What was your favorite '80s music?

I would love to have seen that concert, two really underrated bands from the 80's. I don't know that they go together exactly but it would have been awesome to see.

Although the '80's were a wee bit before my time, there are still a lot of '80's songs I like. Right off of the top of my head:
Safety Dance
Video Killed the Radio Star
One Night in Bangkok
St Elmo's Fire
Heaven is a Place on Earth
Beat It
Enjoy the Silence
Uptown Girl
Live to Tell

Lot of hair metal

My 2 faves
Def Lepard
Metallica

Poison
Bon Jovi
Living Colour
REM
Guns n Roses
Ozzy
Lita Ford (my first crush)
Transformers the Movie soundtrack (Stan Bush, Great White! Loved that casette)

Am I the only one who feels the sound of 80's music has this epic feel? Like at the end of many songs the music feels like the ending of a sci-fi flick where the protagonist just defeated the bad guys and is overlooking a valley filled with destruction but the sun is rising and its a new day. Just how I feel.
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I started my teen years listening to stuff like Van Halen, Styx and Def Leppard along with pop stuff like Huey Lewis and the News.

But then one fine day I stumbled upon Run DMC and from there onward I was a rap kid. EPMD, MC Lyte, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and Fresh Prince with DJ Jazzy Jeff took over my tape collection (to name a few).

Solo

Billy Ocean
Richard Marx
Kenny Loggins
Lionel Richie
Phil Collins
Paul Carrack
Madonna
Witney Houston
Belinda Carlisle
Debbie Gibson
Janet Jackson
Lita Ford


Groups

Huey Lewis and the News
Bon Jovi
Def Leppard
Motley Crue
Warrant
Europe
Vixen
Hall and Oats
Mister Mister
The J. Geils Band
Air Supply
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Late '80s acts:
Slayer
Metallica (remember what a huge deal it was when they did the awesome "One" video, their first.)
Megadeth
Anthrax
Ozzy
Rush
Headbanger's Ball on MTV every Saturday night.

Not necessarily '80s, but also a lot of:
Pink Floyd (span 60's and on)
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin

Hair metal sucked but Motley Crue (I count them as hair metal) was the best of that group.

Tough question.

Groups -
Def Leppard
Metallica
Slayer
Guns N Roses
U2
ZZ Top


Solo-
Bon Jovi
Weird Al
Michael Jackson
Prince
Phil Collins
Bruce Springsteen

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