Any 80's music fans?

[fatality_uk]

Such as The Cure, The Icicle Works, The Jam etc?

I have been listening to a lot of 80's music recently, yes probably a mid life crisis but hey im 41 :)

The music is so much better then any of the drudge I hear on the radio right now....





Agggghhhh I am sounding like my dad did when I listened to TheCure etc :(

[gn2]

The Blue Nile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Nile)....sonic perfection

[geekygirl]

Such as The Cure, The Icicle Works, The Jam etc?

Its ok, I was in high school in the late 80's so I can still relate..lol

A bit younger than you though:p but I loved The Cure and The Smiths and Nirvana (although they were big in the early 90's moreso).

Loved New Order when I was at school, I can remember having a *shudder* boy band phase with the likes of Bros and New Kids on The Block (oh yes thats right - the original boy bands..lol) The again most people over 30 will remember NKOTB...hehe

I also listened to a bit of punk when I was a teen, most notably The Clash (still love them) and Dead Kennedys especially.

Chris Isaak is another guy who I liked from the late 80's who is still going now...

So yes, I listen on and off to music from the 80's but more memorable for me is the music from the 90's grunge era. (its amazing the difference only a few years can make ;) )

[SuperSonic4]

Some 80s stuff, mostly Priest and Maiden

[loell]

Norwegian band Fra Lippo Lippi :)

[Sealbhach]

The Pixies.

Debaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mCoOlUjhlc)

Here Comes Your Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvi4iA3PnKE)

Brings back memories of my student days..


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[Dark Aspect]

some 80s stuff, mostly priest and maiden

+1

[fatality_uk]

Norwegian band Fra Lippo Lippi :)

Never heard of them, but YouTube'd it and quite good :) I like thanks!!


Not many will have heard of The icicle Works, but if you wanna listen, you might like! They had one hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrJwAGA0ueg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fia8MNoHymI

And for the record, they were great guys. Chris Sharrock, one of the best drummers then and still playing, Robbie Williams, Oasis, gave me a 30 second drum lesson many years ago at a gig in Liverpool!! "go on, smack it" :)

[fatality_uk]

The Pixies.

Debaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mCoOlUjhlc)

Here Comes Your Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvi4iA3PnKE)

Brings back memories of my student days..


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Pixies, sooo cool!!!

[Dharmachakra]

I think some of Bob Dylan's best performances were in the Eighties. I'm probably one of maybe three people on the planet who think that... ;)

But yeah I listen to a lot of music from the Eighties.

[LowSky]

I was born in the eighties. It makes me feel old when 80's music starts poping on the oldies stations....

[Dngrsone]

Three or four radio stations in my listening range specialize in '80s and '90s era music, so yeah, I listen to it quite a bit. Unfortunately for my sanity, the play list is painfully limited: AC/DC, Def Leppard, Van Halen, all the big hair bands, one song from Iron Maiden, two each from Sammy Hagar and Ted Nugent... you get the drift.

If I want listen to any good stuff, I have to break out my home collection: Oingo Boingo, Thomas Dolby, old Genesis, Aerosmith, Blondie, Dickies, Blacke Crowes, Nirvana, Heart, Tom Petty, CSN&Y, Genesis, Indigo Girls, Billy Joel, Billy Squire, REM, U2 (much as I hate to admit it), Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Queen, Devo, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, et al... then there are the more esoteric bands I like: They Might Be Giants, Wierd Al Yankovic, Mojo Nixon, sticking with the era.

[geekygirl]

I was born in the eighties. It makes me feel old when 80's music starts poping on the oldies stations....

bwahahahaha - I was born in the 70's and even started school in the 70's...lol (79 :p)

I dont feel old anymore - I feel 'more mature'....lol

Remember ageing is an artform ;)

Oh and now the radio is playing Wham here at work....lol

[sisco311]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v55jSrWe8iA


She hates time make it stop
When did Motley Crue become classic rock?
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
Please make this stop
Stop!
And bring back

[Dngrsone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v55jSrWe8iA


She hates time make it stop
When did Motley Crue become classic rock?
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
Please make this stop
Stop!
And bring back

I like the AMV done by Suberunker Studeosh-Still Preoccupied With 1985

[don_quixote]

Hell to the yeah, 80s music was a period of spectacular electronic experimentation. There was also a lot of crap, but we don't have to listen to that anymore.

