80's music thread

[QUOTE="TheWalkingGhost"][QUOTE="Shmiity"]

 

Listen, your favorite bands suck. LJ's favorite bands suck. My favorite bands suck. But we have all successfully advertised their careers on a gaming forum. They all win

Shmiity

Wait. Can we all talk about how f*cking pissed I am that "Living on a Prayer" beat "Take on Me" on Vh1's 80's countdown?

[QUOTE="lo_Pine"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] LOL...did you really expect good taste from the mainstream? Anyway...it can't be everyone else....must be him.:lol:LJS9502_basic

Under genre of music. Just to be clear.

You certainly posted everything that was wrong with 80s music.....LJS9502_basic

I love 80's music i grew up in that era.

[QUOTE="Shmiity"]

[QUOTE="TheWalkingGhost"] I need a drink....This is just too much of these people for one day. LJS9502_basic

Wait. Can we all talk about how f*cking pissed I am that "Living on a Prayer" beat "Take on Me" on Vh1's 80's countdown?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lo_Pine"] Dude The Cure really does suck. Goth sucks. Take some Prozac.lo_Pine

Under genre of music. Just to be clear.

Some of my favorites.......

Driver 8 - REM

Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane

Boy Inside the Man - Tom Cochrane

The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby

Where the Streets Have No Name - U2

When the Night Comes - Joe Cocker

It's in the Way - Eric Clapton

Love Removal Machine - The Cult

R.E.M., Husker Du, Pixies, and Metallica are my favorites from that decade.

Aha! It seems that I can post here again :D well I really loved British punk rock and new wave especially German New Wave which was called Neue Deutsche Welle.

R.E.M., Siouxsie and The Banshees, Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Pretenders, U2, Beastie Boys, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.xdude85

Thats a good start but add these bands:

Cocteau Twins

Echo and the Bunnymen

New Order

The Replacements

Husker Du

The Stone Roses

The Pixies

The Violent Femmes

The Smiths

The Talking Heads (started in 70's but peaked in 80's)

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But as for the most popular, it was dominated by these:

Michael Jackson

Madonna

Prince

Bruce Springsteen

Huey Lewis and the News

Duran Duran

You could rarely go 2 hours at any point on MTV and not hear something from 1 of these artists

Man! It seems that my message dissappeared again:o anyway I just wrote that I loved British punk rock and also new wave especially German new wave music which was called Neue Deutsche Welle.

Anything by Michael Jackson and Guns n' Roses.

Man! It seems that my message dissappeared again:o anyway I just wrote that I loved British punk rock and also new wave especially German new wave music which was called Neue Deutsche Welle.

khatibi22

i see your message , GS is glitchy as always =P

Metallica, Bathory, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Carcass, Death, Megadeth.

I dunno, there were so many musicians back then who were able to make such a catchy melodies... 

Anyway, my favourite songs back then were usually the ones from boy bands / male singers who played very melodic pop with decent amount of electronic instruments used for backgound such as Alphaville (Sounds like a melody, Big in Japan, Forever young,...), Tears for Fears (Shout, Everybody wants to rule the world, Sowing the seeds of love,...) or Nik Kershaw (Wouldn't it be good, Riddle, I won't let the sun go down on me,...).

 

I'll just post my responses from another 80s thread:

1. Like A Prayer-Madonna

2. Running Up That Hill-Kate Bush

3. When Doves Cry-Prince

4. Time After Time-Cyndi Lauper

5. Sweet Child O' Mine-Guns N' Roses

6. These Dreams-Heart

7. Just Like Heaven-The Cure

8. Self Control-Laura Branigan

9. Total Eclipse of the Heart-Bonnie Tyler

10. Atmosphere-Joy Division

11. Fool's Gold-The Stone Roses

12. Oh Father (Madonna) So hauntingly gorgeous. The sob in her voice gives this song so much emotion.

13. Cloudbusting (Kate Bush) I love the strings and the banjo in this song. It makes the track sound exotic.

14. Hounds of Love (Kate Bush) The title track of a masterful album. Nuff said.

Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears is one of my favorites of all time, but since Pirate all ready listed it, I'll link to Shout.

15. I Could Give You A Mirror (Eurythmics) I actually like this more than the much more famous Sweet Dreams.

16. Here Comes The Rain Again (Eurythmics) I love the transition from the darker verses to the warm refrain.

17. Live To Tell (Madonna) One of the greatest ballads of the 80s. It's such a mystical and beautiful song and the "If I ran away..." apart is one of the greatest moments in pop music.

18. This Charming Man (The Smiths) Morrisey's solo music is sh!t, but man that dude can sing. Listen to how nimble his vocals are on this song.

