Favorite 80's bands?
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Don't try to impress anyone; be honest
Sonic Youth
The Chameleons
The Fall
The Clean
REM
The Feelies
Husker Du
Savage Republic
>Don't try to impress anyone; be honest
Def Leppard
Genesis
Phil Collins
Ozzy Osbourne
Dio
Judas Priest
>>64749083
Husker Du. I liked them a lot until I picked up Bob Mould's autobiography. What a revolting little faggot.
>>64749109
Now you are talking. Don't hold anything back.
>>64749003
Duran Duran
REM
Dinosaur Jr.
Pixies
Slayer
Cheap Trick (had a solid 3 good 80s albums)
The Replacements
New Order
Beastie Boys
Hanoi Rocks
Sparks
>>64749176
Oh, and the Dead Kennedys. Probably my favorite from the 80s.
>>64749176
huge fan of most of your picks. well done
Orange Juice
The Go-Betweens
Felt
New Order
Everything But the Girl
>>64749134
Oh I forgot
Roxette
Yes
Fleetwood Mac
Motley Crue
Duran Duran (but only Rio to be honest)
Guns and Roses (only '80s stuff)
>>64749249
never heard of any of them but New Order
>>64749299
Guns and Roses mostly wrote music in the 90s; what the fuck are you talking about?
Landscape
>>64749303
Orange Juice were guys from Glasgow, their most popular song was Rip It Up (And Start Again). Their guitarist and singer Edwin Collins later scored a hit with A Girl Like You
>>64749381
Did they invent that guitar riff?
>>64749003
Chvrches looked terrible back then, I'm glad they updated their look for the 2010s
Oingo Boingo
>>64749407
Umm I don't know. I heard their compilation Coals to Newcastle, and really it was OK but I forgot about them very quickly.
>>64749003
New order
>>64749303
What's wrong with you son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSQMQsVQ0-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgESYQ5iPtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6IsTt3GhkY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_z8Hwo-R3o
>>64749381
Orange Juice recorded what was basically the very first "indie" song, Falling and Laughing, in 1978. They released two fantastic albums in 1982.
>>64749327
Their first record is IMO their greatest achievement. Plus, that kind of music really went out of style in the '90s.
>>64749003
Yazoo
Human League
ABC
Thomas Dolby
A Flock of Seagulls
Heaven 17
beastie boys
best happening
melvins
cocteau twins
de la soul
idk
>>64749488
Thomas Dolby had 2 epic hits. Never heard anything else by him. Decent catalogue?
>>64749109
>>64749299
Forgot Rush
>>64749475
First record is called "Lies". it sucks. Their best album is Appetite for Destruction. Not sure if that came out in the 90s.
>>64749653
Oh yes, I nearly forgot about it. I was talking Appetite for the Destruction of course, and it came out in 1987.
>>64749632
The Flat Earth is a really good album
Swans' 80's stuff is great
the punk stuff
i also enjoy ar kane
and the cure
Sonic Youth
Metallica
Cocteau Twins
Foetus
Coil
Dead Can Dance
Swans
>inb4 pleb
Motley crue honestly
>>64749955
they're great live
Tears for Fears
>>64749003
King Crimson.
>>64749003
Pet Shop Boys
The Smiths
The Cure
New Order
Felt
Dead Can Dance
Cocteaux Twins
Michael Jackson. Seriously
>>64749110
Every recent interview I've heard with him he seems nice, what did he do?
A.R. Kane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wes8tT2_YG8
Front Line Assembly
So fucking rad
Cold as fuck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCuC03xsXjE
>>64749176
>hanoi rocks
nice one senpai
>>64749003
Ma nig
haven't any of you 15 year olds heard of killing joke?
>>64749003
>>64753717
>>64749176
Hanoi Rocks
Nice one
My pick
>W.A.S.P.
>Motley Crue
>Dokken
>Guns N Roses (Appetite era)
devo, oingo boingo
Slayer, Death, Bathory and Entombed.
>>64749003
Sisters of mercy
cocteau twins
The Cure
New Order
Duran Duran (For Rio mostly)
Depeche Mode
OMD
the Smiths for sure.
>>64754095
>Sisters
Mein nigger.
