It’s been remarked that previous entries about classic albums have been top-loaded with bleak world events that occurred in 2009 and 1999.
So, without shovelling death and destruction into your face before celebrating notable rock, punk and metal releases from 1989, let’s concentrate on the more positive things that informed that year.
The Berlin Wall came down. That’s one! Erm…
Stephen Hawking melted minds with his book A Brief History of Time, while Coming To America, Big, Good Morning Vietnam and Die Hard were all released at the cinema.
The Cosby Show and Roseanne were the most popular TV shows in the U.S. and… oh. Right.
We tried. Let’s take a look at 10 releases which celebrated their 30th birthday this year.