I miss the 1980's because...

By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics and access other forums reserved for members. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today by clicking here.

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:49 pm

So glad I was not around until 1990. Especially since 1987 was when the extremely annoying Ric-Roll song came around.

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:02 pm

^^^ You weren't even a glimpse in the milkmans eye.

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:18 pm

Actually, watching some of the old Live Aid clips of Bowie, Minds, Queen got me wondering - are there any stadium acts at the moment? I can't imagine NDubz or similar being able to hold a stadium crowd without looking a bit pony by comparison. Was it just a genre thing, or do rap people do stadium shows and I'm just too disinterested to know about it?

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:47 pm

Well, AC/DC are still going strong... saw them 2 years ago, it was awesome!

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:48 pm

U2 just came through here. Awesome.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:13 am

Megadeth. Metallica. Death. Yngwie Malmsteen. NES. E.T on the Atari 2600.

Everyone thought that the future (read, the present) would have robots following us around cleaning up after ourselves. As i robot myself, I can safely assure you, no. No robot will ever clean up after you. You lazy slob.

What's was I talking about again? Oh, yea. the Atari ST. The HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE sci-fi. Back the the Future, where they spend most of their time trying to get back to the Present...... SOOI, get back to the cage while we're on the subject!

Now, what I don't like about the 80's: Neon clothing. Oh my sweet heavy metal band, why oh why did you insist on wearing leather and/or spandex pants so tight I can see every hair follicle, then top it off with some big floppy pink socks with green shoe laces and yellow t-shirts????

Okay. I've ranted enough. Who wants to grab some YUMMY MUMMY and watch Bill and Ted? Very Happy

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:20 am

manbiteslion wrote:

are there any stadium acts at the moment?

Metallica and Foo Fighters still do stadium shows.

manbiteslion wrote:

Was it just a genre thing, or do rap people do stadium shows?

Eminem and Jay-Z have recently performed stadium shows and both have
also headlined major U.K. festivals in the last couple of years.

@The Dane
AC/DC, great band, but not the same after the sad demise of Bon Scott.
I saw them at Wembley Stadium in 1979 as one of the support acts to
The Who. They were immense and The Who was a bit of an anti-climax
following them. I'll never forget Bon running through the crowd on the
pitch at Wembley with Angus on his shoulders. Happy days Very Happy

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:21 am

N.O.R.A wrote:

So who was it? And who is/was JR?

Dallas oil baron JR Ewing was shot by his sister-in-law Kristin.

I was one of the 350 million people from 57 countries who couldn't wait to find out Wink

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1261931.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_shot_J.R.%3F

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:17 am

As an American, I NEVER once watched an episode of Dallas.

I only knew of Larry Hagman as Major Nelson from I Dream of Jeannie.

That shows my age you little kids!!

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 586

Graduated high school in 1991. I miss new wave (New Order), industrial (Ministry, Front 242), Goth (Bauhaus), metal (Motley Crue Def Leopard). There are so many bands I could name! I was trying to identify myself back then but I learned to like a lot of different types of music.
I remember going to Belmont in downtown Chicago, going to Medusa's, and buying my first pair of combat boots. My mom took those boots from me. Sad

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:44 am

Being a first time dad.

Gasoline you could buy for less than 1USD per gallon.
Cassette tapes.

Working like a dog.

Living in an 8' x 35' travel trailer.

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 586

oh yeah! never forget this Killing Joke gem :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1U1Ue_5kq8&ob=av2e

And just to show how musically challenged I am:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VUP4thpr3c

to hopefully redeem myself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17t4bSaMvl4

to redeem myself from my British friends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY1PCaQYQXc

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:30 am

^^^^^^^^

So you think us in the UK have never heard of Rush ?.... Wink

Saw them twice in the eighties and they are still going strong !

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:58 am

Asena wrote:

N.O.R.A wrote:

So who was it? And who is/was JR?

Dallas oil baron JR Ewing was shot by his sister-in-law Kristin.

Thank you, Asena. Is it possible that she shot JFK too?

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:12 am

TheDane wrote:

^^^ You weren't even a glimpse in the milkmans eye

Hence why I said "Glad I wasn't around". Wink

*nudge* *nudge*

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:02 am

^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHpozHn-QA

What I liked about the '80's? The music.

Old Thomas Dolby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWitntwPjM4&ob=av2n

Young Thomas Dolby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fI8834iCgo

Funny how I never age.

Razz

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:41 am

I miss the 1980's because...

I was invincible!... Now I'm just dropping to bits. Smile

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:25 pm

National radio and TV then, before private TV via cable and dish became widespread or even legally allowed here, were just boring then but not annoying Laughing

Wow, even movies were uninterrupted.

Other than that, I don´t know, do I miss much? Would I want to go back to elementary school again? Having the iron curtain border back again in almost shouting distance. I guess not.

I don´t miss much from the eighties. Even the TV series are re-re-re-rerun Laughing

E.T. was bad on the 2600. An abomination. But I loved it. Also my C64. Still play it from time to time thanks to emulation.

I miss these informal kiddie gaming sessions and the informal meetings on the football playing ground and in town.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:36 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw7guzT6ANI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn_x1zqLj1k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3T_xeoGES8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij-jM8CcQIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s__rX_WL100

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy-QmgdUVTI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeG-hNXXy6I

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:55 pm

.... I still had hair then Sad

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:07 pm

Miss the 80s? Surely you jest.....

And @Mr. Tambourine Man & Morgain: The 60s? Seriously? Shocked

Sure I'd love to be that young again, but the late 60s were horrible times to live through. I definitely do not miss that turmoil, despite the great music of the era.

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:39 pm

Juan Freizwidatt wrote:

Sure I'd love to be that young again, but the late 60s were horrible times to live through. I definitely do not miss that turmoil, despite the great music of the era.

The music of the era would have been crap without the turmoil. Disco proves my theory. Cool

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:48 pm

Juan Freizwidatt wrote:

Quote:

but the late 60s were horrible times to live through

While they may not have been good for everyone, the late 50's and early 60's were some of my happiest years. It is true during those times I lived on a farm and the early 60's I had just graduated, was working happily in Wash DC and became a Navy wife living on a Navy base, far removed from the events of the time. However, I do not discount the troubled times that were then, but they did not affect me.

Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:23 am

1950s and early 1960s, sure. Those were good times.

It all started going downhill after JFK was killed, but it really wasn't until 1968 that everything blew up in our faces.

Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:39 am

Quote:

but it really wasn't until 1968 that everything blew up in our faces.

Ah, so my younger brother is to blame, that's the year he was born. Laughing

OK people look at my current avatar, the 1970's was the most crappy of decades, just for the fashion alone. But for other reasons the whole decade sucked hard. Sure the 80's had stupid fashion and music, but it was nothing like the 1970's

I miss the 1980's because...	View next topic View previous topic