Why does 80's music get such a bad rap?

[spittledip]

The 80s had some great creative music and some excellent melodies. The late 80s were pretty bad, though. The black eye of the 80s was all forms of metal.

 

[bradley]

But a list of only two items still doesn't need it.

I know these forums are filled with know-it-alls and contrarians, but excellent final point on why a comma after 'and' is redundant.

 

[Ichinisan]

I know these forums are filled with know-it-alls and contrarians, but excellent final point on why a comma after 'and' is redundant.

No one suggested that a comma would ever come *after* that word. The question was about whether-or-not it appears before it.

His [original] point was [about apostrophes]:

Correct (when referring to a decade)

• 1980s
• '80s

Incorrect (when referring to a decade)

• 1980's
• 80's

I guess he may as well point that out in this thread since the incorrect usage is so prevalent.

 

[Remobz]

The 80s had some great creative music and some excellent melodies. The late 80s were pretty bad, though. The black eye of the 80s was all forms of metal.

Please explain why you said black eye of 80s were all forms of metal?

 

[sixone]

Some Yazoo/Yaz:

• Situation
• Only You

I was listening to Ode to Boy the other day.

 

[disappoint]

Did I wake up in some bizzaro world where people actually liked 80's music?

Nope.

You didn't wake up yet.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Please explain why you said black eye of 80s were all forms of metal?

Because he's a wimp and/or poser. Leave the hall!

 

[bradley]

No one suggested that a comma would ever come *after* that word. The question was about whether-or-not it appears before it.

Obviously. I meant to write "before," but since upgrading to Windows 11 forum editing suddenly has become non-functional. Damn you Microsoft. lol

 

[sixone]

Obviously. I meant to write "before," but since upgrading to Windows 11 forum editing suddenly has become non-functional. Damn you Microsoft. lol

Do you mean IE 11? Dump that crap and get a real browser.

 

[Ichinisan]

LOL! This thread is off-the-rails (on a Crazy Train).


My favorite 80s music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxJaLUxYZps#t=36s (skip to 36 seconds)

Koji Kondo is a musical genius.

 

[bradley]

Do you mean IE 11? Dump that crap and get a real browser.

I purposely made that mistake to give someone here the gratification. And yeah, I've tried dumping it, old habits die hard....

 

[edro]

Stadium Rock / Hair Bands were iconic in the 80s.
When grunge came out in the early 90s, it was the complete opposite.

Since I am a grunge fan, I have always thought of 80s hair bands as ridiculous.
They cared more about their flames and stadium shows than the music.

Grunge = flannel + guitar

 

[NikolaeVarius]

The 80s had some great creative music and some excellent melodies. The late 80s were pretty bad, though. The black eye of the 80s was all forms of metal.

I see you've never listened to any good music.

 

[sixone]

I purposely made that mistake to give someone here the gratification. And yeah, I've tried dumping it, old habits die hard....

Well, since it works about as well as Windows, it's the logical way to identify it.

Seriously, get FF and Adblocker+. (Nakedfrog, if you're reading this, thank you!)

 

[spittledip]

Please explain why you said black eye of 80s were all forms of metal?

It all sounded the same. The ridiculous guitar solos that were more technical exercises than creative expression, the boring rhythms (poor drummers and bassists), the terrible juvenile lyrics, cheese melodies, the men that looked like women, etc. It was all about selling to a particular demographic- horny wannabe-rebel teens. I guess it is similar to rap in that people got/get a sense of power listening to it... although rap seems to be much more potent.

This isn't to say that there wasn't other crappy during the 80s, but no one sub-genre was so consistently and thoroughly rotten.

 

[Stifko]

I grew up on 80s music. These songs bring back memories, some bitter sweet.
It was a great time for music and an innocent time compared to today. The music reflected that innocence.
Sorry in advance if some of these are reposts as I imagine they probably are.

There are some of my suggestions:

General Public - Tenderness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmoHQ2DC3zo

English Beat: "Save It For Later"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bM0wVjU2-k

'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry ( I love me some Aimee Mann)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejh-bHa4To

The Motels - Only The Lonely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPTELylZ1s

Modern English - I Melt With You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuN6gs0AJls

Simply Red - Holding Back The Years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG07WSu7Q9w

ABC - Poison Arrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El56LobK7_g

ABC - The look of Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg6J5VT5VRM

Big Country - In A Big Country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOgCjTXVnWk

Bananarama - Cruel Summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPNhV1gF008

Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbXfk51R1o

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_msHpEa3_Y

Shannon - Let The Music Play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_dYLTHsPA

NEWCLEUS - JAM ON IT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEmg5GaAHbk

Planet Patrol - Play at your own Risk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIk4h8RfTo

Afrika Bambaataa- Looking For The Perfect Beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa8hdzQ4aok

Strafe - Set It Off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUpgzRK1vc

The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
(not really an 80s hit, released in 1979 and was a cover of a 1967 song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxvHgqRZp3s

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_ux2H473I

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (That Johnny Marr riff is haunting and fantastic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq8DBxm0J4

 

[IronWing]

I have 861 albums. 18 are '80s music.

 

[ralfy]

Shouldn't matter as much of pop music has remained relatively the same across various decades, i.e., around three minutes of music and 15-or-so bars, three chords, major scales, regular beat, etc.

 

[bigrash]

I love 80s music. Not just the metal stuff, because even the pop stuff.