80s are coming back!!
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jumble jumble
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It's true that there were many terrible rock bands in the 80s. The 80s, however, was an absolute golden age for pop. And if you lump stuff like "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake in with 80s pop, it makes a lot more sense than calling it rock. Of course, not everyone likes pop. But if you do, some of that stuff back then is like the pop equivalent of Van Halen or Led Zeppelin. Modern pop still draws very heavily on the stuff that was first appearing in the 80s. The dawn of the synth, or whatever you want to call it.
It's true that there were many terrible rock bands in the 80s. The 80s, however, was an absolute golden age for pop. And if you lump stuff like "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake in with 80s pop, it makes a lot more sense than calling it rock. Of course, not everyone likes pop. But if you do, some of that stuff back then is like the pop equivalent of Van Halen or Led Zeppelin. Modern pop still draws very heavily on the stuff that was first appearing in the 80s. The dawn of the synth, or whatever you want to call it.
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how is that any different from today?
these are my exact thoughts. the problem with me was i had no way of exposing myself to the good stuff in the 90s and most of the 2000's. so i was that guy who grew up listening to bands like guns'n'roses, ratt, winger, then got into the creeds and nickelbacks and thought they were the best thing ever at the time. then i got into killswitch engage and avenged sevenfold and got on board the cookie-cutter-core thing. over the past few years, after digging away from trends and finding good stuff, i hear the **** i used to listen to and wonder what the hell i was thinking.
how is that any different from today?
The truth is stuff like that (underground 80's metal) never went away...so many killer bands popped up even at the height of the whole crappy, talent-free grunge movement in the 90's (Cauldron Born, Domine, Wotan, Twilight...) & then there was the whole euro-power/neoclassical & Dream Theater/prog thing that took off then as well.....
It's too bad that the 80's is only equated with glam and synth-pop bull**** by kids today...there was more actual talent around behind the scenes back then than there ever was before or has been since..
Though I will say the scene right now is pretty awesome..you just need to sift thruogh the -core & djent...so in a sense, nothings changed. You still have the diamonds ..but you have to dig for them
these are my exact thoughts. the problem with me was i had no way of exposing myself to the good stuff in the 90s and most of the 2000's. so i was that guy who grew up listening to bands like guns'n'roses, ratt, winger, then got into the creeds and nickelbacks and thought they were the best thing ever at the time. then i got into killswitch engage and avenged sevenfold and got on board the cookie-cutter-core thing. over the past few years, after digging away from trends and finding good stuff, i hear the **** i used to listen to and wonder what the hell i was thinking.
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Drunken Bowling
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The 80's for me is filled with mostly cringe-worthy memories.
The 80's for me is filled with mostly cringe-worthy memories.
Jethro_Dull
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I'll take the '60s and '70s.
I'll take the '60s and '70s.
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Im always looking. I liked the fun factor of hair metal and the fact it was guitar driven instead of synths and those synth drum machines.. But I like harder stuff too. I had a bud that used to turn me on to stuff like Running Wild (Black demon is such an evil sounding riff) and Exciter and stuff as he came from Italy and knew more about that stuff. I grew up in a small farm area and we didnt have any cool clubs or record stores where I could learn about anything underground. The only education I got about bands was from Circus mag.. So, I was always a fan of heavy, (the heavier, the better!) guitar driven music, just limited due to what was avail to me.
I actually hated the glam/hair metal (commerial/cock-rock) stuff that was around back then. As someone who started out with music in the 80's I went from classic metal/Nwobhm (Sabbath, Maiden, Priest, Saxon, Grim Reaper etc) and stuff like the Scorpions, April Wine, UFO, MSG, Accept, Manowar to the more underground stuff at the time (Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, Slauter Xstroyes, Shok Paris, Rising Force, Vicious Rumors, Phantom, Liege Lord, Fates Warning, Warrior, Warlord, Candlemass, Riot, Chastain, Crimson Glory, Heir Apparent, Lethal, Malice, Running Wild, Helloween and just tons & tons more..) to speed metal/thrash, death metal and beyond..so I guess I've always had a knack for skipping crappy trends...ie glam & cock-rock in the 80's, grunge in the 90's, alt/indie rock or whatever in the 2000's & then the whole metalcore/Djent thing that's on right now.
