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[tewksbdg]

I had this discussion with a few friends today. It's not that the 1980s sucked by any means, it's just that there are a lot of bands/musicians that I'm glad didn't make it into the 1980s, since that's when most kind of started to suck (read: Stones, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, etc.). Like my friend said, would you really have wanted Hendrix to make it into the 80s? So, a question: Who got better in the 1980s than they were in the 1970s? I'm sure there are plenty, but the only ones we could think of were Prince, The Talking Heads, Tom Waits, and arguably The Clash. Others?

[Meldrick Lewis]

Obvious solo artist answer in pop music would be John Mellencamp, though that wouldn't be a "respectable" choice. For bands, probably Midnight Oil, because they started out a classic rock surfer-dude band.

[Meldrick Lewis]

Also most of Robert Plant's 80's work is really good. Production is dated but the albums are good. IMO.

[Mitchell]

and arguably The Clash.

No.


Michael Jackson, The Police, The Jam, The Cure, AC/DC, The Specials, Kate Bush, Elvis Costello (maybe), XTC and Pretenders

[Friend Catcher]

There are dozens of post-punk bands that formed in '78/'79 that didn't hit their stride until a year or two later. That's kind of cheating, though.

[throughsilver]

AC/DC

Really? Back in Black was classic, but which albums after that can compete with the Scott era?

[Mitchell]

That one is such a towering classic it makes it that versus everything that came before. Not that I would call it for the 80's. Was just throwing it out there.

[AFTERSHOCK]

[James Iha]

neil young

[Saskadelphia]

Judas Priest, blasphemous as that may be.

[throughsilver]

Blasphemous indeed! I nearly mentioned them, on account of their inauspicious beginnings.

Then I remembered everything on Unleashed in the East.

[spiritofeden]

neil young

good one

[Campaigner]

Wouldn't agree with AC/DC.

In the 70s they put out Highway to Hell, Let There Be Rock, High Voltage and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Apart from Back in Black (which isn't as good as HtH or LTBR), there was nothing too interesting.

[arkin]

Split Enz

[LOL Alzado]

Journey

[Saskadelphia]

Blasphemous indeed! I nearly mentioned them, on account of their inauspicious beginnings.

Then I remembered everything on Unleashed in the East.

Sad Wings, Sinner, Stained Class, and Hell Bent For Leather is an incredible run. But typical Gen Xer that I am, I'm just more attached to the 80s, the British Steel to Painkiller period, inconsistent as it was.

[Saskadelphia]

In the 70s they put out Highway to Hell, Let There Be Rock, High Voltage and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Apart from Back in Black (which isn't as good as HtH or LTBR), there was nothing too interesting.

That is true for the albums, no question. But interestingly, when you stack the 70s singles/concert staples against the 80-86 singles, it becomes an even tougher decision, in my opinion.

[DrAftershave]

Toto

[Soma]

Prince.

Obviously.

http://uk.youtube.co...h?v=FRTOdj7Pn1k

You can't use videos tags here?

Edited by Soma, 19 January 2009 - 02:38 AM.

[Campaigner]

Prince.

Obviously.

http://uk.youtube.co...h?v=FRTOdj7Pn1k

You can't use videos tags here?

Use the YouTube thing from the Quick access panel to the left when you reply, just enter in the video code between the tags.