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Thread started 05/16/09 6:06pm

BobPaisleyPark

Best band of the 1980s?

We all know Prince was the solo artist of the 1980s but who in your opinion were the band of the 1980s.

IMO The Smiths were the band of the 1980s.

The Smiths - Bassist Andy Rourke, Guitarist Johnny Marr, Drummer Mike Joyce and fronted by vocalist/lyricist the incomparable Stephen Patrick Morrissey were only around for less than five years yet their music dwarfs any other band in that decade.

So who do you think were the best band of the 1980s?

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Reply #1 posted 05/16/09 6:10pm

ernestsewell

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Duran Duran.

String of hits, splintered into two groups, then back to Duran Duran and still had hits each way around. I don't think their popularity ever really waned.

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Reply #2 posted 05/16/09 6:46pm

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ernestsewell said:

Duran Duran.

String of hits, splintered into two groups, then back to Duran Duran and still had hits each way around. I don't think their popularity ever really waned.


I agree.

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Reply #3 posted 05/16/09 6:55pm

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The Smiths are definitely up there for me!

My choice would be a two-way tie between The Cure and Eurythmics (if they count). The color, depth and diversity that The Cure displayed in the 80s is nothing short of mind-boggling to me, and the insular, intense brand of freezing-cold synth pop that Eurythmics brandished in the early 80s was unmatched, in my opinion.

After those two, I'd go with:

Siouxsie and the Banshees
New Order
Depeche Mode
The Smiths
Human League
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Reply #4 posted 05/16/09 7:05pm

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The Time

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Reply #5 posted 05/16/09 7:12pm

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5-way tie:

Prince & the Revolution

The Time

Duran Duran

Crowded House

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Reply #6 posted 05/16/09 7:39pm

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The Fall would get my nod.

Runners-up:
The Mekons
The Feelies
The Go-Betweens
Spacemen 3

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Reply #7 posted 05/16/09 7:59pm

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Duran Duran definitely! biggrin

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Reply #8 posted 05/16/09 8:44pm

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Reply #9 posted 05/16/09 8:53pm

OLDHATJ

U2 were probably the best band of the 1980s followed closely by Men at Work.

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Reply #10 posted 05/16/09 9:05pm

TRON

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Moonbeam said:

The Smiths are definitely up there for me!

My choice would be a two-way tie between The Cure and Eurythmics (if they count). The color, depth and diversity that The Cure displayed in the 80s is nothing short of mind-boggling to me, and the insular, intense brand of freezing-cold synth pop that Eurythmics brandished in the early 80s was unmatched, in my opinion.

After those two, I'd go with:

Siouxsie and the Banshees
New Order
Depeche Mode
The Smiths
Human League

I can get with most of that.

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Reply #11 posted 05/16/09 9:10pm

kpowers

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to many. love the new wave/ power ballads/ pop. dam it was all good back then.

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Reply #12 posted 05/17/09 12:22am

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The Style Council cool

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Reply #13 posted 05/17/09 3:57am

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Probably The Smiths. But how can you compare a group like The Smiths with a group like The Time? They're about completely different things. Impossible to compare, but if we're talking serious art, I think you have to go with The Smiths.

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Reply #14 posted 05/17/09 4:11am

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BobPaisleyPark said:

We all know Prince was the solo artist of the 1980s but who in your opinion were the band of the 1980s.

IMO The Smiths were the band of the 1980s.

The Smiths - Bassist Andy Rourke, Guitarist Johnny Marr, Drummer Mike Joyce and fronted by vocalist/lyricist the incomparable Stephen Patrick Morrissey were only around for less than five years yet their music dwarfs any other band in that decade.

So who do you think were the best band of the 1980s?


Agreed!

The Smiths are easily my favourite band of the 80's, no competition.

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Reply #15 posted 05/17/09 10:50am

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The Replacements, but that's me.

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Reply #16 posted 05/17/09 11:33am

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Stax said:

The Replacements, but that's me.


They're now bubbling under for me, but they would have been at or near the top at one time. Unsatisfied still gets my nod as song of the decade, however.

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Reply #17 posted 05/17/09 11:35am

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For me 'The cure' wins hands down!

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Reply #18 posted 05/17/09 11:47am

Stax

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damosuzuki said:

Stax said:

The Replacements, but that's me.


They're now bubbling under for me, but they would have been at or near the top at one time. Unsatisfied still gets my nod as song of the decade, however.


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Reply #19 posted 05/17/09 2:08pm

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The Police I still listen to them reguarly one of my favorite songs of all time is Dont Stand So Close To Me and Roxanne. U2 was great too.

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Reply #20 posted 05/17/09 2:09pm

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irrisistableB said:

The Police I still listen to them reguarly one of my favorite songs of all time is Dont Stand So Close To Me and Roxanne. U2 was great too.


good call

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Reply #21 posted 05/17/09 2:21pm

lastdecember

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Easily for me

Inxs
REM
U2
a-ha
Duran Duran
Bon Jovi

all brought different things to the table and all (especially a-Ha) have grown into amazing musicians,writers and performers


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Reply #22 posted 05/17/09 2:24pm

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COCTEAU TWINS!!!

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Reply #23 posted 05/17/09 2:53pm

Imago

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It's hard for me to separate my favorite from the 'best' so the bellow will be the ones that are what I consider to be the best, but may not necessarily be my favorite.

My favorite are bolded in the list:


Rush
The Smiths (my favorite band)
Metallica
Joy Division
The Police
They Might Be Giants
REM
U2
10,000 Maniacs
Sonic Youth

to name a few





I would never place Duran Duran on the 'best of' anything... And I like Duran Duran. lol



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Reply #24 posted 05/17/09 4:54pm

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lastdecember said:

Easily for me

Inxs
REM
U2
a-ha
Duran Duran
Bon Jovi

all brought different things to the table and all (especially a-Ha) have grown into amazing musicians,writers and performers

I just read an interview with the late Joey Ramone and he said he hated groups like Duran Duran and how they weren't making music, but muzak confused
I mean, come on! confused

They were doing and continue doing great things
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Reply #25 posted 05/17/09 5:19pm

datdude

i thought a-Ha were exiled to Siberia after Take On Me. they're still around?!?! eek

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Reply #26 posted 05/17/09 8:03pm

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...GUNS-N-ROSES...
..mzsexybaby'WELCOME 2 THE JUNGLE...L-O-V-E' sexy

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Reply #27 posted 05/17/09 8:05pm

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yeahthat..only if u mean AFTER prince..
..mzsexybaby yes wildsign

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Reply #28 posted 05/17/09 9:19pm

lastdecember

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datdude said:

i thought a-Ha were exiled to Siberia after Take On Me. they're still around?!?! eek


album number 10 comes out June 19th, they are big everywhere but here still, america has been exiled, they sound nothing like that "keyboard" pop band anymore, the keyboards were sold long ago=


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Reply #29 posted 05/17/09 10:41pm

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mzkqueen03 said:

...GUNS-N-ROSES


Yeah, since they debuted in 1987, they really covered the whole of the decade. dunce

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