'80s Music Nostalgia Thread

hazey · 08-19-2007, 07:37 PM

Inspired by the discussion that sprung from the collective loathing of Jefferson Airplane's "We Built This City" in the other thread, I thought I'd give this a go in a separate topic. Anything you might want to share with the Igloo regarding music from the 1980s, this would be a place to do it. No idea how long and if this will hold up, but we'll never know unless we try.

So, discuss.

dramaking · 08-19-2007, 07:45 PM

well i think it was a much better decade than the 90s.
bands like depeche mode and the cure proves this

Daniel · 08-19-2007, 07:57 PM

^ are you mad???

all that synthiser stuff, cheesy tunes and bad hair...thats the 80's. Personally, I guess I didnt really get into music and such until my mid-teens, ie; 90's, so hearing 80's music reminds me of growing up.
On a side note, 2.9% of music in/on my iTunes is 80's (again most of it REM & Tears FF)

dramaking · 08-19-2007, 08:02 PM

i'm mad yes...
every decade had great bands and musicians...
but when you just count the charts, i think the 80s was a better decade...just think of cindy lauper

hazey · 08-19-2007, 08:18 PM

The bad hair and synthesisers are just one side of the '80s music. Remember, there was still stuff like Sade and Lionel Richie (although nobody can accout for his Commodores era hairdo). Personally, I have more affinity with the early-mid '90s as well, because that was the time I really started listening to music, and liked most of what was "hip" at the time. And a lot of the stuff I liked carried over from the mid-late '80s: U2, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, R.E.M., Bon Jovi (I am very very sorry, but there was a time when I was into them), Guns N' Roses...

Rai · 08-19-2007, 08:31 PM

The 80's probably weren't worse then any other age, its just too close. The 70's weren't any better, especially the second half, but its more distant. Personally, I thank the 80's for what it gave birth: The early-mid 90's, whcih had some amazing music (I even include stuff like The Joshua Tree here, from '87, which is more into the 90's then many later albums). Its offtopic, but there was a certain, post-80's, pre-indie electro-acoustic music which I just adore, with songs like Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something or the Friends title track. (is there a name for this genre, by the way??)

08-19-2007, 07:37 PM	#1
hazey Draper's Girl Friday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,910	'80s Music Nostalgia Thread Inspired by the discussion that sprung from the collective loathing of Jefferson Airplane's "We Built This City" in the other thread, I thought I'd give this a go in a separate topic. Anything you might want to share with the Igloo regarding music from the 1980s, this would be a place to do it. No idea how long and if this will hold up, but we'll never know unless we try. So, discuss. __________________ "We de-whimsified ourselves. Yep, we're normal now."

08-19-2007, 07:45 PM	#2
dramaking King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 3,833	well i think it was a much better decade than the 90s. bands like depeche mode and the cure proves this __________________ ...if i could change one thing about myself, i would not take it all so seriously...

08-19-2007, 07:57 PM	#3
Daniel Eskimo Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: A Kerryman in Cork Posts: 5,202	^ are you mad??? all that synthiser stuff, cheesy tunes and bad hair...thats the 80's. Personally, I guess I didnt really get into music and such until my mid-teens, ie; 90's, so hearing 80's music reminds me of growing up. On a side note, 2.9% of music in/on my iTunes is 80's (again most of it REM & Tears FF) __________________ I've been waiting my whole life waiting for you

08-19-2007, 08:02 PM	#4
dramaking King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 3,833	i'm mad yes... every decade had great bands and musicians... but when you just count the charts, i think the 80s was a better decade...just think of cindy lauper __________________ ...if i could change one thing about myself, i would not take it all so seriously...

08-19-2007, 08:18 PM	#5
hazey Draper's Girl Friday Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,910	The bad hair and synthesisers are just one side of the '80s music. Remember, there was still stuff like Sade and Lionel Richie (although nobody can accout for his Commodores era hairdo). Personally, I have more affinity with the early-mid '90s as well, because that was the time I really started listening to music, and liked most of what was "hip" at the time. And a lot of the stuff I liked carried over from the mid-late '80s: U2, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, R.E.M., Bon Jovi (I am very very sorry, but there was a time when I was into them), Guns N' Roses... __________________ "We de-whimsified ourselves. Yep, we're normal now."

08-19-2007, 08:31 PM	#6
Rai Eskimontologist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Robo-Hungarian Empire Posts: 2,345	The 80's probably weren't worse then any other age, its just too close. The 70's weren't any better, especially the second half, but its more distant. Personally, I thank the 80's for what it gave birth: The early-mid 90's, whcih had some amazing music (I even include stuff like The Joshua Tree here, from '87, which is more into the 90's then many later albums). Its offtopic, but there was a certain, post-80's, pre-indie electro-acoustic music which I just adore, with songs like Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something or the Friends title track. (is there a name for this genre, by the way??) __________________ "There's, another example. See, here I'm now sitting by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos." "If you find you've got a dragon charging at you at thirty miles per hour snapping its teeth you can always drive it defensively through the covers"