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Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:15 pm
by casecandy
Hüsker Dü?
The Pixies?
Jesus Lizard?
The Replacements?
The Smiths?
The Cure?
Julian Cope?
Talking Heads?
Who takes home the (nonexistent, metaphorical) trophy?
And who had better music overall, the US or UK?
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:27 pm
by tremolo3
1st shot:
Swans.
UK.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:31 pm
by Eivind August
Sonic Youth
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Jesus & Mary Chain
etc.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:38 pm
by Scruffie
The band that had the most stigma attached just because it was popular.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:38 pm
by Chankgeez
Pet Shop Boys
/thread
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 7:49 pm
by casecandy
ramonovski wrote:Swans.
Ooh, forgot about Swans. Not a bad choice.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:00 pm
by SPACERITUAL
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:08 pm
by Chankgeez
I
Echo & the Bunnymen
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:08 pm
by SPACERITUAL
Ill even raise you the greatest music video ever.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2bzrCCKDwc[/youtube]
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:28 pm
by backwardsvoyager
Cardiacs.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:38 pm
by MEC
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:41 pm
by oldangelmidnight
The only band mentioned so far that I'd think of as a rock band is the Replacements. And, yeah, they're it.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:02 pm
by Chankgeez
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiHWOWBOBZ0[/youtube]
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:03 pm
by casecandy
oldangelmidnight wrote:the Replacements... they're it.
I agree wholeheartedly, I just didn't wanna give my pick up front cos it would be like loading the conversation.
Re: Best Rock Band of The 1980s?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:36 am
by The_Active_Conundrum
Duran Duran, bitches.
