80's music ,best era?
26 February 2015, 11:58 PM
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80's music ,best era?
I reckon probably one of the best era's and yes grew up with it!
Eurythmics,Love is a stranger,Depeche Mode,the mod stuff,Specials etc,heavy rock,AC/DC,Black Sabbath,Rainbow ,ace,all of it! 50's,and 60's good.70's bit depressing,90's,00's and ever since been rather poor! One hit wonders through talent shows.
Eurythmics,Love is a stranger,Depeche Mode,the mod stuff,Specials etc,heavy rock,AC/DC,Black Sabbath,Rainbow ,ace,all of it! 50's,and 60's good.70's bit depressing,90's,00's and ever since been rather poor! One hit wonders through talent shows.
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27 February 2015, 12:24 AM
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A big plus 1 loved the eighties and crossover acts like Blondie from the late 70s. I watches a 80s top of the pops on BBC4 few months back. 78 and 79 were great years too loads on youtube great watch.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=totp+1978
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=totp+1978
27 February 2015, 07:12 AM
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Agree 100% with this, the 80's were superior to anything we've had since regarding music, and far more superior than anything today. I actually feel sorry for kids nowadays with their jumped up x-factor crap.
27 February 2015, 07:27 AM
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27 February 2015, 07:50 AM
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Lol...wasn't all about Heart :-)
27 February 2015, 07:52 AM
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Basically the start was ok, the rest was only thankfully finally put to bed with grunge
- which we didn't even really have here , or tom waits
This was when I switched to listen world music tbh
- which we didn't even really have here , or tom waits
This was when I switched to listen world music tbh
27 February 2015, 09:06 AM
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I don't know really.... on the one hand you had the remnants of punk like Joy Division/New Order, The Clash, The Cure, The Stranglers, Blondie, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cult all of which were great especially Joy Division/New Order.
Then you had bands like The Smiths, The Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans etc. towards the end of the decade which were fantastic.
The New Romantics had great tunes and style, but lacked a bit of an 'edge' in some ways.
Bowie did some of his best work in the 80s.
So yes it was a great decade, but the late 80s/90s saw the rise of house and the whole rave phenomenon which kind of fuelled an underground scene in as much as mainstream radio couldn't really access it as a 10 minute beat driven opus wasn't what Radio 1 wanted to play on the breakfast show as apart from anything it would mean their stupid egotistical DJs would have to shut up for too long!
Trance exploded in the 90s and that is some of the best music ever recorded and of course there was Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp etc. so the 90s run the 80s close for me.
Then you had bands like The Smiths, The Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans etc. towards the end of the decade which were fantastic.
The New Romantics had great tunes and style, but lacked a bit of an 'edge' in some ways.
Bowie did some of his best work in the 80s.
So yes it was a great decade, but the late 80s/90s saw the rise of house and the whole rave phenomenon which kind of fuelled an underground scene in as much as mainstream radio couldn't really access it as a 10 minute beat driven opus wasn't what Radio 1 wanted to play on the breakfast show as apart from anything it would mean their stupid egotistical DJs would have to shut up for too long!
Trance exploded in the 90s and that is some of the best music ever recorded and of course there was Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp etc. so the 90s run the 80s close for me.
27 February 2015, 10:52 AM
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I reckon probably one of the best era's and yes grew up with it!
Eurythmics,Love is a stranger,Depeche Mode,the mod stuff,Specials etc,heavy rock,AC/DC,Black Sabbath,Rainbow ,ace,all of it! 50's,and 60's good.70's bit depressing,90's,00's and ever since been rather poor! One hit wonders through talent shows.
Eurythmics,Love is a stranger,Depeche Mode,the mod stuff,Specials etc,heavy rock,AC/DC,Black Sabbath,Rainbow ,ace,all of it! 50's,and 60's good.70's bit depressing,90's,00's and ever since been rather poor! One hit wonders through talent shows.
I still listen to shed loads of eighties stuff and my kids question "what the hell was that?! I like it!!!"
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27 February 2015, 01:07 PM
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I came into this country at the dawn of the 90's, so the glory of 80's music is not much understood by me. I seem to like anything from any era if it sounds good to my ears.
Anyhow, what I've noticed is that there's a U turn in the society with this music malarkey. I saw the peak of the hatred for 80's music in the youngsters of mid 90's (born on mid 70's). They used to call it 80's shyte. Now, I hear people born in mid 90's loving 80's shyte, and all those 90's people also are saying that 80's music was soooo good! Things change, but 80's music can't be bad in order to be loved by the youngsters of this time.
Anyhow, what I've noticed is that there's a U turn in the society with this music malarkey. I saw the peak of the hatred for 80's music in the youngsters of mid 90's (born on mid 70's). They used to call it 80's shyte. Now, I hear people born in mid 90's loving 80's shyte, and all those 90's people also are saying that 80's music was soooo good! Things change, but 80's music can't be bad in order to be loved by the youngsters of this time.
27 February 2015, 01:12 PM
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This.
There's a Joy Division documentary on BBC Four tonight at 9pm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0543ytw
27 February 2015, 01:17 PM
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60s and 70s for me, even tough my teenage years were in the 80s. I like 80s music for nostalgic reasons I suppose, but when I really listen to it, there wasn't that much that was great.
