Mookie Wilson

ew how is 80's in 2nd? i know there was some great stuff out of the 80's but in general, i mean c'mon. you guys can't possibly be voting for hair metal can you?

P.S. Reddie, fix your location lol you're perpetuating stereotypes with that sort of thing, it's like you're asking others if you live in Canada. wtf, are you from the prairies or are you a newfie? :P

sleepy jack

Jesus, how many times do I have to say it. THE 80S WAS NOT JUST HAIR METAL. The Smiths? Talking Heads? The Flaming Lips? Pixies? Dinosaur Jr.?

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N*S*G

Exceptions not the rule.

Urban Hat€monger ?

The birth of hip / hop
The birth of independent labels
Electronica coming of age.
Post Punk & New Wave
Not to mention the huge rise in popularity of metal , which was all but dead around 77/78

All the best aspects of the 80s happened away from the mainstream.

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N*S*G

Only the independent label thing counts.

Besides, why do you act like that is a good thing when people constanly bitch about it here?

Mookie Wilson

ya we all know those great bands came out of the 80s but that's not what the masses know at all. you can't just disregard all the crap that was prominent in the 80s just because of a few influential artists.

however, i WILL stand corrected in not giving enough credit to the 80s for birthing many popular-to-be genres, and i think that you CAN disregard a couple crappy genres in a decade if a bunch of great ones were spawned

Urban Hat€monger ?

So hip hop , electronica , metal & post punk don't count?

And I don't think i've ever bitched about independent labels putting out music by bands that wouldn't normally be heard.

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N*S*G

Those genres have stagnated beyond repair.


And I was referring to others, not you.

Urban Hat€monger ?

That's a bit like saying you won't buy a Joy Division album from 1980 because Interpol released a sh*ty album in 2007.

Your loss I spose

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N*S*G

I usually never refer to the past.