80's children only.

[Lady Gull]

Level 42 - especially as they wrote a song with my name in it!!!!

 

[Blackcap]

Best:
Killing Joke,
New Model Army.

The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen were by far the worst, most pompous, overrated and pretentious bands ever. Don't listen to the vast majority of people on this thread who seem to disagree with this view.

 

[JCL666]

RUN DMC

I despise 80s pop music

 

[Lady Gull]

I'm laying in bed now listening to a bit of Feargal Sharky on my iPad!!!!

 

[catfish]

By god - the 80's woz shit!

 

[SuperFurrySeagull]

Best: The Specials

Worst: Bros

 

[pipkin112]

Best: The Specials

Worst: Bros

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Being a hip hop head I'd say public enemy by a country mile. But if your talking charts I loved madness.
Worst has to go to black lace or Kajagoogoo. Or any shite trying to leech off the new hip hop popularity like vanilla ice or m.c hammer.


Sent by Derek Acorah via the spirit world.

 

[happypig]

Best : Hanoi Rocks, Hoodoo Gurus, Teardrop Explodes
Worst : Shalamar

 

[seagull_special]

The Beat, Teardrop Explodes, Madness, The Specials all great but the overall winner is between The Clash and The Jam

 

[Ken Livingstone Seagull]

Though not an 80s teen:
Best: Howard Jones, Flock (as we, in the trade, called 'em), and how good were Soft Cell. Tainted Love EP a thing of beauty.

Worst: Go-go's, Bangles, (though it must be said I had dinner once with Suzie Hoffs and her Dad in Malibu).

What decade was that wretched, wretched Smurfs hit?

 

[Max Paper]

How about THESE then

Genisis
Direstraits
Pet Shop Boys

I'm not joking

 

[seagull_special]

The Police, Spandau Ballet, Human League - was the 80's really that bad? apart from the outfits

 

[Ken Livingstone Seagull]

How about THESE then

Genisis
Direstraits
Pet Shop Boys

Great call on the Pets, Bez.
Forgot to add earlier: Talking Heads

Hon. Mention to Thomas Dolby
Best single 80s track: Alexei Sayle, 'Ullo John Got a New Motor?
:guitar:

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

Best : Adam and The Ants
Worst : anything by Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Edit: Honourable mention for greatness to De La Soul
Oh, and Talk Talk

Bloody hell, there were some really cool bands in the 80's

 

[Southern Scouse]

Another poor effort - Style Council were better

style council better than The Jam?
Your'e aving a larf m8!

 

[Lady Gull]

The 80's was a complete mash up where music is concerned - such a diverse era - I think that's what made it so special.

The 90's was dominated by dance music which I have to say i love too!!! Can't beat a bit of sash!!!!

 

[NMH]

The Simple Minds.

Empires and Dance 1980
Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call 1981
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) 1982
Sparkle in The Rain 1984
Once Upon A Time 1985
Live In The City Of Light 1987
Street Fighting Years 1989

 

[ShanklySeagull]

Duran Duran
Depeche Mode
Yazoo
Pet Shop Boys
Soft Cell
Caberet Voltaire
Kraftwerk
Yello
Talk Talk

 

[mistahclarke]

Sums up the 80's that I instantly think of shite and novelety songs.