk/roots Gun Club feel, but different again). Thank you for making this video (and I don't envy you filing everything back away). Cheers- Dean

I have nearly all the albums you showed from your collection and none of the albums you showed from Chris's. There are plenty of other channels to see those. Your channel is one of the only ones I've found with the good stuff. Keep it coming.

Comsat Angels are a great band too. “Talk Talk Talk” is my favorite Furs album. Martin Atkins plays some of the best rhythms on “Flowers Of Romance”. The Church are on of my favorite bands.

Your selections bring back fond memories. Totally agree with you on the brilliance of Elvis Costello (particularly his early stuff - everything up to and including Imperial Bedroom I thought was amazing). I love Trust and I agree it is underrated. East Side Story by Squeeze is definitely another classic. In fact I saw Squeeze opening for EC that year on their “English Mugs” tour. Fantastic show! Another amazing show that year, one of my all-time favourite sets, was Stiff Little Fingers at the Commodore Ballroom. They made their entrance with the instrumental “Go For It” playing over the PA in the background (something that wasn’t really done very much in those days). After donning their gear they erupted into the opening riffs of “Roots, Rockers….” with many a Pete T air jumps in tow! Unbelievable. Re: Gun Club FOL. Groundbreaking album. Even in 1981, listening on the local university station, JLP sounded so different from the UK dominant punk and post punk stuff that was in high rotation. Undertones “Positive Touch” is a desert island disc for me. Love the Beatles influences updated, so many great quirky pop moments, and great vocals by Feargal Sharkey. Could go on and on with (most of ) your selections! Here’s a few more that I would add to that list: - The Vapors - Magnets. This is a truly underappreciated album in my opinion. Melodically rich yet dark and suffocating at the same time. I think it’s a bit of a concept album, very dystopian. The cover says it all. Some amazing songs on this album. - The Distractions - Nobody’s Perfect. Not sure if this was 1980 or 1981 but this is an absolute power pop classic from start to finish. From Manchester I think. - Madness - 7. The same great songs but significantly more biting lyrics, channeling Ray Davies and Paul Weller. Excellent album and a huge step forward. - The Clash - Sandinista. Lots of mixed reviews but this is an excellent set. Not all their experimentation worked but still chockful of great tunes. If this was released as a double LP it would have been an undisputed classic. - A few others….Romeo Void (Never Say Never EP), TV21 (A Thin Red Line). The Human League (Dare) and Go-Go’s (Beauty And The Beat) were also noteworthy and groundbreaking pop albums.

Hanna , great video, very informative.

These videos are fun. Tom Petty Hard Promises The Rolling Stones Tattoo You (the bonus disc on the recent anniversary issue is as good the original album) The Police Ghost in the Machine Squeeze East Side Story The Pretenders II The Who Faces Dances The dB's Stands For DeciBels (I think the UK release says "deciBels") Joan Jett I Love Rock and Roll

Choosing my top 5 from 1981 is an enjoyable conundrum. At this moment they are Killing Joke - What's This For, Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination, A Certain Ratio - To Each, Grace Jones - Nightclubbing . . and New Order - Movement. Next week it could include albums by Human League, The Fall, Japan, Soft Cell, Psychedelic Furs, Yello, Ultravox, John Foxx, Bill Nelson, Fad Gadget, The Cure, Siousxie & The Banshees, Echo & The Bunnymen (the 12" of A Promise has a fantastic B side - Broke My Neck) Cabaret Voltaire and (The) Associates . . although Fourth Drawer Down is more of a compilation.

Hi Hanna, Great video. A favourite year of mine as well. My #1 for that year is Elvis's Trust. Beautifully recorded and incredible bass. The Attractions in top form (esp. Steve Nieve). Love Clubland, New Lace Sleeves, White Knuckles. #2 would be East Side Story by Squeeze. Loved that band on this one and the previous, Argy Bargy. Other faves that you showed: The Pretenders II (Message of Love - that ending - superb!), The Police. On the mainstream side: Rush, Stevie, Phil Collins, The Who, The Cars - I had them all. Some you might have missed: Human League: Dare, Ultravox: Rage in Eden (The Thin Wall was cool), Rickie Lee Jones: Pirates (amazing, sad, jazz-pop), Eno/Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (good companion to Remain in Light). Cheers.

