MEXzilla Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Never really got into Metallica till the Black Album but I hear to the hardcores that's a ok album which speaks volumes about them imo. 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...
Sixes Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 elton john is liberace with a guitarist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Aerosmith are '70s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Slayer, Deth, Tallica and Anthrax were having their prime back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Aerosmith are '70s!Rock in a hard place, done with mirrors, permanite vacation, and pump are what I judged them on.Just like with AC/DC, Back in Black through Razors edge put them on my list. Edited January 8, 2014 by Mike420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 If Prince is included, he is on my list as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Aerosmoth sucked balls ever since their comeback bar Walk This Way. They shouldn't count. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Faith No More, Nirvana, RHCP, RATM, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Jane's Addiction, Motely Crue, Metallica, Megadeth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Nirvana? RATM? AIC? Soundgarden? Pearl Jam? Oasis? you realize this is an 80's question right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) REMSonic YouthThe CureNeil YoungMeat PuppetsRed Hot Chili PeppersMetallicaJane's Addictiontough task, even most of these had better decades imo Edited January 9, 2014 by Mr. Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Nirvana? RATM? AIC? Soundgarden? Pearl Jam? Oasis?you realize this is an 80's question right?nirvana did release 1 album in the 80'sand soundgarden's 2 albums from the 80's are absolutely killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dude Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Nirvana? RATM? AIC? Soundgarden? Pearl Jam? Oasis?you realize this is an 80's question right?nirvana did release 1 album in the 80'sand soundgarden's 2 albums from the 80's are absolutely killernot Pearl Jam, Oasis, or RATM though. Not to my knowledge anyway. Pearl Jam didn't even form until the 90's. I don't even think the Mother Love Bone album came out until 90 (maybe it was 89, it is great though). Anyway I think wasted was just being wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Pearl Jam's first album was 1991 I believe...RATM was 1992Oasis 1994 Edited January 9, 2014 by axl666axl666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Soundgarden was doing great in the 80's and Bleach is really an enjoyable album, but PJ didn't even exist in the 80's. More like Mother Love Bone, another great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 REMThe SmithsSonic Youth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 The SmithsThe Butthole SurfersThe Stone RosesBlack FlagThe Meat PuppetsScratch AcidMinor ThreatFugaziBad BrainsThe MinutemenThe FallJoy Division The Dead KennedysThe ReplacementsThe SpecialsThe PixiesThe Knack (if only for that debut album)Hmmmmm, tons of em really. Some of these bands started in the late 70s but the bulk of their work as well as their identity is kinda tied to the 80s. On which basis I suppose I could drop The Clash in there but their debut was 76, two albums in the 70s and three in the 80s so I don't think I could justify their inclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 can't believe I forgot The Minutemen..what a great band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Only aunties listen to Aerosmith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Mötley Crüe, Faster Pussycat, old Skid Row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 iron maidenmetallicaslayermegadethanthraxjudas priestac/dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nirvana? RATM? AIC? Soundgarden? Pearl Jam? Oasis? you realize this is an 80's question right?No. I think in the early 90s I still thought it was the 80s. Green Rive and that Apple record were 80s. Stone Roses not Oasis. Rage definitely not 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Adam and the Ants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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