tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post7968840566468621410..comments2024-03-25T10:43:22.482-01:00Comments on 80s Actual: What Simon Says: '80s Stars Who Negate The '80s... And '70s Fantasists...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-38736170618240121982013-10-17T10:45:30.568-01:002013-10-17T10:45:30.568-01:00Thank you Andrew!Thank you Andrew!Cogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708026943778409389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-12900639692035397782013-10-11T22:37:48.637-01:002013-10-11T22:37:48.637-01:00Ah, thanks, Patrick! You sound very level headed. ...Ah, thanks, Patrick! You sound very level headed. Good to hear from you.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-73555724817983619272013-10-11T21:52:32.818-01:002013-10-11T21:52:32.818-01:00A well written post. And speaking as someone who l...A well written post. And speaking as someone who loves the two Red Box hit singles, and their other lesser known songs, I was quite annoyed by reading that. <br /><br />Ironically 'Lean On Me' and 'For America' ooze the mid 80's sound, reminds me of what Paul Simon and Malcolm McLaren were doing around the same time! The 80's did have some bad moments, I'm not particularly a fan of UB40 or U2 but that's just my opinion. And the 60's and 70's had their own fair share of horrific music, *cough* 5 hour long guitar solos, no thanks. The 90's had some brilliant music, especially when it came to Dance, Hip Hop & R&B. I'm very sceptical over the much hyped Britpop era....<br /><br />The 1980's do recieve alot of unfair slack and I think most of comes down to bitterness. It was a decade which had many faults (as do all decades) but it was certainly unique!Co Patrick Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-38973202593595108962013-05-21T20:22:18.525-01:002013-05-21T20:22:18.525-01:00Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl is just th...Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl is just the same as the Red Box guy. A middle class prig, determined to make her early years so commendable. Her autobiography is a masterpiece of revisionism, and of course she didn't want to be like Simon Le Bon and make loads of money. She simply wanted to be in a band. As it was, the only thing Everything But The Girl did in the 1980s that I remember was a cover of "I Don't Wanna Talk About It". Yuppie fodder. So SUBVERSIVE, Tracey girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-36332886292816470032012-09-17T18:56:05.885-01:002012-09-17T18:56:05.885-01:00OUCH! :)OUCH! :)Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-18918119251634485572012-09-17T18:55:39.414-01:002012-09-17T18:55:39.414-01:00The 70's, 80's, 90's, 0's and 10&#...The 70's, 80's, 90's, 0's and 10's were/are trash. Nothing could compete with the mighty 50's and 60's. From rock n roll to psychedelia, the first stirrings of electronic music and rock, anything beyond is over-produced and over-hyped trash!Shoe Holenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-29584492901923689162012-09-17T18:47:33.790-01:002012-09-17T18:47:33.790-01:00LOL!!!LOL!!!Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-41944200460999157412012-09-17T18:47:07.273-01:002012-09-17T18:47:07.273-01:00I've got a couple of new names for Disco music...I've got a couple of new names for Disco music. How about Post Soul or Post Motown? ! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-33651736098389359252012-09-17T18:30:48.349-01:002012-09-17T18:30:48.349-01:00Oh, every decade has its good points - including t...Oh, every decade has its good points - including the '90s! And every decade has its retro! The "thoroughly modern" 1920s brought back the shawl and the bustle and loved "Pre-War Dances"! Whilst I'm here, can I ask that people resist dive bombing this blog with comments and adverts for their radio shows, etc? Many thanks.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-67892901138281130082012-09-17T18:27:14.352-01:002012-09-17T18:27:14.352-01:00Good point. It doesn't suit a lot of people to...Good point. It doesn't suit a lot of people to 'big up' (as you call it) the 1980's because of Thatcher and Ronnie R. And of course the 1970's were awash with 1960s, 1950s and further back influences (and you forgot the '70s big flirtation with 1940's fashion, lots of 30's/40's boutiques), just as the '50s teddy boys loved Edwardian style jackets (hence the name) and Twiggy adored 1920s hairstyles in the '60's. The '80's also exalted in retro, but it wasn't until the 1990's that it became the main or just about only thing. God, that was boring. And for anybody who spent their teens and twenties in the '90's, you have my sympathy! And the 1970's repackaged and sold as the new 1960's in the 1990's and 00's to gullible little morons. So very sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-49079848903236824452012-09-11T19:31:22.013-01:002012-09-11T19:31:22.013-01:00The '80s definitely saw the American Rap scene...The '80s definitely saw the American Rap scene evolving into Hip Hop, the golden era of synth pop and the creation of House and Acid House. And there was a lot of experimental stuff too, not to mention The Smiths - indie legends today! But I think it's funny the way the 70s are hyped. Quite a lot of that decade really did reek of the 1960s! The "diss the 1980s" attitude makes me smile. Sooo priggish! :)Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13265393.post-3668919231079489772012-09-11T18:11:25.148-01:002012-09-11T18:11:25.148-01:00I recently saw an interview with Simon Toulson-Cla...<i>I recently saw an interview with Simon Toulson-Clarke, singer of Red Box, a two-hit wonder band of the mid-1980's. He claimed that the 1980's music scene was nearly all "70's influences" and that the music wasn't up to much - although Red Box were, in his opinion, innovative and good.</i><br /><br />I had to have a think on who Red Box were, and yeah, they had a decent (if cheesy) song or two to their name, but hypocritical interviews like this are nothing I've not seen before. And Everybody has an opinion after all.<br /><br />I think 80s music <b>does</b> have a very distinct sound, it's generally very upbeat in tone and obviously there's the use of synthesisers and different instruments than we get today but I've been reminiscing and listening to a lot of stuff via the wonder of Youtube in recent months and finding a lot of forgotten gems that I've not heard in donkeys years and never get radio airtime, (Double:<i>Captain of her Heart</i> for one). The thing that gets overlooked a bit is that this was a decade that still embraced different genre's and some experimentation in the charts - Reggae was represented by UB40 among others, Synth-pop was championed by by OMD, Soft Cell, Axel F & Ultravox, I think I'm right in saying Rap first appeared here as well.<br />Yes, there was an awful lot of silliness and cheese in the charats as well. A heck of a lot. But on the other hand you could say this was a sign people, and the industry, didn't take themselves deadly serious as well - they could have fun!Dave Mullennoreply@blogger.com