2006-10-19 02:48:54 · 33 answers · asked by Notre1Dame 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
pink floyd
2006-10-19 02:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by bradthepilot 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are so many but I would have to say
Spandau Ballet, Adam and the Ants and Duran Duran!
To sum up the eighties to a tee!
2006-10-19 03:02:20 · answer #2 · answered by Aitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jackson
2006-10-19 02:55:55 · answer #3 · answered by Toni Boo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has to be Dire Straits - included pop, rock and melodic soulful pieces. Played at Live Aid, and Brothers In Arms sold more than any other album!
Brothers in Arms was also the first CD single, and the song referenced the Falklands War of 1982.
2006-10-19 03:04:13 · answer #4 · answered by Andy H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of the bands are still rocking and making music to this day so it's hard to pick.
I would say that the Culture Club is a true 80s mascot to me.
They had their biggest hits during that time and wore the makeup and outfits of the 80s.
2006-10-19 03:43:06 · answer #5 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "80s" is is such a vast field to follow, that only one band wouldn't do it.
For the hair band scene, I would have to go with Poison.
For metal, it would be Metallica, which evolved and showed that the world was changing.
For the Pop scene, Madonna would easily be the top of the ehap for her influence on fashion, dance, music, and world order.
The Synth-pop crowd would have to agree that either Kaja-googoo or Flock of Seagulls would be their defining band, for the fashion that stuck through the decade, and the music that they influenced.
2006-10-19 03:22:53 · answer #6 · answered by Bradly S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duran Duran, Spandaut Ballet or Thompson Twins
2006-10-19 02:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by HB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selecting just one is very difficult as there were so many different types of music but I choose The Boss, Bruce Springstein.
Have a look for yourself at the great artists that were at their peak in the 80s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eighties#Music
2006-10-19 02:55:59 · answer #8 · answered by Yellowstonedogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prince
2006-10-19 03:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by coldginuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say Madonna. She hit her stride in the eighties and kept re-inventing her self. She even had some crossover appeal with Black and White audiences
2006-10-19 02:52:29 · answer #10 · answered by Daddy Big Dawg 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the music, could be Poison or Motley Crue, could be Michael Jackson, could even be Air Supply
2006-10-19 03:19:00 · answer #11 · answered by polly11669 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