80's Music

[moggymoz]

Fucking hell. A decade that gave us Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Talk Talk, Blancmange, Tears for Fears etc etc cannot be called "absolute pap".

It got pap later on with the Americanisation of the charts, crappy ballards and SAW but from 80-85...what a time.

Especially if you liked the synth stuff.

I'm a proud owner of a " Sequential Circuits Pro-One" so I think I pretty much qualify ;)

 

[Bewar3them00n]

The 80’s sound is massive again, and even in fashion, it’s all retro 80’s!
You can’t move for 80’s synths all over the place

 

[better dead than red]

Worst music decade since the forties, absolute pap.
Apart from some of my favourite bands came to the fore, but they did start earlier.

George Michael would slap your jaws. :)

 

[urban genie]

The specials,
Smiths,
echo and bunnymen,
talking heads at their prime,
pixies,
pulp,
james,
orange juice,
dinosaur jr,
REM,
B52's,
style council,
the cure,
housemartins,
sugar cubes,
new order,
happy mondays,
the fall,
808 state,
run DMC,
Public enemy,
roses and many more,

Decent decade music wise though OP choices are not my styles

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The smiths top group

This. I should just lock the thread now otherwise I could get fired from my job for spending too much time on this thread.... the punk thread is causing me to spend to much time in as it is!

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Loved the 80’s,The music was brilliant.

 

[moggymoz]

This. I should just lock the thread now otherwise I could get fired from my job for spending too much time on this thread.... the punk thread is causing me to spend to much time in as it is!

Don't you fuckin dare ... :p

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Don't you fuckin dare ... :p

Ha ha ha

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

 

[Met Line Hammer]

I went from 7 to 17 in this decade so my tastes would have changed massively. First band for me was the police. Then disillusionment with the SAW onslaught on the charts. 85/86 New order came onto my horizon never again went away. DAnce and house reared it’s ugly head then late 80s thankfully your city provided a genre i still listen to today. Timeless stuff