Seen him few months ago, he literally can't sing shit anymore :-(
Still one of my favorite bands tho
public enemy
napalm death
mark stewart and the maffia
cocteau twins
talk talk
depeche mode
art of noise
mantronix
Bad Brains
Foetus
Coil
Bauhaus
Sonic Youth
The Smiths
Big Black
Depeche Mode
Not the best decade by I enjoy some stuff
>>64754361
>80s
>Not the best decade
>Literally the decade that influenced 90s, 00s and 10s music
The Smiths
The Butthole Surfers
New Order
Bauhaus
The Chameleons
Pussy Galore
Devo (although their 70's stuff is better imo)
The Cure
Minutemen
The 80's is my favorite decade senpai
>>64753746
this
Their 80's stuff is the best
sonic youth
siouxsee and the banshees
the cure
the smiths
the replacements
dinosaur jr
talking heads
yellow magic orchestra
yapoos
honorable mentions:
kate bush (not a band..)
the pop group (late 70s into early 80s)
>>64750029
This nigga knows his shit
Also early simple minds
Erasure
New Order
Orchestral Manouvres in the Dark
>>64753861
>Motley Crue
I was a huge cruehead in my teens, but I don't think these guys ever produced anything remarkable after SatD.
I know Dr. Feelgood was their #1, but to me it only has a handful of decent songs...
But Kudos 4 U for Hanoi Rocks
I may add Queensryche. Op Mindcrime was great
spacemen 3
jesus and mary chain
new order
there are so many good electronic/dance records too
>>64749488
>Thomas Dolby
Approved.
>>64749632
His first 2 albums are really solid. His 3rd and 4th are a bit out there.
>>64749688
This. Also The Sole Inhabitant is in my top 10 live albums.
>>64749003
Mercyful Fate, Celtic Frost, Venom and Bathroy.
Also KMFDM
>>64754095
>Sisters of mercy
One of my favourite bands, but I never could get into Vision Thing - it feels like their rejected the post-punk sound that made them unique and tried to go for a hard rock sound like Guns.
If there is a Goth Anthem, then it is Marian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FhFMkd4u_U
Cocteau Twins, the Dead Milkmen, the Dead Kennedys, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soft Cell, Sun City Girls, Christian Death, Butthole Surfers, Oingo Boingo, Foetus, Nomeansno, the Minutemen
>tfw no-one recognizes Lawrence as the 80s indie god he is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCuHHHNi-l8
How has no one said Prefab Sprout yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeZkLV3ZjeI
>>64749003
Durutti Column
Cleaners From Venus
The Chameleons
Josef K
The Cure
Public image Ltd
XTC
Spandau Ballet
New Order
>>64757340
Also lacking in this thread:
Beat Happening
Durutti Column
Huey Lewis & The News
Prince & the Revolution
Madonna
Psychedelic Furs
Television Personalities
The Field Mice
Marine Girls
>>64750003
>they're great live
vince can't sing
>>64752423
Pretty sure Bob's gay, I think that's what he's referring to.
Queen (love their 80s material)
Devo (they had some solid stuff in the 80s)
Klaus Nomi
Michael Bolton (that man can sing, dammit)
Michael Jackson (of course)
Prince
R. Stevie Moore (his 80s stuff is quite nice)
Swans
>>64758056
Yeah. I can listen to live Motley Crue... Vince vocals are unbearable.
>>64758322
*can't
>>64749003
>tfw not winter so can't listen to cocteau twins
>>64754526
>implying 80's-10's music is generally better than 70's music
>>64758302
>listens to swans debut album once
Metallica
The Tragically Hip
>>64749083
first post best post
the smiths
>>64749003 Nice.
>>64749083
>Sonic Youth
Detesd it.
>The Chameleons
Love it.
>The Fall
Shit.
>The Clean
Clean this.
>REM
Damn..
>The Feelies
Nice.
>Husker Du
Huh?
>Savage Republic
Awful.
>>64749109
>Def Leppard
Bad.
>Genesis
Amazing band.
>Phil Collins
Shit.
>Ozzy Osbourne
Some nice moments.
>Dio
Shit.
>Judas Priest
Talent musicians right here.
>>64749173 Love their music.
>>64749176 Dislike it all except N.O.
>>64749249
>trying this hard
>>64749299 Yes. No. No. No. No. No.
>>64749413 Yes.
>>64749763 The Cure is cool.
>>64750003 Awful
>>64750067
>guitars
>>64758302
>Queen (love their 80s material)
A nonentity, means absolutely nothing to me.
>Devo (they had some solid stuff in the 80s)
A wonderful band.
>Klaus Nomi
Genius
>Michael Bolton (that man can sing, dammit)
No.
>Michael Jackson (of course)
No.
>Prince
No.
>R. Stevie Moore (his 80s stuff is quite nice)
No..
>Swans
No.
Depeche mode.
Level 42.
yall fags.
Some of these became more prevalent in the 90's but still counts
Talking Heads
Cows
Blondie
Thee Mighty Caesars
Discharge
Gauze
Dinosaur Jr.
New Order
The Ex
The Cramps
Anthrax
Jesus and Mary Chain
Amebix
Sonic Youth
>>64759108
>has never heard Sparks
Come back when you're of drinking age.
>>64759657
forgot to add Dead Kennedys and Black Flag.
>>64749003
I'm filling out my vinyl collection with 80s right now.