[lovinglinux]

The 80's were great. The music from the 80's and 70's are way much better then the music produced today. For example I can't understand why a band like "Oasis" can make so much success. I can't hear them. They are so freaking annoying. Now understand why when I was young my parents complained so much about the music I listened. BTW, I'm 36.

[rookcifer]

Some 80's bands from my OGG-Vorbis collection:

A Flock of Seagulls
A-Ha
Aldo Nova
Alias
Air Supply
America
Animotion
Asia
B-52's
Bananrama
Bangles
Belinda Carlisle
Berlin
Billy Idol
Billy Squier
Blondie
Bob Seger
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Boston (70's and 80's)
Bruce Hornsby
Bryan Adams
BTO
Chicago
Christopher Cross
Crowded House
Cutting Crew
Duran Duran
Eddie Money
Falco
Foreigner
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Game Theory
Guns N Roses
Hall & Oates
Heart
Huey Lewis & the News
Human League
Icehouse
Information Society
INXS (80s-90s-2000s)
J Geils Band
Jackson Browne
Joan Jett
John Mellencamp
John Waite
Judas Priest
Journey
Kajagoogoo
Kansas
Katrina and the Waves
Kenny Loggins
Kim Wilde
Laura Branigan
Loverboy
Lionel Richie
Madonna
Madness
Men at Work
Metallica
Mike + the Mechanics
Mr. Mister
Modern English
Motley Crue
Naked Eyes
Nena
New Order
Night Ranger
Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Pat Benetar
Paul Hardcastle
Patti Smith
Pet Shop Boys
Phil Collins
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Poison
Porcupine Tree
Pretenders
Quiet Riot
RATT
Red Rider
R.E.M
REO Speedwagon
Rick Springfield
Robert Palmer
Rush
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Soft Cell
Spandau Ballet
Styx
Talking Heads
Tears For Fears
Tesla
The Cars
The Cure
The Fixx
The Hooters
The Police
The Romantics
The Smiths
The Tubes
The Vapors
Til' Tuesday
Tommy Tutone
Toto
U2
Van Halen
Wall of Voodoo
Wham!
When in Rome
White snake
XTC

Sorry for the long scrolling list.

[wolfyking2]

I hate this stuff on the radio nowadays...jonas brohers, miley cyrus, katy perry? Their all trash in my opinion. And how can taylor swift be considered country? I think she won the CMT awards because she's country/pop

[pwnst*r]

bwahahahaha - I was born in the 70's and even started school in the 70's...lol (79 :p)

I dont feel old anymore - I feel 'more mature'....lol

Remember ageing is an artform ;)

Oh and now the radio is playing Wham here at work....lol

lol, Wham!

i can still stomach some of the 80's stuff, but most of it makes me want to hurl.

[pwnst*r]

Some 80's bands from my OGG-Vorbis collection:

**list of stuff**

Sorry for the long scrolling list.

that's a pretty damn good list!

[nmccrina]

Yeah, some of my favorite all-time bands are:

The Police, The Clash, U2, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Simple Minds, Kate Bush, Thomas Dolby, Gary Numan, Duran Duran

New Wave is pretty much awesome.

[pwnst*r]

the police, the clash - new wave? no

[lisati]

that's a pretty damn good list!

I agree. I think I've even got some of those artists in my music collection.

Perhaps it's a sign of getting older, but I'm not so keen on some of the newer stuff, particularly the "music" in the hip-hip/rap tradition. Whatever happened to songs having a melody?

[pwnst*r]

I agree. I think I've even got some of those artists in my music collection.

