Music from the 80's...good or crap?

[Cant trust em]

Poll question: Music from the 80's...good or crap?

[HopeHoops]

1. It needs a fill

Drum, sax, guitar solo - SOMETHING!

[Cant trust em]

2. Maybe a synthesizer riff?

[HopeHoops]

8. Nah, that's mostly the problem with 80's stuff and after that it is all sequencers.

What the fuck happened to music?

[Cant trust em]

10. I know. I was just kidding.

Give me a chugging guitar riff anyday.

[HopeHoops]

15. I missed the irony.

It should have been obvious. And it has only gotten worse. The neighbor kid and his friends (all white, all with baggy pants hanging below their asses) were out listening to some bad rap (redundant, I know) that involved maybe two chords at best and the string of profanity-laced lyrics didn't have any correspondence to the drum machine or the sequencer (again, two chords at best). The ones that drive have imported go-carts with tiny tires and no muffler.

I'm tempted to plant my guitar amp and speakers (they are loud) on the back porch, plug in a mic, and announce to them that there is NO WAY IN HELL they are EVER going to get laid with that routine.

[Cant trust em]

17. That was me 15 years ago.

Rap was better back then, but my clothes were still awful.

Since then, I've learned the value of a nice crunchy guitar riff.

[HopeHoops]

19. I'm more of a "classic rock" guy.

Actually, I lean more toward what (at least was) called "progressive rock", like early Genesis (Gabriel), King Crimson, etc.

You want some GUITAR rifs!!!

[Cant trust em]

20. I like more 60's stuff. When I think of crunchy guitars, please see exhibit A:

[HopeHoops]

23. I don't know about the guitar, but...

... that looks like some pretty crunchy hair!

[KamaAina]

3. Yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HrSN7176XI

[CatholicEdHead]

4. Good

Scorpions, Poison, Motley Crue, Warrant, Megadeth, Metallica, all good music.

[azmouse]

5. Roth was still with Van Halen

:thumbsup:

[fizzgig]

6. where's the 'it's so crappy it's awesome' option?

[Cant trust em]

7. I'm am so sick of that brand of irony.

Been there done that.

[fizzgig]

11. bully for you

[Cant trust em]

14. I know. I'm really proud of myself.

:rofl:

[LeftyMom]

9. That depends on which music from the 80s you're talking about.

I'm assuming you mean pop, in which case the answer is that it's so awful it makes me glad I suffer significant hearing loss. But other forms (punk, metal, the cheezy power ballads I love and hate at the same time) did well in the period.

edit: Many bands that put out good stuff in prior decades had significant downswings in the quality of their output in the 80's as well.

[Deja Q]

12. Early 80s and Morrisey = Good. 1987 onward = mega crap.

[taterguy]

13. Life's Rich Pageant was released in 1987. EPIC FAIL!

Or maybe it came out in 1986, in which case I humbly apologize.

[Maccagirl]

18. You nailed it.

n/t

[CreekDog]

16. Before I answer

I need to know if we are including Rush in this category. :eyes:

[Throd]

21. LA hardcore was at it's best

[Quantess]

22. Some was excellent, some was terrible.

Just like any other era.

[EndersDame]

24. I like the alternative 80s stuff like Joy Division ,Talking Heads, Devo, and Gary Numan/Tubeway Army

I thought it was all crap until I became roommates with some hip older ladies who turned me on to the good stuff

anymore suggestions would be appreciated :)

[mitchum]

25. Mainstream 80s music was absolute shit, but the underground was good

[Arugula Latte]

26. Alternative/college music then was fantastic.

The big hair metal bands sucked donkey balls, though.

[Deep13]

27. Largely crap.

But there was also Metallica, Iron Maiden and new wave at the very start of the '80's.