Favorite Band From The 80s??

Yeah, Journey is awesome. :sunglasse I have one of their compilation CDs. Here's an inside info: Journey, in the early days, used to focus more on the aggressive(in a way "heavy") compositions, though, their were lacking in the ballads department. Upon having this pointed out, they began writing ballads, and those songs sold so well, even better than their upper-beat stuff, that they've since been putting out a lot more ballads and in turn have become a great success.

 

Yeah. I love Wheel in the Sky. Yay! I'M SEEING THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT!!! By the way

 

Oh, you're going to see the Stones?!?! Wicked!! My favorite Rolling Stones songs are "Satisfaction" and "Gimme Shelter".

How about Toto? Have you heard any of their stuff?

 

Yeah, I've heard Hold the Line. LOL.
My favorites are Jumpin' Jack Flash and Brown Sugar. I PsYcHeD about seeing them.

 

Well, have fun!!

Speaking of the Rolling Stones and the 80's... Twisted Sister did a cover of "I know it's only rock n'roll but I like it" live. It's on their greatest hits album... What was it called again? "Big Hits and Nasty Cuts"? That live performance is kickass!

 

Really? I definitely have to hear that. LOL! Sounds interesting. As good as the original?

 

Well, it's different from the original. The original version is a groovy piece that has that distinct laid back feel to it. The Twisted Sister version is basically Twisted Sister, LOL. And especially with it being live, Dee Snider's swearing every few words while talking to the crowd. I remember getting a kick out of the stuff he says though, vulgar or not. Of course, the original is a true classic, needless to say.

 

LOL! Yeah. Have you heard Guns 'n Roses cover of Aerosmith's Mama Kin? I LOVED it.

 

Oh yeah, that's on the "Lies" album. I also remember the song was on the set list for GN'R live in Paris(this was in the early 90's). Special guests included Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz, and Aerosmith of course came out on stage to play "Mama Kin" with GN'R. The opening band was Soundgarden promoting the album Badmotorfinger. I remember taping it on VCR, but I don't have the video with me at the moment. I know I still have it somewhere...

 

poison and montly crue

 

That's cool!

Good choices... yay! What's your favorite songs?

 

My favourite band from the 80s was the Pogues. Every time, hands down, no contest. Shane MacGowan was a brilliant writer.

 

Wow I've never heard them

 

Hmm, those names don't sound too familiar... Maybe I've heard their stuff without knowing who they are, though.

Has anyone mentioned The Police? I'm pretty sure these guys have been mentioned already, but just in case....

 

Nope. I like the Police though

 

Same here. They have some really good songs out. "Don't Stand So Close To Me" needless to say...and "Message In The Bottle", "Roxanne"... Andy Summers isn't a flashy guitar player, but his playing is really tight, and the same thing is said for the rest of the band as well.

 

Yepp. What about Great White? I loooooove 'Save Your Love'.

 

too many bands to choose from. if you could cut it to the genre, that might work.

 

We're mostly talking about Hair Metal and such.

 

MAIDEN, Quiet Riot, Beastie Boys, Twisted Sister, Ratt, Motley Crue, The Cult, GNR, Metallica, Megadeth, Dio, Dokken, Anthrax, Slayer, ACDC, The Cars, The Police, Slaughter, Van Halen, Great White, Vixen, XYZ, Joan Jett, Steelheart, Kix, W.A.S.P., LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Dangerous Toys, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Europe, White Lion, Queensryche, Tesla, Skid Row, Poison, Nazareth, Bon Jovi, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Night Ranger, Journey, The Outfield, Foreigner,...man I could go on and on....I love so many of them....ahh..those were the days