Favourite bands/albums/songs from the ... 80's

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I know it was a pants era for music in a lot of ways but there was plenty of decent stuff aswell which I grew up with in my teenage years

what songs/albums etc were on the top 40 that you recorded on tape and played to death, bought the album or 12"

if its a poignant one then for what reason?
 
you are right Gibbo, worst decade for music in my opinion, there were a few decent ones, London 0 Hull 4 by The Housemartins being one.
 
Madness - the early albums.
Appetite for destruction - guns n roses - great album around when I was 18.
Adam Ant - what a showman - early teens.
U2 - Joshua tree - everyone wanted it straight away
Simple Minds - I only discovered when I was 16, but seen me through the mid/late eighties, when all the "house" music started.
Michael jackson - butlins and teen discos, off the wall, was the best album though.
Big country from the age of 13 to this day.
"American heartbeat" - various, my entry level into rock music, with the likes of Boston, Reo speedwagon,Chicago,Journey etc.
Queen - timeless music.
 
Most of the stuff I listened to rarely made the Top 40.
Occasional appearences by Motorhead, Rush ,Maiden etc.....
Although I do remember listening to Toto's Africa Album a lot with the GF........:whistle:
 
I often describe the 80s as the decade that music forgot; certainly as far as the charts went. I was a total metalhead back then. NWOBHM bands were good, Rush and some other bands from the 70s continued to put out some good albums. Arguably my favourite album at the time was Aerosmith's Permanent Vacation but it doesn't stand comparison with their earlier stuff (and they went downhill rapidly afterwards).
 
Metallica-Welcome home (sanitarium)
Iron Maiden- rime of the ancient mariner
G n R - Rocket queen
Thunder - Better man
Megadeth - Countdown to extinction

It was a pretty good decade for the music I listened to tbh.
 
housemartins, the cure, queen (70's aswell), Beautiful South, Tears for fears, Frankie goes to hollywood, aswad, level 42, wet wet wet

not too shabby actually... grandmaster flash also (it was the decade hip hop started)
 
Imurg said:
Ahh... Thunder at Rock City Nottingham - that was a night.......

Shame it was the 90's....
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Damn it I thought it was 88 or 89

I'll throw in Don't wait for me, as it was recorded in 89. I know it's pushing it but hey ho.
 
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Andy808 said:
Metallica-Welcome home (sanitarium)
Iron Maiden- rime of the ancient mariner
G n R - Rocket queen
Thunder - Better man
Megadeth - Countdown to extinction

It was a pretty good decade for the music I listened to tbh.
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How could I forget the rise of thrash? Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, Celtic Frost - fantastic..... Didn't worry the charts though!
 
Little angels - Do you wanna riot

Pantera - Death trap

Motley Crue - Theatre of pain

Manowar - Holy war

Can you tell I'm looking through my music collection lol
 
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Sorry I am a total child of the 80s and most of my music comes from that era. Early stuff like Blondie, Madness and the Ska Bands, through the new Romantic era of Spandau, Duran and Ultravox, right up to late 80s dance. But that is what makes life wonderful in that we all have different tastes and interests.

OK I'll go and get my coat.
 
Sound of the Suburbs still gets played to death in my car, den and computer.

Some great tracks and bands.

1. The Eton Rifles
2. Antmusic
3. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't 've
4. "Another Girl, Another Planet"
5. Teenage Kicks
6. Echo Beach
7. Happy Birthday
8. Oliver's Army
9. 2-4-6-8 Motorway
10. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
11. Call Me
12. Reward
13. Up The Junction
14. Pretty In Pink
15. No More Heroes
16. Turning Japanese
17. Do Anything You Wanna Do
18. The Sound Of The Suburbs

Also I saw Kiss (unmasked) live in Germany in around 1980 and Iron Maiden were their supporting warm up band, now that was a night to remember
 
I love plenty of stuff from the 80's even though I discovered it all later on:

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

and not forgetting...

Iron Maiden - Live After Death which is one of the best Live albums of all time.

:)

Also love (amongst others that I can't think of right now, it's too early)

Toto - IV
Boston - Boston
 
Paul_Stewart said:
Sorry I am a total child of the 80s and most of my music comes from that era. Early stuff like Blondie, Madness and the Ska Bands,
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Fish said:
Sound of the Suburbs still gets played to death in my car, den and computer.

Some great tracks and bands.

1. The Eton Rifles
2. Antmusic
3. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't 've
4. "Another Girl, Another Planet"
5. Teenage Kicks
6. Echo Beach
7. Happy Birthday
8. Oliver's Army
9. 2-4-6-8 Motorway
10. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
11. Call Me
12. Reward
13. Up The Junction
14. Pretty In Pink
15. No More Heroes
16. Turning Japanese
17. Do Anything You Wanna Do
18. The Sound Of The Suburbs
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Ha Ha! Was on Youtube last night playing In the City, The Eton Rifles, Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't 've), Oliver's Army, Girls Talk and Queen of Hearts. Classic Stuff. My Era. Edge of the Seventies is another good compilation.

Would add in some stuff by "The Boss" too.

Can you imagine a song like Eton Rifles or Going Underground (straight to No1 IIRC) getting anywhere near the charts these days?

I also like a bit of 60's stuff especially Dylan, The Bryds, The Who and The Beach Boys.
 
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