Boardsies Greatest Music Act of the 80s - Live Thread

Irish Aris

Kolido wrote: »

Kenny Loggins 6 - 1 Smokie
Michael Jackson 5 - 4 Alison Moyet
Prince 6 - 1 Genesis
Kate Bush 5 - 2 Patti Smith Group

I think these 2 are still open, so I will vote for
Michael Jackson and
Kate Bush
to get them over the line

Rothko,

Michael Jackson vs Alison Moyet still to be decided. Wanna seal their fates?

Never mind

Rothko

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Rothko,

Michael Jackson vs Alison Moyet still to be decided. Wanna seal their fates?

I already voted for Michael Jackson above

Irish Aris

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Madonna ; my nom

The B-52s ; glad to see they got a nom

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ; glad to see they got a nom

Dire Straits ; my nom

That would be me. One of my favourite bands of all time

On the vote:
Madonna - in the 80s she was on top of teh game
The B-52's - my nomination (although I do like Yazoo a lot)
OMD - because I had teh pleasure to meet them in person
Twisted Sister (Dire Straits do nothing for me)

Kolido

Kenny Loggins 6 - 1 Smokie
Michael Jackson 6 - 5 Alison Moyet
Prince 6 - 1 Genesis
Kate Bush 6 - 2 Patti Smith Group
Madonna 3 - 3 Paul Simon
The B-52s 4 - 2 Yazoo
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 3 - 2 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Dire Straits 5 - 0 Twisted Sister

Sawduck

Madonna
The B-52s
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Dire Straits

Irish Aris

Irish Aris wrote: »

That would be me. One of my favourite bands of all time


The B-52's - my nomination (although I do like Yazoo a lot)

They were on my list and in my rush this morning I omitted them. So glad you had them nominated.

Zaph

Paul Simon - just for Graceland, an all-time classic album

Yazoo - about as 80s as you'll get

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - OMD were a bit bland

Dire Straits - was a big fan of them back in the day

Kolido

Madonna 5 - 4 Paul Simon
The B-52s 6 - 2 Yazoo
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 5 - 3 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Dire Straits 6 - 1 Twisted Sister

Kolido

R1 / Match 13

New Order



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order_(band)

vs

Megadeth



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth


R1 / Match 14

Tears For Fears



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_for_Fears

vs

Tracey Chapman



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Chapman


R1 / Match 15

Metallica



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica

vs

Whitney Houston



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston


R1 / Match 16

REO Speedwagon



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REO_Speedwagon

vs

The Christians



[url]hhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Christians_(band)ttps[/url]


New Order vs Megadeth
Tears For Fears vs Tracey Chapman
Metallica vs Whitney Houston
REO Speedwagon vs The Christians

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Megadeth ; great shout whoever nommed them

Tears For Fears ; my nom, tough draw though

Metallica

REO Speedwagon

New Order - beats megadeath
Tears For Fears - great band
Whitney Houston - music lessons at school were all about the Whitney Houston songs.
REO Speedwagon - I forgot all about The Christians but they can’t stop this feeling anymore

Necro

Tears for Fears
Metallica
REO Speedwagon

quickbeam

New Order vs Megadeth - New Order, I'm not a metal fan.
Tears For Fears vs Tracey Chapman - tough one, but Tears for Fears just about better
Metallica vs Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
REO Speedwagon vs The Christians - REO Speedwagon because I'm atheist.

the purple tin

Madonna vs Paul Simon
The B-52s vs Yazoo
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Dire Straits vs Twisted Sister


New Order vs Megadeth
Tears For Fears vs Tracey Chapman
Metallica vs Whitney Houston
REO Speedwagon vs The Christians

Rothko

New Order - love both but New Order just takes it
Tears For Fears - apart from the singles, I wasn't mad about Tracy Chapman's debut
Metallica - love them and can't stand Whitney Houston

I won't vote on the last match-up as I don't like reo speedwagon and not familiar with the Christians

Zaph

New Order - Blue Monday is the 80s

Tears For Fears vs Tracey Chapman - can I vote against both?

Metallica - no contest really

REO Speedwagon vs The Christians - Pass

PsychoPete

If I got here and Metallica were knocked out I would have started flipping tables and taking heads!


Megadeth
Tracey Chapman
Metallica
REO Speedwagon

greenspurs

Megadeth .
Tracey Chapman
Metallica
The Christians

rainbowtrout

New Order vs Megadeth
Tears For Fears vs Tracey Chapman
Metallica vs Whitney Houston
REO Speedwagon vs The Christians

Rikand

New Order
Tears for fears

Kolido

Madonna 6 - 4 Paul Simon
The B-52s 6 - 2 Yazoo
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 6 - 3 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Dire Straits 6 - 1 Twisted Sister
New Order 6 - 3 Megadeth
Tears For Fears 6 - 3 Tracey Chapman
Metallica 6 - 2 Whitney Houston
REO Speedwagon 6 - 2 The Christians

Kolido

R1 / Match 17


REM





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.


vs       

       

Flipper





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(band)



R1 / Match 18


Bruce Springsteen





[url]hhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteenttps[/url]


vs       

       

Status Quo





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_(band)



R1 / Match 19


Madness





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madness_(band)


vs       

       

Dolly Parton





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton



R1 / Match 20


The Police





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police


vs       

       

John Mellencamp





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mellencamp



REM            vs    Flipper

Bruce Springsteen        vs        Status Quo

Madness            vs    Dolly Parton

The Police        vs        John Mellencamp

Necro

REM for sure.

Bruce Springsteen vs Quo is very cruel but have to back the Boss here.

