BEST of the 80's!

[stevereno]

what is some the best music and artist to come out of the 80's?

for me its....

BILLY IDOL
TEARS FOR FEARS
MADONNA
CULTURE CLUB
SIMPLE MINDS
PSYCIDELLIC FURS
CYNDI LAUPER

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[PapaJupe2k]

Good topic, but c'mon you left out a whole genre of '80s "hair bands". I'm probably dating myself, but yes when I was in school these bands were popular. Most of them I have in my cd collection now.;)

The Cult
Def Leopard
Faster Pussycat
Firehouse
Frehley's Comet
Guns and Roses
Jackyl
KISS
Metallica
Molly Hatchet
Motley Crue
Night Ranger
Ozzy
Poison
Ratt
Skid Row
Slaughter
Steelheart
Stryper
Van Halen
WASP
White Lion

I'm sure there is a bunch of others that I missed, but them was some good times.

[The Handeman]

THE ANSWER IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE ONE AND ONLY...R.E.M.!

I THOUGHT THAT I HEARD YOU LAUGHING!

LOSING MY RELIGION KIX MAJOR ASS MAN!

[Fettdog]

Hey PapaJupe - a man after my own tastes!

I too stil love all the hair bands (and actually saw most of the bands in your list!) and still listen to them a lot even now.

I'm currently spinning the latest Crue CD (New Tattoo) which is the best thing they've done for years!

Also, you should read a book called Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman - easily the funnies book I've read about rock because Chuck was one of us! Check it out - you won't be disappointed!

[CeMeTaRy_GaTeS]

Mine are
MetallicA
SLAYER
Ozzy OSbourne
Guns N Roses and
Misfits

[BadCoverVersion]

Okay...

Don't pull me up on the specifics folks...(Oooooooh they got together way back in 1979 they did...You can't have them dickhead!)...Some of 'em had great tunes in the 70's and 90's also!

These spectacular Bands/Artists all had their "Glory days" in the Eighties I'm afraid!

*Blondie
*The Cure
*The Human League
*Joy Division/New Order
*The Smiths
*Echo & The Bunnymen
*Pet Shop Boys
*Prince/Prince & The Revolution
*Talking Heads
*Devo
*Erasure
*Squeeze
*B52's

There are plenty more..I'll have to update at some point!

[Linus*likes*noise]

The Pixies!!!!!

Metallica!!!!!!

Nirvana!!!!!

Sweaty Saxophone music!!!!

[Tom Samborski]

Nirvana!!!!!


Nirvana debuted their first album in 1991, not the 80's.

[Gregorious8]

Flock of Segulls

[bowieee]

Originally posted by Linus*likes*noise
The Pixies!!!!!

Metallica!!!!!!

Nirvana!!!!!

Sweaty Saxophone music!!!!


Sweaty saxaphone music ha haha...

Timmy needs to come back and do a comeback world tour............

[paul calf]

the stone roses
james
new order
echo and the bunnymen
jesus and mary chain
rem(although losing my religion was 1991)
prince and the revolution
deacon blue
tears for fears

[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by Tom Samborski
Nirvana debuted their first album in 1991, not the 80's.

Bleach was their first album, and I think that came out in 1988. But still, yeah, I think Nirvana is a 90s band.



My 80s choices

Beastie Boys
Blondie
DEVO
Eric B and Rakim
Guns and Roses
Joe Jackson
Pat Benatar
Prince
Psychedelic Furs
Public Enemy
Talking Heads
Squeeze
The Fixx
Van Halen

[stevereno]

Originally posted by bowieee
Sweaty saxaphone music ha haha...

Timmy needs to come back and do a comeback world tour............

yes sir!

what about...

THE SMITH'S
NEW ORDER
MUMMY CALL'S
ECHO AND THE BUNNY MEN
PLATNUM BLONDE
BOW WOW WOW
CAMEO

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[bowieee]

Whats rad about that list is that you included cameo.

[stevereno]

Originally posted by bowieee
Whats rad about that list is that you included cameo.

WORD UP bowieee,

"CANDY" is one hot song. i have the music video on TAPE! :)

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[RicochetShaw]

No one's mentioned U2 eh? Well I guess I shall be the first, they are my pick, seeing as they are my favorite band ever. And I consider Joshua Tree to be one of the finest albums ever, containing my favorite song, "Where the Streets Have no Name"

[stevereno]

Originally posted by Gregorious8
Flock of Segulls

how could i forget the band with the best hair? (and im not being sarcastic)

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[The Postmaster General]

Originally posted by RicochetShaw
No one's mentioned U2 eh? Well I guess I shall be the first, they are my pick, seeing as they are my favorite band ever. And I consider Joshua Tree to be one of the finest albums ever, containing my favorite song, "Where the Streets Have no Name"

damn.... good call!