By the way, I really enjoyed your article in Big Stir Magazine. It was cool learning how you first got exposed to The Who and The Byrds. And I was psyched to see Matthew Sweet's "In Reverse" included in your Top Ten! It's my favorite album of his. I was introduced to the genre courtesy of The Raspberries. I'm ancient enough to remember hearing "Go All The Way" on AM radio when I was 11 years old. I bought the 45 and haven't looked back since.

Great stuff, Hanna! My favorite album of 1981 is pretty unheralded, so I've got to preach a little when the subject comes up. Midnight Oil's Place Without a Postcard! Most know them only for their 1987 hit, Beds Are Burning, but they have an entire catalogue of amazing material. Place Without a Postcard is their transition from post-punk to their signature sound and is both raw and catchy as hell. Highlight tracks: Don't Wanna Be the One, Someone Else to Blame, Written in the Heart.

Nice to hear about POSITIVE TOUCH by The Undertones, i really love that record since i was13 (54 now...)

Nice list.I had most of these back in the day.I loved your article.If you have not already:early Scritti Politti,Crime and the City Solution,Pale Fountains,Lounge Lizards,Slovenly,The Longshoremen,Meat Beat Manifesto and the list goes on and on.Oh yeah,don't sleep on Man...Or Astro Man.Cheers

Many of your records are stellar. I especially love Japan. I'm 47 and have been a monstrous fan of Japan and Sylvian since I was around 15 or 16. Really enjoy revisiting many of these albums! Siouxsie will always be way up there as well! I wish we could all get paid to talk about cool music all day. Obviously this would be the absolute dream career.

I turned twelve in '81, the year I really started buying and collecting LPs - my Top 5 of that year in retrospective: The Police - Ghost in the Machine Fischer Z - Red Skies over Paradise Kraftwerk - Computerwelt David Bowie - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (SOundtrack) The Human League - Dare (and a lot of others you mentioned ... - I agree: a fantastic record year)

My top 10 albums from 1981 1. Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry 2. Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love 3. Whitesnake - Come And Get It 4. Foreigner - Foreigner 4 5. Styx - Paradise Theater 6. Van Halen - Fair Warning 7. Rainbow - Difficult To Cure 8. Journey - Escape 9. Rush - Moving Pictures 10. The Police - Ghost In The Machine

Hey Hanna! Clearly, 1981 was a stellar year in music and you touched on so many great albums. I know you're not a metal fan, but I think my sentimental favorite release from that year is 'Too Fast For Love' the debut from Mötley Crüe. This record is a blazing mix of glam, metal and pop with a dash of punk. Even if you don't really like traditional hard rock/metal, give this one a listen...I think you'll dig it. Only album by The Tubes that I own is the Todd Rundgren-produced 'Remote Control' (1979). Side 1 is a perfect album side for me...so awesome. Lastly, I wanted to let you know that I usually have to turn the volume WAY up on your videos to hear you. Maybe it's just my old ears, but thought it worth mentioning. A clip-on mic (or something similar) isn't much $ and would help boost your audio. Take care!

Hats off to you for moving a picture over Rush. The final song on the album is " Vital Signs ". The band always made a point of leaving some room for an experiment. Vital Signs showed they weren't going to stay in Tom Sawyer mode. RUSH were big fans of the Talking Heads and the Police. They were not beyond taking in influences from other sources. Your partner is a huge AC/DC fan, so am I. I'm sorry I didn't see them live. Best, never stop the music.

Nice that you put Bella Donna on this list. I love that album. So solid. Definitely has it’s own vibe.