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08-28-2010, 08:17 AM
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| | The Seeker
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|  Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
about.com
10. Survivor
9. Night Ranger
8. .38 Special
7. Pat Benatar
6. Def Leppard
5. Heart
4. Loverboy
3. REO Speedwagon
2. Foreigner
1. Journey 
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08-28-2010, 11:31 AM
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| | retired
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|  Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
What, no Queen? Cosmic is going to riot.  | |
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08-28-2010, 11:43 AM
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| | Sub Sonic Soul Shaker
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|  Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
I would say Poison would be a top arena group even though some would sneer at that..
Heart on the list is exceptable.. But they started out in the 70's.
Of course the rest would be somewhat correct.. Is this based on Ticket sales??
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08-28-2010, 12:46 PM
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| | In Urgent Need of Advice
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Bon Jovi was more successful across the board than most of the bands on this list and they aren't even featured. That says all you need to know.
Not to mention that in an effort to distance themselves from the hair band genre, all of Motley Crue's members have been promoting the band as "arena rock" in interviews and other press items for the past dozen years.
Like Bon Jovi, they were more successful than most of the groups on this list. | |
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08-28-2010, 03:08 PM
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| | metal maniac
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Originally Posted by aeroplane  Bon Jovi was more successful across the board than most of the bands on this list and they aren't even featured. That says all you need to know. |
Kudos!! 
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08-28-2010, 04:10 PM
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
[QUOTE=That 70s Guy;186722]about.com
10. Survivor
9. Night Ranger
8. .38 Special
7. Pat Benatar
6. Def Leppard
5. Heart
4. Loverboy
3. REO Speedwagon
2. Foreigner
1. Journey
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08-28-2010, 04:22 PM
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| | Metal Moderator
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Where's Bon Jovi??  | |
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08-28-2010, 04:40 PM
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Good list- glad to see .38 Special and Night Ranger on there.
I am going to see REO and Pat Benatar Thursday night | |
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08-30-2010, 05:08 PM
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| | Recording Artist
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Wait a minute, REO Speedwagon?! How did that get into the top 10?? Especially with a LP named "You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish" - how stupid is that? I wont say they weren't a great band in their own right; for better or worse, many of their songs will live on forever. But come on, better than Night Ranger, .38 Special, Def Leppard (yes, even them) or Heart!? Not in a million years.
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09-04-2010, 11:56 AM
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| | In Urgent Need of Advice
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Originally Posted by METALPRIEST Where's Bon Jovi?? |
Either the big cheese making this list really didn't like Bon Jovi, really liked one of the lesser bands on the list (like Loverboy) or they simply "forgot" about them when writing this up. | |
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11-17-2010, 07:42 PM
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| | Administrator
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
I would have put Boston in place of Loverboy if I were making the list. And I am shocked that Bon Jovi didn't make the list.
Another great arena rock band to include would have been Asia.  | |
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11-18-2010, 01:11 AM
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| | Metal Moderator
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Yeah Asia ^^^^ 
What about these guys??  | |
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11-18-2010, 05:50 AM
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
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11-18-2010, 06:19 AM
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| | Metal Moderator
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
^^^
yeah...how did Survivor and .38 Special squeeze past the mighty Aerosmith and Van Halen?? | |
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11-18-2010, 08:46 AM
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| Re: Top 10 Arena Rock Artists of the 80s!! (according to about.com)
Well, I wanted to say the list totally missed the boat by NOT including Aerosmith, but y'all know I love Aerosmith and I didn't want to shamelessly promote my favorite band  | |
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