19. Breakout (Swing Out Sister) This song is a slice of jazzy pop euphoria and the deep vocals are addictive.

20. In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel) Another beautifully mystical song. I personally think this song is better than any of Phil Collins' solo hits.

21. Behind the Lines (Genesis) I love this fusion of Motown and prog rock. Those two shouldn't mix, but they make it work wonderfully.

22. It's My Life (Talk Talk) This original version b!tchslaps the No Doubt cover.

LJ is a music snob.BMD004

80s was a good decade for music

Metal began to boom and most of the bands where great (bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Anthrax....ect).

Bands that where popular in the 70s pushed there starpower into the 80s (bands like Rush, ACDC, Clapton, Tom Petty, ZZ top, Aerosmith).

Then there where artist like Def Leppard, U2, Police, Van Halen, SRV, Dire Straits.....ect that took off in the 80s

[QUOTE="BMD004"]LJ is a music snob.Swanogt19

Not only is This the best song from the 80's, but it's the best video as well.

[QUOTE="BMD004"]LJ is a music snob.Swanogt19

[QUOTE="Swanogt19"][QUOTE="BMD004"]LJ is a music snob.Nuck81

Not only is This the best song from the 80's, but it's the best video as well.

[QUOTE="Swanogt19"][QUOTE="BMD004"]LJ is a music snob.Nuck81

Not only is This the best song from the 80's, but it's the best video as well.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]

[QUOTE="Swanogt19"] Or just passionate about what he listens to. Nothing wrong with that. konvikt_17

Not only is This the best song from the 80's, but it's the best video as well.

[QUOTE="lo_Pine"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] LOL...goth. Shows what you know.:lol:LJS9502_basic

Under genre of music. Just to be clear.

The Danse Society, ultravox, Gary Numan, Depeche mode, New order, and experimental products as far as new wave goes. I also like a like of post punk and 80's deathrock and goth. i like Sex gang children, the virgin prunes, burning image, Clan of Xymox, christian Death, Fields of the Nephilim, and many others. I also like Click click, Borghesia, SPK, Portion control, Front 242, and other 80's EBM/industrial artists. 

[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]No, just a dumbass.

Not only is This the best song from the 80's, but it's the best video as well.

Nuck81

2nd worst song of the 80's behind Jefferson Starships' "We Built this City"

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="lo_Pine"] Goth rock is the first term on The Cure's wikipedia page, by the way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure

 

Under genre of music. Just to be clear.

lo_Pine

I'll just post my responses from another 80s thread:

GreySeal9

That was a decent list for the most part, here's some I would include:

Once in a Lifetime - The Talking Heads

The Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor

Destination Unknown - Missing Persons

In a Big Country - Big Country

Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen

She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses

Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth

Loves Easy Tears - Cocteau Twins

Fall on Me - REM

Open Your Heart - Madonna

All That Money Wants - Psychedelic Furs

I could add many many more since I grew up in the 80's but 11 will suffice.

Here's some good 80's songs I've been listening to recently:

 The Cure - Just Like Heaven

Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party)

The Clash - Rock The Casbah

Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

New Order - True Faith 

Pixies - Debaser 

Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again

Blondie - Call Me

Information Society - What's On Your Mind

Loverboy - Working For The Weekend

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[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

I'll just post my responses from another 80s thread:

AFBrat77

That was a decent list for the most part, here's some I would include:

Once in a Lifetime - The Talking Heads

The Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor

Destination Unknown - Missing Persons

In a Big Country - Big Country

Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen

She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses

Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth

Loves Easy Tears - Cocteau Twins

Fall on Me - REM

Open Your Heart - Madonna

All That Money Wants - Psychedelic Furs

I could add many many more since I grew up in the 80's but 11 will suffice.

Good stuff in that list.

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SirWander

[QUOTE="AFBrat77"]

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

I'll just post my responses from another 80s thread:

GreySeal9

That was a decent list for the most part, here's some I would include:

Once in a Lifetime - The Talking Heads

The Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor

Destination Unknown - Missing Persons

In a Big Country - Big Country

Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen

She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses

Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth

Loves Easy Tears - Cocteau Twins

Fall on Me - REM

Open Your Heart - Madonna

All That Money Wants - Psychedelic Furs

I could add many many more since I grew up in the 80's but 11 will suffice.

Good stuff in that list.

Thanks, yours as well :)

Heres some more:

Litany (Life Goes On) - Guadalcanal Diary

Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

Thats Entertainment - The Jam

Gloria - U2

Waterfront - Simple Minds

Can't Hardly Wait - The Replacements

Birthday - Sugarcubes (early Bjork! Beautiful song until you read the twisted lyrics!)

man, I miss those times!

good chill song