80's Music Recommendations?

[Europa]

WHAM and Tears for Fears I used to love!

 

[ÆGEAN]

Thats weird, you are right, it is **** Me Up Before You Go-Go. I have a comp cd and they call it jitterbug...dumbasses. Oh well, sorry for the confusion

apology accepted captain neida lol (sorry starwars and spelling!)


MORE Songs:
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Chris DeBerg - The Lady In Red
E.U. - Doin Da Butt
El Debarge - Who's Johnny
ELO - Confusion
ELO - Don't Bring Me Down
J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Janet Jackson - Nasty Boys
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now
Miami Sound Machine - The Rythm Is Gonna Get You
Rod Stewart - Young Turks
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight
Tom Cochran - Life Is A Highway
Toto - Pamela
Whispers - Rock Steady
ZZ Top - Im Bad, I'm Nationwide

just a few

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

And The Beat Goes On by Whispers
Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
Jump by Van Halen
Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor
Push It To The Limit by Paul Engemann
Call Me by Go West
Street Of Dreams by Rainbow
I Want To Break Free by Queen

 

[RKO!!!05]

Woah,lmao, looking through this thread, I see people have already posted sogns that I would have posted myself. I mean, even though I was born mid-80's, I know songs from what I brothers and sisters listen to. Some cool songs listed though, keep them coming. :thumbsup:

 

[Sutty]

Chris DeBerg - The Lady In Red

NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

:anonymous

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

:anonymous

LMAO!!!
I agree with you Sutty! :scream:

 

[Jacksson_77]

NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

:anonymous

How about that: Chris de Burgh - Don't pay the ferryman
I really like that one...

:hatsoff: Jackson

 

[KING OF PORN]

judas priest==turbo lover

 

[ÆGEAN]

NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

:anonymous

:1orglaugh :hatsoff:

another rare one but very good:

Reflex - The Politics of Dancing

and
Toto - Pamela

 

[dlgardner]

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[Summer]

What can i say


The theme tune from 'minder' a classic dont know tha name of it

 

[tunsty]

'I could be so good for you' actually sung by Dennis Waterman...


What about instrumental tracks?, such as..

Miami vice theme - Jan Hammer
Crockets Theme - Jan Hammer ( best if you have a convertible to drive on a warm summer night)
Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer

I don't know if anyone still remembers the 'Madchester' scene from the early 90's (uk), but I compiled my own cd to listen to in my car, great to drive along to..

Tracklist

01 There's No Other Way - Blur
02 Kelly's Heroes - Blackgrape
03 Step On - Happy Mondays
04 I'm Free - Soup Dragons
05 Loaded - Primal Scream
06 Groovy Train - ****
07 Reverend Blackgrape - Blackgrape
08 Kinky Afro - Happy Mondays
09 What The Worlds Been Waiting For - Stone Roses
10 Rocks - Primal Scream
11 God's Cop - Happy Mondays
12 Love Spreads - Stone Roses
13 The Only One I Know - Charlatans
14 In The Name Of The ****** - Blackgrape
15 Loose Fit - Happy Mondays
16 Fools Gold - Stone Roses
17 Real,Real,Real - Jesus Jones
18 Holiday - Happy Mondays

 

[SovereignAxe]

there's not much I can add that hasn't already said except:

wang chung - dance hall days
simply red - don't you forget about me

 

[fatstrat]

All you need is one album:

"Texas Flood"- :bowdown: Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

[Sutekh35]

Some good albums from the 80's

Yello- Claro Que Si, You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess
The The- Infected, Soul Mining
Simple Minds-New Gold Dream
Pete Shelley-Heaven and the Sea
Ministry- Twitch
Public Image Ltd-Compact Disc
John Foxx-Metamatic
Heaven 17-Penthouse and Pavement
Human League-Dare
Cabaret Voltaire-Red Mecca, Microphonies, Code
Wire-A Bell is a Cup, Until it is Struck
Frontline Assembly-Gashed Senses and Crossfire, The Initial Command
Skinny Puppy- Cleanse,Fold and Manipulate

I could go on and on- I LOVE THE 80'S x

 

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[squallumz]

the cure, the cure, the cure

 

[izawebmaster]

Lost of good 80's music here:
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[alexpnz]

Dokken-Tooth And Nail (probably one of the best "hair metal" albums of all time!):glugglug:

 

[hos]

ok, some of the following bands have done more than one great album in those years (exception: Fates Warning - they changed style after changing the singer so you can say it's like 2 different bands), but i don't want to spoil any of those bands over the others and listed just my personal fave of those bands.

afai can tell, each one of them is pure and essential quality depending to the style of music.

