Totally 80s

[cramx3]

Van Halen? 1984 was a great year being that I was born then.

[KevShmev]

Where I live was one of the first handful of markets to get MTV when it went live in the summer of 1981, which means that I got to see MTV in its embryonic days, before it became hip and cool and fashionable. And in those embryonic days, let me tell you, they played any music video they could get their hands on. New wave bands blew up as much because they had multiple videos to play as they did because they made music that interested people. Dire Straits made a full length video for all eight minutes of Tunnel of Love? We'll play it! Rod Stewart has music videos dating back three or four years? Playing it! You could sit down in front of your TV and see Juice Newton be followed by the Cars, Judas Priest (they made a video for Don't Go. REALLY.), Kim Carnes and live performances up the wazoo. If MTV played a concert by a band, it would get sliced up into separate videos (they got over 10 out of a REO Speedwagon concert) and played and played and played. Phil Collins waking my sister up with That Drum Fill from In The Air Tonight.

Early MTV was wild and freewheeling and had a massively distorting effect on the music industry. While early MTV did play the shit out of some acts that were breaking big-Billy Squier is one I am thinking of-and Duran Duran frankly was made by MTV, a lot of bands that got played massively on MTV were nowhere near as successful as you'd think when you'd look up their chart success. But that was later. At the time it came on, the notion of 24-7 rock and pop music television was not only massively novel, but for me perfectly timed: I turned 15 early in MTV's existence, and MTV was the soundtrack of my teen aged years. And as anyone who followed the other thread can attest, the soundtrack for my late teens and early 20s to boot.

*golf clap*

I still have some friends - some of whom are too young to get it since they grew up on 90s stuff, and some of whom are older and are classic rock purists who thought the 80s was somewhat of a travesty - who wonder why I love 80s music so much and I always tell them, "I grew up listening to that stuff!" I may have to steal your line and start calling it the soundtrack of my childhood and early teen years, because it really was.

[King Postwhore]

I remember when World Premier Videos were at 11pm at night.  I had to beg my parents to stay up so I could tape Asia's "Don't Cry".

[hefdaddy42]

Rick Springfield FTW

[King Postwhore]

You Better Love Somebody Hef.

[Lowdz]

Livin' on a Prayer and Pour Some Sugar On Me are two songs that are guaranteed to have girls flocking to the dance floor faster than the speed of light at any bar or club where the song is played or performed by a cover band.  Every single time.

Yup.  We were close to including Pour Some Sugar On Me, but it got axed.  Living On A Prayer is tough to sing.  We had to opt to NOT modulate up on the last chorus like they do in the actual song.  I about pulled something trying to sing it that way the first time. 

John could never do that out of the studio.

I was a teenager in the 80s. So much awesome music. The era of metal. I avoided the pop stuff like the plague (though I do have a best of Duran Duran, INXS and a couple of others. You know, for when I brought a girl home  )

And Bosk1, that's pretty fine setlist.

[King Postwhore]

8675  309aaaaiiign.

[wolfking]

As a guy that was born in 1984, I love the 80's and mostly everything that came with it.  I can't help but to think if I was were born 10 years earlier.

Two of my fav 80's bands that are not considered metal or melodic rock are Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates.  Great music all round.

[KevShmev]

The neat thing about Hall & Oates' videos is that they often had an alternate mix of the song.  Family Man had the extended rock mix; Method of Modern Love had the beginning remixed slightly; and Out of Touch had a shortened version of Dance on Your Knees, which precedes it on the album, segue into Out of Touch, with the whole intro remixed with different vocals embellishments and whatnot.

[wolfking]

Yeah, the extended video mix is the best version of Out of Touch IMO.

[bosk1]

Two of my fav 80's bands that are not considered metal or melodic rock are Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates.  Great music all round.

Two really fantastic bands right there.  As I sit here, I find it hard to articulate a reason why I do not possess any albums from them at the moment.

[King Postwhore]

Tears For Fears verges on pop prog.  They have the best choruses.   I'll also throw my love for Midnight Oil

[bl5150]

You H&O fans will likely find some cool stuff on this site (if you're not already aware of the show)

https://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/archive.html

[King Postwhore]

Let me add my love for this band.

Mr. Mister - Is It Love: https://youtu.be/nWxxRlVNM30

[bl5150]

Let me add my love for this band.

Mr. Mister - Is It Love: https://youtu.be/nWxxRlVNM30

A fairly recent live performance by a  pretty handy band - Page hasn't lost anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI1AhczKvwA&feature=youtu.be

[wolfking]

Two of my fav 80's bands that are not considered metal or melodic rock are Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates.  Great music all round.

Two really fantastic bands right there.  As I sit here, I find it hard to articulate a reason why I do not possess any albums from them at the moment.