Perhaps it's a sign of getting older, but I'm not so keen on some of the newer stuff, particularly the "music" in the hip-hip/rap tradition. Whatever happened to songs having a melody?

well i'm older too, but i can appreciate lots of good stuff from the 90's and 2k's. i prefer the stuff from the 90's mostly, but there's a lot of good stuff in the 2k's too.

[koshatnik]

The Monochrome Set. Best band that never made it famous.

[BslBryan]

*Places TOTO IV LP on turntable, side 2, last song...*

The eighties were great. New Order, Pet Shop Boys, so many others.

I find it kind of funny that I think about bands like that when I play guitar, but since it's all a bit boring to play, it influences the metal I play. ;)

[nothingspecial]

Please check out The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy (http://www.jazzbutcher.com/htdb/albums)

One of the finest bands of all time. In fact I was listening to them when I joined this forum -the song was called "Nothing Special" hence the name.

Also from my youth

The Smiths
The Cure
Depeche Mode
New Model Army
Sisters of Mercy
Killing Joke
etc etc etc

Yep I had pink hair and a very very baggy jumper.

[fatality_uk]

Guys, if you can, please post links, youtube if poss, many thanks. Im planning a get together soon for some old biffas like myself and an 80's theme would be great.

I have just found YouTube'ss quick list feature. 80's YouTube jukebox here we come :D

[capnthommo]

I have been listening to a lot of 80's music recently, yes probably a mid life crisis but hey im 41

The music is so much better then any of the drudge I hear on the radio right now....


sounds like the '40 years on' syndrome to me. you know, when people say things were so much better back when i was young - usually about 40 years previously.
i tend to say the same about the seventies - coincidentally about 40 years ago when i was in my teens/early twenties.
sorry, i'm not being cynical here - it's something many of us do, i think. we all harken back to our glory days when we were golden and youthful and full of vigour; and the world hadn't laden us with grinding responsibility.
back when we were beautiful.
oh, gods, i'm coming over all maudlin - somebody slap me out of it...now!
cheers
nigel (remembering the 70s)
:(:guitar:

[tacantara]

I didn't take the time to appreciate the music of the 80s when it was new. In the 80's, I preferred listening to music from the 60's. Now that I'm older, I've opened my mind enough to appreciate modern music, while still listening to the oldies. By not paying it enough attention, I missed out on quite a bit of 80's music. Ah, memories :)

[anaconda]

Belinda Carlisle

[cprofitt]

Yes...

I listened too The Sex Pistols, XTC, Men Without Hats, Men With Hats, Haircut 100, Duran Duran, Devo, Naked Eyes, U2, Midnight Oil, Split Enz, Haircut 100 and many, many others...

[wolfyking2]

I hate this stuff on the radio nowadays...jonas brohers, miley cyrus, katy perry? Their all trash in my opinion. And how can taylor swift be considered country? I think she won the CMT awards because she's country/popwoah... you guys are making me feel old, im only 12

[itreius]

80s for the win

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlYt8tvuB64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2xYpwe4ws

The genres I like the most from 80s are pop (pretty much everything - the exact opposite compared to today's pop, which I despise), thrash metal and nwobhm (although that ended early into the 80s)

[nothingspecial]

U2 obvious but Nik Kershaw bloody hell!

Whatever happened to him? I`ve not even thought about him for 20 years or more. Talented guy - dodgy hair (ahem)

Correct me if I`m wrong but didn`t he write "I am the one and only" by the laughable Chesney Hawkes?

[nothingspecial]

Top Of The Pops - R.I.P.

[thisllub]

Yes...

I listened too The Sex Pistols, XTC, Men Without Hats, Men With Hats, Haircut 100, Duran Duran, Devo, Naked Eyes, U2, Midnight Oil, Split Enz, Haircut 100 and many, many others...

I roadied for Johnny Rotten and saw Midnight Oil and Split Enz live.
In the 1970s.

[-grubby]

Yes sir.

[automaton26]

I reckon '87 was a good year for albums having black covers:

U2: Joshua Tree
Midnight Oil: Diesel And Dust
Marillion: Clutching At Straws

IMHO, a lot of the good '80s bands that survived got even better during the '90s.

