The first Big Country album is phenomenal. They were a 'one hit wonder' with the song that everybody knows, but the rest of the album is so well-written and crafted.
It's also one of those racism-demolished albums. I bought it back in 1985, listened to it a million times, and only in 2021 did I realize that the bassist is not just black, but blackity-black. No one cared back then.
If you're in a Scottish mood, Simple Minds are way, way cooler than you think they are (unless you're a fan).
I think you've mentioned dabbling in French, right? I was introduced to "Sinnerman" via the song "Gibraltar" by Abd Al Malik. Absolutely fantastic if you have a few minutes. His French is so clear and seductive.
Of course... these days the politics of the song is.. well, maybe not important.
I'm surprised that you're one of the only (few?) people in this thread making this point:
If Germany had done it but won...totally justified
As we saw with covid -- giving untested vaccines to 3yr olds -- 'ethics' mean absolutely nothing to the globalists.
Germany's an odd case -- they had developed Sarin, then the most potent nerve gas in history, but of course, being honourable, didn't use it on their enemies... This despite the countless lives it could have saved!!!
They also didn't use it during the holofrost for, you know, reasons.
Uh... tell me you're from Canada without telling me?
Platinum Blonde's first album is legit great, probably one of the best new-wave albums in history, and it still gets an emotional reaction out of me forty (!) years later.
I saw them a few times at big open-air concerts -- not the best for their sound.