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here are 3 examples of my favotites

 

 

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This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-06-21 08:34:00

I think the album was titled " Red Skies over paradise " or something like that....

Battalion of Strangers was another of my favourite,n with Marliese.

About the other bands, I had a very wide selection from the Clash, Talking Heads, the Cure, Blondie, the Cars, Damned, the Cars, to Pink Floyd, Opposition, Original Mirrors and so on...

What an Era!

Probably the richest musical era!

Best, and thanks a lot for bringing so good memories!

Nicolas

and   'so long'   wasn't bad too  

U2 + Simple Minds + almost every music they played (invented) in that era ... all the music (Punk, Rock, Gay, Skin, Pop, NewWave ... ) was amazing !

Most music nowadays is so simple ..... or ... are we getting older ???

Filip

I love modern things love  Tiësto, Van Buuren, Milk Inc, Daftpunk , .....

I don't want to stick to the 80's or 90's 

This message has been edited by Bruno.M1 on 2009-06-20 08:08:27

... and some elevator music (lounge) .... just not good in remembering names of music groups ...

Remember "The American"? I stillhave the original 12"
The later albums were just amazing.

I remember seeing them in concert about 8 or 9 years ago in NY with Howard Jones and Culture Club.

Their songs always give me a nostalgic feeling.  Seems as though they have a new album and Euro tour underway.

 

cordially, Art

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This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-06-21 08:30:56

Hey Art, I was a big fan of the Pretenders too. I remember seeing them and a lot of other memorable shows at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium which was a great smaller venue fairly close to the beach. I worked at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles during the early 80's and got to see all of the shows there. All of us in the parking lot crew were pretty excited when the B-52's opened for the Talking Heads. The B-52's were the nicest and most down to earth people by miles to all of us working stiffs. They invited us to watch them rehearse and were genuinely happy to sign our autographs. Coincidentally, I'm going to see them next week a a little local club near my house. Of course I listened to music in the similar genre -- Elvis Costello, the Police. etc.

My favorite of the 80's, however, was Tom Petty. Still my favorite. During those days he sang so many poignant songs about women mistreating all of us guys -- Don't Do Me Like That, I Need to Know, The Waiting and She's a Woman in Love (but it's not me), Even though I'm a die hard fan, I'm surprised but thrilled at the longevity of his commercial success. But, now that he's done the Super Bowl, I get the feeling that he won't have anymore hits for awhile. Really glad I saw him last year at the Troubadour, another great venue.

Greg

. . . in '87 at the Sports Arena, long after the original line-up lost half it's cast. Great show, but Robbie McIntosh is way too smooth . . . I love the rawness of the original band, which imho is just about the last of the great bands of our era . . . cordially, Art

Chrissie Hynde was once married to Jim Kerr (during the heyday).

She still pulls off great music today. Great band, songs and songwriting. Haven't heard about new Simple Minds, but "Sparkle in the Rain" will be hard to top. This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2009-06-21 17:55:58

YES, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Saga & of course Pink Floyd. And I actually still play these CD's a lot next to more modern jazz like Al Dimeola, Allan Holdsworth, King Crimson, John Patitucci and Marcus Miller. And at the moment plays Joe Zawinull's "Stories Of The danube", his first 'Classical Recording". What's life without music? Geo

Never realized that I first saw him in 1968 when he was in a band called "Soft Machine".
Killer guitarist. Played on a lot great albums. The Bill Bruford album "One of a Kind" was a classic that should be required listening
Many others, too.

(c. 1981, still ahead of its time)

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Sonic Youth - Making the Nature Scene, live 1983

Actually, I didn't discover Sonic Youth until around '84 or '85 (I was 15) and didn't discover This Heat until the mid to late '90s. In the early '80s I guess I was mostly about whatever was on the radio.

_john

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As for listing my favorite 80's music, where do I even start? 

-MW

I did the album artwork for Missing Persons "Spring Session M" as well as a lot of other "new wave" bands.
Don't hold this against me.

I was pretty happy with leftover 70's music.  Zep, ELO, Queen, The Who.  I am still happy with all my 70's music.

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I still pull out my 80s soundtracks and play them.  There were so many great ones, and some of the singles from these albums really stand the test of time.  A few of my favorite 80s movie soundtracks follow, along with my picks for best tracks in parentheses.

- Pretty In Pink ("If You Leave" by OMD, "Pretty In Pink" by Psychedelic Furs, "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths)

- The Breakfast Club ("Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds)

- Some Kind Of Wonderful (Lick The Tins' cover of "Can't Help Falling In Love" and the March Violets' cover of "Miss Amanda Jones" as well as "Shyest Time" by The Apartments) 

- St. Elmo's Fire ("Man In Motion" by John Parr)

- Say Anything ("In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel)

Great topic, Bruno!

Cheers,

Daos

Stuff like Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Kraftwerk..

Later, when I started playing bassguitar Mark King (Level 42) was my hero for a while.

Regards

Mark

Hello Mark!

They had hits with the synthesizer!

-MW

And Gary Neuman was terrific, too!

Songs like " Are friends Electrics " or " Cars ", were pure hits!

Best,

Nicolas

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My favourite T.Dolby's Album!

Wow, I must have listened to it 10 000 times!

Best,

Nicolas

i was 16 in 1980 and had just joined the army. i was very much into Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, only the classic Gillan/blackmore lineup of course, Pink Floyd, Iron maiden and Genesis to name a few. i was also into current stuff. Phil Collins had just released Face Value, a year later Hazel O'Connor released Breaking Glass, a brilliant film and soundtrack. 'Will You' had one of the best Sax solo's since Baker Street.

get to the mid 80's and i saw Kajagoogoo in concert, yes i admit it.

there was a huge explosion of new music that few of us would listen to now, but there were still the fabulous supergroups around so it was an excellent and mixed time.

best

Graham

and I am a bit older ;-), music is timeless and we all need to be able to discover it in a way that resonates.
I discovered so much much after the fact, but that's what it took to really appreciate some music.
I didn't care for Led Zep until much laterwhen I discovered the blues and realized that they were an incrediblee blues band. Same (even more so) with Fleetwood Mac.
All the good English rock bands came from the blues.
My musical formative years were in the 70s (eventually getting to do album artwork for more than a few bands).
Most of what I discovered came from taking chances on what I found in the used record bin, and always what I heard on the radio (we did have very good FM stations, though.