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80's Music: The Good, the Stars and the not so much

truthatallcost said:
You're definitely in the minority there. He was very gifted at taking simple chord progressions and turning them into iconic songs that millions of people relate to. There's a very tiny amount of songwriters throughout history who've been able to do that.
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I just feel that legend status needs to be stretched out over a long(er) period of time.
 
truthatallcost said:
I guess we'll have to settle for Kanye and Bieber.
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No, you don't have to settle for them. There are amazing artists out there, have been for years, that you're just not familiar with.

I guess you'll have to keep listening to Appetite for Destruction.
 
Tanngrisnir said:
No, you don't have to settle for them. There are amazing artists out there, have been for years, that you're just not familiar with.

I guess you'll have to keep listening to Appetite for Destruction.
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Ok, name your top 3 albums.
 
TurtleDude said:
Best record of the 1980s-though it was at the very beginning

LONDON CALLING.

best band for the entire 80s--U2, runner up REM
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REM always struck me as being a rather depressing band. I won't deny Michael Stipe's talent but his music made John Cale's sound upbeat.
 
Lutherf said:
REM always struck me as being a rather depressing band. I won't deny Michael Stipe's talent but his music made John Cale's sound upbeat.
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some of their stuff was very upbeat-

Like this with the wonderful Kate Pierson






Automatic for the People was awesome

My favorite from that record



 
VH was bigger than I think most people remember. They broke the Guiness world record for most money for a single performance at the US festival and around the same time Eddie laid down the solo for Beat It, which was probably the biggest song of the decade. Eddie was the guitarist of the year according to most magazines every year of the decade, in a decade driven by guitar. Where Ed and Al were technical musicians, Dave was the showman, which helped a great deal in a decade increasingly driven by MTV. Then came the Sammy years, and I loved Sammy's earlier solo stuff and liked him with VH, he just wasn't Dave, although I'm pretty sure they sold more albums than with Dave.
 
truthatallcost said:
How about top 3 of all time then top 3 modern.
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Oh, boy. I don't know if I actually quantify the music I like like that, given the indefinite nature of what we're assuming to be 'modern', as modern isn't necessarily the same thing as 'current'.

Best all around album, however, I've ever heard, in any genre, from any period it likely "Laughing Stock" from Talk Talk.

There is simply nothing else like it that I've ever heard, in terms of quality, vision, execution and influence.

 
truthatallcost said:
There's no Kurt Cobain or John Lennon of this generation. That's something that's missing.
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There is some wonderful talent. Derek Trucks, Aaron and Bryce Dessner and John Myung will all go down as among the very best instrumentalists in rock history.

There just isn't anything these days that compares with stuff like Cream, Led Zeppelin or The Who
 
Tanngrisnir said:
Oh, boy. I don't know if I actually quantify the music I like like that, given the indefinite nature of what we're assuming to be 'modern', as modern isn't necessarily the same thing as 'current'.

Best all around album, however, I've ever heard, in any genre, from any period it likely "Laughing Stock" from Talk Talk.

There is simply nothing else like it that I've ever heard, in terms of quality, vision, execution and influence.

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Cool, I'll give that a listen. I'm always looking for new music. :peace
 
truthatallcost said:
Cool, I'll give that a listen. I'm always looking for new music. :peace
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Well, it's from 1991, but it's like nothing else you've likely ever heard in your life. Atmospheric beyond all belief, and not something to have on in the background.

Trust me, I don't know a single person who loves music who wasn't stunned by this.

Hell, I saw Bon Iver cover songs from this in concert. That's how influential it's been.
 
truthatallcost said:
Ok, name your top 3 albums.
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From the 80s

First half of the decade

London Calling-Clash

Remain in Light-Talking Heads

Live, Under a blood red sky-U2

Last half of the Decade

Achtung Baby=U2

Automatic for the People REM

Peter Gabriel-SO
 
TurtleDude said:
From the 80s

First half of the decade

London Calling-Clash

Remain in Light-Talking Heads

Live, Under a blood red sky-U2

Last half of the Decade

Achtung Baby=U2

Automatic for the People REM

Peter Gabriel-SO
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I'm digging that list man.
 
truthatallcost said:
I'm digging that list man.
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some of the other great ones included Joshua Tree, Purple Rain and Richard and Linda Thompson's last effort together but the ones above were ones that I listened to over and over. U2's early work was brilliant but the live record at Red Rocks was what seemed to really push them to superstar status. I still consider London Calling maybe the best record over the last 40 years since it had some much variation and energy.
 
Kobie said:
I preferred Rattle and Hum, myself.
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I like more songs on AB than any of their other albums. JT is usually "rated" the highest. they sure had lots of good stuff.
 
TurtleDude said:
Best record of the 1980s-though it was at the very beginning

LONDON CALLING.

best band for the entire 80s--U2, runner up REM
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REM for sure. I forgot about them
 
Lutherf said:
REM always struck me as being a rather depressing band. I won't deny Michael Stipe's talent but his music made John Cale's sound upbeat.
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Yeah, listening REM required being in the mood.

Here's the 80's band that put me in a good one, every time I heard one of their tunes.



And, over 10 years later
 
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JC Callender said:
VH was bigger than I think most people remember. They broke the Guiness world record for most money for a single performance at the US festival and around the same time Eddie laid down the solo for Beat It, which was probably the biggest song of the decade. Eddie was the guitarist of the year according to most magazines every year of the decade, in a decade driven by guitar. Where Ed and Al were technical musicians, Dave was the showman, which helped a great deal in a decade increasingly driven by MTV. Then came the Sammy years, and I loved Sammy's earlier solo stuff and liked him with VH, he just wasn't Dave, although I'm pretty sure they sold more albums than with Dave.
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We used to call them Van Wail'n when they first came out. That band could jam. The first album was absolutely epic.

Same time frame, J Geils released a hell of a good LP. I forgot the name of it. But we were all over it. I remember listening to it and VH 1 all the time.
 
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TurtleDude said:
From the 80s

First half of the decade

London Calling-Clash

Remain in Light-Talking Heads

Live, Under a blood red sky-U2

Last half of the Decade

Achtung Baby=U2

Automatic for the People REM

Peter Gabriel-SO
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Yep, the Clash. They definitely brought a different sound to the table.

Another big player in the 80's: Phil Collins.
 
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