Recent pickups:
Van Halen
Def Leppard
INXS
Duran Duran
Ratt
Cheap Trick
The Police
Genesis/Phil Collins
Huey Lewis and the news
Depeche Mode
Human League
Tears for Fears
I only buy used and it can be found for cheap.
>>64759745
What 80s Cheap Trick albums do you have?
>>64759703
>Dislike it all except N.O.
>>64759767
Only Dream Police (1979) and Lap of Luxury (1988) so far. Found them for $1 each at the thrift store in fantastic shape.
anyone
>young marble giants
here?
>>64759108
>trying this hard
I have no idea why you think this. I picked five high quality bands, and if you think they're obscure then you clearly don't know much about the 80s.
>>64759818
>>64759851
You should pick up All Shook Up, One On One, and Next Position Please. The later two really sound a lot like Replacements or Pixies song, if you're into that. All Shook Up was produced by George Martin and sounds like a Beatles album, but it's good.
>pic related
>>64759979
Will do, thanks man.
>>64749003
The Gun Club
The Psychedelic Furs
Squeeze
>>64759108
>doesnt know who AR Kane is
Lmao
>>64760139
Just a half song. Dislike it intensely.
Split Enz.
The Cure, Swans, The Smiths, New Order, and Depeche Mode
Siouxsie all day erry day
Japan
Thompson Twins
Loudness
Cabaret Voltaire
>ctrl + f "megadeth"
REEEEEEEE
they were good though
the cure
happy mondays
jesus and mary chain
siouxsie and the banshees
the smiths
my bloody valentine
the pixies
dinosaur jr
the cramps
tv personalities
there are others that I cant think of rn
>>64761313
Wadda ya mean they were good?
>>64761313
>megadeth
>good
There's the exit button ^^^^^ I suggest you use it
The Cure (Especially Pornography)
Depeche Mode
Psychedelic Furs
New Order
Bauhaus
>>64761652
>>64761587
Don't pick on that guy. Megadeth was a good bad, Like many of these bands ITT though, didnt get better later in their career.
Roxy Music
Spandau Ballet
Duran Duran
>>64760296
Maybe don't be such a pleb? They did arguably did post-rock before it was a thing, coined the term "dream-pop", arguably did shoegaze before it was a thing, and their mix of dub, noise pop, dream pop and dance was original as fuck.
New Order
Orange Juice
MBV's noise 80s stuff
Prefab Sprout
Aztec Camera
Smiths
Durutti Column
The Gun Club
The Cramps
Happy Mondays
Japan
Jesus and Mary Chain
The Fall
Julee Cruise
Cocteau Twins
Nick Cave
Sonic Youth
Style Council
Talking Heads
Tom Waits
>>64758302
Thank fuck somebody said DEVO
>A band so far ahead of their time and music still hasn't caught up
New Traditionalist - The BEST album produced in the 80s.
>>64749003
Cocteau Twins
MBV
Slowdive
Slayer
Swans
Death
Prince & the Revolution
The Chameleons
Hall and Oates
Sisters of Mercy
Coil
The Smiths
Kool & The Gang
Michael Jackson
Siouxsee and the Banshees
Talking Heads (didn't start then but I like their 80s stuff, but then this could include Fleetwood Mac, Judas Priest, Siouxsee, etc)
Spacemen 3
Butthole Surfers
Public Image Ltd.
Depeche Mode
Zapp & Roger
Evelyn King
OMD
Metallica
Jane's Addiction
Dazz Band
Galaxie 500
New Order
The Gap Band
Cabaret Voltaire
Dead Can Dance
Mtume
Front Line Assembly
D Train
Duran Duran
Valerie Dore
The S.O.S. Band
Jesus and Mary Chain
Phil Collins/Genesis
Roxy Music
and although I have some solo acts in there I'm going to leave out dance producers to keep the list manageable
in general the 80's were a really shitty decade in music but The Soft Boys were good
>>64749249
Can you be my soulmate
>>64749003
Thompson Twins
Tears for Fears
Ratt
Scorpions
Genesis
>>64764278
the 80s were transcendent, u crazy
look at all the artists itt
>>64764246
I think I was copypasting another name in there but accidentally copypasted the smiths there. they're fine, but i don't care that much
80's Rush. The one and only definition of prog rock. It only gets better as I keep listening.
Talking Heads
B-52's
Oingo Boingo
talking heads
tears for fears
marc & the mambas
the smiths
kate bush and r. stevie moore even tho they're solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBVfb0x2q6U
>>64759108
>The Fall
>Shit
The Psychedelic Furs
Tears for Fears
Prince and The Revolution
The Cure
Japan
Oingo Boingo
Foetus
Fad Gadget
Swans
Depeche Mode
Soft Cell
Tears for Fears
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
These Immortal Souls
Everything But the Girl
Adam and the Ants
The Damned
The Cramps
A Flock of Seagulls
Echo and the Bunnymen
Jesus and Mary Chain
Marine Girls
Pet Shop Boys
New Order
Public Image Ltd.
