the best acts from the 80's and the best albums of the 80's?
 

a lot of people haVE knocked the age of greed and even bad music which is untrue cause a lot of great bands from the uk and amercia shone through the grabage coming throug.

My favourite bands

The Smiths
The clash
PIL
Blondie
The Stone roses
Public Enemy
The replacements
Husker Du
The Go Betweens
Happy Mondays
New Order
The Jam
R.E.M
U.2
Orange Juice
Aztec Camera
Prefab Sprout
Nick cave and the bad seeds
de la soul

my favourite albums
R.E.M-murmur
Prefab sprout-Steve mcqueen
U.2-The Johsua tree
Azetec camera- High land, Hard rain
DeLa soul-Three feat and rising
The Jam-Sound Effects
The go betweens-16 lovers lane
the stone roses- The stone roses
The Clash-London calling
the smiths- The queen is dead
Bruce springstein- Nebraska


so what are your favourites's?

My god this is my youth:dance:

The Jam
Human League
Duran Duran
Smiths
De La Soul
Wham
Madonna (the only era Ive been a fan
MJ (ditto)
GNR
Bon Jovi
Culture Club/ Boy George
Whitney
The Clash
New Order
Eurythmics
80s Bowie
Stone Roses
Pixies

Actually **** it...all of it except Chris de Burgh:thumbs:

[rquote=2602502&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]My god this is my youth:dance:

The Jam
Duran Duran
Smiths
De La Soul
Wham
Madonna (the only era Ive been a fan
MJ (ditto)
GNR
Bon Jovi
Culture Club/ Boy George
Whitney
The Clash
New Order
Eurythmics
80s Bowie
Stone Roses
Pixies

Actually **** it...all of it except Chris de Burgh:thumbs:
[/rquote]

madonna's stuff in the 80's werwe here best although the stuff she done Ray of light era was great

How did i forget G'n'R's

...and I really love Deniece Williams- Lets Hear It for the Boy! Classic

[rquote=2602554&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]...and I really love Deniece Williams- Lets Hear It for the Boy! Classic[/rquote]

:joker: that was used in Peter Kays max and paddy

I know its cheesy but its bloody great!

[rquote=2602575&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]I know its cheesy but its bloody great![/rquote]

what about this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9foZ7KVSng

Oh yeh fookin hell how could I forget the mighty League!...love Electric Dreams, and Human League- Dont you want me? too! Seen them live a few years ago they were great

[rquote=2602582&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]Oh yeh fookin hell how could I forget the mighty League!...love Electric Dreams, and Human League- Dont you want me? too! Seen them live a few years ago they were great[/rquote]

yeah seen them at electric pinic afew years back brillant fun:thumbs:

do you like these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkwEK9AYQHg

Nah not so keen on ABC

[rquote=2602608&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]Nah not so keen on ABC[/rquote]

there first album was epic

the Cure are you a big fan?

[rquote=2602613&tid=148058&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2602608&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]Nah not so keen on ABC[/rquote]

there first album was epic

the Cure are you a big fan?[/rquote]

Hmmm not really, they were ok but I wasnt that into them...I forgot Yazoo and Erasure loved them

[rquote=2602620&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!][rquote=2602613&tid=148058&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2602608&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]Nah not so keen on ABC[/rquote]

there first album was epic

the Cure are you a big fan?[/rquote]

Hmmm not really, they were ok but I wasnt that into them...I forgot Yazoo and Erasure loved them[/rquote]

you really love the cheesy 80's side don't you:laugh:

Oh yeh cant beat a slice o cheese

[rquote=2602629&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]Oh yeh cant beat a slice o cheese[/rquote]

don't mind a bit of cheesy music in my collection but i wouldn't go to over the top on it:joker:

[rquote=2602637&tid=148058&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2602629&tid=148058&author=NettoSuperstar!]Oh yeh cant beat a slice o cheese[/rquote]

don't mind a bit of cheesy music in my collection but i wouldn't go to over the top on it:joker:[/rquote]

Oh I would!:dazzler:

why do people always include Blondie in 80s lists. they did **** all in the 80s they were on hiatus for 8 years of it!

Yeh Blondie had a couple of really good songs but even a best of isnt all that

Oh no, I adore them, their Greatest Hits is awesome, just saying, 80s was not their era.

How has nobody mentioned Prince?!

[rquote=2602697&tid=148058&author=MrGaryy]Oh no, I adore them, their Greatest Hits is awesome, just saying, 80s was not their era.[/rquote]

Atomic, Heart of Glass, Call me...all great...Tide is high at a push...name another I cant

[rquote=2602700&tid=148058&author=Jayson]How has nobody mentioned Prince?![/rquote]

Of course Jayson quite right...Purrrple raiiin purple raiin...classic

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I forgot the Stranglers and Squeeze too

Michael Jackson
The Cure
R.E.M.
Elton John
Kate Bush
Fleetwood Mac
Prince
Pet Shop Boys
ABBA
Queen
ABC
Madonna
Gary Numan
Rod Stewart
The Stranglers

erm...loads more.