The truth is stuff like that (underground 80's metal) never went away...so many killer bands popped up even at the height of the whole crappy, talent-free grunge movement in the 90's (Cauldron Born, Domine, Wotan, Twilight...) & then there was the whole euro-power/neoclassical & Dream Theater/prog thing that took off then as well.....
It's too bad that the 80's is only equated with glam and synth-pop bull**** by kids today...there was more actual talent around behind the scenes back then than there ever was before or has been since..
Though I will say the scene right now is pretty awesome..you just need to sift thruogh the -core & djent...so in a sense, nothings changed. You still have the diamonds ..but you have to dig for them
Im always looking. I liked the fun factor of hair metal and the fact it was guitar driven instead of synths and those synth drum machines.. But I like harder stuff too. I had a bud that used to turn me on to stuff like Running Wild (Black demon is such an evil sounding riff) and Exciter and stuff as he came from Italy and knew more about that stuff. I grew up in a small farm area and we didnt have any cool clubs or record stores where I could learn about anything underground. The only education I got about bands was from Circus mag.. So, I was always a fan of heavy, (the heavier, the better!) guitar driven music, just limited due to what was avail to me.
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Very cool! Im a big BB fan. Being an opinionated teenager, I thought most of the bands that played the " old guy guitars" (gibson/fender) in those days were lame.. haha (faster pussy cat and some others come to mind) But Smooth Up by the BB absolutely rips. Again, being in a rural area, all the guys around me that played LPs and stuff were in country bands and the small guitar shops were only stocking what was hot at the time. (kramer and Ibanez) But later I discovered how great LPs sound and gained an appreciation for them and loved Mick Sweda's playing. I heard Marq was a Great player but that Mick wanted to be the sole gun in the band. Ive seen vids of Marq playing now with his version of the BB and he is pretty dang good..
Very cool! Im a big BB fan. Being an opinionated teenager, I thought most of the bands that played the " old guy guitars" (gibson/fender) in those days were lame.. haha (faster pussy cat and some others come to mind) But Smooth Up by the BB absolutely rips. Again, being in a rural area, all the guys around me that played LPs and stuff were in country bands and the small guitar shops were only stocking what was hot at the time. (kramer and Ibanez) But later I discovered how great LPs sound and gained an appreciation for them and loved Mick Sweda's playing. I heard Marq was a Great player but that Mick wanted to be the sole gun in the band. Ive seen vids of Marq playing now with his version of the BB and he is pretty dang good..
Progbusters
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with all that's said, I'd still like to get an 80's shredder guitar or reissue. Maybe like superstrat, humbucker only, no tone control
with all that's said, I'd still like to get an 80's shredder guitar or reissue. Maybe like superstrat, humbucker only, no tone control
Ascension
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I kept the PEARL PINK Carvin X220C all these years for one reason. It's a monster player with that super fast neck + is feather light and with the old mesh shield maple spacer stock Carvin M22's sounds great. The fact that it perturbs some of the cork sniffers because of how it looks is just a big bonus! It's a rare thing when any one who actually picks it up and plays it doesn't want it!
Had 20+ of the old Carvins at one time some prettier and more "traditional but none of the others sounded and played as well so it was the one that stayed.
I kept the PEARL PINK Carvin X220C all these years for one reason. It's a monster player with that super fast neck + is feather light and with the old mesh shield maple spacer stock Carvin M22's sounds great. The fact that it perturbs some of the cork sniffers because of how it looks is just a big bonus! It's a rare thing when any one who actually picks it up and plays it doesn't want it!
Had 20+ of the old Carvins at one time some prettier and more "traditional but none of the others sounded and played as well so it was the one that stayed.
blueman335
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Huge differences. MTV isn't playing music videos around the clock, for one thing. That's a major development. There's a lot more music, genres, and bands these days, and they're getting far more exposure thru the internet and commercial-free satellite radio (broadcast radio is a wasteland and has been rendered irrelevant). Cars come factory-equipped with satellite! Home studios and technology have allowed many hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to record great music, to express themselves and their emotions, instead of just cranking out top 40 pop hits. We are in a very creative period, and light years beyond the 80's.