[Tommy Doyle]

The 80's gave birth to Madonna... for me, that's all that needs to be said! (well, you could throw U2 in there if you wanted. )

[SenorSpielbergo]

U2 and The Clash

[aixela]

The Clash definitely rocks

Blondie
Poison
Van Halen
Duran Duran
Cheap Trick
Soft Cell
Madness
Def Lepard
Motley Crue
Quiet Riot
The Police

there are so many I couldn't possibly list them all

[Geronimo]

LIVE AID ofcourse! (I know, that wasn't really the question, but..)

[Another Cliche Schmoe]

Operation Ivy, The Clash, Green Day (their early stuff came out in the late 80s), NOFX... there was a helluva lot of good punk rock in the 80s.

[Deacon Sharp]

Depeche Mode
the Cure
Billy Idol

[XCoRyX]

this thread name is wrong it should be,80s is the best of music times,definetly for me atleast....New Order,David Bowie,Phil Collins,Elton John,Billy Joel,Aha,Naked Eyes,Soft Cell,Van Halen,Dokken,Bon Jovi,Aerosmith,Men At Work and so many more....

[stevereno]

a blast from the past....LITTERALLY

*BUMP*

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[m147]

Well, here are a few of the best:

1.New Order (and Joy Division before them)
2.The Smiths
3.Depeche Mode
4. D.Bowie
5.Duran Duran
6.REM
7.U2
8.The stone roses
9.Pet shop boys
10.The cure

.......
.......

[Morgana]

The Cure
Erasure
The Fixx
INXS
Def Leppard
Guns n Roses
Janet Jackson
Billy Idol
Michael Jackson
Tears for Fears
Prince
U2
Duran Duran
Depeche Mode

And a ton more I'm forgetting at the moment.

[Psychocandy]

Musically I really hated the Eighties as a whole but that's not to say there wasn't a little sweetness there too. The following kept me sane.

The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Cure
The Smiths
Bruce Springsteen (Nebraska and Tunnel Of Love specifically)
U2
Depeche Mode
New Order
Joy Division
REM
Sonic Youth

I guess that's about it for me. Most of the music that the Eighies produced was pants.

[Frank the Tank]

Metallica
Slayer
Anthrax
Suicidal Tendencies
Ozzy Osbourne
Guns N Roses
Van Halen
Megadeth
U2
Billy Idol
Genesis
The Police

[QUENTIN]

For me The Clash and the 3 B's cover the great 80's for me: Billy. Bowie. Blondie.

[S. PLISSKEN]

Sonic Youth
The Replacements
The Smiths
Pixies
REM
Guns n Roses
U2

FYI... David Bowie did not come out of the 80s. Space Oddity was release back in 1969 (I think). Not to be a music snob or anything.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by S. PLISSKEN
FYI... David Bowie did not come out of the 80s. Space Oddity was release back in 1969 (I think). Not to be a music snob or anything.

That may be so but Bowie did release a bunch of stuff in the 80s so he's a legitimate choice. Admitedly his best stuff was released in the 70s but he was still a musical presence throughout the 80s. I don' t think it's the remit of this thread to choose only artists who originated in the 80s. I think you are supposed to choose artists whose musical output in the 80s meant a lot to you. Bruce Springsteen and Joy Division...both choices of mine...have their roots in the 70s.

[POLYDISTORTION]

