Favorite Song of the 80's

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:22 pm

Let me think about believe for a while, then I'll get back to you. Of course I believe you. Do you have any reason to deceive me?

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:23 pm

>_>

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The bot is suspicious of me. How amusing.

transmet · Post by **transmet** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:25 pm

Metallica (back when they were good) - Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, and the album that changed everything Master of Puppets.

Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime - concept album of the decade IMHO.

Always, always loved The Cult. Funny story...went to see them right after I got out of high school at The Forum (everybody from CA remember The Forum?). The opening band was some upstart called...um...I think they called themselves Guns and Roses.

We booed and heckled them until they got off-stage after only playing 2 songs.

Violent Femmes played the dance music of choice at our parties, along with Prince.

And being local boys, I also listened to my fair share of Toad the Wet Sprocket (I still listen to "Fear" from time to time

).

Side note: One of the best movie soundtracks for reliving the 80's comes from Gross Pointe Blank. God, I love that movie.

blueheaven · Post by **blueheaven** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:32 pm

transmet wrote: We booed and heckled them until they got off-stage after only playing 2 songs.

A trend they continued right up until the end. I loved GNR(saw them when they toured with Aerosmith and their fatal tour with Metallica), but AXL was a self-destructive dick. Saw Velvet Revolver a few months back, and that band kicks arse.

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:06 pm

... sort of.

Krafty wrote:the first single I bought on 12" vinyl was Vanilla Ice with 'Ice Ice Baby' LOL That was so cool at the time.

*giggle* Oh boy. Vinyl. Here's a little trip in the wayback machine... we won't even stop in the 80's, keep on going'

My brother and I pooled our resources to buy our first album. And my grandmother (who was born in 1899, I'm serious here) paid the sales tax. It was:

Monster ... by Steppenwolf.

(Gram was just a *little* bit surprised when we played it for her...

)

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Toad the Wet Sprocket!!! Woo!! (Seriously loved them.)

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:59 pm

Too funny! GNR was my very first concert. Skid Row was the opening act. *shakes her head* Those were the days.

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:28 pm

I like quite a lot. But for absolute faves:
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

vampyreshoujo · Post by **vampyreshoujo** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:18 am

A lot of you have already mentioned some of my favs. XD

"Take Me On" by Abba (Love the video!)
"Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics
"You Spin Me Round" by Dead or Alive
"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode (I love the cover by Manson too!

)
"Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult

And just a few of my own to add:
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2
"Whip It!" by Devo (OMG.. how could no one have mentioned this yet???)
"Just Like Heaven" by Cure

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:18 am

A lot of practise.

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:13 am

Oh, almost forgot:
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

Those are my top three.

OnWingedFeet · Post by **OnWingedFeet** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:52 am

The cheesier the better! How about:
"867-5309 (Jenny)" by Tommy Tutone
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes
either "Centerfold" or "Freeze Frame" by the J. Geils Band
and I'll second "Whip It!" that was previously mentioned.

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:01 am

OnWingedFeet wrote:either "Centerfold" or "Freeze Frame" by the J. Geils Band

Gack. I think I still HAVE that album over here in the corner.

Course I have no working turntable any longer...

and... even if I did, this vinyl got played on "stereo systems" where you had to tape a nickel on top of the arm to keep it from skipping. Can you say 'high fidelity'? suuure you can. I knew you could.

(and other witty reparteeeee) <-- for Aernath

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:13 am

Baakay wrote: where you had to tape a nickel on top of the arm to keep it from skipping.

Tape! Wish I had thought of that when I was a kid. Of course, by then it was a quarter...

(and other witty reparteeeee) <-- for Aernath

*giggle* *snort*

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:37 am

Baakay wrote:Course I have no working turntable any longer... and... even if I did, this vinyl got played on "stereo systems" where you had to tape a nickel on top of the arm to keep it from skipping.

Ah, the wonders of moden science. Many of the turntables you can buy nowadays have (weight/angle) adjustable tone arms anyway so it's not a problem.
In fact, I buy nearly as much vinly now as CD. Nice analogue sound (plus it's my fave for DJing).
I'm glad that most of the singles/albums I'm interested in have vinyl versions as well as CDs so I can buy both formats.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:38 am

Is that a fact. What's your favorite store?