1980 AC/DC - Back In Black (Rock / Blues)
1980 Joy Division - Closer (Dark Wave)
1980 Judas Priest - British Steel (NWOBHM)
1980 Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kaleidoscope (Dark Wave)
1980 The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (Pop / Rock / Funk / Jazz)
1980 The Sound - Jeopardy (Darkwave / Shoegaze)
1980 Tygers Of Pan Tang - Wild Cat (NWOBHM)
1981 Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia - Friday Night In San Francisco (Classic Guitar / Instrumental / Folk)
1981 Ideal - Der Ernst Des Lebens (Indie / "Neue Deutsche Welle" - but not the childish stuff like Nena or Hubert Kah)
1981 King Crimson - Discipline (Progressive Rock / Jazz / Experimental / Math Rock)
1981 Nichts - Made In Eile (Darkwave / Shoegaze / Indie / "Neue Deutsche Welle" ..)
1981 This Heat - Deceit (Psychedelic / Experimental)
1982 Vangelis - Bladerunner (Soundtrack / Electronic / Ambient)
1983 Andreas Vollenweider - Caverna Magic (Ambient / Instrumental)
1983 New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (Alternative Pop)
1983 Herbie Hancock - Future Shock (Funk / Jazz / Rock)
1983 Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind (NWOBHM, Progressive Rock)
1983 Savatage - Sirens (Power Metal)
1983 The Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge (Shoegaze / Dark Wave)
1983 The Creatures - Feast (Dark Wave)
1983 Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (Singer Songwriter / Blues / Folk)
1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome (Pop / Rock / Funk)
1984 Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction (Power Metal)
1984 Marillion - Fugazi (Progressive Rock / Neoprog)
1984 Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath (Power Metal)
1984 Metallica - Ride The Lightning (Power Metal / Thrash)
1984 Queensrÿche - The Warning (Power Metal)
1984 Rush - Grace Under Pressure (Pop / Alternative Rock / Electronic Rock)
1984 The Art Of Noise - Who's Afraid Of (Experimental Pop / New Wave / Pre-Industrial)
1985 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (Pop / Rock / Blues / Folk)
1985 Exxplorer - Symphonies Of Steel (Power Metal / Progressive Rock)
1985 Grace Jones - Island Life (Pop / Funk / Soul)
1985 ******* Joke - Night Time (Dark Wave)
1985 Metal Church - Metal Church (Big Egg Power Metal)
1985 The Cult - Love (Dark Wave)
1985 Trouble - The Skull (Doom)
1986 Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian (Fantasy Metal / Power Metal / Progressive Rock)
1986 Griffin - Protectors Of The Lair (Power Metal)
1986 Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying (Thrash)
1986 Slayer - Reign In ***** (Thrash)
1986 Treat Her Right - Treat Her Right (Alternative Rock / Folk)
1987 Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium (Death Metal / Black Metal / Classic Music)
1987 Enya - Celts (World / Folk)
1987 INXS - Kick (Pop / Rock)
1987 Michel Petrucciani - Michel Plays Petrucciani (Jazz / Swing / Piano)
1987 ****** Love Bone - Shine (Grunge)
1987 Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing (Singer Songwriter)
1987 U2 - The Joshua Tree (Pop / Folk / Alternative Rock)
1988 Die Kreuzen - Century Days (Indie)
1988 Fields of The Nephilim - The Nephilim (Dark Wave)
1988 Flotsam & Jetsam - No Place For ******** (Thrash)
1988 Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (Psychedelic Rock / Alternative Metal / Grunge)
1988 Melissa Etheridge - Melissa Etheridge (Singer Songwriter / Folk / Rock)
1988 Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (Fusion)
1988 Living Color - Vivid (Pop / Funk / Rock)
1988 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (Indie)
1988 Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow (Crossover)
1988 Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Avantgarde / Progressive / Postrock)
1988 Voivod - Dimension Hatröss (Progressive Metal / Psychedelic / Thrash / Jazz)
1989 Badlands - Badlands (Blues Rock / Sleaze)
1989 Ani Difranco - Ani Difranco (Singer Songwriter)
1989 Einstürzende Neubauten - Haus Der Lüge (Industrial)
1989 John Zorn - Naked City (Experimental / Free Jazz / Fusion / Metal)
1989 Devil Doll - The Girl Who Was... Death (Dark Wave / Rock / Opera)
1989 Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite (Progressive Metal)
1989 Faith No More - The Real Thing (Alternative Metal / Funk / Crossover)
1989 Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry (Progressive Metal)
1989 King's X - Gretchen Goes to Nebraska (Alternative Metal / Funk / Blues)
1989 Mari Boine - Gula Gula (World / Ethno)
1989 Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (Industrial)
1989 Nine Inch Nails - Pretty **** Machine (Industrial)
1989 Powermad - Absolute Power (Thrash)
1989 Soundgarden - Louder Than Love (Doom / Grunge)