Iron MikeyJ Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) No poll, I want to leave it a blank canvas. Obviously gnr would win this, so lets take them out of the equation. Give me your 5 "best" bands of the 80's. After a while I will talley the votes and proclaim a winner.Oh and only judge each group based upon their work during that decade. Edited January 8, 2014 by Mike420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Does it have to be bands or just artists in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Me first....1. Van Halen2. Ozzy3. AC/DC4. Aerosmith5. Billy IdolIt can be solo artists like Ozzy or Dio, but lets keep it in rock, no MJ or other "pop" acts. Edited January 8, 2014 by Mike420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlfan88 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Pixies, The Gun Club, The Stone Roses, The Pogues, U2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Echo and the Bunnymen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christinith Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The Cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I don't think I can name 5 enjoyable 80s rock acts. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The Sugarcubes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Black FlagHusker DuThe CureR.E.M.Sonic YouthThe Jesus And Mary ChainSkinny Puppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Prince & The Revolution blew every other 80s band (incl GNR) out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Prince & The Revolution blew every other 80s band (incl GNR) out of the water.Is it really rock though in the 80s? Purple Rain was, but the others? Edited January 8, 2014 by MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Prince & The Revolution blew every other 80s band (incl GNR) out of the water.Is it really rock though in the 80s? Purple Rain was, but the others?why does it have to be rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Cause that's what the OP is asking It can be solo artists like Ozzy or Dio, but lets keep it in rock, no MJ or other "pop" acts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 no he's not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I like a lot of 80s bands.But these rock bands stand out:Iron Maiden, AC/DC, iNXS, Billy Idol, Van Halen, Queenno he's notNow I am confused?It says in his second post. Edited January 8, 2014 by MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 fuck me, that's in the third post and i didn't see itthan fuck me too again, fuck "rock" bands of the 80'si hate when people think rock is superior to other forms of music...he may not think that but it's sort of implied...at least to me...if not, fuck me anywayahhh, fuck me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I agree.It's also a little difficult, I love a The Cure for example. Is it rock or not?Echo and the BunnymenI loved them, when I was young. I had these all stars and I wrote bands names on them. They were on it, just as The Cure, Siouxsie and Nina Hagen. Edited January 8, 2014 by MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 not sureI'd put them on a list of best 80's bands, hell best bands of all timeOf course people think Madonna is pop, but swear by Elton John. To me, Elton John is about as pop as you can get. And to me, nothing wrong with pop either....just call it music and forget labels. They're too restrictiveDuran Duran were one of the best bands of the 80's. Guaranteed nobody will call them rock, per se. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinegunner Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Elvis Costello and the AttractionsBruce Springsteen & The E Street BandMotley CrueAerosmithKISS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 No one said Metallica yet? Really? Christ.Van HalenPrince and the RevolutionAnd a little before their proper time but this is a guilty pleasure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 1. Dire Straits2. Iron Maiden3. Aerosmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The PoliceDead KennedysFishboneMercyful FateBathoryBad BrainsPiLXDuran DuranThe SmithsSuicidal TenedenciesDepeche Mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Prince did plenty of rock songs in the 80s:Lets Go CrazyI Could Never Take The Place Of Ur ManThe CrossBambiWhy You Wanna Treat Me So BadSisterComputer BlueDarling NikkiPlay In The SunshineShe's Always In My HairPurple RainWhen U Were MineGlam SlamLittle Red CorvetteElectric Chair Edited January 8, 2014 by Towelie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I wanted to exclude pop acts, not for a rock elitist metallity, but because they would dominate the poll. I am trying to get an unbiased poll of the best 80's rock acts. Then I'll do one for the 70's and 90's. For the record, I'll include Prince (Purple Rain is a rock album). @Axl666Axl666 I'm glad you finally joined the party Oh Nature Boy!!! Edited January 8, 2014 by Mike420 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 If they played instruments, they're a rock band, even if there were synths. If they were something like Sweet Sensation or Expose, they were NOT a "band". If it was something like Yaz (Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet), that's where it gets debatable, but then what would Eurythmics be? They sounded rock to me. Kraftwerk - all keyboard players but I'd still classify them as a band. Elton's shows are rock shows, not pop shows. Wham was a pop group but I'd grudgingly call it a band. Bananarama - not a band. There's easily 200 bands to pick from and enough You Tube footage to be able to go through and find/hear what was good in the 80s, and half of it was nothing you would have heard on top 40 radio. Some things are "you had to be there for". What matters is what you put in your own top 5, even though I think 10 would have been better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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