What were the 80s like?

[IamInuit]

The 80's sucked in the rock area and the glam shit and hair bands got stupid. I liked the Clash though, the Police, especially Reggatta De Blanc, The Pretenders, The Cure, The Beat, Prince but at the after hours clubs and the like......

[Spicoli]

We had a couple of threads recently about eras and losing-finding interest in boxing. This is like that and I peaked in the 80's Musically it was the debris of rusted tired punk finding a local renewed push, uproots of street or battle rap turned break out conscious hip hop, Aqua net and front men shrieking standing on a Camaro, tall towered hair, an accent with too much foundation and synthesizers by the trio. Occasionally you'd get the dust in the wind of a rock opera type or disco remnants but if anything the 80's was exceptionally diverse and runs deeeeeep. video killed the radio star ffs . The decade redefined music and was absofufookinglutely bitchin This may be one of those threads in need of run on endless lists It was indeed a decade of 'firsts'. Most I can think a young guy experiencing happened right there thinking about it.

[El Kabong]

The 80's sucked in the rock area

Guns'n'Roses? Metallica? Van Halen? ACDC? Foreigner? Queen was still big in the 80's. The last big successes for The Rolling Stones, The Who, and The Kinks came in the 1980's.


Oh well, different strokes

[Gandalf]

Thatchers weight and cruelty on a child already burdened by parents who weren't up to the job made me go to several primary schools and then eventually hit homelessness at the decades end with the inevitable split and pet dog killing. It was a rubbish decade as it fed into many years of constant self evaluation.

[Beanz]

The 80's sucked in the rock area

Guns'n'Roses? Metallica? Van Halen? ACDC? Foreigner? Queen was still big in the 80's. The last big successes for The Rolling Stones, The Who, and The Kinks came in the 1980's.


Oh well, different strokes

Foreigner ?

[SlimTrae]

1980s
McDonald's introduced chicken mcnuggets & every other fast food joint followed suit.

Video games were played at the arcade; Pacman, Centipede, Donkey Kong to Space Invaders. Get the high score ..and a girl might give you her phone number.

Music was bought at a music store not online. Sam Goodys, Mainstream, Musicland. Album covers to marvel over. Easy way to meet a girl who is staring at a Michael Jackson album cover.

Pre 1980s Americans voted as democratic or Republican. Cable tv and talk radio began to echo each other...Americans had to become liberal or conservative.

Rocky movies and Star Wars were the cinematic big dogs.

Jack Janet & Chrissy aka 3's company was the big sitcom. And Saturday Night Live had Eddie Murphy taking them to the next level of funny: Buckwheat got shot, Velvet Jones' "I wanna be a ho'"

Michael Jackson's Off the wall album.. Caused radio to merge. Aka the term crossover. Black artists as a result were showcased on FM radio, not just AM. MTV did its part via television. Michael Jackson turned music videos into a phenomenon. Before him it was just people singing on stage. MJ changed music format on radio and how videos became a major role in music.

In rock music...spandex and long puffy hair. The guitarist was just as popular as the lead singer.

Twix candy bars was IT!!!!! Candy bar with the cookie crunch!!!

[X]

I lost my virginity in the '80s ..... and it was with a human

[Beanz]

I lost my virginity in the '80s ..... and it was with a human

Were they alive ?

[El Kabong]

Foreigner ?

Fuck yeah Foreigner

[brocktonblockbust]

Foreigner ?

Fuck yeah Foreigner

Different strokes, Lyle, different folks. Boston was good, too. @TitoFan

[brocktonblockbust]

I lost my virginity in the '80s ..... and it was with a human

Were they alive ?

Is this how you lost that job at the Funeral Home? ;-)

[Beanz]

Foreigner ?

Fuck yeah Foreigner

Illegal immigrants..the lot of them


"I wanna know what Shite is...."

[Dia bando]

I like the 70s but the 80's for me in your 20's and life was okay, drinking to much having a good time
up and down ever were on my bikes, not a care in the world married my wife had a beautiful daughter.
Had to grow up yep Thatcher destroying our industry, good and bad times.

[Master]

We had Mullets, Madonna, maradona, Back to the future, Mike Tyson, Wham, Scarface, Rubix cube, Nightmare on elm street, Top Gun, Michael Jordon, ET, 4 TV channels, Knight Rider, He Man, Hulk Hogan v Andre the giant, Dallas, Dynasty, Cyndie Crawford, Cosby show, Jimmy saville .... It was messed up and messed us up.

[SlimTrae]

Great music in the 80s, but 70s gets my vote for the best decade ever.