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The 80s sucked. Discuss.
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Re: The 80s sucked. Discuss.
Mar 01, 2020, 01:04
In terms of what was happening politically/socially and the mainstream soundtrack that accompanied, normalised and celebrated all that ... oh yeah. The music business really morphed into the music industry through the decade.

Then there were the scenes that grew up reacting against those values; goth, grunge and the more political agit-punk that's already been mentioned. A smattering of socialist mainstream pop with the likes of Billy Bragg, the Housemartins, The Style Council etc and a clutch of 'we mean it, man' bands, most of whom were ultimately corroded by their own commercial success or failure.

And then there was music that seemed to come from outside of all that and to be happening more for it's own sake ... Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Pixies, and the re-direction of Tom Waits. An avant-garde resurgence.
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