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Boardsies Greatest Music Act of the 80s - Live Thread

Kolido · 2020-05-11 09:04:32

Welcome to Boardsies Greatest Music Act of the 80s 128+ nominated acts 39 multi nominated acts 7 nominations for 1 act ....and 1 winner Please note: Everyone can vote Please give a reason for your vote, however it will not be compulsory until the round of last 16 Any other info I will post when needed. Best of luck to all…

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#662 14-05-2020 10:05pm

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Thanks Kolido, another epic job by you to keep everything running really well.

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#663 14-05-2020 10:09pm

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Thanks Kolido, really enjoyed this competition and looking forward to the next one

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#664 14-05-2020 10:09pm

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Votes have been counted.

The winning act by 9 - 8 votes, and the greatest music act of the 80s is....

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#665 14-05-2020 10:10pm

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#666 14-05-2020 10:11pm

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Queen 9 - 8 The Cure

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#667 14-05-2020 10:12pm

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Hard to argue with that really. Well it is, the obvious correct answer is Talking Heads and therefore the whole competition has been a sham, but I suppose Queen will do at a push.

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#668 14-05-2020 10:12pm

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I'm happy with either. Very worthy finalist there.

Brilliant comp, Kolido

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#670 14-05-2020 10:13pm

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a worthy winner!!

Once again kolido, thank you very much for another excellent competition!!

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#671 14-05-2020 10:14pm

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Jaysus 9-8 was much closer than I thought. Assumed it would've been a landslide for Queen. I don't mind The Cure, but wouldn't rate them anywhere close to being the greatest music act of any decade...

Thanks for running the comp Kol! Was a lot of fun.

Queen were a deserving winner for sure. I Want It All is my favourite Queen song, and one of my all-time favourite songs, plus they had a lot of other great hits in the '80s, so was an easy vote for me in the Final...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDcoX7s6rE

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#672 14-05-2020 10:17pm

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I am surprised The Cure made the final and now was so close by 1 vote with Queen

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#673 14-05-2020 10:24pm

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The Cure were one of my nominations so disappointed that they didn't win but I won't argue too much about Queen taking the title

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#674 14-05-2020 10:29pm

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9-8

Who are the 8 Queen haters out there so I can block you on Boards and erase you from memory forever?

But Queen won......yaaaaaaaay!!!!

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#675 14-05-2020 10:29pm

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I voted for The Cure in the final.
I was 17 when Disintegration was released and it blew my mind. Still in my top-10 of favourite albums of all time.
And an amazing live band!!

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#676 14-05-2020 10:32pm

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KathleenGrant wrote: »

9-8

Who are the 8 Queen haters out there so I can block you on Boards and erase you from memory forever?

But Queen won......yaaaaaaaay!!!!

"Hater" is too strong a word, but they wouldn't generally be my cup of tea. They did have some great songs though, and it's undeniable that Freddie Mercury was one of the most gifted singers and showmen of his generation. So I suppose there could have been less deserving winners (not in this match-up, though; The Cure should have won! )

Thanks again for running Kolido, look forward to the next one.

