Goodtunes discussion

For those of us who never left the 80s decade musically, this is the place to hang out.

I grew up during the '80s, and the radio was always on at both my home and in my mom's car. So, today, I am totally in love with the decade's music. I wish I could find a cd of various artists that I liked. All the ones I look at have a lot of crap in them.

Most of what I listen to comes out of the 80's. Who's your favorite?

My favorites? God, there's many. I like songs from many different artists, but never really had a favorite, except for Duran Duran, Platinum Blond, Haywire, Metallica, and Motley Crue.

But I also like songs from from bands and singers like Cindi Lauper, UB40, Simply Red, David Bowie, The Smiths, The Cars, George Michaels, Bauhaus, Dexy's midnight Runners, and a whole bunch more I can't think of right now.

REO Speedwagon
Journey
Pat Benatar
The Pretenders
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Bangles
Billy Idol
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles
Whitesnake
Billy Joel
Paul McCartney
Kajagoogoo
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Modern English
John Lennon
Don Henley
Glenn Frey
Rupert Holmes
Foreigner
Chicago
Asia
Rick Astley
Air Supply
Phil Collins
Commodores
Bon Jovi
Boston
Supertramp
Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
Styx
Rod Stewart
ok I've missed about 1,000 but at least I got it started :)

OMG I forgot the Village People! Please forgive me lol jk :)

OMG Pamela I love your avatar! Is he like a real person?

Well i'm glad to see you got us started. Their's not anyone of those that i don't like.

Lori wrote: "OMG Pamela I love your avatar! Is he like a real person?

Well i'm glad to see you got us started. Their's not anyone of those that i don't like."

Thanks and yeah, he's real but I can't remember his name :( thats what happens when u get old.

Well he is some kind of pretty!

Okay, for me it's "The Stranglers," definitely the Stranglers.

I enjoy the 70's and 80's music. For me, I spend most of my radio at home and in the car on the 70's, 80's and Classic Rock channels (thank you Sirius/XM). Once in awhile I'll find something on the 90's, but then comes a rap song and I'm leaping for the channel changer.

Rap music makes me agitated and snappy. Yikes!

I love 80s rap music. Not so much current stuff. I think music was just better all around in the 80s. I like to listen to the 80s station on Sirius/XM, and even the songs I didn't love in the 80s, looking back, I can say that they were good songs.

Far and away my fave 80s music is new wave. I love it!

I get a kick out of '80s rap music. It wasn't as raunchy as the rap today. I love Salt 'N' Pepa and TLC.

The Old Skool rap was richer in content, IMHO.

The 80's had easily the WORST productions though. So many possibly great songs were killed by those terrible drum productions. So many great albums killed by time due to them also. Def Leppard's "Pyromania" suffers severely from it.

Oddly enough though, the Punk scene actually ended up sounding the best! Low budgets, as it turned out, saved them from being over produced and actually created a more timeless sound. The releases by acts such as Minor Threat, Adolescents, and even NY Hardcore acts like Agnostic Front and Cro-Mags sound great still. Not to mention the UK '82 bands such as Discharge (still sound brutal beyond belief) and GBH, still have the weight and power they did in the 80's. Their releases actually even sound better than the beloved 80's Thrash acts such as Slayer and Metallica.

I love the 80's music. Never cared for Punk. Seems to me that Punk just yelled and screamed at and to parents, society. life in general. The 80's to me was a better time for lots of things, and music was one of them. Every name on Pamela's list is aewsome. So many could be added.

Michael Jackson --- Madonna
Queen --- Lionel Richie
Hall & Oats --- Cyndi Lauper
Blondie --- The Go Gos
Men At Work --- George Michael
Culture Club --- The Cars
J. Giles Band --- Elton John
Olivia Newton John --- Prince
Bette Midler --- Toto
Kenny Loggins --- Pink Floyd
Rick Springfield --- Joan Jett
John Cougar Mellencamp --- Police
Yes --- Huey Lewis And The News
Duran Duran --- Night Ranger
Eurythmics --- Van Halen
Kool & The Gang --- Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson --- Bob Seger
Human League --- Guns-N-Roses
Cheap Trick --- Def Leppard
Paula Abdul --- Bryan Adams
My favorite band ever come out in the 80's
Queensryche!

Along with so many others I didn't name. Long live the 80's!!!!!!

Lori wrote: "I love the 80's music. Never cared for Punk. Seems to me that Punk just yelled and screamed at and to parents, society. life in general. The 80's to me was a better time for lots of things, and mus..."

