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Originally posted by catfoodtim
But on a positive note don't forget Maxi Priest's cover of Some Guys Have All The Luck.
Sure. Bros also made life worth living.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
I vote for 1987. Stock, Aitken & Waterman--say no more.
Not all was bad:

Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction
Sister - Sonic Youth
Come On Pilgrim - Pixies
Music for the Masses - Depeche Mode
Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys

It also marked the end of the Smiths and Wham! and the formation of Nirvana.

As for SAW...3 words: Sigue Sigue Sputnik. 🙂

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
David Bowie released Never Let Me Down in 1987--a nadir of note.
This is his crappiest album ever, even him acknowledged it was awful.

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Originally posted by Palynka
This is his crappiest album ever, even him acknowledged it was awful.
The music video for Day In, Day Out was unforgettably atrocious.

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Originally posted by drjegc
I disagree with your statement ... 80's get a lot of good bands : U2 , REM , INXS , Cure , Depeche Mode, The Cult, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxie & the Banshees, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, New Order, Clash, The Smiths, and a long etc !
Its a matter of taste I know but it was undoubdtedly a good decade for music !
U2 suck.
REM suck, but Michael Stipe is okay, shame he doesn't do his own stuff more.
INXS suck.
The Cure were good in their time, their current stuff is debatably average.
Depeche Mode were good, but have lost some of their former glory.
The Cult suck.
Echo & the Bunnymen suck.
Siouxie & the Banshees were good, but now suck.
Talk Talk? Puhlease.
Talking Heads were good, but David Byrne is better on his own.
New Order were good, now suck.
Clash formed in 1976 and whilst great to start with, by the 80s had begun to suck.
The Smiths are great.

It is a matter of taste, but for the small percentage of good bands that did come out of the 80s, there was a massive amount of trash. The 80s set music back 20 years in my opinion. Too much electronica, too much coke and too many awful hair styles.

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Can't believe no one has said 1970, the year Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died.

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Originally posted by Derfel Cadarn
Can't believe no one has said 1970, the year Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died.
They were both past their best. From that viewpoint, it was a good year for music.

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Great albums came from the 80's:

Nebraska (Sprinsteen)
The river (Springsteen)
The Smiths albums
Pack up the plantation live (Petty)

To name but a few that spring to mind without even thinking.

As for songs....
One of the greatest songs with the greatest intros EVER came from the 80's: One night in Bangkok by Murrayhead.

Now obviously, nothing compares in greatness to the 70's with Boney M, ABBA and the Ramones.

I reckon the worst year for music would have to have been 1935.
That's when Germany started producing those god-almighty nasty propaganda hip-slappin' yoddlin' music.

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Originally posted by shavixmir
I reckon the worst year for music would have to have been 1935.
That's when Germany started producing those god-almighty nasty propaganda hip-slappin' yoddlin' music.
1843, year of The Flying Dutchman, wasn't too great either.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
1843, year of The Flying Dutchman, wasn't too great either.
2006 is Bullshine! Where the Fog as all the good vibes gone? :'(

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Originally posted by catfoodtim
Matt and Luke were soooo hot.
You're gonna get dragged outta here and shot.

There is no cure.

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