The Impossible World Cup-Best British Band 1980`s

[KZNSeagull]

I forgot Half Man Half Biscuit! Someone else will have to nominate them then.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Half man half biscuit

The Field Mice
Lush
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
The Woodentops
Pale Saints

 

[Baldseagull]

Big Country
Waterboys
Psychedelic Furs
Pixies
Human League

Brit band?

 

[atfc village]

Dexys [pre Too ry aye]era ,The Smiths,New Order ,The Jam ,Big Country and The Macc lads.

 

[DavePage]

Depeche Mode

Big Country

Pink Floyd

The Stranglers

Ultravox

Marillion

 

[SK1NT]

Queen
Duran Duran
The Smiths
Tears for Fears
Pet Shop Boys
Genesis


New Order... Only really like True Faith and the England Song
Bronski Beat ... Small town boy (love it)

 

[brakespear]

New Order
Elvis Costello
XTC
Echo and the Bunneymen
Squeeze
Genesis

Left out some difficult choices - Pink Floyd (only one decent album from the 1980's), Half Man Half Biscuit (the best of their career lay ahead of them by the end of the 1980's) and Marillion (chose Genesis instead ).

edit: subbed oiut Madness for Elvis Costello

edit 2: and (how did i forget?) Pet Shop Boys for Squeeze.

 

[Baldseagull]

At the time, I think

Madness
Frankie goes to Hollywood
Tears for Fears
Adam and the Ants
The Cure
New order

Looking back is different.

 

[Luke93]

Pet Shop Boys
Madness
New Order
Duran Duran
Queen

 

[Guinness Boy]

Can't believe no one's mention Happy Mondays. Formed in 1980 and first two albums were 87 and 88. So....

Happy Mondays
Madness
The Stone Roses
The Smiths
The Specials
The The

 

[Mellotron]

Pink Floyd were horribly cheesy in the 80s.

Depeche Mode
The Cure
Ultravox
The Police
The Smiths
Tears For Fears

Great decade for the UK. Pisses all over the 90s from a great height.

 

[brakespear]

Great decade for the UK. Pisses all over the 90s from a great height.

 

[Marlton & Hove Albion]

Talk Talk
Tears for Fears
Ultravox
Thomas Dolby
Human League
Duran Duran
Depeche Mode
The Smiths
The Cure
The Blue Nile
Big Country
Level 42
ABC

 

[El Presidente]

Joy Division
The Smiths
The Cure
The Chameleons
The Fall
Killing Joke

 

[El Presidente]

Talk Talk
Tears for Fears
Ultravox
Thomas Dolby
Human League
Duran Duran
Depeche Mode
The Smiths
The Cure
The Blue Nile
Big Country
Level 42
ABC

That's a lot of bands for your best SIX

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Baby Animals are from Oz as well, plus they didn't release their 1st album until '91

noted,you are permitted to choose 7 for spotting a cheater

No need to really, with this demographic it'll be between The Specials, The Jam or The Clash (and rightly so IMHO), all of which were formed in the late '70's - maybe your criteria should of specified formation in The Eighties.

Anyway, I'm a market-maker by profession , so I'll price it up for the punters ;

7/4 The Specials
2/1 The Jam
9/2 The Clash
10/1 New Order
12/1 Madness
14/1 The Cure
16/1 The Smiths
33/1 Stone Roses
40/1 Style Council
50/1 The Stranglers
50/1 UB40
66/1 Elvis Costello & The Attractions
80/1 Human League

100/1 Bar

 

[Marlton & Hove Albion]

That's a lot of bands for your best SIX

I live in the US - my list is the 28oz T Bone with a 44oz Coke.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Depeche Mode
OMD
Madness
The Specials
Pet Shop Boys
The Jam

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

OMD
Queen
Wham
Pet Shop Boys
Spandau Ballet
Eurythmics

 

[El Presidente]

I live in the US - my list is the 28oz T Bone with a 44oz Coke.

Ahh.......you're on a diet then.