duran duran, the replacements, wham!, yaz,killing joke,the church,the pet shop boys-just to name a few-i suppose i got a lil carried away!!!!!!!!
U2, Quiet Riot, Poison, Cinderella, White Lion, Motley Crue, Guns 'n Roses, Whitesnake, Kiss, The Scorpions, Tesla, there's just so many.
No, 80s bands are COOL. Nevermind. The L.A. Guns are the most awesome kick-ass band. Have you heard the Ballad of Jayne?
A lot of my favorite musicians are from the 80's era. Joe Satriani, Yngwie J.Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Skid Row, Van Halen, Whitesnake(which also featured Steve Vai on Slip Of The Tongue), GN'R, Ratt, Metallica, Megadeth, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Billy Idol... And the list pretty much goes on.
Husker Du Bauhaus Replacements Sonic Youth Big Black Jesus and Mary Chain fuck i can't even start to name them all, i grew up in the 80's