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What's your favourite 1980s band/singer?

  • 06-12-2005 11:29pm
    #1
    tj-music.com
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    I know there are plenty from Yazoo to Paul Young, Spandau Ballet, Human League, Depeche Mode, Rick Astley ... and some of them are still around or back together again.

    It is really hard to decide. If you really, really could only choose one, who would it be?

    I think I'd be going for Depeche Mode, they r still class.


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  • #2
    sanncoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭sanncoo


    I couldn't choose! I just couldn't!

    I liked Johnny hates Jazz, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Paul Young......and lots lots more!


  • #3
    deedee lepoopoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 424 ✭✭deedee lepoopoo


    Shakin' Stevens all the way.


  • #4
    Nightwish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    Frankie Goes to Hollywood


  • #5
    meldrew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 698 ✭✭✭meldrew


    The Smiths


  • #6
    cheap sheep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭cheap sheep


    meldrew wrote:
    The Smiths

    You ****ing legend!


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  • #7
    the cat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 93 ✭✭the cat


    Inxs.


  • #8
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    I love loads of 80s metal
    Motley Crue
    Ratt
    Poison
    Dokken
    Skid Row
    Metallica
    Tesla
    So many.


  • #9
    johnnyrotten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,595 ✭✭✭johnnyrotten


    the cat wrote:
    Inxs.

    INXS were the BEST!
    I saw them live in 1990/91 in the point - Great live band


  • #10
    Bettyboop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Bettyboop


    wet wet wet:D


  • #11
    Tomohawk
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    New Order


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  • #12
    Steve_o
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    Probably the Violent Femmes.


  • #13
    Pjays
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Pjays


    Duran Duran were the greatest band from the eighties!!


  • #14
    Cork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Cork


    I liked:
    Cyndi Lauper
    Howard Jones
    Spnadu Ballet
    Deaon Blue
    Nik Kershaw
    Tompson Twins

    My musical tastes have not improved.


  • #15
    tj-music.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 981 ✭✭✭tj-music.com


    Cork wrote:
    My musical tastes have not improved.

    and they don´t have to! :)


  • #16
    Irjudge1
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    The Jam, The Selecter, The Specials.

    Oh and Joe Dolce.


  • #17
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,351 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    The incomparable Talking Heads, who are still my all-time favourite band. Admittedly they were around since the mid-70s, but they had their biggest successes in the early 80s.


  • #18
    MorningStar
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    Adam and the Ants by far.
    An 80s icon from start to finish leading the way forward for video.

    Madness, Bad manners were really quite good too.

    A-ha are pretty surprising as they never quit and are still producig material it just doesn't sell that much here. THe lead singer still dates every hot chick that goes near hime.


  • #19
    Ruu_Old
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    some many legends, hard to choose. Bros were good, wasnt Matt Goss trying to produce another band after Hells Kitchen?
    Alice Cooper was fairly good too.


  • #20
    guinnessdrinker
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    Has to be The Smiths without a doubt.

    I would have loved to have seen them live, its unlikely they'd get back together again unfortunatly for us all.


  • #21
    Sweetness!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 397 ✭✭Sweetness!


    Steve_o wrote:
    Probably the Violent Femmes.
    Yes definitely! Also The Smiths, The Cure, The Jam, The Specials and Madness!


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  • #22
    arctic lemur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 442 ✭✭arctic lemur


    Definately Roxette and The Police as regards the best bands,
    Best singer Feargal Sharkey


  • #23
    wideangle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭wideangle


    The Police and Duran Duran,was into Adam and the Ants back in 1980!!!:o


  • #24
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    first LP I bought was ABC - The Lexicon Of Love
    7" single Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock'n'Roll
    12" single Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd

    In September 1983 I saw The Smiths on TOTP with This Charming Man and my life changed. I had the privilege of seeing them play The National Stadium in February 1986.

    In 1985 The Jesus and Mary Chain released Psychocandy which is greatest album of all time.
    Later that year I heard The Fall on John Peel and got This Nation's Saving Grace LP for Christmas. They remain my favourite band ever.

    Two great 1980s box sets from Rhino

    Pop

    Gimme indie rock!


  • #25
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Slayyyyyer...and metallica were good back then.


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