Great Topic....mmm The 80's, My Favorite Decade In Music
Here's a Personal List From Those Days.
1 - Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me"
2 - The Church "Under The Milky Way Tonight"
3 - U2 "Out Of Control"
4 - The Cure "Just Like Heaven"
5 - Depeche Mode "Never Let me Down Again"
6 - Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face"
7 - Prince "Purple Rain"
8 - R.E.M. "The One I Love"
9 - RUSH "Tom Sawyer"
10- The Roling Stones "Start Me Up"
11 - New Order "True Faith"
12 - Roxy Music "Jealous Guy"
13 - Don Henley "Boys Of Summer"
14 - Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
15 - The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
16 - Peter Murphy "Cut You Up"
17 - China Crisis "Arizona Sky"
18 - Genesis "MAMA"
19 - Galaxie 500 "Blue Thunder"
20 - Crosby,Stills & Nash "Southern Cross"
21 - Julian Cope "World Shut Your Mouth"
22 - Donald Fagen "The New Frontier"
23 - Phill Collins "In The Air Tonight"
24 - The Cars "Since You're Gone"
25 - Talking Heads "Stay Up Late"
26 - Duran Duran "Save A Prayer"
27 - Eurythmics "Sexcrime(1984)"
28 - Joan Armatrading "The Weakness In Me"
29 - Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
30 - Bryan Ferry "Slave To Love"
31 - Tracy Chapman "Baby Can I Hold You?"
32 - The Kinks "Come Dancing"
33 - The Smiths "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"
34 - Bruce Springsteen "I'm On Fire"
35 - De La Soul "Me,Myself & Eye"
36 - David Bowie "Blue Jean"
37 - The Psychedelic Furs "Heartbreak Beat"
38 - Echoe & The Bunnyman "The Cutter"
39 - Fleetwood Mac "Seven Wonders"
40 - Terence Trent D'arby "Wishing Well"
41 - Madness "House Of Fun"
42 - The Clash "Police On My Back"
43 - Love & Rockets "So Alive"
44 - Peter Gabriel "In Your Eyes"
45 - DEVO "Gates Of Steel"
46 - Jackson Browne "Tender Is The Night"
47 - Faith No More "We Care A lot"
48 - Adam Ant "Vive Le Rock"
49 - John "Cougar" Mellencamp "Pink Houses"
50 - Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
51 - Motley Crue "Wild Side"
52 - Lindsey Buckingham "Trouble"
53 - Cowboy Junkies "Sweet Jane"
54 - A-HA "The Sun Always Shine On T.V."
55 - Level 42 "Something About You"
56 - Godley & Cream "Cry"
57 - The Pretenders "Back On The Chain gang"
58 - The B-52's "Rock Lobster"
59 - Elvis Costello "Veronica"
60 - XTC "Dear God"
61 - David + David "Welcome To The Boomtown"
62 - The Ramones "Rock 'N Roll High School"
63 - Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi Is Dead"
64 - AC/DC "Who Made Who"
65 - Pink Floyd "Learning To Fly"
66 - Journey " Don't Stop Believen"
67 - OMD "If You Leave"
68 - Cutting Crew "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight"
69 - Rod Steward "Tonight I'm Yours"
70 - Men At Work "Overkill"
71 - Tesla "Love Song"
72 - The Replacements "I'll Be You"
73 - Anthrax "Antisocial"
74 - Queen "Radio Ga Ga"
75 - The Alarm "The Stand"
76 - Beastie Boys "Girls"
77 - KISS "Tears Are Fallin"
78 - Judas Priest "You Got Another Thing Coming"
79 - DIO "Rainbow In The Dark"
80 - The Cult "She Sells Santuary"
81 - Iron Maiden "Wasted Years"
82 - The Dead Milkman "Punk Rock Girl"
83 - The Pixies "Debaser"
84 - Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"
85 - Def Leppard "Hysteria"
86 - A Flock Of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song"
87 - Bourgeois Tagg "Don't Mind At All"
88 - Cocteau Twins "From The Flagstones"
89 - Living Colour "Cult Of Personality"
90 - Limalh "Neverending Story"
91 - Thomas Dolby "One Of Our Submarines"
92 - AIr Supply "Chances"
93 - Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
94 - Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
95 - Metallica "Seek & Destroy"
96 - Ozzy Osborne "Shot In The Dark"
97 - Public Enemy "Don't Believe The Hype"
98 - Ratt "Round And Round"
99 - Dire Straits "So Far Away"
100-Lone Justice "Shelter"

[stevereno]

Originally posted by POLYDISTORTION
Great Topic....mmm The 80's, My Favorite Decade In Music
Here's a Personal List From Those Days.
1 - Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me"
2 - The Church "Under The Milky Way Tonight"
4 - The Cure "Just Like Heaven"
6 - Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face"
33 - The Smiths "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"
37 - The Psychedelic Furs "Heartbreak Beat"
50 - Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
67 - OMD "If You Leave"
90 - Limalh "Neverending Story"


great songs

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[Tagia_Romero]

Australia Crawl
The Divynals
Dragon
U2
Queen
Guns 'N' Roses
Blondie

[stevereno]

Originally posted by POLYDISTORTION
Great Topic....mmm The 80's, My Favorite Decade In Music
Here's a Personal List From Those Days.

37 - The Psychedelic Furs "Heartbreak Beat"


After reading your post I desided to download this song and now im Obessed. GREAT SONG!