I don't agree that all music since has been rubbish, I think there was a bit of a dry patch from the late 90s through the noughties, but I think there is some terrific music being made now.
Of course, each to their own, it's an opinion, not fact!
I don't agree that all music since has been rubbish, I think there was a bit of a dry patch from the late 90s through the noughties, but I think there is some terrific music being made now.
Of course, each to their own, it's an opinion, not fact!
27 February 2015, 01:47 PM
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This.
There's a Joy Division documentary on BBC Four tonight at 9pm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0543ytw
There's a Joy Division documentary on BBC Four tonight at 9pm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0543ytw
27 February 2015, 02:42 PM
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Northern Soul in the 70's early 80's alongside Funk and Reggae, Ska with a bit of early Rap & Break Dancing thrown in which then led into House, Drum & Bass & Jungle. 
some proper dancing music.
You can keep all that Euroithmiks and dippishmode crap what a load of rubbish that was and the hair styles and clothes, get a life.
Didn't mind a bit of Rock and Punk though, chicks were seriously hot and had the morals of the hippy generation, all that leather and studs worked for me.
Dog collars and chains, nom nom nom.
some proper dancing music.You can keep all that Euroithmiks and dippishmode crap what a load of rubbish that was and the hair styles and clothes, get a life.
Didn't mind a bit of Rock and Punk though, chicks were seriously hot and had the morals of the hippy generation, all that leather and studs worked for me.
Dog collars and chains, nom nom nom.
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Northern Soul in the 70's early 80's alongside Funk and Reggae, Ska with a bit of early Rap & Break Dancing thrown in which then led into House, Drum & Bass & Jungle. some proper dancing music.
You can keep all that Euroithmiks and dippishmode crap what a load of rubbish that was and the hair styles and clothes, get a life.
Didn't mind a bit of Rock and Punk though, chicks were seriously hot and had the morals of the hippy generation, all that leather and studs worked for me.
Dog collars and chains, nom nom nom.
some proper dancing music.You can keep all that Euroithmiks and dippishmode crap what a load of rubbish that was and the hair styles and clothes, get a life.
Didn't mind a bit of Rock and Punk though, chicks were seriously hot and had the morals of the hippy generation, all that leather and studs worked for me.
Dog collars and chains, nom nom nom.
27 February 2015, 03:38 PM
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I don't know really.... on the one hand you had the remnants of punk like Joy Division/New Order, The Clash, The Cure, The Stranglers, Blondie, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cult all of which were great especially Joy Division/New Order.
Then you had bands like The Smiths, The Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans etc. towards the end of the decade which were fantastic.
The New Romantics had great tunes and style, but lacked a bit of an 'edge' in some ways.
Bowie did some of his best work in the 80s.
So yes it was a great decade, but the late 80s/90s saw the rise of house and the whole rave phenomenon which kind of fuelled an underground scene in as much as mainstream radio couldn't really access it as a 10 minute beat driven opus wasn't what Radio 1 wanted to play on the breakfast show as apart from anything it would mean their stupid egotistical DJs would have to shut up for too long!
Trance exploded in the 90s and that is some of the best music ever recorded and of course there was Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp etc. so the 90s run the 80s close for me.
Then you had bands like The Smiths, The Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans etc. towards the end of the decade which were fantastic.
The New Romantics had great tunes and style, but lacked a bit of an 'edge' in some ways.
Bowie did some of his best work in the 80s.
So yes it was a great decade, but the late 80s/90s saw the rise of house and the whole rave phenomenon which kind of fuelled an underground scene in as much as mainstream radio couldn't really access it as a 10 minute beat driven opus wasn't what Radio 1 wanted to play on the breakfast show as apart from anything it would mean their stupid egotistical DJs would have to shut up for too long!
Trance exploded in the 90s and that is some of the best music ever recorded and of course there was Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp etc. so the 90s run the 80s close for me.
Lets not forget New Model Army ,The Mission, The Alarm .....
80,s were good for me....
27 February 2015, 05:18 PM
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80's weren't bad.
But for me, for sheer energy, number of groups popping up, the music scene and the way everything was changing, it would have to be mid sixties to mid seventies.
I loved it all, from Beatles to heavy metal, from pop to acid rock.
But for me, for sheer energy, number of groups popping up, the music scene and the way everything was changing, it would have to be mid sixties to mid seventies.
I loved it all, from Beatles to heavy metal, from pop to acid rock.
27 February 2015, 05:38 PM
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I grew up with a bass playing dad (he was quite well known at the time) so got quite into it from an early age; at three years old I loved Joe Walsh and 10CC, as I grew up I was very into Big Audio Dynamite, FYC, David Bowie, early UB40 and so on.
I think the 80s was a great decade but as mentioned above, for every great band, there was a shocker.
The 90s was a bit stale for me; Britpop was a bit rubbish and I never liked the Stone Roses or Charlatans. Then dance got better and evolved into my current favourite genre, Chillstep.
All decades had there good and bad patches but I've always been happy to change with the times.
I think the 80s was a great decade but as mentioned above, for every great band, there was a shocker.
The 90s was a bit stale for me; Britpop was a bit rubbish and I never liked the Stone Roses or Charlatans. Then dance got better and evolved into my current favourite genre, Chillstep.
All decades had there good and bad patches but I've always been happy to change with the times.
