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The Pretenders
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
what kind of music did you like in the early 80's ?
here are 3 examples of my favotites and how the hell do I post these links embedded ?? embedded video into post This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-06-21 08:34:00
I was a big fan of " Fisher Z " too!
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, th...
The usual stuff i guess ...
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
getting older but
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
Moby, Sven Van Hees ...
... and some elevator music (lounge) .... just not good in remembering names of music groups ...
Simple Minds were a phenomenal band
Remember "The American"? I stillhave the original 12" The later albums were just amazing.
Agreed, Simple Minds was a real favorite.
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.
The usual bands + one newcomer . . .
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The Pretenders
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 t...
I only saw the Pretenders once, 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 . . . c...
Pretenders - Simple Minds connection
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...
A lot of Symphonic Rock like
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 "Storie...
Allan Holdsworth
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.
a few
(c. 1981, still ahead of its time) www.youtube.com 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 '...
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My ipod is filled with 80's music!
As for listing my favorite 80's music, where do I even start? -MW
Don't even get me started :-)
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.
Pink Floyd, Dire Straits
I was pretty happy with leftover 70's music. Zep, ELO, Queen, The Who. I am still happy with all my 70's music.
The greatest era for soundtracks
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 parenthese...
Synthesizer crap
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
LOL! What about Gary Neuman and Thomas Dolby?
Hello Mark! They had hits with the synthesizer! -MW
I have all T.Dolby Compact discs!
And Gary Neuman was terrific, too! Songs like " Are friends Electrics " or " Cars ", were pure hits! Best, Nicolas
Yes, Andrew!
My favourite T.Dolby's Album! Wow, I must have listened to it 10 000 times! Best, Nicolas
i was still in my heavy and prog rock stage.
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 Collin...
Graham, even though you are old
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 laterwhe...
i know what you mean....
i know what you mean. i've been buying more 60's and 70's blues rock CD's now than i ever did when i was younger. there are a lot of anthologies out there which i think are the best way of buying historic music. you get the best in 6 CD's. a couple of cra...
There was a great song about Budapest on that LP as well
Can't remember exactly, something about "Budapest by night" ?! You're right, that was a GREAT album ! Regards Mark
Blimp ...
Hi Mark The song you are thinking of is “ Budapest by Blimp”. Musically, Aliens ate my Buick is extremely varied and most of the songs have memorable and inventive hooks. You just have to mention a song and the tune starts playing in my head. ...