I Love The 80s

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-04-12 11:25pm

British Invasion #2: The best thing to happen to music in years.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-04-13 12:48am

Maybe the fact that I've never heard of 'em? You couldn't help but hear about the bands I listed in their respective eras, even if you didn't like them. They were huge. Today, what's big is the stuff I mentioned. This is no doubt due to the consolidation of music companies; today there are only something like four major companies which control all of the radio stations in North America, and maybe a half-dozen major labels. With consolidation and increasing corporate control comes uniformity of product and elimination of risk-taking

Woah, you've never heard of Powerman5000 or Paul van Dyk?

I see what you're saying now. YOu've got me there, the quallity of music that sells has gone down hill decade by decade, therefore stating that the general population has gone through a process of " dumbening " ... but

I have never seen any shred of evidence that advanced technology improves the quality of music; it only improves the means of distribution.

The quallity is deffinitly better now because of technology, digital recordings have deffinitly improved the quality of recording vs. analog recording. If not, people would still be making professional productions of 4 track systems with static microphones.... and lastly

I couldn't bring myself to type that name. Ugh.

Yes... i feel unclean and ville for typing it as well... but hey, you typed n'sync and.... ahh doh! >_<

-monster

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-04-13 12:56am

Long hair on women is perfectly acceptable, as long as it is not frizzy. As to the degregation of music recently, Nirvana was better than all those pussy 80s acts, which were all better than the new 2000 marketing over music shit groups.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-04-13 12:59am

Powerman 5000??? Soulless corporate tools.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2003-04-13 01:25am

The 80's totally kicked ass. Aliens, Predator, Transformers, Sci-Fi that wasn't dead-boring, cool toys, Kick-ass anime that didn't have a 9 year-old DBZ/pokemon fansbase, and the music. Except for the '80s, There hasn't been good music since the 1880's.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-04-13 01:33am

"Hey! Anybody seen a ghost?!"

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-04-13 04:00am

Darth Utsanomiko wrote: Kick-ass anime that didn't have a 9 year-old DBZ/pokemon fansbase

From the Gamer Jargon Dictionary:

Gamer Jargon Dictionary wrote:In the 1980s, the "gateway" series that introduced people to anime was Robotech. In the 90's, it was Pokémon. This is a terrifying thought.

Mark S,

Mark S wrote:"Hey! Anybody seen a ghost?!"

Who are you gonna call?? GHOST BUSTERS!!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-04-13 04:02am

Mark S wrote:"Hey! Anybody seen a ghost?!"

Who you gonna call?

GHOSTBUSTERS!

They were Uber!

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-04-13 04:06am

The majority of my friends here hate the 80s with a passion. If i wasn't into all that new wave junk i might be the same. " i dont mean to sound like a queer or nothin, but Depeche mode is a kick as band " -orgazmo

-monster

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-04-13 04:10am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Darth Utsanomiko wrote: Kick-ass anime that didn't have a 9 year-old DBZ/pokemon fansbase
From the Gamer Jargon Dictionary:

Gamer Jargon Dictionary wrote:In the 1980s, the "gateway" series that introduced people to anime was Robotech. In the 90's, it was Pokémon. This is a terrifying thought.

Mark S,
Mark S wrote:"Hey! Anybody seen a ghost?!"
Who are you gonna call?? GHOST BUSTERS!!

GAH!, you beat me to it!

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-04-13 04:33am

Two words:

"Dirty Dancing"

First time I saw that was with my (now ex-)girlfriend.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-04-13 07:50am

aphexmonster wrote:
Thematic 80s music: Van Halen, AC/DC, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, the Police.

Thematic 90s music: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, U2, Vanilla Ice, Mariah Carey, Soundgarden

Thematic 2000's music: Britney Spears, N Sync, Limp Bizkit

That is a DOWNWARD trend, ladies and gentlemen.
You picked good artists from two decades, but when you get to the year 2000, you pick the shit of the litter. Whats wrong with Paul Van Dyk, or Static-X, or Powerman5000? If anything, with time music has gotten better as technology has started to influence it more. I guess you forgot to add the backstreet boys while you were on the subject of pop

-monster

An UPWARD trend?! Die, monster!!*Smites the newbie with a mace-ful of JUSTICE*

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-04-13 12:23pm

I LOVE that show!!

