Lorraine Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) If you could name just five bands whose music sums up the 1980's, which five would it be? I was initially going to say two bands, but I don't think two bands could cut it. Then I went with three, but that's not possible either. Five should be somewhat sufficient. :) Edited July 12, 2020 by Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 uhhh...that is a difficult request, lol! Off the top of my head? The Police, Metallica, Def Leppard I don't think that begins to cover things, lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 uhhh...that is a difficult request, lol! Off the top of my head? The Police, Metallica, Def Leppard I don't think that begins to cover things, lol I know what you mean. Maybe I should have asked for 5. I'll change it to 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Journey, The Police, U2, Bon Jovi, Van Halen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Agree with the Police, Journey, U2, and Bon Jovi. I would put Prince in 5th place (he had a band so that counts I think). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 uhhh...that is a difficult request, lol! Off the top of my head? The Police, Metallica, Def Leppard I don't think that begins to cover things, lol I know what you mean. Maybe I should have asked for 5. I'll change it to 5 Hm, two more... Toto, R.E.M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Agree with the Police, Journey, U2, and Bon Jovi. I would put Prince in 5th place (he had a band so that counts I think). Ooh, that does count. Prince is a great choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Agree with the Police, Journey, U2, and Bon Jovi. I would put Prince in 5th place (he had a band so that counts I think). I would’ve put him in but I don’t think many think of him as a band despite him having had one then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. You have a very selective memory of the 80s Duck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Agree with the Police, Journey, U2, and Bon Jovi. I would put Prince in 5th place (he had a band so that counts I think). I would’ve put him in but I don’t think many think of him as a band despite him having had one thenJB was desperate to put Pink Floyd in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. You have a very selective memory of the 80s Duck!I am very selective. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Agree with the Police, Journey, U2, and Bon Jovi. I would put Prince in 5th place (he had a band so that counts I think). I would’ve put him in but I don’t think many think of him as a band despite him having had one thenJB was desperate to put Pink Floyd in. I don’t think of Floyd as an 80s band 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Agree with the Police, Journey, U2, and Bon Jovi. I would put Prince in 5th place (he had a band so that counts I think). I would’ve put him in but I don’t think many think of him as a band despite him having had one thenJB was desperate to put Pink Floyd in. I don’t think of Floyd as an 80s bandI was expecting five Pink Floyds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. You have a very selective memory of the 80s Duck!I am very selective. duck would put Judas Priest on a “Best Polka Bands of the 1950s“ list 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 The PoliceVan HalenThe FixxDuran DuranINXS Not necessarily all my favorite bands, but their music was everywhere. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I've seen The Police mentioned a few times already. I think they're one of the best choices for this. They walked a fine line between the weirder edges of new wave and artsy kind of music and the heights of MTV pop, especially on Synchronicity. Not to mention they tried to fit in with the punk crowd at first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. You have a very selective memory of the 80s Duck!I am very selective. duck would put Judas Priest on a “Best Polka Bands of the 1950s“ listI actually have, and they do have a few polka songs as well as a few poker songs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 The PoliceVan HalenThe FixxDuran DuranINXS Not necessarily all my favorite bands, but their music was everywhere.You're MAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 I've seen The Police mentioned a few times already. I think they're one of the best choices for this. They walked a fine line between the weirder edges of new wave and artsy kind of music and the heights of MTV pop, especially on Synchronicity. Not to mention they tried to fit in with the punk crowd at first.Isn't that where Stewart met Sting - in a punk rock club? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. You have a very selective memory of the 80s Duck!I am very selective. duck would put Judas Priest on a “Best Polka Bands of the 1950s“ listI actually have, and they do have a few polka songs as well as a few poker songs! What's more Polka? Living After Midnight or Painkiller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 The PoliceVan HalenThe FixxDuran DuranINXS Not necessarily all my favorite bands, but their music was everywhere.You're MAD! :kisshug: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Judas Priest, Van Halen, RUSH, AC/DC, Whitesnake. You have a very selective memory of the 80s Duck!I am very selective. duck would put Judas Priest on a “Best Polka Bands of the 1950s“ listThat was very funny. And it's true too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Ummm... ummm... AC/DCBon JoviCarsClashDef LeppardDire StraitsDuran DuranFleetwood MacForeignerGenesisGuns N RosesIron MaidenJourneyJoy DivisionJudas PriestMetallicaMotley CruePat BenatarPink FloydPolicePrinceQueenQuiet RiotRattREO SpeedwagonRushScorpionsSkid RowTalking HeadsTotoTwisted SisterU2Van HalenWhitesnake That's 5... right?I forgot how to count... I've been awake too long :/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I've seen The Police mentioned a few times already. I think they're one of the best choices for this. They walked a fine line between the weirder edges of new wave and artsy kind of music and the heights of MTV pop, especially on Synchronicity. Not to mention they tried to fit in with the punk crowd at first.Isn't that where Stewart met Sting - in a punk rock club? I'm not sure actually, lol. I do seem to recall something about Stewart having played in jazz bands for a long time before forming The Police, and perhaps Sting doing the same. Also my dad tells me that Sting had wanted to be a singer songwriter at first, but went to one James Taylor show before deciding to ditch the guitar for a bass and join a punk band because he couldn't top that. The all have a very unusual musical pedigree for punk actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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