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cassandra is
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 Posted - 11/29/2005 : 03:46:12
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The 80's... a decade that is often mocked for it so-called musical weakness or bad taste, which is a statement that I definitely don't agree with.
Just thinking of some of the bands (APART FROM THE PIXIES) that marked these ten years makes me feel dizzy: Bauhaus, Hüsker Dü, The Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, XTC, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Echo And The Bunnymen, The Gun Club, Killing Joke, Violent Femmes, Soft Cell, Pere Ubu, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Minutemen, R.E.M., The Fall, Prince, P.I.L., Metallica, Jane's Addiction, Sisters Of Mercy, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, U2, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Einstürzende Neubauten...
So here's my top 5:
1- Sonic Youth
2- The Smiths
3- The Cure
4- Depeche Mode
5- New Order
now, let's see yours
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 04:46:31
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The Replacements
REM
The Lyres
Hoodoo Gurus
Bon Jovi
hehe, j/k. I'll put Husker Du in the final slot there. :) There was a lot of good stuff in the eighties I agree. I think the alternative/underground scene was more interesting then than now. I'm a big punk fan and in the eighties, punk still had that aura of danger about it. The punk sound has since been co-opted and turned into the equivalent of hair-metal in the eighties. I still love the sound but I don't listen to many of the new bands. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 04:58:48
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I won't include Joy Division as they were not a band for very much longer after the 80's began. I will also leave out Blondie as there output was patchy during the 80's.
Sooooooooooo
1 Madonna
2 Guided By Voices
3 Sonic Youth
4 REM
5 Violent Femmes
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 05:03:15
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bon jovi? really?
I will go with
Violent Femmes, Pixies (ohh yes they count as an eighties band), GBV (so do they)
, The Cure and uhm I realise that I need to check out more eightiesbands
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 05:23:23
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Throwing Muses
Pixies
The Cure
The Smiths
Undecided about the last slot: could be PiL, Stone Roses might qualify (probably not), My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth... I also have a soft spot for Metallica, GnR etc.
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The Holiday Son
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 05:32:53
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Sonic Youth
The Smiths
I can't think of any other band as good as those two. |
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 05:49:55
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I spent the eighties listening to The Smiths, The Cure, The Clash, Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine, Jason and the Scorchers, and punk/psychobilly acts on local college radio. The shows were called "Raw Power" and "Remote Control". Local bands had names like "The Scraps" and sang anti-National Front anthems such as "Le Pen Fuck You").
My top 5, however, would look a lot like Cheeseman's:
Throwing Muses
Pixies
Violent Femmes
The Smiths
X or Dead Kennedys
"Quit shouting those rerun songs at me! I'm doing what I want to do, and I don't care what you think you need!
—Play that song 'Jesus is the Answer'!
—Come up here on stage and play with my balls."
--Wesley Willis Vs. a Fan |
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Stevio10
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 07:58:28
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quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman
bon jovi? really?
lol, read closely my friend. :)
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 07:59:49
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| actually, I forgot one of my faves. Camper Van Beethoven should be in my list somewhere... |
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darwin
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 09:17:17
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REM
X
Talking Heads
Dead Milkmen
TMBG
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Carl
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 09:21:23
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Apart from Pixies, some that have been mentioned and that I can think of, and in no particular order: Killing Joke, Metallica, The Cure, Sonic Youth, REM, Depeche Mode, Nomeansno, too many more to think of.
And maybe I'm just being nostagic, but Duran Duran had some great songs!
Oh, and Madness, Adam And The Ants, Dexy's Midnight Runners, all had great songs! Oh, and Talking Heads, as mentioned! Oh, Oh, and Toyah! My brother has some of her records! (I keep having to edit this!!)
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 11:17:07
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At that time the artists I loved were:
Big Country
Prince
Sisters of Mercy
INXS
Lone Justice/Maria McKee
I guess the list would be a bit different retrospectively.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 12:12:14
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Ah yes, forgot X too. They were a great band...
I used to like all those cow-punk bands a ton too - Jason and The Scorchers, Lone Justice, The Beat Farmers, The Long Ryders, Rank & File, The Rave-Ups...good stuff. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 13:25:33
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| The Beat Farmer - are you from Southern California Z Zoquis? Them and Mojo Nixon were the big local bands in San Diego in the late 80s. |
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vilainde
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 13:27:18
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Where's kathryn when you need an expert?
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!" |
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floop
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 13:37:07
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quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
Where's kathryn when you need an expert?
Denis
"You know what? You know what? You know what? Shut the fuck up!"
sorry, she's unavailable right now |
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ccuadros
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 16:02:05
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Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedys, Devo, Kraftwerk
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 16:37:42
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Originally posted by darwin
The Beat Farmer - are you from Southern California Z Zoquis? Them and Mojo Nixon were the big local bands in San Diego in the late 80s.
Nope, from Winnipeg born and bred. :) I managed to see the farmers a couple times here though. Great band they were... |
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/30/2005 : 04:34:44
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I thought we weren't including the Pixies?
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jediroller
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Posted - 11/30/2005 : 04:37:18
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I thought we weren't including the Pixies?
We don't follow the rules. That's how punk rock we are.
"Quit shouting those rerun songs at me! I'm doing what I want to do, and I don't care what you think you need!
—Play that song 'Jesus is the Answer'!
—Come up here on stage and play with my balls."
--Wesley Willis Vs. a Fan |
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 11/30/2005 : 04:48:25
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Well I just take it as given that people know Pixies are above any top 5 for me.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
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starmekitten
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Carl
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Posted - 11/30/2005 : 19:37:52
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Pilgrimage is one of my favorite REM songs.
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IceCream
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Posted - 11/30/2005 : 21:15:23
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Homers, is any late-80s period GBV stuff good? I haven't heard it (except "Liar's Tale" from Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia), but I've heard that it isn't as good as the early to mid-90s period of which higlights include Propellor, Static Airplane Jive EP, Bee Thousand, Alien Lanes, and Under The Bushes Under The Stars .
Again, no one mentioned DESCENDENTS. Where's GLACIAL906 or WOLFMANMIKELONELY or DAVE NOISY or DOOG or MUNCHIENANDALUSIA (all of whom have mentioned Descendents in the past) when you need him? |
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IceCream
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Posted - 11/30/2005 : 21:16:36
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| by the way, I also love Talking Heads and Camper Van Beethoven. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
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Posted - 12/01/2005 : 07:05:03
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I'd say the 90's stuff is better yeah but I really like some of the 80's stuff too. They have always been hit and miss, even within an album, but there are such treasures to find on pretty much every album I think.
I also wanted to get Talking Heads and CVB on my list.
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Domestiques
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Posted - 12/02/2005 : 00:29:19
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husker du
the wedding present
passmore sisters
smithereens
the siddeleys
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All I know there was humous. |
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cassandra is
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The Holiday Son
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 03:06:32
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Cheeseman1000
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 03:09:16
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Smiths
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 04:21:25
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The Femmes!!!!
"Quit shouting those rerun songs at me! I'm doing what I want to do, and I don't care what you think you need!
—Play that song 'Jesus is the Answer'!
—Come up here on stage and play with my balls."
--Wesley Willis Vs. a Fan |
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VoVat
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 09:29:16
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Talking Heads
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/12/2005 : 10:26:48
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Bruce Hornsby & the Range
I was alone...in my BIG BED
-bRIAN |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 12/13/2005 : 09:45:33
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My uncle once drummed for Bruce Hornsby, back before he (Bruce, that is) was famous.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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Best Band(s) of the 80's