My favourite part is the PSA--I actually remember some of those commercials! "From you, alright?! I learned it by watching you!" and "This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" Good stuff.

Oh, watching everyone laugh about the fashion trends is pretty hilarious too.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-04-13 12:26pm

The 80's...mmmmmmm

Such good memories...ah.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-13 12:45pm

Darth Wong wrote:
aphexmonster wrote:
Thematic 80s music: Van Halen, AC/DC, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, the Police.

Thematic 90s music: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, U2, Vanilla Ice, Mariah Carey, Soundgarden

Thematic 2000's music: Britney Spears, N Sync, Limp Bizkit

That is a DOWNWARD trend, ladies and gentlemen.
You picked good artists from two decades, but when you get to the year 2000, you pick the shit of the litter.
I picked the biggest acts. Those were the bands making monster money and getting all the airtime on the rock stations in their respective eras.

There are plenty of big name 80's acts that are no better than the souless pop acts of today. Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cindi Lauper, a fair number of the hair bands, and all of them huge sucesses.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-04-13 01:00pm

aphexmonster wrote:
I have never seen any shred of evidence that advanced technology improves the quality of music; it only improves the means of distribution.
The quallity is deffinitly better now because of technology, digital recordings have deffinitly improved the quality of recording vs. analog recording. If not, people would still be making professional productions of 4 track systems with static microphones..

I'd have to disagree with that. The quality of most modern recordings sucks donkey balls. On many recordings I can hear compression, clipping, cut off frequencies, phase issues and many other recording problems. They're also missing many of the low level details that you hear on analogue recordings. On the upside they don't have the hiss or noise that's often found on older recordings.

For instance, take a listen to the Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Sessions", then go listen to "Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones. Similar style of music, except that "Trinity" was recorded about 15 years ago with a single mic while "Come Away" was recorded last year with all the latest studio goodies. Both are considered to be good recordings in terms of quality, but listen to both and you'll notice striking differences.

"Trinity" give a "you are there" feeling when you listen to it on good equipment, you can hear every last detail, the sheen of the cymbals, the way the brushwork was done, and the reverb of the instruments off the walls of the church. There is no compression, no smearing of details, no phase anomolies, it captures the "liveness" of the music as if you were right in the room with them.

"Come Away" while still a good recording doesn't have that magic. There's a bit of clipping and compression on a couple tracks, and you don't get the low level details that make a song sound "alive". For instance the cymbals don't have the same realistic decay found on "Trinity" where they shimmer and fade into the background.

It is possible to make a great recording with digital, but the problem is few people know how to do it. Digital is not nearly as forgiving as analogue, and few have the skills to take advantage of its full potential. Unfortunately none of them deal with mainstream music that you'd hear on the radio or MTV which is why modern mainstream music sounds like crap for the most part.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-04-13 01:51pm

Stormbringer wrote: There are plenty of big name 80's acts that are no better than the souless pop acts of today. Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cindi Lauper, a fair number of the hair bands, and all of them huge sucesses.

Uuughh.... 1980s pop music..... uughh...

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-04-13 02:34pm

Zaia wrote:My favourite part is the PSA--I actually remember some of those commercials! "From you, alright?! I learned it by watching you!" and "This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" Good stuff.

"Where's the beef?"

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-04-13 05:07pm

An UPWARD trend?! Die, monster!!*Smites the newbie with a mace-ful of JUSTICE*

Ow my liver

I'd have to disagree with that. The quality of most modern recordings sucks donkey balls. On many recordings I can hear compression, clipping, cut off frequencies, phase issues and many other recording problems. They're also missing many of the low level details that you hear on analogue recordings. On the upside they don't have the hiss or noise that's often found on older recordings.

