Your Favorite 80's Rock Bands!

[JimiSlashAngus]

So like the title says:
Name your favorite 80's rock bands
I'll name mine and a reason why...
Mötley Crüe - They can be really in your face or they always have those power ballads. Or the good ol' classics like Dr. Feelgood
Guns N' Roses - The guitar part of almost every Guns N' Roses song is done, in my opinion, Perfect.
AC/DC - They've always been one of my favorites and is just extremely good rock music.
Yeah so, those are some of my favorites.
Name some of yours and a reason why.

[Gargoyle2500]

Rock, Not pop, Right?

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I'm thinking.............

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I honestly can't think of any Rock bands off of the top of my head. AC/DC isn't 80s to me, So I can't count them.

[OldFogey]

REM -- one excellent song after another through the 80's and on into the 90s'. They were a real breath of fresh air in the middle of the over-produced pablum and over-blown hair bands of the era.

[AxlVanHagar]

Well let's see, this may get lengthy since my teen years were the 80's.

Motley Crue
Kix
Bon Jovi
WASP
Cinderella
Tesla
Gn'R
Poison
Skid Row
Metallica
Megadeth
Testament
Anthrax
Dokken
Def Leppard
Van Halen
Metal Church
Dangerous Toys
Savatage
Saigon Kick
Hanoi Rocks

are the ones that immediately spring to mind without me putting much thought into it.

[idiotec]

A few of my favorites off the top of my head:

Talking Heads (started in the 70's but continued to put out good albums in the 80's)
The Cars (See above)
The Smiths
Bauhaus
Sugar Cubes
Joy Division (A stretch I know, but Closer came out in 1980)
Pixies

[idiotec]

REM -- one excellent song after another through the 80's and on into the 90s'. They were a real breath of fresh air in the middle of the over-produced pablum and over-blown hair bands of the era.

Out of curiosity, did you get “Accelerate” on vinyl?

Good music, but I was disappointed in the sound. Pressed at 45rpm and the “sound matters” sticker, I was expecting more. It just seems really compressed and overly loud IMO. I will have to give it another spin here soon to confirm my initial thoughts.

[defenestrater]

I'll second the Smiths and Pixies. I know this is kind of a heretical opinion, but I actually prefer New Order to Joy Division, myself. I'll also add:
The Cure
Mission of Burma
Sonic Youth
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Jesus & Mary Chain

[OldFogey]

Out of curiosity, did you get “Accelerate” on vinyl?

Good music, but I was disappointed in the sound. Pressed at 45rpm and the “sound matters” sticker, I was expecting more. It just seems really compressed and overly loud IMO. I will have to give it another spin here soon to confirm my initial thoughts.

Actually I didn't. I wanted to be sure I liked it first. I'll be interested in your second impression -- I've heard some artists are actually starting to use different masters for the analog and digital versions of their releases precisely because of issues like the ones you mentioned.

But I do like Accelerate. Might be their best since Automated for the People. I think it's stronger overall than Monster.

[JukeBoxHero]

I have a few favorites, the ones that springs up in my mind now is Anthrax and Helloween.

[Alright_Computer]

U2 and R.E.M. are two great 80's bands. R.E.M. for bringing alternative to the mainstream, and having countless good albums after another, and U2 for being, well, U2.