Was the 80's pretty much the worst decade in recorded time?

Honestly?

 

In terms of art, everything is matter of taste. Personally, I love the 80s.

Some of my favourite songs:
Klaus Nomi - After the Fall
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
Falco - Ganz Wien
France Gall - Ella, Elle L'a
OMD - Maid of Orleans

 

Yes it was pretty awful. All that "Morning in America" crap. Gag me with a stick.

 

dunno, alot of 80's music was pretty awesome.

 

Yes, much was bad like the times we were in. A few bright lights did come along the way.

 

No, I think that any decade 16 century Spain, per example, was much worse.

 

I wasn't alive in the 80's, but when it comes to music, it's my favourite period. I'm a huge 80's hair metal fan. but it is a matter of taste.:cheers2:

 

Yes, yes it was. Except I was born in the 80's, and I am the best person in recorded time. I pretty much hogged up all the awesome energy for that decade. Sorry.

 

I had my favorite songs back then, and they still bring back great memories.

 

Well, I was born in 1964, and the 70's with all the guitar virtuosos was the best for me. Then came the 80's and it was like WHAT HAPPENED? Sure, you had the hair bands such as Dokken, Ratt, Twisted Sister, etc. but it was sheer disappointment. And it seems to just have gotten worse as time has gone on. Good bands of today are the ones that are still going from the 70's, such as Wishbone Ash, Deep Purple, Robin Trower, Ted Nugent, etc. There is of course, a few exceptions, but as a whole, the 80's was the start of a decline in music for me, me being a former lead guitarist in a band back in the 80's.

 

Yes the 1980s sucked

Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love

 

HELL NAH!!! The 80's rocked. My fav musical decade.

 

Please put down that crack pipe


Hotwater

 

In the early part of the 80s there was still the fallout from 1977 and all that...still interesting things happening. That seemed to have petered out by maybe 85, 86, as neutered rock and shallow formula pop reinstated itself, as it always does - these things go in cycles.

Here in the UK, the best thing from the late 80s that I can remember was a short-lived interest in homegrown Cajun.

 

You mean like this David Bowie hit from 83'

 

Damn, that abo' chick was hot!

...Bowie pretending he's playing SRV's guitar solo while wearing gloves...

One of MTV's rare high points!

ZW

 

While most of the songs from the 80 were crap there were a few songs from my youth growing up on MTV that were pretty good


Hungry like the Wolf – Duran Duran



Cyndi Lauper - girls just want to have fun




The Safety Dance – Men without Hats


Hotwater

 

No crack here...

"Once In A Lifetime" - Talking Heads
"The Tide is High" - Blondie
"Allentown" - Billy Joel
"Land Down Under" - Men At Work
"Let The Music Play" - Shannon
"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" - Will to Power
"The Theme From Hill Street Blues" - Mike Post
"The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
"Gloria" - Laura Branigan
"Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - Tears For Fears
"With or Without You" - U2
"Goodbye To You" - Scandal f/ Patty Smyth
"Sugar Free" - Juicy
"You Belong To The City" - Glenn Frey
"Holding Back the Years" - Simply Red
"Human Nature" - Michael Jackson
"One More Night" - Phil Collins
"I Can Dream About You" - Dan Hartman
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" - Hall & Oates
"I Know What Boys Like" - The Waitresses
"I Melt With You" - Modern English
"La Bamba" - Los Lobos
"Let My Love Open The Door" - Pete Townshend
"Take On Me" - a-ha
"Always Something There To Remind Me" - Naked Eyes
"1999" - Prince
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" - Talking Heads
"Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" - Simple Minds
"Raspberry Beret" - Prince
"Shake It Up" - The Cars
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" - John Parr
"Start Me Up" - The Rolling Stones
"Sussudio" - Phil Collins
"Take Me Home" - Phil Collins
"More Bounce to the Ounce" - Zapp
"Free Fallin'" -Tom Petty
"The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince
"Love Bizarre" - Sheila E.
"Juicy Fruit" - Mtume
"Atomic Dog" - George Clinton
"Let Me Love You Down" - Ready for the World
"Buffalo Stance" - Neneh Cherry
"The Warrior" - Scandal f/ Patty Smyth
"Cars" - Gary Numan
"Don't Come Around Here No More" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
"Computer Love" - Zapp & Roger
"867-5309 (Jenny)" - Tommy Tutone
"99 Luftballons" - Nena
"Spread My Wings" - Troop
"Back And Forth" - Cameo
"Candy" - Cameo
"Love's Train" - Con Funk Shun
"Can You Stand The Rain" - New Edition

to name a few

 

Aww shit, no vid for "Safety dance"? Bummer...Oh well


...Everybody look at your hands!



ZW

 

Nope, there is no such thing as a "worst decade" as far as music goes...is my personal opinion.

Seriously, artists and bands such as Michael Jackson(R.I.P.!!!), Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Megadeth, Yngwie J.Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, The Police, Prince, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Twisted Sister, Skid Row, Whitney Houston, and so many others, ALL became widely known during this era. These artists and bands have ALL accomplished so much in the last twenty or so years, made some MAJOR contribution to the music industry, and moved so many people with their music. The 80's was a great era for music.

And so is/was every other era, and I DO mean EVERY other one including the year 2000 and onward as well.