Found this on NPR.org.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94194815

I happen to like a lot of music from the 80's.

Paul

I don't play much of it but I do enjoy alot of the 80's stuff, as well..

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Bill in Dayton

Quality pop was pretty sparce in the 80's, I believe.


R.

I was born in 78. Didn't like the 80's music when I was a kid, don't like it now. I'm not just talking rock and pop, but I didn't like much of the country from that era either, with a few exceptions. It was the era of too many synths and electronic drums (yes, I said it at a synth forum, too many synths. lol) and too much saturating effects. Reverbs over the top, distortion/drive over the top, etc. Just never got into it.

Funny, how the synthesizer, was born here in the states, but was embraced in Europe. Where as Americans, prefer Guitar Rock. Also a lot of bands out of England, and Eruope played synthesizers, or had them incorporated with guitars. That's probabbly why KRAFTWERK is not big in the U.S.

I happen to like a lot of 80s pop rock tunes myself. And the classic rock band I play in still play a lot of stuff from that era that goes down great with bar crowds.

Pat Benetar
Cindy Lauper
Tears For Fears
U2
AC/DC
B52s
David Byrne
Talking Heads
Van Halen
Rick Springfield
Dire Straits
Police
Phil Collins
INXS
Pink Floyd
Yes
Duran Duran
The Cars
ZZTop
Def Leppard
Aerosmith
Little River Band
Men At Work
Divinyls
Cheap Trick
Foreigner
Journey
Devo

and the list goes on .... yeah actually there were a lot of great pop rock acts in the 80s.


[This message has been edited by Nigel (edited 09-12-2008).]