[pricetech]

Buncha Young Whipper Snappers (Just Kidding)

Seriously I was a disk jockey back in the 80s. The format was "COP" (County Oldies Pop) Mostly middle of the road stuff, nothing hard core in any genre. I liked a lot of it and still do from time to time.

I wonder if I'm the oldest geezer on the forums sometimes.

[fatality_uk]

Anyone for Bobby McFerrin?

Don't Worry Be Happy!! I played that to death on my, personal music device :)
I didn't have one of these:
http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/08/31/retro-computing-corner-the-worlds-first-mp3-player-c-1998/


How about THE TEARDROP EXPLODES? Anyone remember them?

And if anyone mentions Kajagoogoo, I'll DEMAND this thread is closed ;)


Got New Order - True Faith on in the background right now :)

[rliegh]

Such as The Cure, The Icicle Works, The Jam etc?

I have been listening to a lot of 80's music recently, yes probably a mid life crisis but hey im 41 :)

The music is so much better then any of the drudge I hear on the radio right now....

Just turned 42, and it's a very rare for me to listen to anything made after 1989 (unless it's cds by bands who came out well before 1989, eg Rush).

I didn't take the time to appreciate the music of the 80s when it was new. In the 80's, I preferred listening to music from the 60's.Me too



Belinda Carlisle
...and that's a good example why. Seriously, I tuned everything out that played on the radio after 1986...I didn't even hear Rick Astley until a year or two ago.

[koenn]

When I think of music in the 80's, I usually remember music being syntetic, cold, and boring (or downright stupid)

It wasn't until the 90's that I got interested again, when "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of angry young man with guitars finally taking over from dudes in suits with synths again.

[gn2]

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of angry young man with guitars finally taking over from dudes in suits with.......

......UKULELES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZjnFZvCNc)!



Just turned 42, and it's a very rare for me to listen to anything made after 1989 (unless it's cds by bands who came out well before 1989, eg Rush).

I'm 47 and feel much the same.
One current band who I do like is Fleet Foxes, they're exceptionally good.

[koenn]

......UKULELES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZjnFZvCNc)!

LOL
... and interesting to see the song actually survives the treatment quite wel.
This is far worse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsS811o21-k

[nothingspecial]

it's a very rare for me to listen to anything made after 1989 (unless it's cds by bands who came out well before 1989, eg Rush).


Rush ha ha I love this thread.

Check out the cgi drummer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-2fKi9Zu5o

[BslBryan]

I reckon '87 was a good year for albums having black covers:

U2: Joshua Tree
Midnight Oil: Diesel And Dust
Marillion: Clutching At Straws

Spinal Tap: Smell the Glove

[koenn]

You probably don't know these, and they're late 70's (1978-1979), but anyway
....

Dr Feelgood : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ySdocMeBW8
Herman Brood : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTVYWl64M1Q
Nina Hagen : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osq0rJdt0Yc

[koenn]

! ZZ Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uOti9vqhH4

[fatality_uk]

What a way to start the 80's

Genesis - Turn It On Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OIkw9kJ0u4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRH2-dC3jg&feature=related, allow TEN minutes to watch this. Worth every second...

[RATM_Owns]

Pantera FTW.

[nothingspecial]

What a way to start the 80's

Genesis - Turn It On Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OIkw9kJ0u4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRH2-dC3jg&feature=related, allow TEN minutes to watch this. Worth every second...

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is 70s.

That`s a different thread.

Enjoying it though.

[fatality_uk]

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is 70s.

That`s a different thread.

Enjoying it though.

I allow a few years leeway :lol:

[nothingspecial]

Ok, if we`re having a few years leeway, and listening to 10 minute tunes, what about this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obfci1CIqq8&feature=related

Guitar players take note, it`s not technique, it`s feel.

[neu2buntu]

although they had split up by the 80s, i was into the "sex pistols" my 1st album ,actually the 1st ever record i bought was "never mind the b*ll*cks" my second was "the clash"

[nothingspecial]

Back to the 80s, remember this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JeEXP717T0

or this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62eTq8ErUOQ

also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Y5r-TypcY

90s version but good 80s song!

