When one decade ends and another begins, it\u2019s important to take notice. While in real time it seems like just another year, in reality the time shift and calendar change are often significant. A new number means a new era, which can often lead to a new creative mentality altogether.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s just what we wanted to dive into here below. We wanted to explore three seminal works at the beginning of the new decade of the 1980s. Indeed, these are three one-word classic rock albums from 1980<\/a> that we still totally stan. <\/p>\n \u2018Boy\u2019 by U2 (1980)<\/p>\n The Irish-born rock band U2 released its debut studio LP, Boy, in 1980. What followed was a groundbreaking career that led to an iconic batch of songs many music fans (including us) still look to today. Bono, The Edge, and the rest of the band struck a chord (pun intended!) with music audiences and it\u2019s a resonance that still exists today amongst millions. The group\u2019s debut release in 1980 included songs like \u201cI Will Follow\u201d, which displayed U2\u2019s echoing buzz\u2014its a sound that would be their signature for years to come. <\/p>\n \u2018Voices\u2019 by Hall & Oates (1980)<\/p>\n Known for some of the catchiest songs of the 1970s and 1980s, Daryl Hall and John Oates released their ninth studio album, Voices, in 1980. That LP included tunes like \u201cKiss On My List\u201d and \u201cYou Make My Dreams\u201d. It\u2019s funny\u2014just seeing those song titles, you can hear the bops begin in your head. You can hear the duo\u2019s rhythmic and melodic singing styles creep into your mind and make a happy home. That\u2019s the true power of songwriting\u2014when you can hear the song even if it\u2019s not really playing.<\/p>\n \u2018Autoamerican\u2019 by Blondie (1980)<\/p>\n Blondie did it all. In the 1970s and 1980s, the group vacillated elegantly between rock, disco, and even rap. They were crucial in helping to introduce the burgeoning genre to the world thanks to their friendship with Fab 5 Freddie. Indeed, the song \u201cRapture\u201d played a big part there (and for fans of the song, check out Blondie\u2019s Christmas<\/a> tune which uses some of the same instrumentation). Thank goodness for Blondie and for their 1980 LP, Autoamerican.<\/p>\n Photo by Michael Putland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When one decade ends and another begins, it\u2019s important to take notice. While in real time it seems…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[20278,2617,88,216,2156],"class_list":["post-524996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-1980s","tag-classic-rock","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rock-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}