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Posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs on May-08-2007 01:18:

Best of 80's Rock

Meh...it's not EDM, but I'm sure there's lovers of this music that search the forum regardless.

Looking for tracks with that "care free," "i'm in love" vibe.

Examples:

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Modern English - I Melt With You
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Duran Duran - Ordinary World

suggestions please

Posted by Pete K on May-08-2007 01:21:

pretty much every track on Bon Jovi's - Slippery When Wet.

Posted by wotyzoid on May-08-2007 01:24:

idk if you can consider duran duran or new order rock without questions but if thats the case stuff from them (new order especially) and depecha mode would be my pics. BUT excluding that guns n' roses ruled the 80s without a doubt!

Posted by RapidFire on May-08-2007 01:31:

bowie

Posted by Floorfiller on May-08-2007 01:48:

trying to keep to your carefree in love vibe...

The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

Prince - Rasberry Beret

Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

Phil Collins - Easy Lover

Steve Winwood - Higher Love

The Clash - Rock The Casbah

Posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs on May-08-2007 02:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
trying to keep to your carefree in love vibe...

The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

Prince - Rasberry Beret

Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

Phil Collins - Easy Lover

Steve Winwood - Higher Love

The Clash - Rock The Casbah

Good stuff, thanks

and BOWIE, how could I forget!

Posted by bamski on May-08-2007 04:58:

Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Talk Talk - It's My Life

Billy Idol

Bob Seger - Shakedown

And there's plenty more

Posted by netroM on May-08-2007 06:44:

The Kooks
The Ramones

try them out

PS: GABBA GABBA HEY!

Posted by SuspicionVandit on May-08-2007 06:50:

Re: Best of 80's Rock

quote:
Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Duran Duran - Ordinary World

shit, you already named em all

Posted by bamski on May-08-2007 06:55:

Re: Re: Best of 80's Rock

quote:
Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
shit, you already named em all

Xcept Lullaby

Posted by Kraze on May-08-2007 06:56:

Too many to mention, but a few ones:

Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
The Outfield - Your Love
Wax - Building A Bridge
Big Country - Look Away
The Cult - Sanctuary
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (and many more)
Hall & Oates - Adult Education
Inxs - Never Tear Us Apart

Posted by Marc Summers on May-08-2007 07:20:

Posted by R.j. on May-08-2007 09:47:

Morrisey - Suedehead
The Smiths - How soon is now
Madness - Our House
Depeche Mode - See you
Big Country - Big Country (? i think that's what its called)

a few of my favorites

Posted by Lebezniatnikov on May-08-2007 11:36:

Might be 90's, but The Flaming Lips - Morning of the Magicians comes immediately to mind. I assume the time period isn't as important as the general feel.

Also,
The Stone Roses - Waterfall
New Order - True Faith
Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth (whole Violator album, though a bit darker)
The Cure - Lovesong
The Cure - Close To Me
U2 - Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby albums
REM - Radio Free Europe

Posted by shades_of_gray on May-08-2007 13:01:

quote:
Originally posted by RapidFire
bowie

I prefer Bowie in his 70s days.

Posted by Xtatica on May-08-2007 15:01:

Go West - We Close our Eyes
House Martins - Happy Hour
Stephen 'Tin tin' Duffy - Kiss
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Talking Heads - And She Was
Simple Minds - All the things she said....

Posted by JakeC on May-08-2007 15:27:

The Stone Roses.

Posted by netroM on May-09-2007 08:54:

I forgot to mention Gang of Four.
Damaged Goods is an instant classic imo

Posted by SMC on May-09-2007 09:00:

quote:
Originally posted by R.j.
Depeche Mode - See you

Rock? That's like the definition of synthpop.

Posted by R.j. on May-09-2007 09:06:

quote:
Originally posted by SMC
Rock? That's like the definition of synthpop.

oh, right!

I got caught up of just thinking 80's.

sorry bout tat.

Posted by nikhil chinapa on May-09-2007 15:24:

quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
Journey

+1 Track called "Faithfully".. all time classic

Ten Sharp - you
Whitesnake - Is this love
Aerosmith - Angel
Def Leppard _ Hysteria (album)
Aerosmith - What it takes
Richard Marx- Angelina

Posted by unripelemon on May-09-2007 15:56:

quote:
Originally posted by netroM
The Kooks
The Ramones

try them out

PS: GABBA GABBA HEY!

The Kooks? THE KOOKS? 80s??????!!!!!!

My picks (even though i wasn't alive in the 80s) would be:

The Ramones
The Police
The Smiths
The Cure
Yes
Rush

and of course the best 80s band on all: WHAM!

Posted by bigjimslade002 on May-09-2007 19:49:

quote:
Originally posted by unripelemon
The Kooks? THE KOOKS? 80s??????!!!!!!

maybe he meant the Kinks. when i think of 80's rock i always think of hair bands! heres a little rock/new wave for ya!

