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My Favourite Album From Every Year I’ve Been Alive (Part Two: 1979–1988)
Instability and discovery in the formative years
Welcome to Part Two in a series of stories about my favourite records. If you’ve just joined us for the journey, you can find out more in Part One, or check out the story from Paul who set this behemoth task.
The second decade of my life saw my love for music deepen, and led me to invest in a lot of records. I was given a basic three-in-one stereo system and played my records a lot. A couple of years later, I upgraded to my first hi-fi system, which lasted me thirty years. I learnt about bands new and old, discovered alternative radio, and dived into prog rock, punk and more metal. I went to my first concert at 14, and have seen more than 300 bands play live since. After a rough time in the early 80s, I consider myself fortunate to have grown up and spent my formative years (most of high school and university) in Melbourne.
Once again, I’ll chuck in a couple of clips/pics, and a playlist at the end.
Here we go!
1979: Head Injuries by Midnight Oil. I’ve written about the importance of Head Injuries elsewhere, and it easily wins 1979. Some iconic records made the cut, including Get The Knack by The Knack, The Wall by Pink Floyd, Highway To…
