The 80's

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Theophilus · #1 Post by **Theophilus** » February 21st, 2006, 7:23 am

The greatest decade in music!

What are some of your foavrite 80's tunes? ANyone go to retro nights and dance to 80's music? And if you go to a retro night, does it seem weird to you when you see little teenagers dancing to music that you danced to when you were a teenager?

Niorah · #2 Post by **Niorah** » February 21st, 2006, 8:01 am

First things first: I -love- Depeche Mode...

I like music from the 80s quite a lot, I think I have hundreds of songs from that time, Nik Kershaw, Duran Duran, Madonna, Huey Lewis and the News...
I used to go to a disco where around 2:00 in the morning they always started playing 80s tunes for about an hour, you should have seen the people going crazy!

The Weatherman · #3 Post by **The Weatherman** » February 21st, 2006, 8:28 am

(most of) Van Halen's best music was in the 80's

Journey was huge at the end of the 80's, Tears For Fears, Michael Jackson, I'm also a huge fan of Huey Lewis and The News.

Unfortunately, the 80's are best known as the One Hit Wonder era. :lol:

At least the single hits were really good, as they're still playing frequently on the radio today.

desert rose · #4 Post by **desert rose** » February 21st, 2006, 10:10 pm

I don't mind a bit of Michael Jackson, and it's a given that Bowie is a lasting fevourite no matter what decade.

BlackDog · #5 Post by **BlackDog** » February 24th, 2006, 1:51 pm

Duran Duran. I still love them.

Niorah · #6 Post by **Niorah** » February 24th, 2006, 1:58 pm

desert rose wrote:and it's a given that Bowie is a lasting fevourite no matter what decade.

Good girl...

Mean Cardassian · #7 Post by **Mean Cardassian** » February 24th, 2006, 6:31 pm

Niorah wrote:First things first: I -love- Depeche Mode...

Me too!! Everything counts in large amounts!! And that's Dave Gahan in my avatar too!! And I'm going to see them live in Manchester next month!! Wow - another Mode fan!!

As for the 80s, I think they don't really count as a decade, musically speaking. Post-1986, the whole music scene in the Uk got very poor very quickly, largely due to successes of Pete 'The Anti-Christ' Waterman and the subsequent lazy, copycat tactics of rival record companies. Today would be a good day to die, Pete! :evil:

#8 Post by **Santaman** » February 24th, 2006, 6:44 pm

I don't like the 80's eww bah.. the 90's were a lot better.. :shifty:

desert rose · #9 Post by **desert rose** » February 24th, 2006, 7:17 pm

No they really weren't. The 90's were mainly a decade of nothingness, with a few notable exceptions of course.

#10 Post by **Santaman** » February 24th, 2006, 9:48 pm

I'll give you one good reason: Rammstein.

Niorah · #11 Post by **Niorah** » February 25th, 2006, 9:42 am

Mean Cardassian wrote:
Niorah wrote:First things first: I -love- Depeche Mode...

Me too!! Everything counts in large amounts!! And that's Dave Gahan in my avatar too!! And I'm going to see them live in Manchester next month!! Wow - another Mode fan!!

Oooh, I so envy you now!

I want to see them live too... they are spectacular from what I've seen on videos so far...

Mean Cardassian · #12 Post by **Mean Cardassian** » February 25th, 2006, 10:54 am

Santaman wrote:I'll give you one good reason: Rammstein.

Surely the majority of Rammstein's recorded output has been in this decade.

And I love Rammstein too. The greatest live band in the world today - bar none.

desert rose · #13 Post by **desert rose** » February 26th, 2006, 12:09 am

And I too agree on Rammstein.

Mean Cardassian · #14 Post by **Mean Cardassian** » February 26th, 2006, 5:42 pm

Got the latest album? Any thoughts?

#15 Post by **Santaman** » February 26th, 2006, 5:46 pm

One word.. BENZIN!!!! :evil:

Mean Cardassian · #16 Post by **Mean Cardassian** » February 26th, 2006, 6:03 pm

Another three.

Wo Bist Du!

#17 Post by **Santaman** » February 26th, 2006, 6:10 pm

Hmm, not bad but i like Benzin a bit better.

Oh yeah back to the 80's uh Depeche mode made a song back then called "Stripped" and i kinda think its so incredibly wussy, i mean teeth shattering sweet, of course its probably because i heard Rammstein's cover first.. :shifty:

Niorah · #18 Post by **Niorah** » February 27th, 2006, 7:41 am

Incredibly wussy? :shock:

I find it incredibly sexy.

desert rose · #19 Post by **desert rose** » February 27th, 2006, 4:31 pm

Well like he said, he did hear Rammstein's version first. Most things would sound wussy after that.

Niorah · #20 Post by **Niorah** » February 27th, 2006, 5:25 pm

Ok, but it's not wussy, the Rammstein version is too hard on my ears anyway, I much prefer the original one, and wussy is definitely not an adjective I'd use to describe it. And Gahan is no Britney Spears... :shifty:

#21 Post by **Santaman** » February 27th, 2006, 7:18 pm

Okay, let me rephrase that, sacharine, too sweet, that sort of thing.

Theophilus · #22 Post by **Theophilus** » February 27th, 2006, 8:17 pm

To me, it seems that a lot of the 80's music is stuff that almost everyone knows. I mean you hear the opening seconds of Sir Mixalot's classic "Baby Got Back" and you instantly know what song is playing. I like that-having a lot of people instantly recognize a song and almost know it by heart. Makes for fun times.

desert rose · #23 Post by **desert rose** » February 27th, 2006, 8:39 pm

Also leads to bad dancing being cool.

Mean Cardassian · #24 Post by **Mean Cardassian** » February 28th, 2006, 1:51 pm

Santaman wrote:Okay, let me rephrase that, sacharine, too sweet, that sort of thing.

I don't think that's a fair criticism of DM at all. I don't think you understand them properly. They have been a big influence on Rammstein (and many other bands), hence that cover version. And I don't think they could be described as 'sugary', aside from the first few singles when Vince Clarke was still with them.

#25 Post by **Santaman** » February 28th, 2006, 7:45 pm

I wasn't talking of DM in general, I just compared the two versions of that particular song.