Name the Best of the 80's

off_world · 11-09-2002, 05:04 PM

Missing Persons
Duran Duran
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Smiths
The Cure
Big Country
Adam Ant
Toto
Loverboy
A-ha

Ultravox

Can't think of anything right now because I had too many martinis.

sigh · 11-09-2002, 05:19 PM

depeche mode
new order
the smiths
pixies (late 80s)

off_world · 11-09-2002, 06:17 PM

Shit, forgot about New Order...Great band

Also, Joy Division (pre-New Order)

KrintixXaneris · 11-09-2002, 07:53 PM

Quote:

depeche mode
new order
the smiths
pixies (late 80s)

Fuck yeah.

Schar · 11-09-2002, 08:42 PM

Nirvana - Bleach

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Sorry, i'm not much of a fan of 80's music. Unless someone covers an 80's song. Probably because i was born in 83

.

Oh, fuck what am i saying? I love Queen, i grew up listening to the album with Bohemian Rhapsody and Another One Bites the Dust, and that bicycle song, before i went to sleep a lot of nights, it helped me sleep for some reason.

Oh, shit, also, Dire Straits. I love a few of their songs, and have played guitar for the past 9 years because of them (i saw their album with the giant metallic guitar on it when i was young, and was instantly obsessed).

In general though, between 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, for me personally, 80s music sucks the most by far. Just one persons opinion of course.

200MPHBMW · 11-09-2002, 08:55 PM

Def Leopard, Bon Jovi, Poison, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Winger, Stryper, Skid Row, Metallica

Merrith · 11-09-2002, 10:10 PM

U2, Van Roth (not Van Haggar), Metallica, Poison, Survivor...and about 8 gazillion more...they are just the ones that came to atm

~MM

Bronyaur · 11-10-2002, 12:01 AM

To write off the 80's as sucking just because of Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Stryper (To Hell With The Devil!) and Ratt all suck (My sister graduated high school in 1988, so I got to listen to Ratt a lot when I was 7).
Every decade has it's crap, and every decade has it good stuff. The 80's had the Smiths, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunny Men and other serious bands to factor into the what I call the Pixies/Poison equation....both sides mathematically have to be equal

I mean you can't discount the 70's because Debbie Boon, David Cassidy and Leif Garret all suck, and no one will ever say the 60's suck because the prescence of Pat Boon, Neil Sedaka, and the Monkees. Essentially, what I am saying in convaluted drunk talk is this: You gotta take the good with the bad. In the case of the 80's, you gotta look really hard to find the good.....

somecleric · 11-10-2002, 02:43 AM

Wire, Gang Of Four, OMD, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, PiL, New Order, Love & Rockets, The Damned, Siouxsie, The Cure, The Smiths, U2, The Fall, The Wedding Present, The Birthday Party, Blondie, David Bowie, Peter Murphy, Roxy Musix, Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Erasure, The Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Heavenly, The Ramones, Nick Cave, The Talking Heads, The Replacements and Husker Du all released amazing albums in the 80s.

off_world · 11-10-2002, 03:47 AM

I agree you have to weed out the good stuff during that decade.

Echo and the Bunnymen still rock to this day. They have their own website with a whole disography. Very cool site.

http://www.bunnymen.com

Some others:

Bauhaus
Madness
Propaganda
Thompson Twins
Psychedelic Furs

Camo · 11-10-2002, 09:59 AM

AC/DC

teauvian · 11-10-2002, 10:04 AM

Aerosmith
Guns and Roses
Journey
Pink Floyd (were they stil laround in the 80s?)

Synd D`nys · 11-11-2002, 01:42 AM

Most of the best music of the 80s were bands that got started in earlier decades but the best bands to get their start in the 80s, imo, are probably Queensryche, Metallica, U2 and Faith No More.

Gamblor · 11-11-2002, 02:37 AM

Oingo Boingo. Danny Elfman is a genius.

Namuras · 11-11-2002, 07:11 AM

Rush (Moving Pictures says it all)
Motley Crue (Started the "Big Hair/Metal" scene)
Queensryche (80's version of Floyd)
Judas Priest (Even though started in the 70's were big in the 80's with Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith)
Van Halen (Eddie took guitar playing to another level)
Metallica (Nothing like good old Speed Metal)
Guns & Roses (Appetite is still kick ass to listen to)
Def Leppard (High 'n Dry still one of my favorites)
Poison, Warrant, Ratt, Whitesnake and others all carried on the Big Hair/Metal scene throughout the entire decade.

I only liked a handful of the "New Wave" bands in the 80's.
Duran Duran
Berlin
INXS
U2
The Cars

There are others now that I enjoy listening to.

There were also some good 1-hit wonders from the 80's.

