:happy102 My flirtation with metal was pretty short-lived - from ~84 until 86. I still like Van Halen, though. My parents put their foot down when my older brother brought home a Judas Priest album. Interestingly, I would say that some of the industrial and punk I listened to was much harder than any of the metal I ever listened to - I never got into death metal. But bands like Skinny Puppy were pretty heavy industrial. I didn't go too far into hardcore punk, but I did like Minor Threat. Other than that, Pennywise was about as hard as I went. But mostly, I enjoyed the lighter stuff - New Order, the Cure, the Smiths, Depeche Mode, the Ramones, the Clash, Joy Division (only lighter when compared to my heavier stuff). Those were the ones that got the most playtime on my old dual deck boombox! I also collected 12" singles - I had a few of them, especially from New Order (they put out albums, but their best stuff seemed to be those 12" singles, which is why Substance is such a great album).
I guess that depends where your tastes lie. For me, there are tons of great albums from the '80s. A lot of great punk bands got started in the late 70s, and into the 80s. I still consider a lot of the original "New Wave" great stuff - the Cure, the Smiths, New Order. One of the greatest punk albums (or albums in general) came out just before 1980 - London Calling by the Clash. Even a lot of rock albums from that era, before everybody got swept up in the grunge and post-grunge movement. I don't mean the dime-a-dozen glitz-glam hair bands that were ubiquitous. I mean groups like Van Halen (I still have an affectionate corner in my heart for the Diamond Dave days, although I also enjoyed Sammy fronting the group), or Ozzy. Bands like Aerosmith and AC/DC had much better music coming out in the 80s, IMHO, than anything they have put out since.
Good stuff there... Jane Says and Cherub Rock are in my main rotation!! Listened to quite a bit of Tool and A Perfect Circle yesterday.
You mean, like this...? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1t6zQsjzYE I've got to plus one this....:happy088
Thanks for the thumbs up, Matt. Now where is my CD????!!!!!!! Just kidding. Problem with this thread is it is making me all nostalgic. Today's list of music: my sampling of New Order songs (listed above) Bach Violin Concertos Vivaldi Four Seasons Handel Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks Haydn Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass)
Or the original Convoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tk4gRBgDQw Or how about Phantom 309: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVyYrhyqyUY And the classic: Teddy Bear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06MfMaxp8RU&feature=related
Dr. Mike, well said about 80s music. I was fortunate enough to become friends with someone that was into more of the underground music of the time so I was able to learn a lot about it. Towards the early to mid 90s I got to see a lot of those bands live. Descendants, Frank Black, The Pixies, Jawbreaker, No User for a Name. I got stuck on music from that era...
Haha...I got real busy over the weekend, but I've got the next two days off, well 3 actually....I'll get it out to ya tomorrow....were you reading my mind, 'cuz I was just thinking about that earlier today at work.... (probably when I +1ed ya!)
Mike, I guess I should have thought my response out a little better, as I agree with most of what you said. I also like Van Halen, Aerosmith, Ozzy/Black Sabbath and AC/DC although I considered them established and not really 80's bands. Their music in the 80's was great. I wasn't much for New Wave or Punk though. I had a friend who listened to variuos punk bands like The Buzzcocks, Black Flag etc. and I just didn't care much for it. Aaron
Fair enough. A lot of those bands didn't get their start in the '80s, but a lot of them did come into their own then. Van Halen was certainly around before, but I think their album 1984 was what catapulted them to stardom. AC/DC had a whole history as the '80s started, but in the '80s they had Brian Johnson join the band, and they put out Back in Black which was huge. And on, and on. But I agree - they aren't particularly '80s bands, per se. I was a huge New Wave and Punk fan, and a lot of those bands did get started then. That, for me, was good music, and several of the bands had the talent to persist. I don't know that the '80s had more failed bands than any other decade - maybe as putting out a record got easier and easier with new technology, you had more and more one hit wonders, and perhaps that was happening more frequently in the '80s. Who knows. I think the advent of MTV might have facilitated just such a thing as well. It was no longer just about putting out good music, but sometimes a video could make you famous, even if the music sucked. Honestly, is "Video Killed the Radio Star" really that good of a song? Would anybody even know who the Buggles were had they not been the premiere video that kicked off MTV? Can anybody name another song they did?
Descendents, Frank Black, and the Pixies are great bands!!!! I saw the Descendents live in concert at a Warped Tour. It was a great one - Social Distortion was also there. For a long time, my ringtone was "Where is My Mind" by the Pixies. Now it is "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop. My 3-year old walks around singing "I am the passenger, and I wide and I wide" every time my phone rings!
Sorry, just needed to post this great video I saw a while ago, mixing "The Passengers" with a tribute to classic cinema: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEY6_jcrzI8
Yes I am this time pandora gave me Bold As Love - John Mayer if anybody likes internet radio and hasn't checked out pandora yet I really like it, it took about two weeks of I like this, I don't like this, play this more, play this less kind of tweaking that pandora allows but I rarely get something I don't like anymore.
Years ago I was a Beastie Boys fan, I pulled out this album the other day and am really digging it... again. It is all instrumental, a nice funky feel to it. Beastie Boys: The in Sound From Way Out
Driving in to work this morning, I was switching back and forth between the 80's music station and the New Wave station on my Sirius radio, and I got a double dose of "Pretty in Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs - both the album version and the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack version. Is this a sign? Do I need to go back and watch a bunch of Molly Ringwald movies? Incidentally, I was quite smitten with her back then, and I loved Pretty in Pink for both the soundtrack and because I thought Ducky was pretty cool ("Do Ah Offend?"). Jon Cryer entertained me so much more before he was teaming up with Charlie Sheen.
