1980s' other Progressive Rock than Neo-Prog?

I've read that the 80s sucks by more than one person, but I love the 80s. Focusing on what is in PA (and there is a heck of a lot that I love and think progressive outside of PA)...

1980-1984

Abus Dangereux - Le quatrième mouvement (1980, Jazz-Rock, Zeuhl)
Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982, Art Pop, Experimental, Electronic)
Aksak Maboul - Un peu de l'âme des bandits (1980, Rock in Opposition)
Art Bears - The World as It Is Today (1981, RIO/ Avant Prog)
Art Zoyd - Génération sans futur (1980, Rock in Opposition)
Art Zoyd - Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités (1981, R.I.O.)
Art Zoyd - Phase IV (1982, R.I.O.)
Art Zoyd - Les espaces inquiets (1983, R.I.O.)
Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino (1982, Art Rock)
Bobby Beausoleil and The Freedom Orchestra - Lucifer Rising (1980, Psych Rock)
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980, Art Rock)
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (1981, No Wave) (don't think he is in PA, but felt kind of weird leaving this out)
Kate Bush - Never for Ever (1980, Art/Progressive Pop)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982, Art/Progressive Pop)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station (1980, Exp./Art Rock)
Cardiacs - The Seaside (1984, Art Punk)
Codona - Codona 2, 1981, Jazz Fusion/ Indo Prog/Raga Rock)
Codona - Codona 3 (1983, Jazz Fusion/ Indo Prog/Raga Rock)
Lindsay Cooper - The Gold Diggers (1983, Avant Prog)
Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Liebezeit - Full Circle (1982, Krautrock)
Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance (1984, Darkwave, Gothic Rock)
Dün - Eros (1981, Avant-Prog, Zeuhl)
Eskaton - Ardeur (1980, Zeuhl)
Eskaton - 4 Visions (1981, Zeuhl)
Eskaton - Fiction (1983, Zeuhl)
Fabio Frizzi - L'aldilà/ The Beyond (1981, Horror Synth/ RPI)
Fabio Frizzi - Paura nella città dei morti viventi (1982, Film Score, RPI)
Peter Gabriel - 3/Melt (1980, Art Rock)
Patrick Gauthier - Bébé Godzilla, 1981, Zeuhl)
Goblin - Tenebre, 1982, Film Score, Electro-Disco, RPI)
Peter Hammill - A Black Box (1980, Art Rock)
Itoiz - Ezekiel, 1980, Prog Folk)
Kitaro - Silk Road II (1980, Electronic)
Kraftwerk - Computerwelt (1981, Synth Pop, Electronic)
Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar (1981, Avant-Prog, Zeuhl)
Magma - Rétrospective Vol. 1 & 2 (1981, Zeuhl, Jazz-Rock)
News From Babel - Work Resumed on the Tower (1984, Avant-Prog)
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981, Chamber Jazz)
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Broadcasting From Home (1984, Chamber Music)
Picchio dal Pozzo - Abbiamo tutti i suoi problemi (1980, Avant-Prog, Canterbury Sound)
Jean-Paul Prat - Masal (Jazz-Rock, Zeuhl)
Present - Triskaidékaphobie (1980, RIO/Avant Prog)
Rahmann - Rahmann (1980, Avant Prog, Jazz-Rock, Zeuhl)
The Residents - Mark of the Mole (1981, Experimental)
The Residents - The Tunes of Two Cities (1982, Art Pop, Experimental)
The Residents & Renaldo and The Loaf - Title in Limbo (1983, Exp. Rock)
Terry Riley "Celestial Valley" (Shri Camel, 1980, Minimalism, Electronic)
Slapp Happy "Charlie 'n Charlie" (Slapp Happy or Slapp Happy, 1980, Art Pop)
Snakefinger - Greener Postures (1980, Zolo, Exp. Rock)
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees (1984, Art Pop)
Tangerine Dream - Tangram (1980, Berlin School, Progressive Electronic)
A Thinking Plague - ...A Thinking Plague, 1984, Avant-Prog
This Heat - Deceit (1981, Exp. Rock, Post-Punk)
Univers Zéro - Ceux du dehors (1982, Rock in Opposition)
Univers Zéro - Uzed (1984, R.I.O.)
Von Zamla - Zamlaranamma (1982, R.I.O.)
Wha-Ha-Ha - Shinutokiwa Betsu (1981, Avant Prog)
Yog Sothoth - Yog Sothoth (Avant Prog, 1984)
Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor (1980, Rock in Opposition)
Zanov - In Course of Time (1983, Progressive Electronic, Berlin School)

1985-1989:

After Dinner - Paradise of Replica (1989, Art/Avant Pop/Folk, Japan)
Art Zoyd - Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer (Rock in Opposition, 1985, France)
Art Zoyd - Berlin (1987, Rock in Opposition, 1985, France)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985, Art Pop, England)
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (1989, Art Pop, England)
Camberwell Now - The Ghost Trade (1986, Avant Prog, Art Punk, England)
Cardiacs - Big Ship (1987, Art Punk, England)
Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window (1988, Art Punk, US)
Cardiacs - On Land and in the Sea (1989, Art Punk, England)
Coil - Horse Rotorvator (1986, Industrial, England)
Current 93 - Earth Covers Earth (1988, Neofolk, England)
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (1985, Neoclassical Darkwave, Gothic Rock, Australia)
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987, Neoclassical Darkwave, Australia)
Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg (1988, Neoclassical Darkwave, Australia)
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Ecophony Rinne (1986, Tribal Ambient, Japan)
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Symphonic Suite AKIRA (1988, Tribal Ambient, Japan)
Hellebore - Il y a des jours (1985, Avant Prog, France)
Miriodor - Rencontres (1986, Progressive Jazz/Rock, Canada)
Miriodor - Miriodor (1988, Avant Prog/Jazz, Canada)
News From Babel - Letters Home (1986, Avant Prog, England)
Present - Le poison qui rend fou (1985, Rock in Opposition, Belgium)
The Residents - God in Three Persons (1988, Exp./Avant Rock, US)
Shub-Niggurath - Shub-Niggurath (1985, Zeuhl, Avant Prog, France_
Shub-Niggurath - Les morts vont vite (1986, Zeuhl, Avant Prog, France)
Swans - Children of God (1987, Exp./ Gothic, Rock, US)
Swans - The Burning World (1989, Neofolk/ Gothic Ruck, US)
David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive (1987, Art Pop, England)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988, Post/Art Rock, England)
Thinking Plague - Moonsongs (1986, Avant Prog, US)
Thinking Plague - In This Life (1989, Avant Prog, US)
Univers Zéro - Heatwave (1986, Rock in Opposition, Belgium)
Robert Wyatt - Old Rottenhat (1985, Canterbury Scene, England)
John Zorn - Spillane (Avant-Garde, 1987, US)

Edited by Logan - January 29 2024 at 21:44