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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Lists like this are so subjective so as to be useless.
All of these songs would cause me to stop pushing buttons for three minutes. And I’ve paid money for most of them—in one form or another.
But, “best”....not sure.
Not a bad list altho I’ve never acquired a taste for the not-the-boss-of-me. Opinions are like ... you know.
SiriusXM 177 just completed the Top 1000 Classic Pop Songs (1955-72) and just started the Top 1000 Alternative Songs. After that I think will be the Top 1000 Classic Rock Songs which will start in 1972 and run thru... who knows? But it will be fun to hear, even though I think the year delineations are somewhat arbitrary. Clearly the 70s will dominate.
“The ‘70’s were much more superior for classic rock, IMHO.”
No kidding; the ‘70s music was fun. The ‘80s music was disturbing. But each to his own, huh?
I graduated high school in 1984, and don’t think any 80’s music is classic rock. I guess if one had to put a time line on it, then classic rock would be 1979 and before.
ZZ Top did deserve a top 10, I agree.
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
Gunter Gleiben Glauchen Globen!
no alice cooper? :(
Not crazy about that list- it’s ok- but not my idea of cool rock sings- I think maybe because they played them till we got sick of hearing them- the 80’s was a weird time for rock- they were flirting with ‘ballard-like’ rock songs a lot- the only one that I liked for ballard-like rock was cooper- just because his ballards were so disturbing in content- edgy- very different-
[[I personally think the ‘70’s had much better Classic Rock Songs but that’s just me.]]
Agreed-
rock was dead in the 1980’s, especially compared to the 70’s...
I generally don’t like post-Gabriel Genesis, but “Turn It On Again” (released 1980) was one of the better songs of the 1980s.
“1. Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses “
ROTFLMAO!
Yeah, the 80s for me was more about alternative rock, than classic rock.
When Zep broke up, for me that was pretty much the end of the “Classic Rock” period. The great hard rock/progressive bands from the 70s all moved in a more pop-oriented direction.
IMHO, I think the best 80’s with the passage of time, is The Smiths’ “How Soon is Now?”....A real game changer, and I’m not even that big of a Smiths/Morrisey fan. But Johnny Marr’s guitar work on it is exquisite.
“SiriusXM 177 just completed the Top 1000 Classic Pop Songs (1955-72) and just started the Top 1000 Alternative Songs. After that I think will be the Top 1000 Classic Rock Songs which will start in 1972 and run thru... who knows? “
I signed up for the free Sirius XM thru May 31st, but I hadn’t made it up as high as 177. Thanks for the head’s up.
My high School Latin is a bit rusty, but I think the best modern translation of that would be "One man's kitsch is another man's living room".
Amen brother.. Preach.
Clickbait. Stupid. Great decade for music and one author decides what’s good.
Duke is a damn good album. But the "hits" on it were the weak points. But 'Heathaze' is one of the best Genesis songs ever.
Why you hate Rush?
All right...I got somethin’ to say...It’s better to burn out...Than fade awayyy....
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