Artists/bands that saved the 80s from total oblivion

[Sox]

Don`t know about Fun Boy Three but prince Chucks knocking some classic shapes out there Tray....

[Sweaty]

Mmmm let me think on that one....err no!!

[Terra812]

Originally Posted by Salmacis And some of my favourites: Depeche Mode New Order Duran Duran Dream Theater Madness Boston Billy Joel Cold Chisel Crowded House & Split Enz Dinosaur Jr. Foreigner The Go-Betweens Heart House Of Lords Huey Lewis & The News Hoodoo Gurus Living Colour Meatloaf Men At Work Midnight Oil The Smiths Toto Twisted Sister

I'd add The Smiths, Midnight Oil, Living Colour, Dinosaur Jr., Madness to my list as well .... But

Chewy Mucus & The Rubes ?? Really? I would put them into the driving music into Total Oblivion Category.

IMO the only good thing to come out of Chewy Mucus & The Rubes was this scene from American Psycho:

[Salmacis]

I like Huey Lewis Terra, his music in my "just a bit of fun" section

Besides, just quietly, I'm a bit of a Back To The Future nerd :

[TheFeldster]

I'm quite a fan of Huey Lewis & The News.

Some people often blast me for not going out and getting drunk every night, and I usually reply with a YouTube video of "Hip to Be Square"

They don't get it, though

[Salmacis]

I'll wager you twopence those people don't even know what the words "hip" or "square" actually mean

[Terra812]

I liked/ like Bad is Bad but that's about it... although I will give Chewy props for discovering Bruce Hornsby

[Magic]

The word "thrash" comes to mind when I think of bands that made a huge change in music during the 80's. Thrash/heavy metal bands like Anthrax, Pantera, Metallica, and Slayer.

[DaKillerWolf]

There were tons of great metal albums released in 80's IMO. And I'm not talking about that pop-"metal " stuff like Poison etc. I was never into that stuff at all but the real metal stuff is the golden era of the genre as far as I am concerned.

[Lord Grendel]

^^Here's a band I like more now than when I first heard them back in the 80's. For some reason many people don't give them a second thought, but in my books they are right up there with Maiden and Priest.

[Sox]

Originally Posted by DaKillerWolf There were tons of great metal albums released in 80's IMO. And I'm not talking about that pop-"metal " stuff like Poison etc. I was never into that stuff at all but the real metal stuff is the golden era of the genre as far as I am concerned.

Agreed (verbatim)

LG .. Saxon are a fine example of the great metal mentioned above and deserve to be up there with the best IMO.

[Syd]

The Best in my opinion:

Pixies (undeniable influence on later rock music and they hold some of the best album in alternative rock), Smiths (Morrissey effing rules), The Clash, The Police and I am probably forgetting some others, but I'll come back with those later.

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by Lord Grendel ^^Here's a band I like more now than when I first heard them back in the 80's. For some reason many people don't give them a second thought, but in my books they are right up there with Maiden and Priest.

I have that original on vinyl LG, from back in the day.
Here are some local heroes, the singer, Nev, went on to
form the band 'SKIN'.

[Death on Credit]

Lou Reed and Tom Waits did some amazing stuff in the 80's. Warren Zevon had a couple of good albums in the decade, and Leonard Cohen had a few good songs. Generally speaking, it was a pretty abysmal decade.

[Magnolia]

Originally Posted by Death on Credit Lou Reed and Tom Waits did some amazing stuff in the 80's. Warren Zevon had a couple of good albums in the decade, and Leonard Cohen had a few good songs. Generally speaking, it was a pretty abysmal decade.

Lou Reeds was brilliant.
Others... well, AC/DC did the hell of a great job in the 80s and Gn'R were also on top of the list. I shouldn't forget mentioning Bon Jovi either.