It's like the perfect combo of melody and rhythm.I luv everything 80s.The music sounds very vibrant and uplifting.

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yes!!!!

iaminparties said:

It's like the perfect combo of melody and rhythm.I luv everything 80s.The music sounds very vibrant and uplifting.

Even upbeat dance music of today sounds very dull,stale and lifeless.

I think 70s is even better.
80s - the dawn of pop music, a good time for R&B music, but for rock music this decade was not the best, IMHO.

LiLi1992 said:

I think 70s is even better.
80s - the dawn of pop music, a good time for R&B music, but for rock music this decade was not the best, IMHO.

I luv 80s party rock.

I mostly like party music.

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The lyrics were written very well then

Great disco/funk music for dance floors.

Great punk music

Great melodic songs

great hard/soft rock songs

Great rhythm and infectious melodies.

Great decade of music and i will never like another era of music like this one.

I thought about this for a thread topic.. I'm glad you made it. For me, I think the 80s music was so good because it took a tad of what was good from 50s, 60s and 70s music and combined it into something magical. There were a lot of great writers and producers that grew up on Chuck Berry, Elvis, Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, etc. and they really created great music.

daPrettyman said:

I thought about this for a thread topic.. I'm glad you made it. For me, I think the 80s music was so good because it took a tad of what was good from 50s, 60s and 70s music and combined it into something magical. There were a lot of great writers and producers that grew up on Chuck Berry, Elvis, Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, etc. and they really created great music.

80s music has a magical feel to it.Hard to explain.

WOO_HOO

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Because I was born then

These couple of cuts are the reason why I'm partial to 80s' music, and esp the 81-84 period.

I could be here aaaaall day, but I think I made my point.

Why is 80s music so good?

Because its REAL music ya know?, real drums, real instruments, real singers, real lyrics

some of my favorites (in alphabetical order):

A-Ha - Hunting High And Low
Alice Cooper - Poison
Alphaville - Forever Young
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Elton John - Nikita
Europe - The Final Countdown
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Genesis - Land of Confusion
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
George Michael - Careless Whisper
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O'mine
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Joe Cocker - Unchain My Haert
Lionel Richie - Hello
Madonna - La Isla Bonita
Metallica - Fade To Black
Michael Jackson - Beat it
Paul McCartney & Wings - No More Lonely Nights
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
Prince - When Doves Cry
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
Scorpions - Still Loving You
Sting - Fragile
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Tina Turner - The Best
Toto - Africa
Van Halen - Jump

mjscarousal said:

Why is 80s music so good?

Because its REAL music ya know?, real drums, real instruments, real singers, real lyrics

I guess so.Disco music had great musicians and singers.Today's dance music is shit.

mjscarousal said:

Why is 80s music so good?

Because its REAL music ya know?, real drums, real instruments, real singers, real lyrics

I guess so.Disco music had great musicians and singers.Today's dance music is shit.

iaminparties said:

mjscarousal said:

Why is 80s music so good?

Because its REAL music ya know?, real drums, real instruments, real singers, real lyrics

I guess so.Disco music had great musicians and singers.Today's dance music is shit.

Agree 100%

Hell, because it was funky, that's why it was so good. And the further you get away from funky, you need to sit your ass down and just not make music period.

My favorite thing about 80s music is that it is a mix of more organic "real" music with the electronic synths and drum machines. Nowadays music in general seems TOO processed and if it isn't then it's TOO raw. I'd say that the 80s was a natural evolution from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, then we got lost somewhere around the 90s

The 80s were the last good decade for Pop music in my opinion. There was a lot of diversity and although it wasn't the best decade for Rock music in the traditional sense, there was a lot of New Wave artists and Rock influenced artists making great music.

Because up to then, musicians built upon what those before them had done.

But then rap came along and destroyed all that (it's not music and takes no talent whatsoever to perform), and then Nirvana came along and ruined rock and roll.

Since the 90's, musicians haven't had any foundation in musical theory. Today, you've got morons that think listening to Dr. Dre or Pearl Jam or anyone else from the 90's forward teaches them "music" or "musical theory".

That's the answer to your question.

vainandy said:

Hell, because it was funky, that's why it was so good. And the further you get away from funky, you need to sit your ass down and just not make music period.

Memories...

I was in high school and college from 1981-1989

I would have posted more, but...