Posted on 04/29/2020 12:04:00 PM PDT by PROCON
The 80's were an absolute haven for great music from all different genres. Whether it was pop, rock, or even new wave, music was progressing by leaps and bounds in terms of new sounds and general hookiness. Though many musicians would need a Casio synthesizer to get their songs on the air, these bands stuck to their guns with letter-perfect rock and roll.
Though many of these songs fall under the domain of rock in name, none of them seem to fit neatly in a single category. While many artists were still following in the bluesy tradition of bands like Led Zeppelin, other artists were making bold new innovations for the genre whose presence can still be felt to this day. Even if you weren't sure how to feel about them on first listen, these songs have aged into modern marvels of the rock pantheon that deserve to be celebrated as such.
From hair metal to progressive rock to regular rock and roll, nothing is off the table when it comes to picking the cream of the rock scene. There may have been a technicolor haze sprinkled across the decade, but these songs don't need any trend in order to warp your brain.
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New Order, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cure.
Could have sworn I heard one of them on C2CAM years ago.
My bad.
Any best of list that includes a spaz like Springsteen must have been made by a tone deaf know nothing.
Charlene--Johnny Staton & the Feathers (1989)
Red Ryder... Lunatic Fringe
All dull dull dull! Where’s Tears for Fears?
Yea that list is mostly crap
I graduated in 1985.
What a great time to be alive huh?
Some favorites that come to mind:
U2 - New Years Day
Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
David Bowie - Let’s Dance
The Clash - Rock the Casbah
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Who - Eminence Front
“Only Time Will Tell” - Asia
Man i reallllly loved that song when i was like 14.
Great list by the way..
Another song that really hooked me back in my young teen years was “caught up In You” by 38 special.
Everyone’s list is a bunch of crap when it’s not your list. It doesn’t matter what it is: music, movies, books, vacation spots, you name it. Everything is subjective and people who call other people’s lists “crap” - well - think they are better than everyone else and don’t understand that their opinions are just like armpits.
Queen-Another One Bites the Dust
Billy Idol-Rebel Rebel
What.. everybody has two?
Yep. And they can both stink.
Class of ‘86 here.
Disco seems to be tops in my work these days.
Everybody seems to try to out do each other cranking disco song all the time..
i enjoy it...reminds me of when i knew what happiness was..
Asia’s first album was one of my early music purchases. I don’t have it anymore, but since then I’ve acquired CDs of ELP, Yes (but not Drama), and Wetton-era King Crimson.
When i get that time machine sorted out i’ll let you sit shotgun.
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