Boardsies Greatest Music Act of the 80s - Live Thread

playonplayette

Guns'N'Roses
Neil Young

Pass on the others

Kolido

The Replacements 5 - 5 Black Flag
A Flock of Seagulls 4 - 6 The Travelling Wilburys

Hugh Masekela 4 - 1 GG Allin
Nina Simone 6 - 2 Chris Rea

Bros 1 - 6 Guns'N'Roses
Neil Young 6 - 1 Godley & Creme
Steve Earle 5 - 2 Paul McCartney
Judas Priest 6 - 1 Marquis De Sade

Kolido

R1 / Match 61


ABBA





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


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Rush





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



R1 / Match 62


Frankie Goes to Hollywood





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


vs       

       

Paul Young





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



R1 / Match 63


Toto





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


vs       

       

Romeo Void





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



R1 / Match 64


Joy division





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


vs       

       

Bob Marley





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



ABBA        vs        Rush

Frankie Goes to Hollywood        vs        Paul Young

Toto            vs    Romeo Void

Joy division        vs        Bob Marley

Necro

Ooof.

Abba
Frankie goes to Hollywood
Toto
Bob Marley (though he prob gets beaten handy)

rainbowtrout

ABBA vs Rush

Frankie Goes to Hollywood vs Paul Young

Toto vs Romeo Void

Joy division vs Bob Marley

the purple tin

ABBA vs Rush

Frankie Goes to Hollywood vs Paul Young

Toto vs Romeo Void

Joy division vs Bob Marley [bit of a stretch calling JD an 80s band, Curtis killed himself in 1980]

Also Starring LeVar Burton

ABBA ; I think I must've forgot to nominate them, or else they just missed the cut for me, but some absolute bangers in the mix, and the music ain't bad either... :rolleyes::D

Frankie Goes To Hollyowood ; some iconic songs

Toto ; They have some really good songs (just in case there are people out there who think Africa is their only song, because I've been told there are people who believe Toto are a One Hit Wonder... :rolleyes:)

Joy Division ; not mad about Marley to be honest, and Joy Division did win best song of the '80s with Love Will Tear Us Apart, even if I think there are many other better '80s songs personally...

Irish Aris

ABBA vs Rush

Frankie Goes to Hollywood vs Paul Young

Toto vs Romeo Void

Joy division vs Bob Marley

kudos to whoever submitted Romeo Void. Never Say Never is such a great song!

Necro

the purple tin wrote: »

Joy division vs Bob Marley [bit of a stretch calling JD an 80s band, Curtis killed himself in 1980]

Oh it's much worse than that, the lunatics somehow deemed Love Will Tear Us Apart the best 80s song a while back

loyatemu

Abba - both 70s acts really, but I've no interest in Rush
Frankie - proper 80s legends, burned bright but briefly
Toto, never heard of the other band
Joy Division - again, 2 acts I associate with the 70s, probably incorrectly in the case of JD.

Zaph

ABBA vs Rush - Pass

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Toto vs Romeo Void - Pass

Bob Marley

BandMember

ABBA vs Rush (not a fan of Rush, so that swings that vote)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood vs Paul Young (no idea why, I can only barely tolerate about one song! )
Toto vs Romeo Void (Could anyone name more than about 3 songs though? :pac:)
Joy division vs Bob Marley (Although, I'm not sure how he could be nominated as one of the greatest acts of the decade seeing as he died one year into the decade....)

PsychoPete

ABBA 
Frankie Goes to Hollywood  
Toto
Joy division

JP Liz V1

Roxette
The Rolling Stones
Chris Rea

JP Liz V1

ABBA
Paul Young
Toto
Bob Marley

Also Starring LeVar Burton

BandMember wrote: »

Toto vs Romeo Void (Could anyone name more than about 3 songs though? :pac:)

Africa, Hold The Line, Stranger In Town, Rosanna, Saint George and the Dragon, I'll Supply The Love, Pamela, Georgy Porgy

Just off the top of me head, some quality Toto tunes right there

Rothko

ABBA
Pass
Toto
Joy Division

Rothko

Necro wrote: »

Oh it's much worse than that, the lunatics somehow deemed Love Will Tear Us Apart the best 80s song a while back

It'd be near the top of my own list

playonplayette

ABBA - great band. Never got into Rush

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - I like Paul Young but there's a few Paul Youngs

Toto - always liked Africa and Rosanna. Never heard of Romeo Void but they do look cool in that picture.