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#678 15-05-2020 7:11am

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Queen 9

necro
greenspurs
zaph
kathleengrant
the purple tin
levar
ficheall
liz
lassykk

The Cure 8

rainbowtrout
rothko
strawbs
homer
aris
shaneu
gru
choochtown

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#679 15-05-2020 7:12am

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Act | Nominations | Postition
Prince | 7 | SF
The Cure | 6 | Final
Madonna | 5 | R3
Bruce Springsteen | 5 | R4
Queen | 5 | Final
The Stone Roses | 4 | R1
AC/DC | 4 | R2
Bon Jovi | 4 | R2
Kate Bush | 4 | R2
The Smiths | 4 | R2
Madness | 4 | R3
Michael Jackson | 4 | R3
U2 | 4 | R3
Dire Straits | 4 | SF
Duran Duran | 3 | QF
The Police | 3 | QF
New Order | 3 | R2
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 3 | R2
Wham | 3 | R2
Depeche Mode | 3 | R3
Metallica | 3 | R3
REM | 3 | R3
Tears For Fears | 3 | R3
Pet Shop Boys | 3 | R4
Blondie | 2 | QF
Aha | 2 | R2
Phil Collins | 2 | R2
REO Speedwagon | 2 | R2
Stevie Wonder | 2 | R2
The B-52s | 2 | R2
The Bangles | 2 | R2
Hall and Oates | 2 | R3
Iron Maiden | 2 | R3
Kenny Loggins | 2 | R3
Eurythmics | 2 | R4
Fleetwood Mac | 2 | R4
Talking Heads | 2 | R4
The Clash | 2 | R4
Ultravox | 2 | R4
A Flock of Seagulls | 1 | R1
Adam and the ants | 1 | R1
Alison Moyet | 1 | R1
Billy Joel | 1 | R1
Black Flag | 1 | R1
Bob Marley | 1 | R1
Bob Seger | 1 | R1
Bros | 1 | R1
Chris Rea | 1 | R1
Cyndi Lauper | 1 | R1
David Bowie | 1 | R1
Def Leppard | 1 | R1
Dolly Parton | 1 | R1
Don Henley | 1 | R1
Erasure | 1 | R1
Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | R1
Flipper | 1 | R1
Genesis | 1 | R1
GG Allin | 1 | R1
Godley & Creme | 1 | R1
INXS | 1 | R1
John Mellencamp | 1 | R1
Journey | 1 | R1
L7 | 1 | R1
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | 1 | R1
Marquis De Sade | 1 | R1
Megadeth | 1 | R1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 1 | R1
Pat Benatar | 1 | R1
Patti Smith Group | 1 | R1
Paul Simon | 1 | R1
Peter Gabriel | 1 | R1
Psychodelic Furs | 1 | R1
Robert Palmer | 1 | R1
Romeo Void | 1 | R1
Rush | 1 | R1
Scratch Acid | 1 | R1
Shonen Knife | 1 | R1
Simply Red | 1 | R1
Siouxsie & The Banshees | 1 | R1
Smokie | 1 | R1
Status Quo | 1 | R1
Europe | 1 | R1
The Christians | 1 | R1
The Fall | 1 | R1
The Thompson Twins | 1 | R1
Tracey Chapman | 1 | R1
Twisted Sister | 1 | R1
Wipers | 1 | R1
XTC | 1 | R1
Yazoo | 1 | R1
ABBA | 1 | R2
Bonnie Tyler | 1 | R2
Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | R2
Elton John | 1 | R2
Heart | 1 | R2
Hugh Masekela | 1 | R2
Neil Young | 1 | R2
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1 | R2
Nina Simone | 1 | R2
Pixies | 1 | R2
Rick Astley | 1 | R2
Roxette | 1 | R2
Simple Minds | 1 | R2
Steve Earle | 1 | R2
The Replacements | 1 | R2
The Travelling Wilburys | 1 | R2
Tom Waits | 1 | R2
Whitesnake | 1 | R2
Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1 | R3
Human League | 1 | R3
Joy division | 1 | R3
Judas Priest | 1 | R3
Van Halen | 1 | R4
Guns'N'Roses | 1 | QF
Aerosmith | W | Q
Bananarama | W | Q
Belinda Carlisle | W | Q
Big Country | W | Q
Billy Idol | W | Q
Bucks Fizz | W | Q
Crowded House | W | Q
Diana Ross | W | Q
Eric Carmen | W | Q
Everything But The Girl | W | Q
Foreigner | W | Q
Irene Cara | W | Q
Janet Jackson | W | Q
Kim Carnes | W | Q
Kool and the Gang | W | Q
Kylie Minogue | W | Q
Laura Branigan | W | Q
Michael Bolton | W | Q
Mike & The Mechanics | W | Q
New Kids on the Block | W | Q
Pretenders | W | Q
Richard Marx | W | Q
Salt N Pepa | W | Q
Sheena Easton | W | Q
Starship | W | Q
The Pointer Sisters | W | Q
UB40 | W | Q
Bryan Adams | W | R1
Cher | W | R1
Culture Club | W | R1
George Michael | W | R1
Lionel Richie | W | R1
Paul McCartney | W | R1
Paul Young | W | R1
Rod Stewart | W | R1
Spandau Ballet | W | R1
The Rolling Stones | W | R1
Tina Turner | W | R1
Whitney Houston | W | R1
Toto | W | R2
Huey Lewis and the News | W | R3
The Human League | W | R3

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#680 15-05-2020 7:27am

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Delighted that in spite of me being the only person to nominate Guns N Roses they bravely fought into the Quarters and avenged their embarrassment at the hands of A-Ha in the song contest.

Equally AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Bruce should have gone much further than their positions. Happy with the winner though.

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#681 20-05-2020 8:38am

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Let's wrap up this series with the greatest 90s music act

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058079413

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