80s era Pulp
Good stuff here in this thread. Saving for later
>>64764518
This. Sound, compositions, catchy tunes—they got it all perfectly. Pop prog = best prog in my book.
Dire Straits
>>64763595
>>64763595
hony guin am so drunk right now im glad someone ekece understands me, >>64749003
don;'t care what an6one else says Oh No Its Devo is a great album.
Japan
The Jesus And Mary Chain
MBV
Sonic Youth
New Order
Flock of Seagulls
The Cure
Sisters of Mercy
Guns n Roses
Melvins
Prince
Dinosaur Jr.
Talking Heads
The Pastels
Galaxie 500
The Human League
The Vaselines
>>64769088
same guy
well, fust finished puking, glad to be back, lads. mu is thest the funniest place bos
Phil Collins and its not even close.
Easy Lover, Sussudio and (from Genesis) Invisible Touch are GOAT.
The Stone Roses
>>64749509
finally cocteau twins <3
>>64769459
do you even op?
Pixies or Talking Heads I guess. I just realized that my library almost entirely skips over the 80s.
Ride
Metallica
YMO if they count
Beastie Boys
>>64749003
big black
dinosaur jr
black flag
vio-lence
>>64769459
I see Cocteau Twins a lot in this thread.
they seem to be on the rise on this board
>>64753717
You mean the band that ripped off Come as you are's riff?
The Clash
They are more of a late 70s band but 1982s Combat Rock is based and second only to London Calling imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX0X0tx0TOU
>>64759108
>>Queen (love their 80s material)
>A nonentity, means absolutely nothing to me.
Same.
>>64770483
daw that smile
>>64749003
Sonic Youth
Dinosaur Jr.
Butthole Surfers
Cabaret Voltaire
The Sound
Public Image Ltd
The Jesus And Mary Chain
>>64770483
I want to destroy her tight little jewish asshole
Duran Duran
Spandau Ballet
The Jam
Yello
a-ha
INXS
Judas Priest
Tears for Fears
Prefab Sprout
New Order
Ultravox
The Police
The Human League
The Style Council
Propaganda
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Toto
>>64770539
same t b h
>>64749003
>be honest
Queen
GnR
AC/DC
Van Halen
The Police
U2
Eurythmics
The Clash
Hall & Oates
Whitesnake
Foreigner
>mfw people will still try and act pretentious in a blatant dad rock thread
Come on faggots it's a guilty pleasure thread, don't be autistic.
>>64770483
who is this semon demon?
she's adorable
Sonic Youth
Talking Heads
Big Black
This Heat
Josef K
The Ex
The Fall
The Triffids
The Wedding Presents
Renaldo & The Loaf
>>64749003
Springsteen
Nebraska is a 10/10 and one of the few that could be called one in that god forsaken decade.
The Replacements
The Pogues
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Smiths
Minor Threat
Rites of Spring
Talulah Gosh
Pet Shop Boys
Iron Maiden
>>64749003
The Chameleons
Talk Talk
Cocteau Twins
Depeche Mode
OMD (Orchestral Movements in the Dark)
Sonic Youth
The Cure
The Replacements
Echo and The Bunnymen
Siouxsie and The Banshees
Spacemen 3
Tuxedomoon
>>64771635
Manoeuvres*
Husker Du
Replacements
Minutemen
REM
Smiths
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Waits
Red Temple Spirits
Bad Brains
Minor Threat
Metallica
>>64759108
>that one autist who posts his opinion on everyone's picks
>the cure
>siouxsie and the banshees
>sonic youth
>pestilence
>cocteau twins
>black flag
>misfits
>dead kennedys
>swans
damn, Cocteau Twins getting popular on /mu/
>>64771736
They lowkey always have been
>>64771831
yeah I don't see them as being hyped in over-the-top /mu/core-level way here, but their secret is probably dawning on more and more people here
but yeah it will probably somehow remain lowkey. it's somehow better them being kind of a secret.
Swans they are my favorite band so no shit.
Glenn Branca has released a bunch of great stuff in the 80s. Being a fan of minimalist stuff like Julius Eastman and Terry Riley while also being a fan of messing around with electric guitar(s), I can totally see where Bramca was coming from in that respect.
Morbid Angel only has two releases in the 80s, but both are among if not my very favorite of death metal and quite possibly metal in general.
I have also only seen Yes mentioned once in this topic. 80s Yes were an awful album bad, but fantastic singles band. If they had released all their good stuff around this time as singles instead of inside bloated albums Yes' already strong legacy would've been stronger.