Joy Division - I love their style of music. I like Bob Marley and a bit of reggae but it's like Aslan where they're cult following kind of ruins it for you because of overexposure.

Kolido

The Replacements 5 - 5 Black Flag

Hugh Masekela 4 - 1 GG Allin

Steve Earle 5 - 2 Paul McCartney

ABBA 6 - 0 Rush
Frankie Goes to Hollywood 6 - 0 Paul Young
Toto 6 - 1 Romeo Void
Joy division 6 - 5 Bob Marley

BandMember

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Africa, Hold The Line, Stranger In Town, Rosanna, Saint George and the Dragon, I'll Supply The Love, Pamela, Georgy Porgy

Just off the top of me head, some quality Toto tunes right there

Fair play! But I suspect even you will admit that you are in a tiny minority on that one.....

playonplayette wrote: »

Joy Division - I love their style of music. I like Bob Marley and a bit of reggae but it's like Aslan where they're cult following kind of ruins it for you because of overexposure.

Hang on, did you just compare Aslan to Bob Marley??? OI!! PLAYONPLAYETTE!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Kolido

3 matches to resolve, I will call them in an hour if there is no change and kick off Round 2

Also Starring LeVar Burton

BandMember wrote: »

Fair play! But I suspect even you will admit that you are in a tiny minority on that one.....

Maybe. I'd say quite a lot of people are familiar enough with Rosanna and Hold The Line, as well as Africa though. They'd be the big three. Stranger In Town and Hold The Line are probably their best songs.

playonplayette

BandMember wrote: »

Fair play! But I suspect even you will admit that you are in a tiny minority on that one.....



Hang on, did you just compare Aslan to Bob Marley??? OI!! PLAYONPLAYETTE!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Ye, they're music's not similar but I've found their hardcore fans are equally annoying.

Bob Marley has too much merchandise associated with him and at one stage Aslan were playing everywhere in Ireland. I like them both though.

BandMember

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Maybe. I'd say quite a lot of people are familiar enough with Rosanna and Hold The Line, as well as Africa though. They'd be the big three. Stranger In Town and Hold The Line are probably their best songs.

Indeed they would. Hence why I said about people being able to name more than 3.....

Gru

ABBA

Paul Young

Toto

Joy division


just to be controversial & late to the party apparently!


oh and

The Replacements - i never heard of them until now but i like...

Hugh Masekela - ditto...

Kolido

Calling these, will then rand round 2 and get a few matches done this evening.


The Replacements 6 - 5 Black Flag

Hugh Masekela 4 - 1 GG Allin

Steve Earle 5 - 2 Paul McCartney

Kolido

Round 2 Lineup

ABBA
AC/DC
Aha
Blondie
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Tyler
Bruce Springsteen
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Duran Duran
Echo & The Bunnymen
Elton John
Eurythmics
Fleetwood Mac
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Guns'N'Roses
Hall and Oates
Heart
Huey Lewis and the News
Hugh Masekela
Human League
Iron Maiden
Joy division
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
Kenny Loggins
Madness
Madonna
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Neil Young
New Order
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nina Simone
Pet Shop Boys
Phil Collins
Prince
Queen
REM
REO Speedwagon
Rick Astley
Roxette
Simple Minds
Steve Earle
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
Tears For Fears
The B-52s
The Bangles
The Clash
The Cure
The Pixies
The Police
The Smiths
The Replacements
The Travelling Wilburys
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Toto
U2
Ultravox
Van Halen
Wham!
Whitesnake

Funfact: Only 1 seeded act was eliminated in round 1

Rothko

Pretty good list

Kolido

Round 2, first to 6 votes