[koenn]

this is where it all started to go wrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V6KhdxKV0A

[koenn]

and worse ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_5EWjVNr4

[nothingspecial]

Speaking of Billy Bragg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fwtFSEovro&feature=related

[swoll1980]

Some I haven't seen mentioned, Def Leopard, Damn Yankees, The Scorpions, Richard Marx, Bad English, Starship, The Outfield, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, and Skid Row.

[nothingspecial]

I apologize for getting too into this thread but I was in love with the girl from Altered Images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40K2S0-5Xo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MoqFa5RBI8&feature=related

The Thomson Twins anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWoJ48kPVUU&feature=related

[fatality_uk]

Sir William Of Bragg.
Between the wars, one of the best protest songs ever!

[fatality_uk]

I apologize for getting too into this thread but I was in love with the girl from Altered Images

As were many of us young men :) Claire Grogan!!

Just found this site. It's a giggle but some good songs on there I had forgotten

http://www.afn.org/~afn30091/80songs.html

[geekygirl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733O0xJDx8o&feature=related

Cannot see any Was not Was love here yet...lol

[gn2]

I prefer Billy Bragg's rendition of World Turned Upside Down, couldn't find a decent video of it on YouTube, so here's the excellent Levi Stubbs' Tears (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4v8VJ0LRgA) instead.

[gn2]

Claire Grogan!!

AWAAWAAWEEWAA! (as Borat might say)

Clare's still hot stuff.

[fatality_uk]

I prefer Billy Bragg's rendition of World Turned Upside Down, couldn't find a decent video of it on YouTube, so here's the excellent Levi Stubbs' Tears (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4v8VJ0LRgA) instead.

Cheers man! I should hang my head for not remembering this track!


Let me see, this song or currently in the charts
Soulja Boy Tellem Ft Sammie




(80's) 1 - (0's) 0

[AndyCooll]

AWAAWAAWEEWAA! (as Borat might say)

Clare's still hot stuff.
Was watching a repeat of "Gregory's Girl" just the other night!

Flippin' eck! The 80's were my teen years.

Was into load of the early electronic stuff: Ultravox, OMD, Kraftwerk, Japan. Flock of Seagulls, Eurythmics, Visage, some Spandau Ballet and a bit of Duran Duran.

Also:
U2 (of course)
Bruce Springsteen
Blondie (phwoarr!)
Madness
Billy Joel's ("An Innocent Man")
Kim Wilde (a teenagers wet dream!)
Steve Taylor
Michael Jackson (when he was just the right side of ok)
Queen
Dire Straits
UB40

:cool:

[caro]

Three or four radio stations in my listening range specialize in '80s and '90s era music, so yeah, I listen to it quite a bit. Unfortunately for my sanity, the play list is painfully limited: AC/DC, Def Leppard, Van Halen, all the big hair bands, one song from Iron Maiden, two each from Sammy Hagar and Ted Nugent... you get the drift.

If I want listen to any good stuff, I have to break out my home collection: Oingo Boingo, Thomas Dolby, old Genesis, Aerosmith, Blondie, Dickies, Blacke Crowes, Nirvana, Heart, Tom Petty, CSN&Y, Genesis, Indigo Girls, Billy Joel, Billy Squire, REM, U2 (much as I hate to admit it), Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Queen, Devo, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, et al... then there are the more esoteric bands I like: They Might Be Giants, Wierd Al Yankovic, Mojo Nixon, sticking with the era.

Didn't expect to see a reference to They Might Be Giants and Mojo Nixon tonight!

You listed a lot of great 80s artists. New Wave, rock, southern rock...it's all good.

[Dngrsone]

Didn't expect to see a reference to They Might Be Giants and Mojo Nixon tonight!

You listed a lot of great 80s artists. New Wave, rock, southern rock...it's all good.

I aim to please. http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/Dngrs_1/rolleyes.gif