The 80s had some classic movies: Back to the Future, Die Hard, The Breakfast Club. They also had some classic albums: Michael Jackson's "Thriller", U2's "The Josua Tree", Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." None of these are enough to save the utterly abysmal decade knows as the '80s.
It's the most dated decade. Who thought synthesizers in music was going to be a good idea? Those awful drum machines weren't pleasant on the ear either. How about those weird lasers you would see in music videos.
80% of the movies had such a boring feel to them with music completely out of place. Gunshots in movies all sounded the same and didn't sound like gunshots at all. Every actor playing a cop had a mustache and were all "loose cannons".
I'd agree that it was the biggest drop-off with movies and music, especially considering the 70s were great, but I don't think things got better after the 80s, either.
I agree. Over on the Stranger Things area I posted that the music for the show stinks because it’s all 80s crud, and was inundated by protest from cretins. No, that music blows chunks, it’s so bad. Your musical taste is at the wrong end of your alimentary canal!
I'm not sure how you are framing your argument. There was a lot of great stuff but there was a lot bad stuff? The bad stuff you are likely thinking of was very popular. No one thinks of Yaz but they were a great synth group. Howard Jones and Thomas Dolby were entertaining.
Yes, "80's music" has it's share of problems, but it seems the successes outweigh the duds.
While I agree the excesses of the 80s are annoying now, a lot of people have fond memories of the time. One of my favorite moments in Pulp Fiction is when SL Jackson calls that one young guy Flock of Seagulls because of his haircut.
and Yazoo (Yaz US) put out at least one very good album. The synth master was from Depeche Mode and Alison Moyet was/is a great singer. Might not be your thing, but I think most folks who know of them actually admire them.
There was some great music around in the 80s , of various types , but in the UK we had very limited music / media channels . 4 tv channels , very few music shows.
And the radio was constant chart music .
no mtv :(
the 90's was the same but worse - more cool music , but you had to dig for it
i guess most of the 80s pop was ok , especially the ones that are still known today.
90's was worse - boy bands and novelty records , and if that wasnt bad enough Simon Cowell arrived , stole the industry and shit on it.
I'm a pop fan, so the 80s and 90s are a goldmine to me.
I never jumped on the bandwagon of any boyband like the other girls in my class, but I have to admit now that The Backstreet Boys had some darn catchy tunes. And like it or not, they could actually sing.
Ghostbusters, original Star Wars movies(the last 2), The Terminator, Ferris Buellar, Aliens, Princess Bride, Wall Street, Trading Places, Do the Right Thing, Friday the 13th, Highlander, Coming to America, Spaceballs, Revenge of the Nerds, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Baby Boom, Caddyshack, Beverly Hill Cops, The Karate Kid... I could go on. It's endless.
1980s music:
Prince, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Bo Jovi, Whitney Houston, Madonna etc.
I believe present American movies and music are the worst. The movies are almost all remakes. No creativity nor new franchises. Just rehashes. Mindless superhero movies. How many times are they going to reboot Spiderman?
Music is worst. No melody. Dead. No energy. Forgettable. I can't describe what type of emotional pain I'm in when forced to listen to that garbage at the gym.
How many times are they going to reboot Spiderman?
How about Godzilla movies? I've got a movie channel with a long list of these dominating the menu and I think, " This is why my cable bill keeps increasing? "
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I think only the popular bands are like that. There are a lot of great obscure bands out right now. There are a lot of great 80s movies, but even the great ones feel dated and like they could still be better.
I’m also trapped with it at the gym, and my ears are in physical pain, because they don’t (can’t) sing, they SCREECH. Or else they talk, which just isn’t music at all. The lyrics make My Weekly Reader seem like William Butler Yeats by comparison.
Pop music now is manufactured trash. Buy a song, buy a singer, hire a bunch of nobodies and put them on stage pretending to play while the studio recorded version blasts over the loudspeakers.
Well Van Halen’s MCMLXXXIV is my favorite album of all time and two of my favorite films are The Wrath of Khan and the first Back To The Future. Also back then there were many different computer platforms from different manufacturers which made it interesting.
Every time I think about the 80s it's synthesizer music, dated movies, awful haircuts, spray painted walls, excessive colourful fashion, and these two things:
After checking out this partial list of 80's films you have convinced me that we are currently in the worst...right now.. and least creative blandest era for film..
Blade Runner
Once upon a Time in America
Platoon
Risky Business
Aliens
Dead Calm
Near Dark
After Hours
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Shinning
Raging Bull
Full Metal Jacket
Scarface
The Terminator
Die Hard
Back to the Future
The Empire Strikes Back
The Elephant Man
Beetlejuice
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Untouchables
The Last Emperor
Romancing the Stone
Amadeus
Conan the Barbarian
Gremlins
Goonies
ET
Lethal Weapon
Dead Poets Society
Body Heat
Drugstore Cowboy
Dressed to Kill
When Harry Met Sally
A Fish called Wanda
Big
First Blood
Gandhi
The Outsiders
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Field of Dreams
Silverado
Beverly Hills Cop
Bull Durum
Starman
Pale Rider
Ghostbusters
Mississippi Burning
Good Morning Vietnam
The Natural
Mask
Something Wild
The Shinning
The Thing
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China
The Road Warrior
Mad Max
Trading Places
The Color Purple
Terms of Endearment
Tootsie
Time Bandits
Das Boot
The Big Chill
Fatal Attraction
Rain Man
Blood Simple
The Right Stuff
Also in music we had U2, The Police, Simple Minds, The Eurythmics,R.E.M, Hall and Oats, Dire Straits, Talking Heads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Cars, Heart, David Bowie, Queen, Bob Seeger, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Prince, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top
I think of today as having music that seems to sound the same...it's all more of a show then based on the music.