The 80s--your favorite/least favorite???

[Neubob]

Yeah... Sounds like the guy's gonna get what he deserves simply by living his life the way he chooses. No need to go Wolverines on his ass.

[Kermit de frog]

Best WWII movie of the 80's:


Empire of the Sun

[x0847Marine]

Originally posted by eagl
Red Dawn...

Funny thing, I'm totally "that guy" in terms of training, ability, resources, and willingness to take a cause all the way.

The thing is, I never though it would be my own govt that would make me think "those thoughts" though.  But in the last 20 years the ONLY people I've ever considered actually shooting were US federal agents overstepping their legal and constitutional authority.  A BLM agent took on me, my brothers, father, and a family friend one day waaay out in the California desert.  To this day he has no idea how close he came to death.  If he'd pulled his gun, he would have been buried right there because he chose that day to go all John Wayne on 2 CHP officers, an Army private, a USAF Lt., and a standard one-each gun enthusiast citizen.

It's a funny world...

Thats not unusual, 1993 ish while motocrossing with about 15 guys from 5 So Cal police Depts, myself included, a lone BLM (Bureau Land Management) warrior decided my buddys spark arrestor was a desert felony... he started fing with us all relentlessly after that.

This was during the 'Baker to Vegas' run, off duty cops everywhere, this guy, wow.. had no business in uniform, total loon.  My guess he couldnt get hired by good dept and had a huge chip on his shoulder.

BLM dudes... they are a rare breed. I'll bet you it was the same f'er.

[Rameusb5]

Originally posted by Kermit de frog
Best WWII movie of the 80's:


Empire of the Sun

I think you may be right about that.  It's one of Spielburg's best movies, IMHO, and the most under-rated.

Still, most of his movies are pure garbage.  I am curious to see how AI had turned out if Kubrick (AKA "Best Director Evah") had been able to make it.


As for the '80's, all I can say is video DID kill the radio star...  I like 80's music for the nostalgia, but to be frank, if I hadn't heard it as a kid, I wouldn't listen to it at all voluntarily.

[storch]

Originally posted by midnight Target
I see the 80's as a 10 year hiatus taken by all musicians in the world... but that's just me.

what an intolerant statement to post.  I'm sure some people who liked the music from the 50's felt the same about LedZep et al.  still I understand how you feel.  who knows maybe you'll vote republican next, I applaud your conservative stance.  how's the nagant shooting going?

[Skuzzy]

Originally posted by midnight Target
LOL..

Rush was just a hollow try at duplicating the work already done by much better bands in the 60's and 70's. Go listen to Genesis pre-Peter Gabriel exit, or Yes or even some of the orchestral contributions by the Who. Rush is just a bunch of Pretenders (another 80's band that sucked).

I would go farther back MT.  Like Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.  Not sure if there was a precursor to them, but there certainly were a lot of wannabes afterwards.

[midnight Target]

Not to argue the point too much Skuzzy, but I'm pretty sure all the bands I mentioned predate ELP. - Yep, I looked it up.
 

ELP - 1970 November
The Who - 1964 July
Yes - 1969 July
Genesis - 1968 February

[Skuzzy]

Whoa, you are correct.  I knew the Who did, but I dunt know why I thought ELP was earlier.  Oops.  Thanks for the correction.

Dunno why I had ELP pegged to 67.

[Mickey1992]

The best part of the 80's was the 18/19 drinking age.  I can't imagine being a college student and having to worry about getting caught with a beer.

[Neubob]

Don't worry MT, it sometimes takes additional decades to come around to 80s music. My best buddy, who swore that nothing good ever came after the 70s, now swears by it. He's on what we call, a 20-year delay. Eventually, the light will be seen.

How's the Nagant?

[LePaul]

Bad music?

Hellooo....Van Halen!

More good...awesome TV!

A-Team , Airwolf, Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, Dallas, Dukes of Hazzard, The Transformers, GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,  ALF, Voltron, Star Blazers....and the list goes on!

(Check RetroJunk.Com for video clips of some of those old shows)

And of course, M-TV....when they actually played music videos!


Bad part of the 80s... Valley Girls, Iron Eagle, etc

[mipoikel]

Well... so much memories... wow..

Ok, very short version:

1980 , I was 12 years, going to higher degrees in school, most memories of very cold winters that time.

1982, my first love (true) , Rainbow concert in Oulu, Ritchie Blackmore..., +lots of finnish bands you wouldn know about.
 And she was so beautifull.! (And she still is)



I listened lots of differend music, Procol Harum, Simon and garfunkel, Hector(finnish) and many many more.

1983 , I was stupid, I left my first love because I wanted to try everything that moves.

Almost got killed by shotgun, a friend played with one...(accident)

Genesis time started, tried to play guitar--... , Dire Straits was one of the best... Waiting Nuclear War to start...

And Ofcourse, Miami Vice !!!!!!

1984 ... eh... I must have been very drunk, did everything stupid (dont remember what life was)

1985 ... eh ... I must have been very drunk , did everything stupid

1986 ... eh ... I must have been very drunk , did everything stupid

1987 ... eh ... I must have been very drunk, did everything stupid
Music: Kylie Minogue, Madonna etc!! (was it that time???) WHITESNAKE!! And really wild summerparties!!!!!



1988 Graduated from highschool and went to army. 11 months in army made me a little better boy... ( I wanted to go to Airforce and I was stupid enough to say that to my commander... goodbye army courier)


1989 Lots of drinking and having fun, I remembmer mostly warm and nice summer, lots of girls...


And the rest is 90's show...

[Fruda]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
I would go farther back MT.  Like Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.  Not sure if there was a precursor to them, but there certainly were a lot of wannabes afterwards.

Just because bands influence others doesn't mean the ones they influenced are "knock-offs" or "wannabes".

Early Rush sounded a lot like a mix of The Who and Led Zeppelin (Fly By Night!), sure. But pretty much nothing can hold a candle to their work after 2112... In the Progressive genre, at least.

I've noticed that a lot of Prog songs (bands themselves, really) seem to lack what we call "heart" or "soul". Rush had (and still have) it in spades. How many lyricists can write such textured songs as Neil Peart? Also, how many bassists can claim to have the skill of Geddy Lee? And then, how many guitarists can claim Alex Lifeson's virtuosity with the guitar? Not many. Speaking of Neil Peart, he's a whole other monster when it comes to percussion. Youtube has plenty of video clips that show this.

And calling Rush "another 80's band" and "a bunch of pretenders" is rather lame, considering they formed in 1968, and released their first album in 1974... I hate going on rants like these, but sometimes it's necessary. I don't take kindly to idiocy in any form.

[Fruda]

Originally posted by LePaul
Bad music?

Hellooo....Van Halen!

Ehh, Van Halen were decent. Husker Du were a hell of a lot better, in my opinion. Solid songwriting beats full-on guitar wanking in my book.

[Ikeprof]

Originally posted by Fruda
You obviously don't know who the hell Rush are, then. Their 80's work was brilliant stuff. Sure, it wasn't the guitar hero material they had in the 1970's, but it was so much more. They experimented with soundscapes, atmospheric textures, and incredibly complex rhythms.

To this day, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Power Windows are still some of my favorite records ever. I also happen to own the first two I mentioned on vinyl, both in outstanding condition.

AMEN