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[Corporal_Hicks]

Ranking among my favorites are:

Slayer
Metallica
Megadeth
Sodom
Bathory
Mercyful Fate
The Misfits
Black Flag
Ministry
U2
The Cure
Ozzy Osbourne

[ofmknockoff]

Uh.. wasn't Ministry more 90's. I could be wrong I'm not that big of a fan so I don't have much to base it on.

Skinny Puppy
early Delerium
Tears for Fears
The Cure
Samhain
The Eurithmics (sp?)
Billy Idol
Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Flock of Seagulls
I don't remember many of the names so I'm leaving off alot of music.

[Grebdron]

Blood and Roses
The Smithereens
Rush
Metallica

And EVERY SINGLE ONE of the bands BCV posted earlier.

[POLYDISTORTION]

Originally posted by stevereno
After reading your post I desided to download this song and now im Obessed. GREAT SONG!

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So Glad To Hear That.....But Don't You Just Stop There! You Have To Give It A Chance All The Rest...You Won't Regret

By The Way...I Just Bought Billy Idol STORYTELLERS On DVD.
ANd Just Ordered I Bottle Of "REBEL YELL" Whiskey;)

[Helter-Skelter]

1. The Pixies - Doolittle
2. U2 - Joshua Tree
3. The Police - Synchronicity
4. REM - Murmur
5. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
6. Metallica - Master of Puppets
7. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
8. The Stones Roses - The Stone Roses
9. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
10. U2 - War

[Fabius Bile]

Metallica
Megadeth
Guns & Roses--back when they were cool--
Rush
Samhain
Slayer
Iced Earth--came out in late 80's--
Blind Guardian--again, late 80's--

[Raymond Babbit]

Originally posted by The Handeman
THE ANSWER IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE ONE AND ONLY...R.E.M.!

I THOUGHT THAT I HEARD YOU LAUGHING!

LOSING MY RELIGION KIX MAJOR ASS MAN!

Hell yeah, man! REM rocks! I'm definitely gettin' tickets for their concert when they come here.

[Inglorious]

What about Oingo Boingo (w/ Danny Elfman)?
And what about:?

Journey
Roxette
Genesis/Phil Collins
Nena
and also Rick Astley (:D)

[Kevin Smith fan]

I don't really know if AC/DC had any cds out in the 80's but they freakin rock. Appetite for Destruction by GNR is a classic, too. Quiet Riot, Simple Minds, Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange, and (hate to admit it) Master of Puppets by Metalica

[jeo4]

Wow. I've loved most of the acts mentioned here so far, especially POLYDISTORTION's...great fuckin' list, man. Some of my 80's faves are:

Van Halen - The fact that so many schmoes mentioned them here says it all. They really are a phenomenal band. I love every album they've made. Eddie Van Halen is truly incredible, as is his brother.

Metallica - again, a lot of mention here. If Ride The Lightning or Master Of Puppets didn't grab you, then I'd bet that And Justice For All did.

Queensryche - Two words: Operation Mindcrime.

Def Leppard - Every hair band in the 80's owes them thanks both musically and for Joe's mullet.

U2 - They could do no wrong in my eyes..or my ears. One of the best acts ever. And they're still going strong.

INXS - Awesome music from both Listen Like Thieves and Kick.

The Police - Who said the British invasion was over?? Not me.

Huey Lewis And The News - They were my guilty pleasure.

Rush - Great band. Good live and terrific in the studio.

AC/DC - Yes, they were a 70's band first, but they made some of their best songs in the 80's. including You Shook Me All Night Long and Hell's Bells.

Journey - Before there were hair bands, there was Steve Perry. And Escape made them famous.

This could go on for a while, but these are my faves.

[darchangel]

Originally posted by jeo4
Wow. I've loved most of the acts mentioned here so far, especially POLYDISTORTION's...great, fuckin' list, man. Some of my 80's faves are:

Van Halen - The fact that so many schmoes mentioned them here says it all. They really are a phenomenal band. I love every album they've made. Eddie Van Halen is truly incredible, as is his brother.

Metallica - again, a lot of mention here. If Ride The Lightning or Master Of Puppets didn't grab you, then I'd bet that And Justice For All did.

Queensryche - Two words: Operation Mindcrime.

Def Leppard - Every hair band in the 80's owes them thanks both musically and for Joe's mullet.

U2 - They could do no wrong in my eyes..or my ears. One of the best acts ever. And they're still going strong.

INXS - Awesome music from both Listen Like Thieves and Kick.

