1985

[Munurmunuh]

3 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Sadly never saw them live but did get to see The Mission and Fields of the Nephilim several times..

I saw the Mission in 1988 and again in 1989 and the Sisters in 1990 and.... and I knew I had missed out on the real thing. If I ever listen to the Mission now, it's so I can ask myself what the hell I thought I was doing.

[bartelby]

6 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Sadly never saw them live but did get to see The Mission and Fields of the Nephilim several times..

Same for me. I loved Nephs gigs.

[MacDaddy]

53 minutes ago, bartelby said:

Same for me. I loved Nephs gigs.

Did you cover yourself in flour?

[bassbiscuits]

1985 was right at the start of me getting properly into music and a year before I started learning bass. 

But thanks to my older brother I became very well acquainted with:

Iron Maiden - Live After Death

Scorpions - Worldwide Live

Motley Crue - Theatre of Pain 

Asia - Astra

WASP - The Last Command

Kiss - Asylum

AC/DC - Fly on the Wall

Maiden, Kiss and AC/DC in particular became the core of what I was into as a teenager. 

Edited April 26, 2021 by bassbiscuits

[bartelby]

Just now, MacDaddy said:

Did you cover yourself in flour?

Nope. I was still very much a metaller at the time. I used to get some evil looks due to my Anthrax or Suicidal Tendencies tees...

[PaulThePlug]

1985 for me, Hawkwind - Chronicle of the Black Sword, Hammersmith Odeon...

'85 Knebworth, Deep Purple... although Scorpions stoll the show!

Scorpions... Blackout Tour '82... I was13 Years old and my first 'Big' gig... Hammersmith Odeon... What a Show!

Also love their early stuff.

Edited April 26, 2021 by PaulThePlug

[ezbass]

I can think of albums that I bought in ‘85, but the one that I bought and was also released in that fine year was, Welcome To The Real World - Mr Mister.

Born In The USA was technically an ‘84 album IIRC, but I certainly didn’t acquire it until ‘85. It was the album that turned me around on Bruce Springsteen (I was rather on the fence up until then, my girlfriend at the time was a huge fan). His gig at Wembley in ‘85 still rates in my top 5 gigs ever.

[BassTractor]

Following the pattern set out in the OP,

I didn't buy:
Steve Morse: "Stand Up" (didn't know about it until a few years ago)
Art Zoyd: "Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer" (should've been autobuy after "Les espaces inquiets")
Sonic Youth: "Bad Moon Rising" (still haven't heard it, which is weird)
Megadeth: "Killing Is My Business ..." (dunno why not)
Metallica: "Ride the Lightning" (bought later than "...and Justice for All")

... but did buy:
Dire Straits: "Brothers in Arms"
Phil Collins: "No Jacket Required"

The latter two became insufferable to me after just a few listens, but happily, good relationships with the record shop meant I was allowed to swap them. Nice.
 

[Rich]

Thanks to this thread and its Vow Wow chat, my earworm all day has been the main riff from 'Hurricane'. Good tune, so I'm not complaining

4 hours ago, ezbass said:

I can think of albums that I bought in ‘85, but the one that I bought and was also released in that fine year was, Welcome To The Real World - Mr Mister.

Good album. I always thought they were very underrated.