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Title: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: BizB on May 01, 2014, 09:04:17 AM

Last night as my daughter and I wandered through Kroger, I found myself singing along to this awful piece of shit. I stopped walking, made eye contact with Jenna and said, "In the 80s, this qualified as music. I'm sorry for my generation."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji3JcZ9Ie-I

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: zorgon on May 01, 2014, 09:07:44 AM

stupid

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Novice on May 01, 2014, 09:50:06 AM

splains

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Demosthenes on May 01, 2014, 08:32:55 PM

nope, still stupid

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Jaepheth on May 01, 2014, 11:45:25 PM

I think some (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cicvn9AU8kQ) 80's music is quite good (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUvuXJP_LOg) and some of it is just plain iconic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1pEJ9n5-D4)

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: pbsaurus on May 02, 2014, 02:48:40 AM

just wait for the 2080s

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: reimero on May 02, 2014, 11:28:02 AM

In the 80's, what they played on the radio required both rhythm and melodic variation.  It was important to "sing" in the "correct key."
In the 90s, this became less important when they realized you didn't need to have the same person singing as was pretending to sing (see: Vanilli, Milli.)  Then with electronic processing and pitch correcting, even that became superfluous.
I won't get into hip-hop, which completely does away with the melodic aspect.

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Nowledge on May 02, 2014, 12:57:50 PM

I personally am an 80's guy...

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: zorgon on May 02, 2014, 03:00:20 PM

nowledge? f*ing nowledge?!?!

cool

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Demosthenes on May 02, 2014, 07:04:46 PM

Fucking Nowledge.

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: pbsaurus on May 03, 2014, 01:04:35 AM

I still have that song!  Along with the DM, 12, LS, and Demogorm ones.  Oh and the one with the most listens is of course that classic by Lacerda

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Nowledge on May 03, 2014, 06:18:51 AM

Awesome file retention skills PB. I'm not even sure I have a copy. Mb.

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: Min on May 04, 2014, 08:48:35 PM

Haha, that one still comes up on my ipod sometimes.

Everything about the 80's was terrible.  The fashion, the HAIR!!, the music, the sitcoms.  It's all so embarrassing.

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: zorgon on May 06, 2014, 09:27:39 PM

Trust me, Min, when I say that the '80s were a HUGE improvement on the '70s when it came to hair and fashion.

HUGE.

Title: Re: 80s "music" ...why?
Post by: pbsaurus on May 06, 2014, 11:32:52 PM

I still listen to a lot of 80s music.  Ian has really been digging on Black Flag, Minor Threat, Uncle Tupelo, Dio Era Sabbath, and others from that decade.