1.Gary Numan- Cars
2.Animotion- Obsession
3.Cory Heart- Sunglasses At Night
4.Human League- Dont you Want Me
5.Dead Or Alive- You Spin Me Round(Like A Record)
6.Rick James- Super Freak
7.Kajagoogoo- To Shy
8.Simple Minds- Dont You (Forget About Me)
9.Flock Of Seagulls- I Ran
10.Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
11.Tears For Fears- Head Over Heels
12.Wang Chung- Everybody Wang Chung Tonight
13.Eddie Grant- Electric Avenue
14.Huey Lewis And The News- Hip To Be Square
15.The Power Station- Bang A Gong(Get It On)
16.The Clash- Rock The Casbah
17.Herbie Hancock- Rockit
19.Frankie Goes To Hollywood- Relax

link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0s28re

i also did 2 others of hair band rock. if someone wants em ill put em up!

Posted by Scottaculous on May-09-2007 20:14:

Re: Best of 80's Rock

quote:
Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs
Meh...it's not EDM, but I'm sure there's lovers of this music that search the forum regardless.

Looking for tracks with that "care free," "i'm in love" vibe.

Examples:

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Modern English - I Melt With You
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Duran Duran - Ordinary World

suggestions please

For the record, Ordinary World is early 90s.

Here's some random contributions:

Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
OMD - If You Leave
When in Rome - The Promise
Inxs - Need You Tonight
A-ha - Take on me
XTC - Dear God
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Posted by PETRAN on May-09-2007 23:25:

I can see that the threadstarter likes his "new-wavey" stuff. so here are some good (IMO) 80s new-wave album reccomendations.

The Chameleons- "Strange Times"

This is an amazingly underrated band. Huge emotional melodic guitars side by side with lush synths. The following address has a video from a tune called "Up the Down escalator" coming from their second album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iwxkLByt68

Killing Joke- "Brighter than a Thousand Suns"

This is my favorite killing joke album. Chocked in melody, its trully an album that radiates light from start to finish. Here is a fantastic tune from the current album called "Adorations".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFAVCYgcg3U

Joy Division- "Closer"

Joy Division was the band that became famous as "new order". Before writing synth-pop hits, these guys had a leader (who eventually commited suicide) named ian curtis, a flawless musical genius by all means (but you probably already know that). "Closer" is their masterpiece, but "substance" is a collection of their first tunes. Here is their famous "love will tear us apart".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNMbuygEju8

Cocteau Twins- "Treasure"

The famous lush new-wave band who created the shoegaze genre. "Head over heels", "The moon and the melodies","Treasure", "Blue bell knoll", "heaven or las vegas" are all amazing albums. The sound of a dream. Here is a beautifull tune called "Lorelei" from the album "Treasure".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2122M8WVN4o

Clan of Xymox- "Medusa"

Another atmospheric band from the 4AD label, the label of dead can dance, cocteau twins, this mortal coil, bauhaus and... clan of xymox! Clan of xymox still produce standard melodic goth-rock today, but their "gold" era was in the beginning of the 80s, with albums like "Xymox", "Medusa" and "A Twist of Shadows". Layers and layers of nice synths and quitars,this is trully lovely stuff. Their second album "Medusa" is one of the best (or just the best?) albums of the 80s IMO. Here is a video of "Louise", an amazing tune from "Medusa".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KemEya90llo

Bauhaus- "Singles 1979-1983 parts 1 and 2".

Did i mention bauhaus? Yes the famous dark experimental new-wave/post-punk band bauhaus who started the "goth" mevement. Dark, brooding and full of angst, but at the same time hypnotic and romantic. The following link provides a video of a classic tune called "in the flat field".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pR7_9mLOM4

Echo and the Bunnymen- "Ocean Rain"

These guys played some amazing melodic and dark music. Dodgy name but really beautiful sounds. Ocean rain is extremely good. "The killing moon" is a classic tune, but here is "silver", another excellent tune from "Ocean Rain".Listen to it here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEno9iW5_9I

The Fixx- "Reach The Beach".

Another amazing new-wavey/post-punkish/synth-poppy band!Lots of atmosphere. Here is a link for their classic 80s hit coming from their "Shuttered Room" album "Red Skies at night". "Reach the Beach" is a more accomplished album though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olrUqYp6Uqw

OMD (Orchestral Maneuvres in the Dark)- "Architecture and Morality".

Amazing synth-pop/new-wave album from an amazing new-wave band OMD of the famous "Enola Gay", "Electricity" etc. hits. This album is excellent. Listen to "Joan of Arc" to get an idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFj65qkag20

Simple Minds- "Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call"

The absolutely amazing simple minds, the band who largelly influenced U2. This album, together with "New Gold Dream" provide some of the best 80s moments.Here is a tune called "In trance as mission" by "Sons and Fascination".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buctYjOU0Hc

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