The 80s: The Decade That Made Us

I saw it in the channel lineup and thought about it but then I guess I stopped on something else. Is it any good? Unfortunately, or fortunately depending upon how you look at it, I am very familiar with the 80's. That covers me from about age 17 to 27 and would include my college years in Lincoln.

 
The only one I have seen is the one about Steve Jobs and Ronald Reagan. It was pretty good, but then again I was not born until 88 so alot of that stuff is fairly new information to me, so it was interesting

 
The music alone would be a reason to never watch it. Worst decade for music since the advent of Rock n'Roll

 
strigori said:
The music alone would be a reason to never watch it. Worst decade for music since the advent of Rock n'Roll
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Ah come on, there was plenty of good music in the 80's. Problem is, there also was plenty of terrible music (witness Boy George above) and that seems to be what people remember the most. I'd trade ya 80's rock for 90's rock any day of the week.....well, some of it anyways.

 
JJHusker1 said:
strigori said:
The music alone would be a reason to never watch it. Worst decade for music since the advent of Rock n'Roll
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Ah come on, there was plenty of good music in the 80's. Problem is, there also was plenty of terrible music (witness Boy George above) and that seems to be what people remember the most. I'd trade ya 80's rock for 90's rock any day of the week.....well, some of it anyways.
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Thats a bold statement right there

 
JJHusker1 said:
strigori said:
The music alone would be a reason to never watch it. Worst decade for music since the advent of Rock n'Roll
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Ah come on, there was plenty of good music in the 80's. Problem is, there also was plenty of terrible music (witness Boy George above) and that seems to be what people remember the most. I'd trade ya 80's rock for 90's rock any day of the week.....well, some of it anyways.
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Very little good music came from the '80's, Metallica and a Guns and Roses album making the main highlights. Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, NIN, Offspring, STP, Tool, and Pantera more than trump the collective of the 80's.

 
strigori said:
JJHusker1 said:
strigori said:
The music alone would be a reason to never watch it. Worst decade for music since the advent of Rock n'Roll
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Ah come on, there was plenty of good music in the 80's. Problem is, there also was plenty of terrible music (witness Boy George above) and that seems to be what people remember the most. I'd trade ya 80's rock for 90's rock any day of the week.....well, some of it anyways.
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Very little good music came from the '80's, Metallica and a Guns and Roses album making the main highlights. Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, NIN, Offspring, STP, Tool, and Pantera more than trump the collective of the 80's.
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Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam do make a pretty good argument for the 90's but the 80's had some good ones too; AC/DC, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, Rush, Pink Floyd, The Boss, George Thorogood, Ozzy/Sabbath, quite a bit of decent hair metal, as well as your mentioned Metallica & GnR. I would throw in some like Boston and B52's but those might draw some criticism in some circles. Anyway, it wasn't all Dexy's Midnight Runners and Culture Club garbage.

 
JJHusker1 said:
strigori said:
JJHusker1 said:
strigori said:
The music alone would be a reason to never watch it. Worst decade for music since the advent of Rock n'Roll
Click to expand...
Ah come on, there was plenty of good music in the 80's. Problem is, there also was plenty of terrible music (witness Boy George above) and that seems to be what people remember the most. I'd trade ya 80's rock for 90's rock any day of the week.....well, some of it anyways.
Click to expand...
Very little good music came from the '80's, Metallica and a Guns and Roses album making the main highlights. Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, NIN, Offspring, STP, Tool, and Pantera more than trump the collective of the 80's.
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Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam do make a pretty good argument for the 90's but the 80's had some good ones too; AC/DC, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, Rush, Pink Floyd, The Boss, George Thorogood, Ozzy/Sabbath, quite a bit of decent hair metal, as well as your mentioned Metallica & GnR. I would throw in some like Boston and B52's but those might draw some criticism in some circles. Anyway, it wasn't all Dexy's Midnight Runners and Culture Club garbage.
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You mean this Rush?


 
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