Best band of the 80's

hey be and phasecorrect what do you think was best loop . i liked 'glided' but not much for 'fade out' nor 'the world in your eyes' hmm did either of you like main robert h.'s post loop band. gosh loop mentioned on audion. *wow* :)

i'm going to vote for *band of susans* based on 'hope against hope' and of course especially 'love agenda'

guitars were rather good (well a few bands)in the late 80's/early 90's.unlike now with guitars being 300%crap and evryone raving....

sorry i wasn't much for jesus mary chain(too much of a riffy sound/sort of trad sounding.) but i loved the black tambourine.so go figure. :) now how about that for alternative pop. no in quotes needed. :)

I can't believe nobody's mentioned Sonic Youth or R.E.M. or the Smiths! And let's not forget the Pixies. Surfer Rosa and Dolittle were two of the top ten albums of the decade.

Ben, The Smith's is an interesting and good choice. If you look at U2's work strictly from the eighties, don't you agree that the work was their most important and creative? This thread's criteria being "Best Band of the 80's", I don't think I can rate the Smith's above U2 or even REM as you also mentioned. I personally never got into REM as much as the rest of the world seems to have. In the early days of the band, I could never understand a word coming out of Micheal Stipe's mouth, and it ultimately turned me off to them.

Duran Duran
Men at Work
Culture Club
Spandau
U2

The impact of these bands defines the 80's....

Amandarae, I'm frightened to admit I respect your point.