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re: Why do 80’s channels and compilations focus on the early 1980’s?
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:32 am to genuineLSUtiger
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:32 am to genuineLSUtiger
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Textbook example of this is Def Leppard’s Pyromania released in 1983 and then Hysteria released in 1987. Light years different. Drum tracks spelled the end of classic rock for me. The mid-80’s was the death knell.
In fairness to Def Leppard, their sound changed when their drummer lost an arm. They went more electronic out of necessity.
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Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:09 am to weagle1999
quote:Because one is awesome and the other is utterly terrible?
Why does ‘Jenny’ get played 18,456 times and ‘Father Figure’ only twice or so?
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:54 pm to weagle1999
The real question to me is; why is this radio station rotating the same 100 songs over and over when there were literally 1000s of great songs in the 80s. And it's not just the corporate radio stations doing it. The locally owned ones (the very very few of them) do the same thing.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 9:31 pm to moon
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The real question to me is; why is this radio station rotating the same 100 songs over and over when there were literally 1000s of great songs in the 80s. And it's not just the corporate radio stations doing it. The locally owned ones (the very very few of them) do the same thing.
This is kinda what I am getting at. I wonder if licensing could be part of it?
Posted on 12/15/25 at 9:36 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Hysteria
Their best selling album and it was full of hits. Young me at the dance would get excited to think of who I might slow dance with during ‘Love Bites’.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:13 pm to weagle1999
This is pretty easy. The top artists/bands of the 70s (Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Boston, Journey, Foreigner, Styx, Prince, Heart, Michael Jackson, Bowie, the Stones, McCartney/Harrison, Queen, the Police, Duran Duran, etc etc etc) peaked or dropped off from 1980 - 1986. With a few exceptions, they were pretty much done making their best albums.
At the end of the 80s, Guns and Roses, Janet Jackson, and Madonna kept things going along with Hair Bands, but there is no comparison with the first half of the 80s. Not even close.
I was a student/young adult during the 80s and have no bias either way.
At the end of the 80s, Guns and Roses, Janet Jackson, and Madonna kept things going along with Hair Bands, but there is no comparison with the first half of the 80s. Not even close.
I was a student/young adult during the 80s and have no bias either way.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:01 pm to ATCTx
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This is pretty easy. The top artists/bands of the 70s (Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Boston, Journey, Foreigner, Styx, Prince, Heart, Michael Jackson, Bowie, the Stones, McCartney/Harrison, Queen, the Police, Duran Duran, etc etc etc) peaked or dropped off from 1980 - 1986. With a few exceptions, they were pretty much done making their best albums.
I might argue this a little bit. A bunch of the bands/artists you mentioned had huge hits in the late eighties. Boston's Third Stage came out in '86, they toured extensively for that record in '87-88. Aerosmith had multi-platinum records with Permanent Vacation in '87 and Pump in '89. Queen's A Kind of Magic came out in '86, The Miracle sold almost ten million records in '89. Innuendo in '91 sold 2 million. Bad Animals from Heart came out in '87. Michael Jackson's Bad came out in '87. George Harrison released Cloud Nine in '87. Duran Duran released Notorious in '86. None of these bands/artists were done making their best stuff by 1986.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:14 pm to Saint Alfonzo
quote:Yeah, I pretty much agree with this.
I might argue this a little bit. A bunch of the bands/artists you mentioned had huge hits in the late eighties. Boston's Third Stage came out in '86, they toured extensively for that record in '87-88. Aerosmith had multi-platinum records with Permanent Vacation in '87 and Pump in '89. Queen's A Kind of Magic came out in '86, The Miracle sold almost ten million records in '89. Innuendo in '91 sold 2 million. Bad Animals from Heart came out in '87. Michael Jackson's Bad came out in '87. George Harrison released Cloud Nine in '87. Duran Duran released Notorious in '86. None of these bands/artists were done making their best stuff by 1986.
I think the 2nd half of the 80s was way better than the first half.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:24 pm to ATCTx
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This is pretty easy. The top artists/bands of the 70s (Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Boston, Journey, Foreigner, Styx, Prince, Heart, Michael Jackson, Bowie, the Stones, McCartney/Harrison, Queen, the Police, Duran Duran, etc etc etc) peaked or dropped off from 1980 - 1986. With a few exceptions, they were pretty much done making their best albums.
At the end of the 80s, Guns and Roses, Janet Jackson, and Madonna kept things going along with Hair Bands, but there is no comparison with the first half of the 80s. Not even close.
I agree with most of this but Prince wasn't very big in the 70s.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 5:25 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Yeah, I pretty much agree with this.
I think the 2nd half of the 80s was way better than the first half.
I agree with this. He only mentions Guns N' Roses, Janet, and Madonna. Calling the rest just "Hair Bands" sells that era out entirely. A lot of great bands under that umbrella, many of them are still active. Bon Jovi and Metallica still sell out arena tours.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:07 pm to Saint Alfonzo
quote:Yeah, the rise of metal was awesome. Great Maiden albums. Megadeth. Pantera. Queensryche.
I agree with this. He only mentions Guns N' Roses, Janet, and Madonna. Calling the rest just "Hair Bands" sells that era out entirely. A lot of great bands under that umbrella, many of them are still active. Bon Jovi and Metallica still sell out arena tours.
I think the pop was way better too, as I just don't care for the more punk-influenced stuff.
The Bangles
INXS
etc
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