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

[Fruda]

Originally posted by Ikeprof
AMEN

At least somebody agrees with me here... For once.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by Fruda

And calling Rush "another 80's band" and "a bunch of pretenders" is rather lame,  

One of us brought up Rush in a thread about 80's bands... I'm pretty sure it wasn't me.

And, I may have said bad things about Rush, but not about the people who like them. Attacking someone for their opinion is idiotic. Are you related to Rush or maybe president of the fan club?


BTW, the Nagant is still a virgin, I'm hoping to take her out tomorrow.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by 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

Heck.   Wanna hear something funny?  Listen to "Live at Leeds" and then listen to "Song Remains the Same".     It'll explain alot of where Led Zeppelin got their sound, especially since Jimmy Page was known for having amps hidden inside of a "case".   He was so paranoid of someone "finding his sound" and exploiting it he refused to give the engineer of the DVD specifics on what amp he was using 30 years ago to keep the sound good.    Page's response "You'd love to know what I was using wouldn't you?!"

[Debonair]

Theremin Sol0!!!11

lololololorof

[mussie]

Originally posted by FiLtH
Aliens

Thats what I was gonna say.... Dam you and your future ESP Filth  

Ok My favorite thing about the 80's
Aliens
Robotech
Millenium 2.2

Oh and theres about half a dozen things in lepauls post I could include....

[lukster]

Atari ST & Amiga computers

[JB88]

boobs.  

lots and lots o' boobs.

[lukster]

Originally posted by JB88
boobs.  

lots and lots o' boobs.

I think we had those in the 50's, 60's, and 70's too.

[dhaus]

80's music?  Air Supply.  'nuff said
Now, ELP, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Traffic, Zepplin etc. was music.
I also like to go a little earlier:  Bach, William Byrd, Vivaldi, Torelli, Purcell, etc.

[JB88]

oh like you old timers didnt have your pat boones.

[Fruda]

Originally posted by midnight Target
One of us brought up Rush in a thread about 80's bands... I'm pretty sure it wasn't me.

And, I may have said bad things about Rush, but not about the people who like them. Attacking someone for their opinion is idiotic. Are you related to Rush or maybe president of the fan club?

1: Ah, so just because somebody brought them up in a thread about 80's bands, it makes them an 80's band and nothing more? I've seen this "tactic" used far too many times on far too many forums.

2: Calling what you've written about Rush "idiocy" is hardly a personal attack (and it was indeed idiocy, showing just how little you know about them).

3: Now this, my friends, is a personal attack! Way to go, bro.


Don't get me wrong, I love Rush --- but I defend any band that gets pissed on for no real reason. I've done this for the Sex Pistols (almost too often) and Husker Du in the past; two bands that get loads of crap slung their way for no reason but the fact that said crap slingers know next to nothing about them.

Oh, I've gone and ranted again... Sorry guys.

[storch]

see what happens when you purchase a fire arm.  soon he'll hate hillary as well.

[Rameusb5]

Put me in the "Rush is great" camp as well.  Considering that the band started in the late '60's with their first album in '74 (IIRC), I'd hardly call them "copycats."

As far as I'm concerned, Rush has pretty much done their own thing since the beginning.  Very few bands have matured like Rush has.  I'll put them in the same camp that Pink Floyd and Queen are in.  They're constantly changing and reinventing themselves.

IMHO, it's a damn shame that the mainstream music industry has become completely afraid to try new things.  The stuff coming out today by the "popular" mainstream bands is all exactly the same as the rest...

[DiabloTX]

Originally posted by Neubob
I'm watching the Running Man right now, recalling the early days of my youth.  My favorite aspect of the 80s had to be the music. Maybe not the most talent and skill, but certainly the most enthusiasm and imagination.


What about you perverts?

Christy Canyon

Magnum, P.I.

Cliff Burton era Metallica

Raiders of the lost ark/Close encounters/Color of money/Amadeus/The Right Stuff/hell I could go on forever here, lots of good movies from the 80s...

[Debonair]

Ian Freebairn-Smith