So 80's you just wanna rip your jeans!

Yello - Heavy Whispers (1983)

Grace Jones - Demolition Man (1981)

Tom Waits - Temptation (1987)

The Police - Spirits in the Material World (1981)

New Model Army - Vagabonds (1989)


Wah! - The Story Of The Blues (1982)


The Teardrop Explodes - Reward (1981)

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers (1984)

Roger Waters - Who Needs Information (1987)

Gillan - On The Rocks (Live at Oxford Polytechnic 02.02.1981)

Slade - Run Runaway (1984)

AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown (1983)

Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon (1985)

John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (Montreal Jazz Festival 1980)

Black Sabbath - Smoke On The Water (Chicago '83)

Alice - Nomadi (Goldene Europa 1987)



[edit on 2008/6/2 by Hellmutt]

Instead of reading 17 pages of this thread, I searched for the Gang of Four and found that the only BTS member to use that phrase in the context of a musical discussion was me. So I feel reasonably safe in posting this.

I don't get on my soapbox in random places as often as I once did, but these guys rule, and you all should attempt to listen to them. Here's my favorite part of AllMusic's Gang of Four article:

With Allen and Burnham combining as a formidable and frequently very funky rhythm section, Gill didn't play guitar as much as emit thick wads of semi-tuneful distortion, while King "sang" in a dry, declamatory fashion similar to that of the Fall's Mark E. Smith.

(Source: AllMusic.com)

For those of us who have the right sort of ears, that is code for: "Their music will cut you in half and you will die happy."

Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty (1982)



The 2005 re-recording is awesome as well.

/tn.


[edit on 2-6-2008 by teleonaut]

What were the 80's without Sheena Easton and the Solid Gold Dancers...Yeah ha hhhhaaa!

I was born in the mid-80's so my 80's experience wasn't retro as some of the other members here..but here are some that come to mind!

Duran duran's been said already. My sister loved them so she made me listen to them!

Will Smith & JAzzy Jeff. -Boom Boom


Marky Mark - Good Vibrations


Styx - Mr. Roboto


Dont know if this one was said, but how can you forget
Devo,,, Whip it!! whip it goooood

Devo - Peek-A-Boo (1982)

Judas Priest - Turbo Lover (1986)


I'm your terrible lover... better run for cover...