The Police - Who said the British invasion was over?? Not me.

Huey Lewis And The News - They were my guilty pleasure.

Rush - Great band. Good live and terrific in the studio.

AC/DC - Yes, they were a 70's band first, but they made some of their best songs in the 80's. including You Shook Me All Night Long and Hell's Bells.

Journey - Before there were hair bands, there was Steve Perry. And Escape made them famous.

This could go on for a while, but these are my faves.


What he said ;)


also, i'd like to add some girl faves (because, as i'm sure we've all guessed from the whole "breasty hugs" thing, i am a girl):

Duran Duran- God, I could dance to "Rio" all night!
Miami Sound Machine- the rhythm got me...
Robert Palmer- i wanted nothing more in life to be a Robert Palmer girl
Tears for Fears- everybody does want to rule the world...
George Michael, sans Wham!- i LOVED "Freedom"!!!
Pat Benetar- she's the woman!
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- she's also the woman!
Wilson Philips- i also wanted nothing more in life than to be Carnie Wilson....some girls wanted to be Madonna, Tiffany, or Debbie Gibson...i wanted to be Carnie Wilson (shut up, Greb! ;))


Death to Beth

~darchangel~

[Shiny Demon]

Originally posted by jeo4
Wow. I've loved most of the acts mentioned here so far, especially POLYDISTORTION's...great fuckin' list, man. Some of my 80's faves are:

Van Halen - The fact that so many schmoes mentioned them here says it all. They really are a phenomenal band. I love every album they've made. Eddie Van Halen is truly incredible, as is his brother.

Metallica - again, a lot of mention here. If Ride The Lightning or Master Of Puppets didn't grab you, then I'd bet that And Justice For All did.

Queensryche - Two words: Operation Mindcrime.

Def Leppard - Every hair band in the 80's owes them thanks both musically and for Joe's mullet.

U2 - They could do no wrong in my eyes..or my ears. One of the best acts ever. And they're still going strong.

INXS - Awesome music from both Listen Like Thieves and Kick.

The Police - Who said the British invasion was over?? Not me.

Huey Lewis And The News - They were my guilty pleasure.

Rush - Great band. Good live and terrific in the studio.

AC/DC - Yes, they were a 70's band first, but they made some of their best songs in the 80's. including You Shook Me All Night Long and Hell's Bells.

Journey - Before there were hair bands, there was Steve Perry. And Escape made them famous.

This could go on for a while, but these are my faves.

I agree. I can only add that some of my favorite guilty pleasure stuff came from the '80s. Hey, don't judge me. Poison was a great band :D .

"be you angels?"

Shiny Demon

[jeo4]

Thanks to both of you. We all seem to have the same taste in music. That's awesome. And Darcangel added a few more to my list in her post as well...especially another guilty pleasure in Duran Duran's Rio.

:cool:

[notchreturns]

Pixies
U2
R.E.M.
The Smiths
Talking Heads
The Clash
The Cure

Yep, good decade.

[Gollum]

The Clash
Tears for Fears
Billy Idol
The Pixies
Van Halen
INXS
Peter Gabriel

[Sigur509]

The Cure
The Pixies
Duran Duran
The Fixx

[Beowulf]

Stray Cats
J Geils Band
Billy Idol
AC/DC
Samantha Fox
Matthew Wilder
Prince
Guns N Roses
Irene Cara

[therealjohng]

JUNGLE LIFE by Baltimora!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!1

[BorderEevilIII]

I still get sentimental when I hear....

- Bananarama, Cruel Summer anyone?
- Limahal, even though he got quickly booted out of Kajagoogoo he was able to enjoy some sucess
- The Jets, Crush on You to You Got It All baaaaby!
-Wall of Voodoo's Mexican Radio
- Golden Earing's Twilight Zone
- The endless hits of Pat Benatar

[MickeyKnox]

Metallica
Blondie
The Cure
U2
The Clash
Nine Inch Nails

[rilocay]

I was born in 88 so i cant really say i lived throu the 80's but from what ive heard from the 80's music is really really awesome. Plus the tracks on Gta Vice City kick ass!

Micheal Jackson's thriller album, really really good i thought. But thats MAinly for the 4 tracks, startin something, thriller, beat it and billie jean, as they are more of his "better" tunes.

[Gollum]

Originally posted by Gollum
The Clash
Tears for Fears
Billy Idol
The Pixies
Van Halen
INXS
Peter Gabriel



I also forgot about THE CARS. I fucking love them.