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 2009-02-27 11:05 AM in reply to: #1985668 |
Resident Curmudgeon  25290    The Road Back Gold member |  Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad?Spokes - 2009-02-27 10:50 AM the bear - 2009-02-27 8:12 AM Maybe so in YOUR universe Spokes - 2009-02-27 10:06 AM the bear - 2009-02-27 6:32 AM Spokes - 2009-02-26 10:38 PM Except for Rush, some New Wave, and a small amount of hair bands, the 80s completely blew azz for music. So then "blew azz" in your vernacular is a good thing? You know, as opposed to Rush... Dude, Rush=Chum in your vernacular. I post the word in reference to music, and its like tossing bloody hamburger in the water - you show up within 2 minutes like a shark. Actually, it works for all things suckage. It's just that Rush tops the suckage list.  but I'm honestly curious - besides Rush, who's the Top 10 on your suckage list?Well, maybe they don't top the suckage list on merit alone, I'll give them credit for being a third or fourth tier band, certainly not the end all and be all that their terribly misguided fans would have you believe. I'd rank them somewhere behind Aerosmith and G'n'R, limited success, completely overrated, fairly lengthy careers, but God knows why... Off the top of my head, others on the suckage list in no particular order: Kansas, Asia, Creed, Three Doors Down, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Limp Bizkit, Kiss, America, Styx... Man, I could go on forever, but so much carp spread over so many genres it's difficult to focus. |
| 2009-02-27 11:17 AM in reply to: #1985667 |
Champion 6786  Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? marmadaddy - 2009-02-27 10:50 AM ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-02-27 10:53 AM the bear - 2009-02-27 9:41 AM ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-02-27 9:35 AM
If it was played on the radio in the
Fixed. Radio sucks. Edited. I <3 Pandora
Last.fm is much, much better. After about 45 minutes Pandora starts to play more and more indie music that isn't really relevant to what I programmed the station with and that no one's ever heard of. And the fact is that a lot of indie music is obscure for good reason: it's terrible. Last.fm seems to have been programmed at least in part by actual people whereas Pandora's programming is based on characteristics of the music that take into account everything but the art. It's like trying to analyze poetry by counting and analyzing the distinct words. As to all or most of the music from any era being "bad": Every era/style of music is an overreaction to that which immediately preceded it. This applies as much to 18th century classical music as it does to western popular music of the past few decades. It comes down to this for me: 90% of the overall output in any art form isn't very good. Of the remaining 10%, half is barely acceptable and at most, maybe 1% is really good. While most of the output of any art form isn't really worth listening to/viewing/reading, it's always worth the effort to create it. It's not so much about an era as it is the notion of the least common denominator. Radio is all center and no edge. It's a predictable, homoginized commodity. The dial is pretty much the same anywhere in the country (the knuckle-dragging "classic rock" station, the "office music" station, the "kddie pop station" |
| 2009-02-27 12:00 PM in reply to: #1980929 |
Expert 1145 Ann Arbor, MI | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? Long a hater of 80s music, I finally realized I was just listening to the wrong 80s music. Here's a list of records that converted me because A) the songwriting from beginning to end on these albums is great no matter what era they were recorded, and B) each record is a leap forward in terms of what pop music is capable of doing (yes, the list is very similar to the bear's, and likely many others): Elvis Costello/Imperial Bedroom (1984) Bruce Springsteen/Nebraska (1982) Joy Division/Closer (1980) R.E.M/Reckoning (1984) New Order/Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) Tom Waits/Rain Dogs (1985) Talking Heads/Remain in Light (1980) The Smiths/The Queen is Dead (1986) U2/The Joshua Tree (1987) The Cure/Disintegration (1989) Prince/Purple Rain (1984) The influence of 80s music on current trends in pop music cannot be overstated. Listen to Pains of Being Pure at Heart, M83, Vampire Weekend, The Killers and many others, and you'll hear the next 2-3 years of what's coming to the radio. |
| 2009-02-27 12:06 PM in reply to: #1980929 |
Elite 2673 Muskego, WI | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? Elvis Costello/Imperial Bedroom (1984)
