Who was THE 1980's group for you?

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:03 pm

Hello!

Well,Im gonna show my age again!Im sitting here listening to some stuff by Level 42,realising just how many years it has been since it was the first hearing.Looooaaaadddsss!

Anyway,I was into new romantic stuff more really like Human League and Japan,OMD,Kraftwerk,Gary Numan and lots of The Police.

And this era stuff creates a perfect soundtrack in an old 480 as this stuff wa s big when it was made.A nice experience that I reckon!

So I expect ghalf of ya were still the glint in the milkman's eye,cough,but for those who werent what were your big 80s bands then??

BoppingGroomus

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:48 pm

Coool, you know 'Japan'. I've got an album, which is great, nobody seems to have heard of them or remember them though!!

A few years back I was really into all the 80s Electric, New Wave and Synth pop. Got a few albums jammed packed with the stuff. I'm not old enough to remember it, but young enough to enjoy it!

The 480 is a great cruiser to some of these weird classics!

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:38 am

Bah...I'll get my dad to post here...he is old enough to think that the beatles were for youngsters and it was just a whole load of noise...

Feel better now Groomus ?

Anyway, no, I wasn't a twinkle in my mummy's eye, and only being 5 at the end of the 80's, I wasn't out clubbing and enjoying any form of music whatsoever.

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:57 am

I was a little to young for the 80s, sorry groom

By the way thats a nice avatar, get that off my website by any chance?

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:13 am

I can remember as far back as 1992 ...

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:21 pm

Depeche Mode!!!!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:33 pm

The Cure

kiboomiz · Post by **kiboomiz** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:35 pm

Talking Heads mainly, along with Madness, Kraftwerk and a few others...

None of the above strictly 80's only, so do they still count?

ICFM · Post by **ICFM** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:59 pm

The Jam

Madness
The Beat
The Specials
Loads of two tone
Robert Palmer
Phil Collins
Queen
ELO

...or am I still in the seventies???

By the way groomus, I've just been given a copy of Level 42's Essential Collection. I was really pleased until I remembered how boring it became when listened to in bulk! Great when it was a single (small black vinyl thing with a hole in the middle for those who can't remember them) but when you try to listen to a whole album.........zzzzzzzz

MRS LASEROWL · Post by **MRS LASEROWL** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:24 pm

I am that old (older than you Groomus!)

I was into:-
Spandau Ballet
Blancmange
King
Echo & The Bunnymen
Howard Jones
Nik Kershaw

Umm, Japan - the lovely David Silvian (gorgeous)

Nikki x

Rachel · Post by **Rachel** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:31 pm

I remember Japan, and I believe David Sillvian is still doing stuff as a solo artist

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:09 pm

to young for the 80'es. I'm an 82 model year

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:09 pm

Fuckin' new romantic sissies!!
Wheres all the Metal and NWOBHM fans??

1900sr · Post by **1900sr** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:22 pm

Fuckin' new romantic sissies!!
Wheres all the Metal and NWOBHM fans??

Ahh, tame stuff. In the early 80's it was hardcore Punk for me, Discharge, GBH, Anti-Pasti, Vice Squad etc.

Agwa Moose · Post by **Agwa Moose** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:57 am

10,000 Maniacs, Depeche Mode, Judas Priest (their 70's stuff was better though), Gary Numan, John Cougar Mellencamp, Motorhead

Still listen to all that stuff more than anything else...

J

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:27 pm

definately Seseme Street for me...but I guess I was only 3 at the time...

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:54 am

Jim!

Thanks for reminding me of 10,000 Maniacs.Natalie Merchant still married to Michael Stipe??Silly me of course not hes come out hasnt he!

Anyway nice one

Indeed Rach,David Sylvian has made loads of solo al;bums over the past 15 odd yearus.Good old skaggy Dave!

Ral · Post by **Ral** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:43 pm

Dire Straits
Pearl Jam
Kate Bush
Tears for Fears
Simple Minds

I've started listening to metal and various "harder" types of music, but I still love them and lots of bands like them from the 80s.

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:36 pm

The Smiths
Half Man Half Biscuit to cheer myself up afterwards.

Macaroon · Post by **Macaroon** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:36 am

I generally claim that the 80s were a musical wasteland so far as I am concerned - and, let's face it, there was loads of shit on TOTP in the Eighties.

But then I find myself listening to Blondie, The Pretenders, Madness, Dexy's, Squeeze, XTC, the Enid, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, This Mortal Coil and some dodgy rock bands...

I was never much of a Smiths fan at the time and took forever to catch on to Everything But the Girl - but then I was into some obscure stuff and anyway, half of the Seventies music took place in the early Eighties.

(I can remember the Eighties only too well - so was I there or not?)