If they haven't already?
Some view the music from this decade as disposable, but I love it. What artists from this period will be remembered along with the "greats"?
2007-09-13 05:53:31 · 24 answers · asked by Sookie 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Rachel - he may have made started in the 70's, but he broke and broke big in the 80's. Gotta love Tom.
2007-09-13 06:33:59 · update #1
The Smiths
Metallica (even though I don't like their newer material, in the 80s they were amazing)
AC/DC
The Cure
The Clash
2007-09-13 05:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dani G 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Well, if they haven't reached it already, it might never happen. Sure, I might be biased but the music of the 80's was much needed at the time. The only ones that label the 80's as "disposable" were the hardcore 70's lovers. Music from that decade was quite bleak, especially with disco. New Wave was far different from most of the standard 70's album oriented rock. So, who should be going to the RORHOF?
Duran Duran - if they can't get in, there should be protests in Cleveland.
The Cure
The Smiths
Depeche Mode
Billy Idol
Metallica
Van Halen
The B-52's - legendary no matter what MachPen says :)
Missing Persons - OK, maybe not, but they were fun for a while.
The Police didn't make enough of an impact for the entire decade, plus some of their early stuff was from the late 70's.
I guess Prince is more of an 80's artist since that is where his best material came out of. Consider him added.
2007-09-13 06:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by Rckets 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath- Soon as people get sick of hair metal again they'll move on to these and start bagging on the hair metal.
I'd look for the punk nostalgia to move away from the hardcore so-cal bands, which are over-lauded to the other punk styles of the 80s. They might start calling the other bands proto-alternative or something instead.
It is about time for early house and techno to make a comeback as well. Look for a bunch of shiltty dance groups to start talking about the "true" version house music. Then they'll drag up a bunch of people nobody has heard of for years and proclaim them the old masters and they'll talk about bringing back "fun" dance music.
I'll leave out the Grunge and later alternative bands, most are already legendary, but most would call them 90s bands because that's when their main airplay happened.
2007-09-13 15:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In all honesty, I think most of the bands from the 80s likely to achieve legendary status have already done so. (Since to be "legendary" it usually requires critical AND public acclaim.)
These guys are already 80s' legends in my opinion based on continuing critical acclaim:
The Smiths (I like Morrissey's solo stuff but the Smiths only occasionally. Nonetheless, there's no denying their influence...)
Metallica (pretty much invented thrash metal..)
AC/DC (probably considered an 80s band because their biggest success came then but they actually date to the 70s..)
The Cure (quintessential 80s alternate act. Still sound good today..)
The Clash (deservedly)
Michael Jackson (Say what you want about his personal issues..and he DOES have them...THRILLER and OFF THE WALL are fantastic slabs of pop.)
Duran Duran (I really think these guys are overrated but it's me against the world here..)
Genesis (Again, most people think they're 80s but they actually started in the late 60s!)
Journey (70s act but had the biggest success in the 80s. The album ESCAPE was huge.)
The Police
Depeche Mode (Probably not as esteemed critically as they should be because they played synth pop but their music still stands up well today.)
Billy Idol
B-52s (Don't much care for them but I'm outnumbered here too.)
Prince (I would go so far as saying he's one of the last musical geniuses..)
Tom Petty (Not really 80s..started in the 70s..but his biggest commercial success came in the 80s. Why does he not get more respect than he does?)
U2
Sting (Loved him in the Police, bored to tears by most of his solo output..)
Peter Gabriel (SO is one of the best albums of the 80s)
Cyndi Lauper (Critically underrated but there are some really good songs on her 1st two albums.)
Eurythmics (Listened to their greatest hits the other day and realized they're a lot better than I remembered. Perhaps they'll be reassessed critically over time...)
Guns ‘n’ Roses
Def Leppard (Critics will always hate them so they'll probably never be "legendary" but HYSTERIA is a quintessentally 80s album)
Bon Jovi (see Def Leppard. SLIPPERY WHEN WET and NEW JERSEY were both huge albums..)
Madonna (I think it's beyond dispute that she's one of pop's icons after a career that's extended 20 years and is still making hits.)
Van Halen (Biggest in the 80s probably but they actually go back to the 70s too)
The Cars (Same as VH..70s act who got really big in the 80s. You Might Think was probably one of the better videos of the 80s.)
Red Hot Chili Peppers-Good music, critical acclaim, still making music. I see them in the Rock Hall of Fame one day...
Talking Heads-70s act that had 80s hits.
Pixies-I'm the only one that doesn't "get it" I guess but I don't see why they're so special. I know everyone says they're the signpost to grunge but I just don't like their music that much.
One that should but won't:
XTC- British group that made some of the best pop you've never heard, mostly because lead singer Andy Partridge has stagefright and won't tour.
2007-09-17 05:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Greg R (2015 still jammin') 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Michael Jackson hadn't had so many personal and legal problems, he would have sustained that title forever.
Duran Duran might have done just enough to earn the label. To put it in baseball terms, they might not be first-ballot hall of famers, but they will get in eventually.
Pat Benatar deserves a nod, but "legend" is a lofty term.
I, too, love 80s music, but by and large, I don't think most of it will stick around the way music from other generations has. It's become almost a niche thing.
2007-09-13 05:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by Deke 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't think anyone has said the Talking Heads yet. I realize at the moment they don't see the love they deserve, but I hope it rises up further later down the line. Beyond that I think the ones I would say have already been said.
And by the same train of thought, but unappreciated to a greater extent, the Pixies.
both of those straddled decades, but I think I would consider them '80s bands.
2007-09-13 08:09:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Cure
U2
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
and BucketHead
2007-09-13 06:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by dgrfall44 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Guns N Roses
AcDc
Aerosmith
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Prince
The Clash
Aerosmith
Def Leppard
Billy Idol
Micahal Jackson
Madonna
2007-09-13 06:16:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Journey
Styx
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
The Police
Sting
Peter Gabriel
2007-09-13 07:30:49 · answer #9 · answered by Peepaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dream Theater
2007-09-13 06:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I can say The Cure, Siouxie & The Bashees, The Clash, The Smiths, Genesis, Cheap Trick.
2007-09-13 06:00:08 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