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Favorite 80s Bands

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While we're on the 80s...

Even though I saw it off and on throughout the 80s, we never had eMpTVee until '89 so I was never subjected to most of the skinny-tie new wave bands that dominated the channel in the early days (except for the gracious portion that crossed over to commercial radio).

Some of the stuff I was listening to in the 80s:

R.E.M.
Replacements
Guadalcanal Diary
Long Ryders
Lone Justice
Cruzados
Brandos
X
David Lindley and El Rayo-X
The Connells
Marti Jones
The Cult
Itals
Robert Plant
Steel Pulse
The Cure
Van Halen
Rita Marley
Yes
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Let's Active
db's
Arrogance
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No Rush???! :o At least give some recognition for Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta and New World Man!!! :pirate: :pirate: :pirate:
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First and foremost... forever and always my favorite 80s band (and continues to be one of my faves today) is... The Cure.

Then there's...

Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
XTC
The Go-Gos
David Bowie
Elvis Costello
The Smiths
Dire Straits (thanks for reminding me krusin!)
New Order
Erasure
Squeeze
INXS
Tears For Fears

Oh! And the B-52s! Cosmic Thing is one of my favorite albums of all time.
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Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
New Kids On the Block









Oh, did you want bands I LIKED?

Sorry....
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Post by Jahfin »

kurt wrote:No Rush???! :o At least give some recognition for Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta and New World Man!!! :pirate: :pirate: :pirate:
Oh, I'm sure I left out a lot of bands, just can't think of 'em all but Rush was definitely one of my favorite bands from back then.
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Jahfin wrote:
kurt wrote:No Rush???! :o At least give some recognition for Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta and New World Man!!! :pirate: :pirate: :pirate:
Oh, I'm sure I left out a lot of bands, just can't think of 'em all but Rush was definitely one of my favorite bands from back then.
Geddy Phor President! :wink:
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80s bands

Post by krusin1 »

Wore out a couple of cassettes each of these:

Dire Straits
Def Leppard
ZZ Top
Twisted Sister
Hank Williams Jr.
Alabama
Beach Boys (Kokomo!)

Yes, I know, a tad eclectic. :roll:
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I hate to say it, but I was a huge Poison fan back in the 80's! :-?
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nycparrothead wrote:I hate to say it, but I was a huge Poison fan back in the 80's! :-?
You never admit that kind of stuff man!!! :o :lol:
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iuparrothead wrote:
nycparrothead wrote:I hate to say it, but I was a huge Poison fan back in the 80's! :-?
You never admit that kind of stuff man!!! :o :lol:
OH! Oops... :oops: :oops: :oops:
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For rock - Van Halen, ACDC, ZZ Top, Aerosmith
Punk/New Wave - Elvis Costello, The Cure, The Clash, Blondie, B-52's, Dire Straits... Alot of bands like this that I can't think of. Some of them not too well known.
Major Springsteen fan, Saw the Stones twice in the 80's, used to go to a bunch of Dead shows, loved them then just can't take them now.
Southern Rock - Like Skynyrd, Molly Hatchett, blanking out here too
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Alabama
Poison
RunDMC
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huey lewis and the news
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When I hear skinny-tie new wave I think of "The Romantics"!!
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Post by Y-NO-9-O »

Dr.Corona wrote:When I hear skinny-tie new wave I think of "The Romantics"!!
I think The Fixx
Saw them open for (here's another) Thomas Dolby
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Post by OceanCityGirl »

huey lewis and the news
Remember the video with them all buried in the sand.
How bout the Robert Palmer video with the chicks with black and slick hair and lipstick.
Oh in the 80's also tale end of Meatloaf and Queen.
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OH yeah! What they said

Post by krusin1 »

Can't believe I forgot Huey Lewis and the News, and Meatloaf.

Anyone else a fan of...

The Travelin' Wilburys?

I've forgotten if these guys were 80's or 90's, but it's hard as heck to find their CD now. It' a shame, 'cause that was some seriously good music (IMHO, of course!) :)
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Post by Twelve Volt Cop »

REO Speedwagon and Journey were two of my favorites.
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Post by OceanCityGirl »

Journey were two of my favorites
Once I saw the Stones and Journey and George Thorogood were warm up acts. Journey got booed off the stage.
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Post by iuparrothead »

Holy sh1t!!! I almost forgot one of my absolute faves!!!

WHAM! :D :D :D
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