Songs From the Big Chair is simply one of the greatest 80's albums, it's essential IMO.

You H&O fans will likely find some cool stuff on this site (if you're not already aware of the show)

https://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/archive.html

This is new to me, looks pretty badass, will have to check some of those out later.

Tears For Fears verges on pop prog.  They have the best choruses.   I'll also throw my love for Midnight Oil

I'm still a pretty big fan of Midnight Oil.  I could imagine I would like them even more if they weren't played to death here in their homeland.  Garret would be wise to quit his abysmal political career and resurrect the band.  He's not doing good things for the bands legacy IMO.  Great songs, harmonies, melodies ,choruses, everything.  10 to 1 is classic.

[King Postwhore]

Yeah, they need to record and tour again.

[King Postwhore]

Let me add my love for this band.

Mr. Mister - Is It Love: https://youtu.be/nWxxRlVNM30

A fairly recent live performance by a  pretty handy band - Page hasn't lost anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI1AhczKvwA&feature=youtu.be

Damn he still has his pipes.

[jingle.boy]

Mr. Mister is excellent.  Think I might have to give it a spin

[King Postwhore]

Mr. Mister is excellent.  Think I might have to give it a spin

Welcome To The Real World is the way to go Chad.

BTW, no love from you for Gowan?

[jingle.boy]

Oh, there's plenty of love.  Strange Animal is a killer album, and that title track got a lot of Much Music airtime.  Not sure whether you guys got as exposed to it as we did.

[PetFish]

Season 2 of The Goldbergs starts this month.

So far every episode has something in it that makes me jump out of my seat with nostalgic excitement.  What a great show.

[Outcrier]

Recently, for curiosity sake, i've been exploring RYM's Top 80's Singles Chart just so see what acclaimed singles were not just acclaimed but popular as well (plus, it's nice to find songs you always heard but never knew from what artist/band it was).

Some notable founds:

Talk Talk - It's My Life: I always thought this was a No Doubt song.

Soft Cell - Tainted Love: The sampled main rhythm is what drives Rihanna - SOS.

Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over: Hey now, heeeey now, don't dreeeeam it's ooooover  (i only heard the cover versions for this song, never the original).

Talking Heads - Burning Down the House: Didn't know this song was written by Talking Heads.

Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face: Always liked this ballad.

Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record): The chorus is sampled in the famous Flo Rida song that everyone here already heard, Right Round (way to ruin the original ).

[King Postwhore]

Crowded House put out some quality music over the years and Neil Finn's solo work is excellent.

[wolfking]

Crowded House put out some quality music over the years and Neil Finn's solo work is excellent.

Was another band that was played to death on Aussie radio.  I never was a big fan of them, but they did write some really great songs.

[hefdaddy42]

Two of my fav 80's bands that are not considered metal or melodic rock are Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates.  Great music all round.

Two fantastic bands.

I must say, I never liked Midnight Oil.  Not one little bit.

[wolfking]

Two of my fav 80's bands that are not considered metal or melodic rock are Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates.  Great music all round.

Two fantastic bands.

I must say, I never liked Midnight Oil.  Not one little bit.

I can understand not liking Midnight Oil, they are an acquired taste really, and Garett is a frontman you either love or hate.

[hefdaddy42]

Well, hate is a strong word, but I certainly don't love him.

[wolfking]

Well, hate is a strong word, but I certainly don't love him.

Many of us Aussie's feel the same way after his move into politics. 

[hefdaddy42]

I don't know anything about that.

[wolfking]

I don't know anything about that.

I know.  Let's just say he is a lot lot worse in his political role than in his lead singer role. 

Here's one I don't see getting mentioned often enough that stinks of good cheese.  Sunglasses at Night.  Lots of guitar from Andy Barnett too who played with FM and Adrian Smith.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LTL8KgKv8

[bosk1]

Two of my fav 80's bands that are not considered metal or melodic rock are Tears for Fears and Hall and Oates.  Great music all round.

Two fantastic bands.

I must say, I never liked Midnight Oil.  Not one little bit.

This.

[BlobVanDam]

I wasn't aware Midnight Oil were even a thing outside of Australia. Never liked them at all myself. Too Australian, and thus terrible.

[KevShmev]

I, too, never cared for Midnight Oil.  My brother, who is two years older than me, was always a big fan, but they never did anything for me.

Outcrier, Talk Talk's It's My Life was a song I totally forgot about until a year or so ago, and when I heard it, I was like, "Oh yeah, I remember that!"  And I now like it way more than I ever did back in the 80s.

[King Postwhore]

For those saying they don't like Midnight Oil, try this album.  "Earth and Sun and Moon".  I'd like to here your input on that one.  Top 50 for me.