Get Nervous is the fourth album by singer Pat Benatar, released in November 1982. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and stayed on the charts for 46 weeks. Three tracks from the album were released as singles: “Shadows of the Night”, “Little Too Late” and “Looking for a Stranger”; all reached … Read more
The Party’s Over is the debut album by Talk Talk. It was released in 1982 and produced by Colin Thurston, who was a former engineer for David Bowie but was better known for producing Duran Duran’s first two albums.
Under the Blade is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on Secret Records on September 18, 1982. (U.S. Sales Certification – Gold). It featured a very brutal and rough sound which was eventually totally ignored on a remixed re-release by Atlantic Records on July 14, 1985. The re-release also … Read more
Adding a new rhythm guitarist, Dire Straits expands its sounds and ambitions on the sprawling Love Over Gold. In a sense, the album is their prog rock effort, containing only five songs, including the 14-minute opener “Telegraph Road.” Since Mark Knopfler is a skilled, tasteful guitarist, he can sustain interest even throughout the languid stretches, … Read more
Chase the Dragon is the third studio album by British melodic rock band Magnum. It was released in 1982 on Jet Records. Overseen by Kansas producer Jeff Glixman, 1982’s Chase the Dragon would debut new keyboard player Mark Stanway, although he would make his live debut at Magnum’s appearance at the Reading Festival in 1980. … Read more
A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British electronic band Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder was part of a second tour in … Read more
Nebraska is the sixth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1982 on Columbia Records. Sparsely-recorded on a cassette-tape Portastudio, the tracks on Nebraska were originally intended as demos of songs to be recorded with the E Street Band. However, Springsteen ultimately decided to release the demos themselves. Nebraska remains one of the most highly-regarded … Read more
Winds of Change is a 1982 album by Jefferson Starship. It was the first studio album produced after Grace Slick rejoined the band as a full member. Aynsley Dunbar plays drums on the album, but was replaced by Donny Baldwin for the supporting tour. The album reached #26 on the Billboard charts.