who agrees? i think the 80s saw some of the best artists like The Cars, the Cure, Skid Row, Twisted Sister, INXS, Devo, Chicago etc. theres a big 80s influence on todays music even.
mmmm...I think the 70´.... The best time of the The Doors, The Stones, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, ....just to name a few...how can you compare them with Skid Row and Twisted Sister?
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Simple Minds, A ha, Dexys Midnight Runners, Tears for Fears, OMD, Queen, Guns n Roses and so many others. Lots of one-hit wonders and a great time in music history. I'm a big fan of the 70s as well.
The 80's were a blank era in music full of one-hit wonders and sell-outs. To even try and compare the 80's to the 60's 70's or even early 90's is absurd. The only thing cornier than the music was the clothing. Every time I see Dee Snider on TV I throw up a little bit in my mouth. Zeppelin, Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd....how can you even compare. The 4 year "Grunge" era of the early 90's was even better than the 80's. Thank God for Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. These bands finally killed the 80's sound in 1989. Rant over.
I liked pretty much anything coming out of Seattle @ that time (Sub-Pop label): AIC, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, Mudhoney, L7, TAD, Seaweed, Love Battery, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, etc. there are a lot of songs in the 80's I liked but yeah, one hit wonders @ best...I mean what other song did Frankie Goes to Hollywood do besides Relax??? Don't get me wrong I love that song...but the decade itself was what - for the most part hair bands?? What's wrong with this picture....my 1st concert ever ~ 1988 Rush and Mr. Big....WTF!! Time to tune into VH1's "Where are they now?"
Love 80's music. So many artists been and gone. My fav's Fischer Z The Fixx Alan Parsons Project Australian Crawl Bee Gees Billy Joel Billy Idol Boston Bryan Adams Chris Rea Hall & Oates Dire Straits Doobie brothers Foreigner Howard Jones Huey Lewis and the News Icehouse Jenny Morris Joan Armatrading Madonna Little River Band Michael Jackson Midnight Oil Mondo Rock New Order Police Rod Stewart Sade Steely Dan Steve Miller Band Stevie Ray Vaughan Supertramp Tears for Fears Talking Heads Toto UB40 U2 Yes ZZ Top To name a few. Col