Huge differences. MTV isn't playing music videos around the clock, for one thing. That's a major development. There's a lot more music, genres, and bands these days, and they're getting far more exposure thru the internet and commercial-free satellite radio (broadcast radio is a wasteland and has been rendered irrelevant). Cars come factory-equipped with satellite! Home studios and technology have allowed many hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to record great music, to express themselves and their emotions, instead of just cranking out top 40 pop hits. We are in a very creative period, and light years beyond the 80's.
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Well yea i wasn't talking about the modern methods of exposure. I'm talking about radio music being strictly commercial with no substance. Beeber, gaga, katy perry, 3 days grace, nickelback, shinedown, etc. etc. bruno mars is actually extremely talented, but i can't stand listening to his label-driven sound.
Well yea i wasn't talking about the modern methods of exposure. I'm talking about radio music being strictly commercial with no substance. Beeber, gaga, katy perry, 3 days grace, nickelback, shinedown, etc. etc. bruno mars is actually extremely talented, but i can't stand listening to his label-driven sound.
the guy who invented fire
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Even if 80s pop is not your thing, anyone with a shred of musical talent would have to acknowledge that the 80s produced alot of enduring hits. Looked at with an open mind, many of those songs are very well written and innovative. And it was a very active decade with radio, mtv, concerts were still huge, and underground music in many genres. The 90s were dull/drab, wrist-slash simple and derivative in comparison.
IOW, 80s pop hits will endure long after Nirvana is forgotten.
Even if 80s pop is not your thing, anyone with a shred of musical talent would have to acknowledge that the 80s produced alot of enduring hits. Looked at with an open mind, many of those songs are very well written and innovative. And it was a very active decade with radio, mtv, concerts were still huge, and underground music in many genres. The 90s were dull/drab, wrist-slash simple and derivative in comparison.
IOW, 80s pop hits will endure long after Nirvana is forgotten.
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I rest my case... here comes the 80s synth music....
http://youtu.be/RsQjC5zVnt8
I rest my case... here comes the 80s synth music....
http://youtu.be/RsQjC5zVnt8
Kosh Naranek
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The 80's wasn't all hair metal and synth pop. It was a great time for jazz fusion. Chick Corea Electrik Band with Frank Gambale on guitar and John Pattituci on bass. Some of Allan Holdsworth's coolest albums. Some of the most memorable Pat Metheny (and group) albums. The classic Mike Stern albums, John Scofield, and of course the Fents, who kind of disappeared after the 80's.
The 80's was when I first heard some of the blues artists I still love today, like Buddy Guy (who'd been recording since the 60's but I first heard him in the late 80's) and Robert Cray.
The 80's was when some of the more unique sounding guitar based music I still like today, like David Torn, and Cocteau Twins, was being released.
The 80's were great, if you were listening to the alternative, less commercial stuff that was being released.
Of course, a lot of those synth pop hits have grown on me over the years. And 80's era Ozzie, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, and Dio material is as cool today as then.
The 80's wasn't all hair metal and synth pop. It was a great time for jazz fusion. Chick Corea Electrik Band with Frank Gambale on guitar and John Pattituci on bass. Some of Allan Holdsworth's coolest albums. Some of the most memorable Pat Metheny (and group) albums. The classic Mike Stern albums, John Scofield, and of course the Fents, who kind of disappeared after the 80's.
The 80's was when I first heard some of the blues artists I still love today, like Buddy Guy (who'd been recording since the 60's but I first heard him in the late 80's) and Robert Cray.
The 80's was when some of the more unique sounding guitar based music I still like today, like David Torn, and Cocteau Twins, was being released.
The 80's were great, if you were listening to the alternative, less commercial stuff that was being released.
Of course, a lot of those synth pop hits have grown on me over the years. And 80's era Ozzie, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, and Dio material is as cool today as then.
IMENATOR
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RoccoFunnyMan
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Sirius/XM Hair Nation 24/7 !! :bowdown::bowdown:
Sirius/XM Hair Nation 24/7 !! :bowdown::bowdown:
