Electrophile Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I would call Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis and the News and Bon Jovi "80's bands". I love 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Whitesnake, Van Halen, Blue Murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 The year 1989? LOL, didn't you know Jahfin, 1989 was a bad year for rock and roll.. LOL A lot of great music were made in the 80's, allthough, sometimes the production can be hard on the ears.. especially from mid- to late 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 The year 1989? Ooppps my bad that 9 was meant to be a 0:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Whitesnake, Van Halen, Blue Murder. I can safely agree with that.,.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I would call Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis and the News and Bon Jovi "80's bands". I love 'em. H & O were OK in the beginning, but then they wimped out with the worst kinda "disco shiT" around.....WHY??????|! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 LOL, didn't you know Jahfin, 1989 was a bad year for rock and roll.. LOL A lot of great music were made in the 80's, allthough, sometimes the production can be hard on the ears.. especially from mid- to late 80's. Yeah, there was some bad production back then (particularly the prevalence of drum machines) but it may be even worse now because of compression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospel Zone Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) If you have a favorite band from the '80's you may not have been listening or then again you may of had to be listening very closely because no one comes to mind on this one. Edited August 27, 2010 by Gospel Zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 If you have a favorite band from the '80's you may not have been listening or then again you may of had to be listening very closely because no one comes to mind on this one. Probably one of my favorite musical decades with artists like Los Lobos, Stevie Ray Vaughan, R.E.M., the Cure, the Replacements, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, the Itals, Lone Justice, X, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Black Uhuru, the Blasters, 10,000 Maniacs, the Church, etc. I discovered most of them by simply listening to FM radio and from my tenure at a college radio station. In other words, I didn't have to look hard to find any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Depeche Mode were also fantastic, I might add. I think it came out in 1990, but Violator is one of my all-time favorite albums. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospel Zone Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Probably one of my favorite musical decades with artists like Los Lobos, Stevie Ray Vaughan, R.E.M., the Cure, the Replacements, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, the Itals, Lone Justice, X, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Black Uhuru, the Blasters, 10,000 Maniacs, the Church, etc. I discovered most of them by simply listening to FM radio and from my tenure at a college radio station. In other words, I didn't have to look hard to find any of them. Out of those you mentioned, I like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dwight Yoakam but I loathe Steve Earle. I just hope he doesn't become Allison Moorer's "Yoko". The decade that I think sometimes gets a bad rap is the '70's. !971 is my favorite year for music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 The decade that I think sometimes gets a bad rap is the '70's. !971 is my favorite year for music. NOT on this board. Here people seems obsessed by it. LOL Agree that '71 was a great year though. Great 80's bands and artists: Lords Of The New Church, B52's, Depeche Mode, Tom Verlaine, Mötley Crüe, Chesterfield Kings, The Cult, Danzig, The Long Ryders, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden. Then we have a bunch of bands that formed in the late 70's but did release many great albums in the 80's too, such as Blondie, U2, The Boys, The Undertones, UK Subs etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dog_90 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Aerosmith Iron Maiden Pink Floyd AC/DC ZZ Top Metallica Ozzy Osbourne Van Halen Guns N' Roses Def Leppard Judas Priest Queen Bon Jovi Scorpions U2 Michael Jackson Foreigner Whitesnake Alice Cooper Just to name a few bands and artists. I liked the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Jane Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 The 80s were a pretty crazy decade...but I love the following bands : Def Leppard AC/DC Metallica Bon Jovi INXS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenguitar Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Fvourite bands in the 80's:QUEEN,QUEEN,QUEEN,QUEEN. Many Americans on this forum, because nobody mentions them.IMO, it's difficult to forget them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Fvourite bands in the 80's:QUEEN,QUEEN,QUEEN,QUEEN. Many Americans on this forum, because nobody mentions them.IMO, it's difficult to forget them Queen gets mentioned here very often. And I don't understand the slam against Americans (or more accurately North Americans?). BTW, we've had this discussion many times before but Queen got lots of airplay here and media exposure via the late night music shows in the 70s. If you want to continue to believe they are underappreciated here (or the baseless claim that "nobody mentions them") then cling to that but it's not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdr Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I can't say I have a favorite '80's artist (OK, maybe GNR - I still love them). More like favorite songs. At them time I was leaning to the metal/hair metal. Now, I dig the cheesiness of some '80's songs: - OMD- So In Love, Electricity, Enola Gay - A-HA - Stay On These Roads - Robert Plant - Sea Of Love - Everything but the girl - I don't want to talk about it etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Queen gets mentioned here very often. And I don't understand the slam against Americans (or more accurately North Americans?). BTW, we've had this discussion many times before but Queen got lots of airplay here and media exposure via the late night music shows in the 70s. If you want to continue to believe they are underappreciated here (or the baseless claim that "nobody mentions them") then cling to that but it's not true. Indeed. I get the feeling that Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Queen are the bands that is mentioned the most frequently on this board.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I thought Queen began their career in the 1970s???!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Indeed. I get the feeling that Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Queen are the bands that is mentioned the most frequently on this board.. Strangely enough, I had just heard this Freddie Mercury segment on NPR prior to reading the post about Queen's supposed "underexposure" in the U.S. Freddie Mercury: Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) I thought Queen began their career in the 1970s???!! Indeed. I look at them as a 70's band.. That's when it all started. Strangely enough, I had just heard this Freddie Mercury segment on NPR prior to reading the post about Queen's supposed "underexposure" in the U.S. Freddie Mercury: Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman They were, and still is HUGE. If Queen is underexposured, I wonder how it would be if they were OVER EXPOSURED! Edited August 31, 2010 by Swede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Indeed. I look at them as a 70's band.. That's when it all started. They were, and still is HUGE. If Queen is underexposured, I wonder how it would be if they were OVER EXPOSURED! I view Queen as a 70s band too and I am really trying to figure out why they are being frequently mentioned in the 80s thread! Sheesh! And Queen getting OVER EXPOSED is indeed a scary thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I view Queen as a 70s band too and I am really trying to figure out why they are being frequently mentioned in the 80s thread! Because someone mentioned them that believes they never received enough recognition, particularly in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermedalist Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Because someone mentioned them that believes they never received enough recognition, particularly in the U.S. I think Queen had great potential. but I just did not like alot of their song writing. Mercury had such a great voice too. The first concert I ever saw in my life was Jeff Beck. Saw him at the old dome in Rochester, NY back in about 1970. I walked away just amazed but later on I felt that he could have really done far more for himself if he had found a Robert Plant and done more classical rock in the same type of material that the big bands of the day were doing. Take nothing away from Jeff, he is great, but he could have been even more wide spread in his popularity if he had done things differently in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I think Queen had great potential. but I just did not like alot of their song writing. Mercury had such a great voice too. The first concert I ever saw in my life was Jeff Beck. Saw him at the old dome in Rochester, NY back in about 1970. I walked away just amazed but later on I felt that he could have really done far more for himself if he had found a Robert Plant and done more classical rock in the same type of material that the big bands of the day were doing. Take nothing away from Jeff, he is great, but he could have been even more wide spread in his popularity if he had done things differently in my opinion. I think Jeff Beck chose the path he did for a reason. Some don't want the widespread notoriety that comes with being famous, he's a shining example of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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