Thats what im saying ... new analog is even better than old analog... it improved with technology. Besides, who needs to hear all the burping from the next room anyways ^_~ ( Wish you were here - pink floyd. )

-Monster

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-04-13 05:17pm

aphexmonster wrote:
Thematic 80s music: Van Halen, AC/DC, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, the Police.

Thematic 90s music: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, U2, Vanilla Ice, Mariah Carey, Soundgarden

Thematic 2000's music: Britney Spears, N Sync, Limp Bizkit

That is a DOWNWARD trend, ladies and gentlemen.
You picked good artists from two decades, but when you get to the year 2000, you pick the shit of the litter. Whats wrong with Paul Van Dyk, or Static-X, or Powerman5000? If anything, with time music has gotten better as technology has started to influence it more. I guess you forgot to add the backstreet boys while you were on the subject of pop

-monster

Never heard of them.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-04-13 05:36pm

You all make me feel old.

The song that best describes how I feel right now? A country song "19-Something" by someone I forget the name of at the moment. (Yes, I listen to Country. I occassionally subject SirNitram to it as well.)

I remember rollerskating to the BeeGees, Blondie, and Olivia Newton-John. I jammed with Rick Springfield, and wished that I was Jessie's Girl. I blushed at the lyrics for Erotic City, and rocked down to Eletric Avenue. Somewhere I have Prince Purple Rain and Michael Jackson Triller.... and I could sing every song by heart. Since I didn't have MTV, I stayed up as late as I could, watching NiteTracks until my parents chased me to bed.

I have pictures of me with Big Hair and Material Girl tanks and shirts, with the handkerchiefs tied around my wrists and the long chunky necklaces and hung dangly earrings. (Still remember how to tie them like that too).

I saw All three StarWars movies in the theatres, as well as Goonies, On Golden Pond, GhostBusters 1&2, TMNT ... and many more than I can recall at this moment. I watched Galatica 1980, Blue Thunder, Airwolf, KnightRider, Dukes of Hazzard, and the one show with the fancy motorcycle. I also watched Beauty and the Beast, and I've got the album of Vincent reading poetry here somewhere, as well as the crystal necklace that my mom got me because I loved the show that much.

Face it... I was a teenybobber during the '80s. So I remember EVERYTHING on the TV show, and felt embarrassedly nostalgic.

Baron Mordo · Post by **Baron Mordo** » 2003-04-13 07:17pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:British Invasion #2: The best thing to happen to music in years.

Until the Geman Invasion. Also, legwarmers, hi-tops, acid-wash, mullets, hairspray and parachute pants.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-04-13 09:20pm

I'd guess I'm about ten years younger than you, Tevar, since I remember being in elementary school for some of the stuff you remember. I had Thriller and Bad both on vinyl alubms, and I remember when there was a Michael Jackson 3D show at Disney, back when he looked black instead of like a sandblasted Muppet.

My friend Neil and I have done BeeGee impersonations (we were two of the biggest goofballs in high school if you could get us among people we knew), and we still debate over who was cooler: Optimus Prime or Megatron. Big rig or pistol? Which show was better (or worse

): Thundercats or Silverhawks?

And of course, Robotech was king...until we got Macross.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-04-13 11:29pm

Baron Mordo wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:British Invasion #2: The best thing to happen to music in years.
Until the Geman Invasion. Also, legwarmers, hi-tops, acid-wash, mullets, hairspray and parachute pants.

::cringes at the thought of a fully grown mullet::

-monster

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-04-13 11:30pm

The Dark wrote:Is anyone else watching this? I remember the Cabbage Patch Kids and Pound Puppies. It's rather amusing to see all this stuff I vaguely remember (I was very young through most of the 80s, but I remember reruns when I was about 6 or so).

I miss the miniskirts (especially the denim and black leather ones) that women wore in the 80's. Now, most of them dress horribly, bringing back such abominations like bell-bottom jeans and flat hair -- worse luck.

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