http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=1049&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rssTop '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online'80s Alternativeen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:02:06 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=1049&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.153&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:01 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.153 art.153 U2 art.153 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.153&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.153&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss The Joshua Tree (1987) and the following year's Rattle & Hum capped the first phase of the band's career. The '90s were U2's pop decade, as they at once embraced and undercut their mega-star status, experimenting with dance beats and multimedia theatrics. Beginning with 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2 returned to their rock roots and embarked upon a "mature" career phase that included record-setting tour grosses and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. No Line on the Horizon -- released in March 2009, 30 years after their debut EP -- suggested that the band had no intention of slowing down. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4162&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Jangle Pop Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:16 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4162 art.4162 R.E.M. art.4162 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4162&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4162&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Life's Rich Pageant, generally regarded as the band's fourth near-perfect album in a row when it came out in 1986, gave them an untouchable cache among their peers and fans. This popularity grew with the advent of alternative-themed radio stations and video shows on MTV, finally breaking when Green came out in 1988 and "The One I Love" became an inescapable MTV/radio hit. Out of Time followed in 1991 and yielded "Losing My Religion," which remains their most popular song today. The next three albums sold in astronomical numbers, and in 1997 Warner Bros paid them $80 million to re-up their contract. After signing the deal, founding bass player Bill Berry opted to leave the band, and between 1997 and 2008 R.E.M. released four studio albums amid a few collections and a live set. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1179&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Goth Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:52 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1179 art.1179 The Cure art.1179 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1179&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1179&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Pornography and Faith. Smith's formerly monotone vocals took a turn upon the release of The Top in '84 and suddenly he had adopted a kind of feline yelp in his vocals, and tracks like "The Caterpillar" bubbled with an odd, lively energy. Through the end of the '80s the band honed their incredible pop skills to much acclaim as "In Between Days" and "Just Like Heaven" piped out of every incense-lit bedroom from here to Calcutta. Just as their early fan base had begun to drift as the band explored the exceedingly vibrant pop of "Why Can't I Be You" and "Hot Hot Hot!!!," they released Disintegration in '89. A wonderfully dark and beautiful record, marked by Smith's relentlessly stunning guitar work and fluid imagery, it proved to be the band's biggest success. It also laid the groundwork for how the band would spend most of the '90s. Spiking their work with an almost irritating giddiness and melodic melancholy, the band continue to be masters of lush, crimson-hued pop.]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4049&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss New Wave Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:16 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4049 art.4049 Talking Heads art.4049 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4049&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4049&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Fear Of Music (1979), the band began to radiate a kind of somber power, as they beefed up their previously lean sound with African rhythms. Remain In Light followed in 1980, and remains one of the more striking albums of that decade or any other. The rhythms were meticulous and yet completely driving, while the production was highly experimental with enough conventional flourishes to make "Once In A Lifetime" a radio success. Their blueprint now set, the group became hugely successful over the course of the 1980s, and their 1984 concert film is widely considered one of the best ever made. Their music was so immediate that their world beat-inspired songs still sound unique in whatever context they're heard. The group gave official notice that it was disbanding in 1991, bringing an inevitable close to one of the most creative and experimental commercially successful acts in rock 'n' roll. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.746&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Jangle Pop Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:22 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.746 art.746 The Smiths art.746 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.746&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.746&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, the Mancunian's first number one-selling album in the U.S. - Chad Driscoll]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Noise Pop Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:42 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55993 art.55993 Pixies art.55993 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Surfer Rosa, the Pixies' 1988 full-length debut of skronked-out, surf-damaged punk-pop, was a revelation to just about everyone who heard it. At first listen the remedial chord progressions, utterly nonsensical lyrics, and bizarre delivery sounded like the flailings of inept college rockers with a psychotropic casualty for a lead singer, but once the hooks were in, there was no escape. The Bostonians reminded everyone how to write a perfect, repetitive song that you knew by heart two seconds in. With wonder-twin powers Black Francis and Kim Deal writing paeans to sexually charged dementia, an idiosyncratic guitar sound, and what sounded like the Jolly Green Giant playing drums, the Pixies took the alt-rock world by storm, releasing four near-perfect records before self-destructing under the weight of their own talent, in 1993, after opening U2's Zoo TV tour. In their wake, Deal went full-time with her side-project the Breeders and began working on Last Splash, which would eventually go gold in the U.S., and Black -- as Frank Black -- starting penning a solo eponymous debut, which didn't fair so well. In 2004 -- with disparate and storied careers -- Deal, Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering reunited for a North American tour and several dates at European summer festivals. The group is currently rumored to be working on a new studio album, the first since 1991. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2728&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Metal Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:55 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2728 art.2728 Jane's Addiction art.2728 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2728&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2728&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5081&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Modern Pop Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:26 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5081 art.5081 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5081&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5081&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.288&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Noise Rock Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:13:24 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.288 art.288 Sonic Youth art.288 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.288&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.288&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss EVOL in 1986 signaled the end of Sonic Youth's anarchic primitivism and the dawning of their golden age. They were gradually transforming bouts of alternate tuning overkill into tightly crafted song. Daydream Nation (1988) remains their pinnacle achievement, a thematically coherent pastiche of Gen-X cynicism, sonic tube disasters and surreal guitar passages that chime like harps in a hailstorm. The work of Sonic Youth is all the more remarkable for being almost entirely self-produced and truly collaborative in origin. Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo all lend a hand in writing and singing, which sometimes produces the jarring effect of listening to three different bands on the same album. - Chad Driscoll]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1113&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:06 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1113 art.1113 The Replacements art.1113 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1113&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1113&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4178&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss New Folk Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:54 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4178 art.4178 Violent Femmes art.4178 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4178&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4178&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42634&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Brit Pop/Brit Rock Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:22 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42634 art.42634 XTC art.42634 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42634&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42634&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3931&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Noise Pop Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:44 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3931 art.3931 Dinosaur Jr. art.3931 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3931&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3931&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5698&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5698 art.5698 Soul Asylum art.5698 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5698&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5698&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Grave Dancers Union in 1993 that they started to find the national fame for which they had so long worked. The band's hit singles -- "Someone to Shove," "Runaway Train," and "Misery" -- rode the pop charts for a brief window, but were somewhat overshadowed by lead vocalist Dave Pirner's relationship with actor Winona Ryder. The group continues to tour, recently releasing Candy from a Stranger. The tracks offered here are from the band's arguably strongest period, its mid-‘80s tenure on Twin Tone. At that time, the Minneapolis triumvirate of Husker Du, Soul Asylum and the Replacements seemed almost unbeatable in the "alternative" pantheon.]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5913&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:15:13 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5913 art.5913 Butthole Surfers art.5913 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5913&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5913&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Weird Revolution on Hollywood Records. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2838&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Punk Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:55 -0800 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2838 art.2838 Fugazi art.2838 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2838&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2838&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss 13 Songs. Ian MacKaye's Hardcore bellow and Gibson SG marched alongside Guy Piccioto's (formerly of Rites of Spring) demonic rasp and flailing Rickenbacker, serving notice to Punk's intelligentsia under the watchful eye of a razor-sharp, self-editing rhythm section. Six subsequent albums have shown Fugazi's continually evolving ear for sonic craftsmanship; writing and producing works that owe an equal amount to the Beatles and Radiohead as they do Gang of Four and AC/DC. Having reached a certain state of maturation, Fugazi have, to their credit, perhaps given themselves over to musical craft rather than live famously in direct contradiction to a self-made identity.]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1977&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:33 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1977 art.1977 Meat Puppets art.1977 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1977&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1977&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Meat Puppets II, they might be considered the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. Released at a time when country was still considered dumb hick music by the legions of underground rock enthusiasts immersed in the D.C. Hardcore scene -- and with Palace Brothers still a long way off -- the record is the Sweetheart of the Rodeo of its generation. Rooted in the weird landscapes of the southwestern desert they came from, the Meat Puppets's fractured country/punk songs offered a never-before encountered number of chops that were, on top of it all, psychedelic as hell. They released great records into the '90s -- ever honing their craft -- but for many of their early fans, their sound became a little over-honed as the looseness and throw-away attitude of their Punk origins gave way to rigid musicianship and a creeping Zappa feel. Still, the Meat Puppets stand as one of the great bands of the 1980s. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.871&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Homemade Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:42:59 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.871 art.871 Daniel Johnston art.871 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.871&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.871&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.596&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Pop Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:08:49 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.596 art.596 The Vaselines art.596 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.596&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.596&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56759&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:44:28 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56759 art.56759 Mission of Burma art.56759 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56759&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56759&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss OnoffOn in 2004 and Aluminum Washcloth in 2006. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9637577&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:39:12 -0700 Top '80s Alternative Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9637577 art.9637577 The Mice art.9637577 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9637577&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9637577&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fartist-chart.rss