There yeats, fixed that list for ya. Or made your skin crawl, one of the two. |
| 2009-02-27 12:11 PM in reply to: #1980929 |
Champion 6931 Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? Pat Benatar ROCKED in the 80s! |
| 2009-02-27 2:08 PM in reply to: #1985898 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? morey1 - 2009-02-27 12:06 PM Journey/Escape (1981) There yeats, fixed that list for ya. Or made your skin crawl, one of the two. Oooh, add Journey to bands on my suckage list! |
| 2009-02-27 2:14 PM in reply to: #1986249 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? the bear - 2009-02-27 2:08 PM morey1 - 2009-02-27 12:06 PM Journey/Escape (1981) There yeats, fixed that list for ya. Or made your skin crawl, one of the two. Oooh, add Journey to bands on my suckage list! X eleventy bajillion! |
| 2009-02-27 2:22 PM in reply to: #1986263 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-02-27 2:14 PM the bear - 2009-02-27 2:08 PM morey1 - 2009-02-27 12:06 PM Journey/Escape (1981) There yeats, fixed that list for ya. Or made your skin crawl, one of the two. Oooh, add Journey to bands on my suckage list! X eleventy bajillion! I'd say throw in post-Gabriel Genesis too, but someone always quotes American Psycho when I do that. |
| 2009-02-27 2:35 PM in reply to: #1980929 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? You say that like it's a bad thing |
| 2009-02-27 3:04 PM in reply to: #1980929 |
Champion 6931 Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? Another great Canadian Rock Band of the 80s Loverboy. |
| 2009-02-27 3:11 PM in reply to: #1986263 |
Elite 3022 Preferably on my bike somewhere | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-02-27 3:14 PM the bear - 2009-02-27 2:08 PM morey1 - 2009-02-27 12:06 PM Journey/Escape (1981) There yeats, fixed that list for ya. Or made your skin crawl, one of the two. Oooh, add Journey to bands on my suckage list! X eleventy bajillion! Double that number. I would gladly put together a Journey and Boston album burning event somewhere. |
| 2009-02-27 3:15 PM in reply to: #1986412 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? BellinghamSpence - 2009-02-27 3:04 PM Another great Canadian Rock Band of the 80s Loverboy. |
| 2009-02-27 3:15 PM in reply to: #1986412 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? BellinghamSpence - 2009-02-27 3:04 PM Another great Canadian Rock Band of the 80s Loverboy. Saying "great Canadian Rock Band" is like saying "great French military victories." |
| 2009-02-27 5:36 PM in reply to: #1980929 |
Master 2288 Katy, TX (West of Houston) | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? I usually dont get into music or religious decisions. And why I broke this rule now, God only knows (heheheh, get it).... For me, almost anything played on commercial radio sux. It only got worse when Clearchannel took over the air ways. Anyway, for a few years I have been enjoying the songs that are sung by the songwriters:Lucinda Williams (just saw her live, excellent show) Ryan Adams (NOT bryan)David Grey Richard BucknerCasey Chambers and lots more...
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| Champion 6056 Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? Spokes - 2009-02-27 5:47 PM BOSTON MUST DIE! DIE DIE DIE! Umm... pretty sure the lead singer already took care of that. |
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| Champion 11641 Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? the bear - 2009-02-27 4:15 PM BellinghamSpence - 2009-02-27 3:04 PM Another great Canadian Rock Band of the 80s Loverboy. Saying "great Canadian Rock Band" is like saying "great French military victories." One word: Headpins. I just got home from a Tanglefoot show. Not a rock band by any stretch, but a great Canadian band nonetheless. |
| 2009-02-27 11:02 PM in reply to: #1987166 |
| Veteran 231 Sunny Oregon | Subject: RE: C'mon, was 80s music REALLY that bad? marmadaddy - 2009-02-27 8:26 PM the bear - 2009-02-27 4:15 PM BellinghamSpence - 2009-02-27 3:04 PM Another great Canadian Rock Band of the 80s Loverboy. Saying "great Canadian Rock Band" is like saying "great French military victories." One word: Headpins. I just got home from a Tanglefoot show. Not a rock band by any stretch, but a great Canadian band nonetheless. Wow - it's been over 20 years since I've seen Headpins mentioned. A friend in high school was a huge fan, along with Chiliwack and Loverboy. They be "suckage" but those Canadian names made some great tunes. |
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