Gonna go with Dolly for her Dollies as I'm not the greatest fan of Madness, and we need some different artists advancing

And voting The Police in spite of Sting

PsychoPete

REM
Bruce Springsteen
Madness
The Police

Also Starring LeVar Burton

REM

Bruce Springsteen 

Madness ; tough call on this one though

The Police

Rothko

REM - Flipper are great (I did nominate them after all) but I have to pick REM. The 80's was their best era
Bruce Springsteen - Not particularly keen on Status Quo but I enjoy a lot of The Boss' work
Dolly Parton - Not a fan of Madness but I'll occasionally listen to a bit of Dolly
The Police - They have some good tunes and I'm not big on John Mellencamp

REM - because I don’t know flipper but listening to my first song of theirs “hahaha” and they’re a bit out there but in a good way

Status Quo - Francis Rossi’s dad ran my local ice cream parlour. It was the business! Proper Italian ice cream.

Madness - Gotta be the nutty boys. My mum bought saucepans off the aunty of one of the boys back in the 80s and the saucepans are still in working order to this day just like Madness

The Police - brilliant.

Rikand

Bruce SPringsteen - the Quo were more of a 70s band for me. All their best songs were in the 70s
Madness
The Police

Kolido

REM 6 - 0 Flipper
Bruce Springsteen 6 - 1 Status Quo
Madness 5 - 2 Dolly Parton
The Police 6 - 0 John Mellencamp

Zaph

REM - if only because I've never heard of Flipper

Bruce Springsteen - he is The Boss for a reason

Madness - love the Nutty Boys

The Police - they really had some great songs

Kolido

R1 / Match 21


The Pixies





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixies_(band)


vs       

       

Shonen Knife





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonen_Knife



R1 / Match 22


Fleetwood Mac





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac


vs       

       

Journey





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(band)



R1 / Match 23


The Smiths





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths


vs       

       

George Michael





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael



R1 / Match 24


The Cure





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure


vs       

       

Adam and the Ants





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_the_Ants



The Pixies        vs        Shonen Knife

Fleetwood Mac        vs        Journey

The Smiths        vs        George Michael

The Cure        vs        Adam and the Ants

Necro

Kolido.... you cruel monster

Have to vote Fleetwood Mac but I love Journey.

Voting The Smiths and The Cure too

Also Starring LeVar Burton

The Pixies

Fleetwood Mac ; my nom, and just one of my all-time favourite bands

The Smiths ; they get a lot of stick, but some class song

The Cure 

Zaph

The Pixies - sticking with my nomination here.

Fleetwood Mac - they're OK, but really don't like Journey

The Smiths vs George Michael - Pass

The Cure - Adam and the Ants had a couple of decent songs, but they were more of a gimmick

PsychoPete

The Pixies
Fleetwood Mac
The Smiths  
The Cure 

The Pixies great band and never heard of the other so no contest

Fleetwood Mac fantastic band. Journey don’t have a chance against them.

The Smiths Loved em back in the day and love em still. Wham better be in here though.

The Cure oh I liked Adam and the ants but not half as much as I like the cure

Rothko

Pixies - I like Shonen Knife but the Pixies are one of my favourite bands
Fleetwood Mac - Love them and don't think of much of Journey
The Smiths - Easy pick, love the Smiths
The Cure - Adam And The Ants are ok but nothing compared to The Cure

rainbowtrout

REM vs Flipper

Bruce Springsteen vs Status Quo

Madness vs Dolly Parton

The Police vs John Mellencamp

Kolido

Madness 6 - 2 Dolly Parton

The Pixies 6 - 0 Shonen Knife
Fleetwood Mac 6 - 0 Journey
The Smiths 6 - 0 George Michael
The Cure 6 - 0 Adam and the Ants

rainbowtrout

The Pixies vs Shonen Knife

Fleetwood Mac vs Journey

The Smiths vs George Michael

The Cure vs Adam and the Ants

Kolido

R1 / Match 25


Talking Heads





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads


vs       

       

The Thompson Twins





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_Twins



R1 / Match 26


AC/DC





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC


vs       

       

XTC





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTC



R1 / Match 27


Hall and Oates





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates


vs       

       

The Fall





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_(band)



R1 / Match 28


Phil Collins





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins


vs       

       

Wipers





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipers



Talking Heads        vs        The Thompson Twins

AC/DC            vs    XTC

Hall and Oates        vs        The Fall

Phil Collins        vs        Wipers

Necro

AC/DC for sure.

Wipers cos like I said, anti-Phil Collins is my jam

rainbowtrout

Talking Heads vs The Thompson Twins

AC/DC vs XTC

Hall and Oates vs The Fall

Phil Collins vs Wipers

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Talking Heads

AC/DC

Hall & Oates ; just missed out on a spot in my 10 nominations, glad to see them here

Phil Collins ; my nom, and I don't care that some of hate him, because you're just wrong

Zaph

Talking Heads - the greatest band ever. And I'll fight anyone who says otherwise!

AC/DC - you can't help but like AC/DC

The Fall - more a measure of how much I hate Hall & Oates than like The Fall

Wipers - never heard of them, but they have to be better than Phil Collins, don't they?

quickbeam

REM
Bruce Springsteen
Madness
The Police

The Thompson Twins meet the 80s brief

ABstain

The Fall I quite like em

Phil Collins I do like a bit of Phil

PsychoPete

Talking Heads

AC/DC

Hall and Oates 

Phil Collins 

JP Liz V1

REM
BRUCE
THE POLICE
DOLLY