For you old 80's guys.....

[Mailman1971]

Yeah myself included.
Anyhow....was just thinking of some of the other bands I listened to back in the 80's BESIDES Metal/Hair Metal/Thrash or Hard Rock......

Few bands come to mind. And be honest here...

Duran Duran
Flock of Seagulls
Pat Benatar
Rick Springfield
.38 Special
The Cars
Huey Lewis and the news

Probably quite a bit more.
Still great music that I like to check out on the 80's channel on satellite radio.
Ah.... those were the days.

 

[Bob Savage]

I listened to and played some swing (jazz) with a friend back then. Wish I didn't stop... My chord vocabulary was pretty good for a time and I was learning to sight read. Use it or lose it.

 

[Enjolras56]

Wilson Phillips
Debbie Gibson
(Hey, I was a kid- easily influenced by MTV pop)

Hall & Oates
INXS (still really dig them)

 

[Mailman1971]

Wilson Phillips
Debbie Gibson
(Hey, I was a kid- easily influenced by MTV pop)

Hall & Oates
INXS (still really dig them)

Yea I forgot INXS....Listen like Thieves was such a great album.

 

[Mailman1971]

I listened to and played some swing (jazz) with a friend back then. Wish I didn't stop... My chord vocabulary was pretty good for a time and I was learning to sight read. Use it or lose it.

I got into jazz a little later on. Probably late 90's when I stopped playing guitar. Took a nice 10 year break from it.
Use it or lose it as you put it.
I still havent found it yet.

 

[Bob Savage]

I got into jazz a little later on. Probably late 90's when I stopped playing guitar. Took a nice 10 year break from it.
Use it or lose it as you put it.
I still havent found it yet.

Yep.. I also listened to a lot of 50's music in the 80's. oh, I also forgot Wham, Miami Sound Machine and Madonna. There were more but they aren't coming to mind.

 

[Chris6870]

I kinda dug Men at Work.

 

[Mailman1971]

I got into jazz a little later on. Probably late 90's when I stopped playing guitar. Took a nice 10 year break from it.
Use it or lose it as you put it.
I still havent found it yet.

Yep.. I also listened to a lot of 50's music in the 80's. oh, I also forgot Wham, Miami Sound Machine and Madonna. There were more but they aren't coming to mind.

Damn Bob....your digging up some old memories.
Back in 1988 I was big into the 50s' music. Beach Boys Dion Buddy Holly.....loved it.
My classmates thought I was a freak. I would listen to that in my car and play Metallica and Anthrax on my guitar.

 

[rupe]

U2
INXS
Dire Straits
Dan Reed Network
Police
Prince
Donny Iris
Bruce Springsteen
The Outfield
ELP
Genesis
Devo
The Clash
Eddie Money
Rick Springfield
John Waite
Howard Jones
Red Rider
Kajagoogoo
Bangles
Eddie Grant
Orion the Hunter
Van Stephenson
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Survivor
Marillion
Planet P Project
The Cars
...and Martika

 

[Mailman1971]

U2
INXS
Dire Straits
Dan Reed Network
Police
Prince
Donny Iris
Bruce Springsteen
The Outfield
ELP
Genesis
Devo
The Clash
Eddie Money
Rick Springfield
John Waite
Howard Jones
Red Rider
Kajagoogoo
Bangles
Eddie Grant
Orion the Hunter
Van Stephenson
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Survivor
Marillion
Planet P Project
The Cars
...and Martika

I think you been peeking in my old Cassette case.

I wore out two copies of Born In the USA.

 

[sandman]

 

[Enjolras56]

Yes!!!

Susanna Hoffs still a hottie!

 

[sandman]

T'pau - Heart and Soul

 

[Mailman1971]

T'pau - Heart and Soul

One of my all time faves from that year.

 

[gibson5413]

Bryan Adams (still listen to him). Reckless is one of my favorite all time albums.

 

[Findthetone]

Pretty much everything listed above. IDK if you'd count Journey,Night Ranger, Styx, REO as hard rock but I constantly listened to them. Plus, towards the late 80s, ....um...Richard Marx

 

[rupe]

Diving deep

 

[Mailman1971]

Genesis Invisible touch was a great Tape as well.
Mike and the Mechanics.....Yeah....thats the stuff!

 

[rupe]

Forgot Mr. Mister

 

[Mailman1971]

Cant forget the Go-Gos!!

And that Title track "into the fire" by Bryan Adams....Classic stuff there.