Artists/bands that saved the 80s from total oblivion

[Magic]

To get this thread back on topic, the 80's was a glam era, like it or not. It wasn't all bad music and the greats of the 70's were still pumping out albums like Cheap Trick, Kraftwerk, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Rush, and The Rolling Stones.

I myself personally liked alot of the bands of the 80's. One that comes to mind is U2. Joshua Tree is a fantastic album. And les we forget Motley Crüe. Girls, Girls, Girls, and Dr Feelgood were kickazz albums.

Moving on to the pop side of the 80's Run-DMC was the best! They still scare white people LOL. Walk This Way Aerosmith cover from 1986, which is pretty humorous.


No, I cant call the 80's a loss of any kind.

Edit: what is wrong with a person listening to mainstream radio, NOTHING> most people dont listen to just one station all the time anyway. I wouldn't say I listen to the hip hop stations, but that is my personal preference.

[Seasons_of_Wither]

Erm, bands like Guns n' Roses, Def Leppard, and Motley Crue were the bands that I think shaped that 80's sound. Def Leppard was first and they had all the harmonies, and then Quiet Riot and Motley Crue sparked that whole Sunset Strip/L.A. scene which spawned GNR, in my opinion the best band of the 80's.

[KBAD]

Originally Posted by Magic To get this thread back on topic, the 80's was a glam era, like it or not. It wasn't all bad music and the greats of the 70's were still pumping out albums like Cheap Trick, Kraftwerk, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Rush, and The Rolling Stones. I myself personally liked alot of the bands of the 80's. One that comes to mind is U2. Joshua Tree is a fantastic album. And les we forget Motley Crüe. Girls, Girls, Girls, and Dr Feelgood were kickazz albums. Moving on to the pop side of the 80's Run-DMC was the best! They still scare white people LOL. Walk This Way Aerosmith cover from 1986, which is pretty humorous. No, I cant call the 80's a loss of any kind. Edit: what is wrong with a person listening to mainstream radio, NOTHING> most people dont listen to just one station all the time anyway. I wouldn't say I listen to the hip hop stations, but that is my personal preference.

Originally Posted by Seasons_of_Wither Erm, bands like Guns n' Roses, Def Leppard, and Motley Crue were the bands that I think shaped that 80's sound. Def Leppard was first and they had all the harmonies, and then Quiet Riot and Motley Crue sparked that whole Sunset Strip/L.A. scene which spawned GNR, in my opinion the best band of the 80's.

HERE HERE!!! I agree with ALL of the above in general!

[Foxhound]

Originally Posted by wolfsblood Let's not forget that a lot of rock bands recorded disco songs in the disco era. The Rolling Stones were full-fledged disco on Miss You and Emotional Rescue.

If you define those two Rolling Stones' tracks as disco, you must be defining "disco" as nothing but a certain beat. But why then should the Rolling Stones and all other rock band completely abandon the beat to the likes of John Travolta and his leisure suit wearing buddies? Are you going to tell Charlie Watts that he can't play that beat on his drums? I wonder what his response would be?



And if you are defining disco as nothing but a beat, it can then be good - if bands like the Stones and the Kinks have recorded to that beat. After all, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with the beat.

What was wrong with disco was John Travolta and the whole fashion de jour Studio 54 crowd.

[Flower]

Early 80's had ~

Toto
Foreigner
Genesis

[Hepcat]

The Scorpions!

[KBAD]

Originally Posted by Flower Early 80's had ~ Toto Foreigner Genesis

I really dig Foreigner!

[Foxhound]

Blondie, the Pretenders and Pat Benatar would be high on the list of eighties bands I like the best.

[annie]

Originally Posted by Foxhound Blondie, the Pretenders and Pat Benatar would be high on the list of eighties bands I like the best.

And I would add Bon Jovi and U2.

[Zombeels]

Pretenders
Violent Femmes
REM
Kate Bush

[Foxhound]

Originally Posted by annie And I would add Bon Jovi and U2.

I wouldn't.

[Magic]

There are alot of bands that survived the 80's and are still rockin' it today:

Springsteen
AC/DC
Rush
Queen
Aerosmith
ZZ Top
Foreigner
Bob Seger
Yes
Pink Floyd


You can't leave these bands in the dust! They were pretty active in the 80's.

[Ezequiel]

What about Blue Oyster Cult, Killing Joke, Def Leppard?

[Aginghipster]

The negative reaction to disco was racially and homophobically motivated.


REM, U2, The Police, The Violent Femmes, Husker DU, The Replacements, and others were all signifigant contributors to a great decade!

[eccentric man]

Originally Posted by Aginghipster The negative reaction to disco was racially and homophobically motivated.

maybe to an extent, and more at the time, but at this point i think the biggest reason for a negative reaction to disco is that it's an obviously watered down corporate rehash of the killer funk that was going down at the same time. just ditch that 'lame' horn section and get a synthesizer....

as for the 80s my tops are the red hot chili peppers, soundgarden, and jane's addiction. while they might not be quintessential 80s bands, they all started out back then. just took a while before another generation of kids stepped up and away from stadium hair.