odd title, but there's plenty of good bands that get written off as 80s junk (ala kajagoogoo or whatever they were called) even though they were great bands

simple minds is the best example of this

any others?

10/9/2005 7:32:32 PM

10/9/2005 7:35:26 PM

W.A.S.P.

10/9/2005 7:48:02 PM

Jitterbug *snap* *snap*

10/9/2005 7:54:34 PM

they did a lot of stuff in the 70s too, but i think a lot of people think devo's only song was whip it

10/9/2005 8:05:43 PM

^i was waiting for someone to post them

Oh no! Its Devo! was released in '85 and is still one of their best.

10/9/2005 8:15:33 PM

micheal jackson

10/9/2005 8:49:43 PM

i also agree with devo

10/9/2005 8:57:18 PM

mister mister

10/9/2005 9:51:56 PM

echo and the bunnymen ...oh wait they're not underrated

10/9/2005 10:00:58 PM

QUEENSRYCHE

10/9/2005 10:20:12 PM

minutemen



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10/9/2005 10:35:51 PM

good examples, but i was thinking more along the lines of bands that people think of from the 80s and can only think of their pop hits.

"Dont You Forget About Me" was Simple Mind's worst song.

Eddy Grant is another one. He was a great reggae artist before "Electric Avenue" hit.

10/9/2005 11:30:15 PM

10/10/2005 1:04:37 AM

thats a huge fuckin bass

10/10/2005 1:20:57 AM

its a small kid

10/10/2005 1:33:13 AM

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"W.A.S.P."

totally fucking agreed

10/10/2005 6:44:29 AM

Talk Talk

10/10/2005 6:58:08 AM

the stone roses, the pixies, joy division

10/10/2005 9:40:01 AM

i think the pixies and to a lesser extent, joy division, are starting to be recognized more

10/10/2005 10:06:12 AM

yeah, now they are. but they were heads and shoulders above everyone back then and they were almost totally overlooked. well, here in the states anyways.

10/10/2005 11:16:05 AM

yup

10/10/2005 11:22:01 AM

Katrina and the Waves "Walking on Sunshine" Great Song

10/10/2005 12:10:00 PM

i'd add the flaming lips but most of their 80's catalog really did suck

10/10/2005 1:32:01 PM

soft cell
new order
love and rockets
bauhaus

11/1/2005 5:04:26 PM

Giorgio Moroder

11/1/2005 5:17:41 PM

I'm not sure if I'd classify The Stone Roses in the 80's. Their first album came out in 89 but I dont think they had an extensive collection before then. Then again, they basically only had one album and it came out in 89 and their belated second album came out so much later so they're an anomally. The Cure's first album came out in 79 but I wouldnt consider them an 70's band.

I'd put my hat in for The Cure, Joy Division, New Order and The Smiths. The Smiths isnt underrated though.

11/1/2005 5:32:01 PM

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"soft cell"

Yes and no. Their song "Tainted Love" is way overrated, and to this day overplayed. Not a lot of people know, however, that the song is a remake, and that Soft Cell had a handful of good original songs, but were stuck with a one hit wonder tag of a song that wasn't theirs originally.

11/1/2005 7:10:19 PM

11/1/2005 7:15:09 PM

Queensryche
King Crimson
Rush
Peter Gabriel

11/1/2005 7:17:54 PM

^^^i was thinking more along the lines of "sex dwarf"

11/1/2005 7:52:24 PM

WARRANT!!!1

11/1/2005 8:46:56 PM

The Replacements

11/1/2005 9:51:23 PM

warrant's 90s stuff is way underrated in comparison to their 80s stuff

11/1/2005 9:52:48 PM

Blasphemour knows whats up.

11/1/2005 11:51:33 PM

Thompson Twins!

11/2/2005 2:18:08 PM

guided by voices

11/2/2005 2:23:26 PM

todd rundgren

11/2/2005 2:28:00 PM

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, AM I RIGHT?!?!?

11/2/2005 2:33:08 PM

echo and the bunnymen

11/2/2005 2:56:42 PM

dont know if they were underrated in the 80s, but depeche mode's old stuff is among some of my favorite

11/2/2005 3:00:59 PM

DEBBIE DEB

11/2/2005 3:19:38 PM

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I think thats only b/c of Morrissey. I don't know, there a hard one to place. I was listening to some of their first album the other night and I'd say I enjoy it more than Joy Division, its actually better as club music, imho.

The Cure is very rated, I think their well-respected now.

Depeche Mode gets plenty of respect, but not necissarily as the pioneers they were. Them and Soft Cell.

11/2/2005 3:33:08 PM

THE MOTHER FUCKING POGUES

11/2/2005 3:41:21 PM

^good call

11/2/2005 4:05:54 PM

im gonna have to say none of them

11/3/2005 11:44:03 AM

Depeche Mode, one of the few New Wave bands that wasn't a one hit wonder (and just released a decent new album last month). It irritates me that when I listen to '80s format stations, the only songs you ever hear are "Just Can't Get Enough" and "People are People". The latter is okay, but the former absolutely sucks compared to other music they put out, it's that cheesy bubblegum pop. Give me "Strangelove" any day.

^^^^ Agree they don't get much respect as the forerunner of alternative. Everyone just thinks all they foreran was goth.

I also like Peter Gabriel, although his respect comes in different forms. When VH1 did the Best and Worst Music Videos of All-Time, they gave him the 4th best of all-time, but also two of the Top Ten Worst.


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11/3/2005 3:48:30 PM

Siouxse and the Banshees dont get enough respect, not just as a new wave act, or an "alternative" act, but as a group that made good dance music in the early 90s as well.

I'm talking stuff like "Kiss Them For Me", as well as "Cities in Dust" (which fits into the middle category up there)

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"Talk Talk"

FUCK yes

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12/10/2005 12:37:06 AM

Warrant

12/10/2005 2:19:47 AM

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"WARRANT!!!1"

12/10/2005 9:48:28 AM