Wow I missed listing a bunch! Good list and I like most of them.

Lori wrote: "I love the 80's music. Never cared for Punk. Seems to me that Punk just yelled and screamed at and to parents, society. life in general. The 80's to me was a better time for lots of things, and mus..."

I understand that thought about Punk, as that is what most people think. But in all reality, the musicianship in Punk is pretty darn tooting high. Drummers especially in the Punk scene tend to be pretty amazing. One of my buddies, a full blown Metalhead who is an amazing drummer (fairly well known in Metal even, by the bands and producers) always hated Punk. Then I started showing him some of the bands, and he was blown away by the quality of the drumming.

Punk deals with social and political topics mostly. Few bands actually go on attacks against their parents, and the ones who have do it more for a novelty (think Suicidal Tendencies and the tune "Institutionalized" and certain Ramones tunes).

On your list, bands like Cheap Trick, Yes, and Queen straddle more than one decade. Though Yes had the couple of massive hits in the 80's, they will always be grounded in the 70's, IMO. Heck, Cheap Trick is still going and is recording their new album right now. They're local boys for me. They all live about 20 minutes from me.

Ok for Siiriues XM Stations

Classic Rewind
Boneyard
Undergroud Garage
Classic Vinyl.


Suicidal Tendancies make me laugh. Institutionilized is a very funny song.


Would you guys consider Joan Jett Punk? She really fits your description of punk up there Carl.

She was always borderline. At the time of the Runaways the Punk scene was in its infancy, so it was kind of hard to say. They were more Punks than anything else though if one was to categorize them and didn't want to just label them Rock N Roll. Obviously with the direction their solo careers went, Joan was more Punk while Lita was obviously Metal.

Yea I know all about the Runaways. In fact I'm writing a book on them. Their live albums really good. I've always thought of Joan as both classic rock and punk.

Dead Kennedys....now there's a punk band for ya...

THAT is pretty much exactly what I am talking about when I say incredible musicianship in Punk. Jello was the "star", but the rest of those guys are crazy talented.

I wish I was born to see that. 80's ruled.

I have to add New Order. (and Joy Division will forever be a favorite of mine.)

The Cure had their biggest hit in the '90s (Friday I'm In Love), but they are the quintessential '80s band. Growing up they were THE band for me. I believe they shaped a lot of my tastes that would continue for my life up until now (who knows now that I'm 30. I must be getting older 'cause Journey are appealing to me).

I love the Runaways too. (They are a big part of a favorite book of mine by Martin Millar. Lonely Werewolf Girl.)

In my opinion music can be edgy or dark and still sound happy. Sometimes that makes for the best music. Joan Jett can be punky in my book.

Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "REO Speedwagon
Journey
Pat Benatar
The Pretenders
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Bangles
Billy Idol
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles
Whitesnake
Billy Joel
Paul McCartney
Kajagoogoo
Dexy's M..."

No Cheap Trick?? what?

I love Rock & Roll by Joan Jett
Journey
Pat Benatar
Chryssie Hynde and the Pretenders
Tom Petty
Bangles Manic Monday
Fleetwood Mac with Lindsey Buckingham
Eaglels
Billy Joel, the Piano Man
Paul McCartney and Wings Baby I'm Amazed He was 60's also.

Ooh, I love The Pretenders. Tattooed Love Boys and Talk of the Town are probably some of their best songs.

Billy Joel= classic. Nobody can top him.
Journey. *Sigh* what would we do without Journey?

Dittoes on your post. I have an even earlier performer what about Elvis? He was hot in the 50's and 60's, especially in that black leather.

Here's my list of 80's groups and artists:

The Bangles
Bananarama
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Van Halen
Madonna
Bon Jovi
Billy Joel

I liked some songs by each of these artists. There are many more that doesn't come to mind now. Does anyone else remember Bananarama?

Yes, all girl group, what about the Go-Go's all girl bank out of California. Melinda Carlisle, We've got the Beat, Our Lips are Sealed.
Michael Jackson, Richard Marx, Bangles of course, Journey, INXS.

BELINDA CARLISLE!
Not Melinda, haha!

I KNEW something didn't look right about that, but it didn't connect.

Good catch, GC...

I was just checking to see if you guys were awake.LOL

Eh, women in music are my specialty. Although if it's good, I'll listen no matter what gender.

Same with me. Doesn't matter if they've got the pipes to hit the high notes, I am a fan, ala Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar, etc.

Exactly.
And it seems a lot of women in rock were emerging in the eighties. That's kind of the origins of Riot Grrl