11-09-2002, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
off_world Destroyer of Worlds Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phobos Posts: 204 +0 Internets	Name the Best of the 80's Missing Persons Duran Duran Echo & the Bunnymen The Smiths The Cure Big Country Adam Ant Toto Loverboy A-ha Ultravox Can't think of anything right now because I had too many martinis. Last edited by off_world : 11-19-2002 at 01:03 PM.

11-10-2002, 12:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bronyaur Drinking more than Robert Pollard... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: BFE, Missouri Posts: 140 +1 Internets	I don't To write off the 80's as sucking just because of Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Stryper (To Hell With The Devil!) and Ratt all suck (My sister graduated high school in 1988, so I got to listen to Ratt a lot when I was 7). Every decade has it's crap, and every decade has it good stuff. The 80's had the Smiths, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunny Men and other serious bands to factor into the what I call the Pixies/Poison equation....both sides mathematically have to be equal I mean you can't discount the 70's because Debbie Boon, David Cassidy and Leif Garret all suck, and no one will ever say the 60's suck because the prescence of Pat Boon, Neil Sedaka, and the Monkees. Essentially, what I am saying in convaluted drunk talk is this: You gotta take the good with the bad. In the case of the 80's, you gotta look really hard to find the good..... __________________ I am a scientist I seek to understand me I am an incurable and nothing else behaves like me

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Synd D`nys The root of all evil Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hockeytown, U.S.A. Posts: 548 +0 Internets	Most of the best music of the 80s were bands that got started in earlier decades but the best bands to get their start in the 80s, imo, are probably Queensryche, Metallica, U2 and Faith No More. __________________ EverQuest free since 7/03

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11-09-2002, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
sigh Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 8 -1 Internets	depeche mode new order the smiths pixies (late 80s)

11-09-2002, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
off_world Destroyer of Worlds Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phobos Posts: 204 +0 Internets	Shit, forgot about New Order...Great band Also, Joy Division (pre-New Order)

11-09-2002, 08:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Schar Playing UT2k4 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 776 -1 Internets	Nirvana - Bleach . Sorry, i'm not much of a fan of 80's music. Unless someone covers an 80's song. Probably because i was born in 83 . Oh, fuck what am i saying? I love Queen, i grew up listening to the album with Bohemian Rhapsody and Another One Bites the Dust, and that bicycle song, before i went to sleep a lot of nights, it helped me sleep for some reason. Oh, shit, also, Dire Straits. I love a few of their songs, and have played guitar for the past 9 years because of them (i saw their album with the giant metallic guitar on it when i was young, and was instantly obsessed). In general though, between 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, for me personally, 80s music sucks the most by far. Just one persons opinion of course.

11-09-2002, 08:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
200MPHBMW Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 104 -1 Internets	Def Leopard, Bon Jovi, Poison, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Winger, Stryper, Skid Row, Metallica

11-09-2002, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Merrith Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 56 -1 Internets	U2, Van Roth (not Van Haggar), Metallica, Poison, Survivor...and about 8 gazillion more...they are just the ones that came to atm ~MM

11-10-2002, 02:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
somecleric Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 121 -1 Internets	Wire, Gang Of Four, OMD, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, PiL, New Order, Love & Rockets, The Damned, Siouxsie, The Cure, The Smiths, U2, The Fall, The Wedding Present, The Birthday Party, Blondie, David Bowie, Peter Murphy, Roxy Musix, Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Erasure, The Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Heavenly, The Ramones, Nick Cave, The Talking Heads, The Replacements and Husker Du all released amazing albums in the 80s.

11-10-2002, 03:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
off_world Destroyer of Worlds Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phobos Posts: 204 +0 Internets	I agree you have to weed out the good stuff during that decade. Echo and the Bunnymen still rock to this day. They have their own website with a whole disography. Very cool site. http://www.bunnymen.com Some others: Bauhaus Madness Propaganda Thompson Twins Psychedelic Furs

11-10-2002, 09:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
Camo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 151 -1 Internets	AC/DC

11-10-2002, 10:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
teauvian Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 351 -1 Internets	Aerosmith Guns and Roses Journey Pink Floyd (were they stil laround in the 80s?)

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Gamblor Rocket Powered Robocop Jesus Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 556 -1 Internets	Oingo Boingo. Danny Elfman is a genius.

11-11-2002, 07:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
Namuras Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 6 +0 Internets	Rush (Moving Pictures says it all) Motley Crue (Started the "Big Hair/Metal" scene) Queensryche (80's version of Floyd) Judas Priest (Even though started in the 70's were big in the 80's with Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith) Van Halen (Eddie took guitar playing to another level) Metallica (Nothing like good old Speed Metal) Guns & Roses (Appetite is still kick ass to listen to) Def Leppard (High 'n Dry still one of my favorites) Poison, Warrant, Ratt, Whitesnake and others all carried on the Big Hair/Metal scene throughout the entire decade. I only liked a handful of the "New Wave" bands in the 80's. Duran Duran Berlin INXS U2 The Cars There are others now that I enjoy listening to. There were also some good 1-hit wonders from the 80's.