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Mount Rushmore - 80s rock bands

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Scout, Aug 14, 2019.

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  1. Tweener

    Tweener Well-Known Member

    I’m with you. Not everyone likes U2, and I get that, but the band is an obvious lock.

    From what I know of you, I had a feeling you’d mention The Smiths. They’re my favorite band from the ‘80s, but I’m not sure where they fit in the discussion. I guess I never really thought of their music as rock.
     
    Tweener, Aug 15, 2019
    #37
  2. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    This is like Nelson Muntz talking Andy Williams.
     
    Scout, Aug 15, 2019
    #38
  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Again, what are the parameters? Is U2 really "rock 'n' roll"?

    C'mon, is this really rock? It's Irish lullabying.

     
    Songbird, Aug 15, 2019
    #39
  4. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    My fave song off that album....fucking Philistine. And nobody does lullabies better than the Irish.
     
    Huggy, Aug 15, 2019
    #40
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  5. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Lord knows when I wanna rock out, I put on some '80s Billy Joel doo-wop.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Aug 15, 2019
    #41
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  6. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    What has nine arms and still sucks?
     
    Justin_Rice, Aug 15, 2019
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  7. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Def Leppard. (But I don't think they suck.)
     
    Regan MacNeil, Aug 15, 2019
    #43
  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    1 arm Def Leppard > 2 arm Def Leppard
     
    Chef2, Aug 15, 2019
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  9. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    LOL get back to me when the Irish lullabiers comes within a thousand miles of this.

    Edit: 1978. #MyFail ... point still stands.

     
    Songbird, Aug 15, 2019
    #45
  10. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    That's the whole point. Billy Joel's 1980s output was doo-wop, some soft stuff and "We Didn't Start The Fire".

    How would that qualify him for a Rock Mount Rushmore for that decade?
     
    Regan MacNeil, Aug 15, 2019
    #46
  11. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    One can make the argument - and in the 1970s we did - that Billy Joel is pop, not rock.
     
    Azrael, Aug 15, 2019
    #47
  12. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    And Guns 'n' Roses are glam metal.

    So I'll ask again, what constitutes "rock"?
     
    Songbird, Aug 15, 2019
    #48
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