Best '80 Band

How can any self-respecting 80's fan omit these fine singers?

All of the above plus:

Simple Minds Blow Monkeys Curiosity Killed the Cat Duran Duran Five Star (sorry but i was a child

PSB New Order Heaven 17 Associates Frankie Goes To Hollywood

The Bunnymen

Sean walker wrote: The Bunnymen

You missed out You missed out You missed out You missed out

(Echo) Ha! Sorry, laughing at my own jokes in a Billy Connolly stylee!

My God, NO is my #1. I would also consider Depeche Mode, and Tears for Fears.

Strawberry Switchblade! (lol)

Wham!

I love all four bands listed (even Erasure!) and other people have listed some other great bands, but for me, Depeche Mode simply had many more very good songs than any other 80's band, except NO, of course!!

Bob Dylan and Cyndi Lauper

I vote Pet Shop Boys

Depeche Mode is one of my top 5 favourite groups, but I like their material from Violator and up, not so much their 80s stuff. Their 80's stuff is not bad but The Pet Shop Boys were at the peak of their game during the 80s so I voted for them. I like the Smiths a lot, Erasure is just ok for me.

(New Order as well as a few others were not available :) )

American: Talking Heads

British: New Order

The Smiths. 'Nuff said.

...and yeah, WHERE'S NEW ORDER ON THE DARN LIST!?

its the bunnys for me..

though for the sake of polls id go for the smiths.

routine bites hard,

The Cure!

cocteau's,smiths,the cure and new order are the 80's

banshee wrote: cocteau's,smiths,the cure and new order are the 80's

I'll agree with you there.

[Though I should NOT forget The Human League, Heaven 17, and--oh dear, oh dear--Rita Mitsouko.

*humming 'Marcia Baila' now*

I have liked all the listed bands (and others) at some point and to varying degrees. Of the options available, I'd go PSB.

Clearly though, NO were better, but there you go.

New Order Blondie Talking Heads The Replacements Slayer Metallica Devo INXS....there are loads of better bands the the 4 at hand...

NObabe wrote: Bananarama

NEW ORDER

Digi Mike Binoche wrote: When you see that list, you realise how SHITE the 80's was for music

in a way, u're right. A lot of eighties bands were, actualy,uninteresting at all. All these synth'bands were crap most of the time. The guitar lines saved NO from fallin in the same trap. I guess their past as jd saved them too...

But the eighties gave us interesting music if we remember bands like the Bunnymen, Felt, PAle Fountains,LLoyd cole early recordings and some JMC material.

Wham, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran etc etc were,obviously, the most disgusting bands ever. But history doesn't remind them. that's a sign.

JEAN NOEL BOUET wrote:

Digi Mike Binoche wrote: When you see that list, you realise how SHITE the 80's was for music

in a way, u're right. A lot of eighties bands were, actualy,uninteresting at all. All these synth'bands were crap most of the time. The guitar lines saved NO from fallin in the same trap. I guess their past as jd saved them too...

But the eighties gave us interesting music if we remember bands like the Bunnymen, Felt, PAle Fountains,LLoyd cole early recordings and some JMC material.

Wham, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran etc etc were,obviously, the most disgusting bands ever. But history doesn't remind them. that's a sign.

Well, Duran Duran it's not too bad....unless for me

i vote for DM!

they were the best band in the 80s (except NO) and they were the greatest band here in germany. they still have have their greatest supporters here in germany and most of them love DM from the beginning...

Missy Jem wrote: All of the above plus:

Five Star (sorry but i was a child

I share your shame!! I can even name them I am sad to say.

From the list, definitely the Smiths, (New Order goes with out saying) but I also loved Blondie, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure. Does that redeem me for the Five Star indescretion???

What a choice we have here! Only those 4 bands? Crap list. Where's the Bunnymen? The Fall? Sisters of Mercy?

the chameleons echo and the bunnyboilers talk talk blondie big black violent femmes oh and some band calling themselves joy division or something( seeing that this topic has run for a couple of years i thought someone should give them a mention) from the list supplied, das shmits i suppose

What kind of poll is this???

Are there only 4 bands in the 80s? And New Order is not even in the list. Not even the Cure, U2, Inxs, the Human League, Howard Jones, Metallica, etc. Because of that, I boycott the polls.

By the way, my top two answers in the thread topic (best '80s band) is also my top two artists of all time. They are:

1. New Order
2. The Cult

Indeed!

Neil and Chris.:p

Depeche mode