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Time for the 80s?

Started by garbon, November 27, 2009, 11:54:32 PM

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Malthus

Quote from: crazy canuck on November 30, 2009, 02:53:04 PM
Quote from: garbon on November 30, 2009, 02:09:49 PM
I took your statement to mean that we aren't really copying anything as we don't have the ability to.

Copying appears to be the only thing that this generation of musicians can do.

Unlike the paragons of originality I listened to in the '70s, like Led Zep. They would *never* copy others.  :D
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crazy canuck

Quote from: Malthus on November 30, 2009, 03:02:09 PM
Unlike the paragons of originality I listened to in the '70s, like Led Zep. They would *never* copy others.  :D

We are talking about the 80s here.  Not the terrible decade devoid of music known as the 70s.

Malthus

Quote from: crazy canuck on November 30, 2009, 03:03:23 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 30, 2009, 03:02:09 PM
Unlike the paragons of originality I listened to in the '70s, like Led Zep. They would *never* copy others.  :D

We are talking about the 80s here.  Not the terrible decade devoid of music known as the 70s.

Ahh, the 80s. When Duran Duran ruled the airwaves.   ;)
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Eddie Teach

Quote from: crazy canuck on November 30, 2009, 03:03:23 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 30, 2009, 03:02:09 PM
Unlike the paragons of originality I listened to in the '70s, like Led Zep. They would *never* copy others.  :D

We are talking about the 80s here.  Not the terrible decade devoid of music known as the 70s.

90s > 70s > 60s > 80s >>>>>>> 2000s
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katmai

Quote from: Malthus on November 30, 2009, 03:15:15 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 30, 2009, 03:03:23 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 30, 2009, 03:02:09 PM
Unlike the paragons of originality I listened to in the '70s, like Led Zep. They would *never* copy others.  :D

We are talking about the 80s here.  Not the terrible decade devoid of music known as the 70s.

Ahh, the 80s. When Duran Duran ruled the airwaves.   ;)

The reflex...gag reflex that is. :x
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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 30, 2009, 05:35:33 PM
90s > 70s > 60s > 80s >>>>>>> 2000s
People are tired of the sound and expect a change, but I think some of it will age well.  TV on the Radio, for instance.  The Black Keys, earlier White Stripes.

That said, fuck all the pussy non-electric indie bands.  All of 'em.
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I'm not at all familiar with television but the Ramones, though very important and influential for punk (along with Iggy, New York Dolls and the like), certainly aren't true punk themselves. Just look at the famous first album cover, in style they're utterly un-punk.
And again: I've recognised from the start that 'New Wave' was around in the 70s, my entire point is that the modern definition of New Wave is rather different to how people in the 70s would have defined it.

?

this is revisionism. It's like Viper arguing that Zeppelin wasn't metal. But if you went back in time, you'd find that people then called them ... metal.
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Quote from: Ed Anger on November 30, 2009, 05:53:13 PM
I like Supertramp.

Mostly a 70s act, although their biggest selling album was in 81. If you ever get a chance to see Roger Hodgson live, do so. He's pretty good.
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