Ask people what their favorite Pet Shop Boys album is, and their answers will vary--but ask people what the most important Pet Shop Boys album is, and 9 out of 10 West End girls will say Very. The snide ambiguities that churned behind prior PSB posturings were ripped away on this release, with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe finally pulling more than punches. Self-awareness is one of the major themes on Very, with "Yesterday When I Was Mad," showing the band could send up themselves as well as their friends and lovers; meanwhile, "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Type of Thing" both carries one of the Boys' best melody lines and serves as one of their most literal confessions. There's also a more threatening, foreboding tone to the record as set by the opening "Can You Forgive Her" and the closing Village People cover, "Go West." Originally an anthem leading gay men to San Francisco's promised land, the Pet Shop Boys' version is delivered from the beleaguered trenches in the war against AIDS. The results are as ominous as they are brilliant. --Steve Gdula, Amazon's Editorial Review

Nightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Grace Jones, released on 11 May 1981 by Island Records. Recorded at Compass Point Studios with producers Alex Sadkin and Island Records' president Chris Blackwell, as well as a team of session musicians rooted by rhythm section Sly & Robbie, the album marked her second foray into a new wave style that blends a variety of genres, including reggae, art pop, dub, synth-pop and funk. The album comprises a mixture of cover versions from artists including Bill Withers, Iggy Pop and Astor Piazzolla, and original songs, three of which were co-written by Jones.
The album received positive reviews upon its release, including being voted best album of the year by writers of the UK music magazine NME, and continues to be praised by critics, with reviewers commending the singer's unique sound and organic fusion of genres. The album entered in the top 10 in five countries, and became Jones' highest-ranking record on the US Billboard mainstream albums and R&B charts. Six singles were released from the album, including the hits "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)".
Critics and scholars have noted the album's influence on popular music, especially how its unique sound has been emulated by both pop and alternative acts, and how the persona Jones adopted – deeply influenced by art and fashion – has had an enduring influence in modern female pop singers. Around the time of the album's release, she adopted her characteristic androgynous look which would become popular in fashion. Nightclubbing is now widely considered Jones' best studio album[1] and the record that cemented her pop icon status.

The Cure 在1989年推出了这张大热门专辑《Disintegration》。《Disintegration》同时也是 Robert Smith“悲情三部曲”的第二部(第一部是《Pornography》，第三部是《Bloodflowers》)，显得黑暗诱人，带着神秘和忧郁，整张专辑有着催眠曲一样的感觉，没有了乐队以前的黑暗绝望的作风，尽管专辑的基调比以前更为忧郁。The Cure 的音乐罕见的变得迷人了起来。好像在无垠的大海里，仰望夜空闪亮的星光，慢慢下沉，痛苦浸透，安详地窒息。铺天盖地的深蓝色键盘，孤寂而灿烂的吉他，黑暗中幻化出彩色光芒的贝司，沉稳压抑而华丽眩目的鼓，还有 Robert Smith 凄美冷艳的歌声......

produced by Toshio Nakanishi (also known from the Plastics band w/ Chica Sato).

Heads and Hearts, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) is the fourth album by The Sound.

Виктор Цой（维克多－崔/Viktor Tsoi）,Кино乐队（电影乐队）的灵魂人物，前苏联的摇滚英雄，在俄罗斯，象猫王、列农一样成为文化符号，音乐风格明显受到英美的早期摇滚影响，听起来有点象Lou Reed那种早期朋克的感觉，又有象Joy Division式的自省，兼有俄罗斯音乐的沉重忧郁，而其内容则针贬时政，呼唤自由，尖锐而具有感染力。仅这些描述是难以表达出他们的音乐，俄罗斯在 1999推出一套八位已故歌唱艺术家的邮票，维克多.崔位列其中，可见其影响。
巧合的是中国的摇滚教父崔健居然和他是同族，同姓，同龄，在同一个时代，同样是从压抑向开放的过渡期中开始了摇滚之路，在两个最大的社会主义国家，居然出现两位惊人相似的精神偶像，感叹！遗憾的是一位英年早逝，一位早已磨平棱角。

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is the seventh studio album by English rock band The Cure, released in May 1987.
The album helped put The Cure into the American mainstream, becoming their first album to reach the Billboard Top 40 (achieving Platinum certification). It was also a big international success, as was its predecessor, The Head on the Door, reaching the Top 10 in numerous countries.

Mondo Bongo是西班牙语，在西班牙语，Mondo是巨大的意思，而Bongo是小鼓，合起来是“大鼓”的意思。Mondo Bongo其实是哥伦比亚古老的原住民音乐（西班牙语是哥伦比亚的语言），它真实的意思是“奔放与狂野”，引申自当地居民娱乐喜庆时演奏用的大鼓。

The Smiths在英国的流行音乐史上有着与Pink Floyd一样并驾齐驱的地位,是80年代英国最闪耀的一支乐团，主音Morrisey和吉它手JohnnyMarr是乐团的中坚人物。1982年夏天，他们决定录制样带，于是乐团吸收了鼓手Mike Joyce和贝司手Andy Rourke，后者也是Marr的校友，那一年Marr、Mike和Andy都是19岁。第二年春天，乐团与独立厂牌Rough Trade签约了，并发行了第一张单曲“Hand In Glove”，它打入了Top 50。

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Consisting of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce, critics consider the band one of the most important to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. Consisting of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce, critics consider the band one of the most important to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.

The Police是眾多英国新浪潮乐团中，率先於1979年以单曲Roxanne打进美国排行榜的乐团，从此以后，每推出一张专辑都有相当不错的口碑，市场接受度也相当不错，而1983年的Synchronicity这张专辑更是让The Police扬名立万、扬眉吐气之作。
『史汀』是该团的灵魂人物，同时也负责全部的词曲写作，单曲Every Breath You Take是一首谈论男女情爱略带黄色的歌曲，推出后即扶摇直上，勇夺冠军宝座，并蝉联八週冠军；更是当年年终单曲排行榜冠军。(让Micheal Jackson的Thriller饮恨而归，囊括所有大奖之餘，独漏年终最佳单曲。)整张专辑中King Of Pain、Wrapped Around Your Finger及Synchronicity，也是相当不错的曲子