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

[triple_bogey]

Ones I fondly remember..................

Michael Jackson- Bad/Thriller (albums)
Belinda Carlisle- Heaven is a place on Earth
A-Ha - Take On Me
Madonna - Into The Groove
Madonna - Holiday
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Erasure - A Little Respect
Bangles - Eternal Flame
Kylie Minogue; Jason Donovan - Especially For You
Bros - When Will I Be Famous
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

 

[Liverbirdie]

Plenty of good stuff for me.

Dire Straits; Making Movies, Love Over Gold, Alchemy, Brothers In Arms
Big Country; The Crossing, The Seer, Steeltown
Bruce Springsteen; Born In The USA
Bon Jovi; Keep The Faith, New Jersey
And another vote for American Heartbeat, still got that on vinyl. Loved that American soft rock.

Looking forward to the summer, seeing all of the above bands live (for Dire Straits read Mark Knopfler).

You've actually got taste, for a Chelsea fan.

Come in agent Benitez.....

 

[wrighty1874]

Elvis Costello &the Attractions
Graham Parker &the Rumour
Joe Jackson
Men At Work
ABC
Spandau Ballet
Big Country
Split Enz
Deacon Blue
Specials
The Beat
Tears For Fears
Oran Juice
Dire Straits
Buzzcocks
,Thought the 77 to 84 era was the best for me.

 

[Blue in Munich]

You've actually got taste, for a Chelsea fan.

Come in agent Benitez.....

Deeply concerning that I have something in common with a Liverpool fan......

Just how much are you paying Benitez by the way? Any truth in the rumour that it's his takeaway orders he writes out during the game.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Deeply concerning that I have something in common with a Liverpool fan......

Just how much are you paying Benitez by the way? Any truth in the rumour that it's his takeaway orders he writes out during the game.

Probably more like tippy-tapas football.

A very bad culinary joke in there.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Probably more like tippy-tapas football.

A very bad culinary joke in there.

Not as bad a joke as our football has become under him.

 

[user2009]

Can I just add the soundtrack to Top Gun, and also The Lost Boys whilst we're at it

 

[wrighty1874]

A few singles spring to mind:
Big in Japan/Alphaville
Just an Illusion/Imagination
Caravan of Love/Housemartins
Sunshine on Leith/Proclaimers
We Didn't Start the Fire/Billy Joel
Local Hero/Mark Knopler

 

[Liverbirdie]

Not as bad a joke as our football has become under him.

Elvis Costello - I don't want to go to Chelsea. :whoo:

 

[viscount17]

The best bands of the 80's were actually formed in the 60's and 70's Stones, Blondie, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith . . .

 

[Liverbirdie]

The best bands of the 80's were actually formed in the 60's and 70's Stones, Blondie, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith . . .

Springsteen, Queen, The Police (just), The Jam, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel.....

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

I was an 80's baby and didnt really listen to much music until mid-late 90's. it was mainly dance music which i do still listen to but my preferred music is 70's and 80's rock/metal

 

[wrighty1874]

A few singles spring to mind:
Big in Japan/Alphaville
Just an Illusion/Imagination
Caravan of Love/Housemartins
Sunshine on Leith/Proclaimers
We Didn't Start the Fire/Billy Joel
Local Hero/Mark Knopler

Forgot Golden Brown /Stranglers
All I Want for Christmas(Dulla Prague Away Kit)/Half Man Half Buscuit

 

[Blue in Munich]

The best bands of the 80's were actually formed in the 60's and 70's Stones, Blondie, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith . . .

In the case of the Stones & Fleetwood Mac I would say their best work was in the 60's & 70's, nowhere near their best in the 80's imho

 

[Bucket92]

Got to be the Stone Roses for me!

 

[JPH]

Got to be the Stone Roses for me!

Nooooo , Ian Brown

Wrong un , band not bad though

 

[MarkA]

Surprised no ones mentioned Asia two great Albums Asia and Alpha.
Loved Foreigner and Whitesnake too!
ABC, Simpleminds........ The music was great then!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Runrig/Cutter and the Clan
Enya/The Memory of Trees
Mike Oldfield/Tubular Bells.
Van Gelis/Chariots of Fire

Bit of a trend developing there!!

 

[haplesshacker]

Some are getting their decades mixed up!!

I've never seen so many Simple Minds fans in one place, except at a gig.

80's UK chart music was often terrible, but occasionally and bubbling under the surface was some epic stuff. Even now, I'm discovering stuff from the 80's that I never heard back then. Spotify is awesome.

Simple Minds up and including Sparkle in the Rain. Ie Pre '84.
Talk Talk. First two albums. Mark Hollis is a genius.
Propaganda. One of Trevor Horns lesser known acts.
FGTH. Some of their stuff was great, but a lot was tripe. Stand outs being. Warriors of the wasteland, welcome to the pleasure dome and of course Two Tribes.
The Cult.
Inxs. Listen Like Thieves lp
The Psychedelic Furs.
Adam + Ants. Kings of the wild frontier.

There's a shed load more. But between Spotify and You Tube for old live recordings. It's a decade worth revisiting.

 

[patricks148]

Nooooo , Ian Brown

Wrong un , band not bad though

That's King Monkey to the likes of you.