80s Music

[Doulifée]

a snapshot of my 80's folder. i have another one with only french song from the 80's if someone is interested.

[KyleJCrb]

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (okay, so it's from 1977, but what band was more 80's than Talking Heads?)

[ella guro]

Though a lot of my favorite bands and albums came from the 80's (Mission of Burma, The Minutemen, Husker Du, The Raincoats, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Clean, This Heat), they're all stuff that came from the underground and isn't really associated with the 80's. I don't have the 80's nostalgia everyone else seems to (that's probably because I was born in 87, though I know plenty of people my age who seem to have some sort of weird fabricated 80's nostalgia anyway). I dislike a lot of the kinds of production that became more prevalent in music in the 80's (though some used it well), and the fashion styles I find awful, and so much other stuff that I don't even want to get into because I don't want to be a downer on everyone's love of everything 80's. But whatever. Here's some more stereotypically "80's" sounding songs that I like a lot:

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuLlwUaEyr0

The Smiths - How Soon is Now?

The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Ii0K77K1k

The Cure - Pictures of You

Devo - Gates of Steel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRa0lfsdubg

The Go-Betweens - Streets of Your Town

XTC - King For a Day

Wall of Voodoo - Lost Weekend (their hit is "mexican radio" but I like this one better):

[Brycepops]

[LuketheXjesse]

Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche

QUEENSRŸCHE

EDIT: I also echo Kyle's suggestions on the Judas Priest and Rush albums.

[Flare4War]

The list should have lots of Scorpions, and Def Leppar, some Boston, a little Whitesnake; Metallica obviously. Go with plenty of Bryan Adams everyone loves him. I've always loved Roxette although some of their albums were made in the early 90's. Duran Duran is really good.

Those are probably already all covered. Looks like this thread has a lot of great suggestions.

If you're looking for something more soft rockish Sandra, and Belinda Carlisle are pretty fun.

[Dr.Flintlock]

Blind (fucking) Guardian:

And also since Douli conveniently had them in his snapshot, but it needs to be linked here somewhere, Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax

[José the Bronx Rican]

I don't have the 80's nostalgia everyone else seems to...

"Everyone" is a strong word. I hate to bring up how much of a senior citizen I am once again, but I lived through the whole thing (even the Latin Freestyle explosion), and of course I'm with you on the "corn and cheese" aspect, but it didn't define the decade then, and it's disappointing to sometimes see that defining it now. I was aware of most of the artists you mentioned, and if that's what you liked, those should've been your recommendations; they weren't that obscure. My recommendations are dead serious: I brought up Rap and R&B artists... those weren't much more above ground back then.

can't find (Hardcastle's 'One Wish" remix) on youtube (would be interested in hearing that...)

I don't think it's on anywhere; I should upload it. Here's the track:

Hiroshima - One Wish (Special Mix)

Props to Douli for the Art of Noise.

[LuketheXjesse]

Blind (fucking) Guardian:

And also since Douli conveniently had them in his snapshot, but it needs to be linked here somewhere, Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax

Blind Guardian might be one of my all time favorites, but since they only had 1-2 albums in the 80s, I don't think I'd call them 80s.

That, and this is really not one of their better songs.

[ella guro]

"Everyone" is a strong word. I hate to bring up how much of a senior citizen I am once again, but I lived through the whole thing (even the Latin Freestyle explosion), and of course I'm with you on the "corn and cheese" aspect, but it didn't define the decade then, and it's disappointing to sometimes see that defining it now. I was aware of most of the artists you mentioned, and if that's what you liked, those should've been your recommendations; they weren't that obscure. My recommendations are dead serious: I brought up Rap and R&B artists... those weren't much more above ground back then.

Yeah, you're right that they aren't that obscure (though I think they were a lot more obscure at the time). I think I was overstating because I feel like there was a lot of good music, but that the decade is defined by cheese now in most people's minds and so many people seem to go for that. With those recommendations I was just thinking people were probably looking more towards stuff that could be easily associated with the 80's. Like people my age who make "80's mixes" usually want stuff that was a hit back then, like "Tainted Love" or something. But I do really like all those songs/artists that I mentioned, they were definitely genuine recommendations.

You're right, though. I'll go ahead and recommend some stuff that I mentioned before now:

Mission of Burma - Academy Fight Song

The Minutemen - Little Man With a Gun in His Hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVwJAvDLMWs

The Raincoats - Shouting Out Loud

Meat Puppets - Plateau

The Replacements - Bastards of Young

Dinosaur Jr. - Little Fury Things

Scratch Acid - Cannibal

The Birthday Party - Release The Bats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R8pECW3UHs

This Heat - SPQR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mmxo3QgC88

The Fall - The Classical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKEj_fFNBw

The Clean - Getting Older

The Swell Maps - Midget Submarines

The Cocteau Twins - Lorelei (a more "80's" one I forgot)

Camper Van Beethoven - She Divines Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7u1cpNvwc

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (best christmas song ever)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtXv9U-2ZHU

alright, you get the idea. I doubt anyone will look at these, but at least I'm making good on my tastes now.

[Tex]

[The Coop]

-=Aerosmith=-

Permanent Vacation

Pump

Some samples...

- "Rag Doll"

- "Love in an Elevator"

- "Dude Looks Like a Lady"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMrJag-J-MY - "My Girl"

[Toadofsky]

I wish Aerosmith would do songs like they did in the 80's. That was probably their peak in the 90's... After that, I think everything went downhill...

[WillRock]

I'd have to recommend Journey - Escape.

Pretty much a perfect blend of hard rock and soul felt ballads, and captures the essence of the 80's better than any other album of the era.

[Kanthos]

I'm going to add Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over.