BUT SERIOUSLY: The best rock act of the '80s?

[NightTrain]

I'm just listing some random favorites off the top of my head. Appy-polly-loggies if I left out your favorite '80s band!

[Dr Fate]

1. Talking Heads, REM, XTC, Elvis Costello....n/t

n/t

[NightTrain]

All legitimate choices.

Too bad these polls only have ten options!

[BurtWorm]

2. Where's Chicago post Peter Cetera?

:wtf:

[NightTrain]

4. In the Dumpster, where they belong.

You know why Peter Cetera left Chicago to record duets with Amy Grant? It was a step up! :puke:

[BurtWorm]

6. Et tu, Cetera?

:crazy:

[jpgray]

3. Of these, the Police. Some really nice pop in there (nt)

[mmm]

5. Lil' Jimmy and the Horn O' Plenty

By far, hands down.

[jus_the_facts]

7. PRINCE....melts MY drawers right OFF......

....:o dooooo me baaaaaby...like ya neeever done before....:o give it to meeee...till I just can't taaaaaake NO MORE!!! :evilgrin:

[bif]

8. I voted for Queen, and when it refreshed

It was gone. Slim pickins for that era, Dude.

[NightTrain]

9. Oops! Sorry.

:)

[Rick Myers]

10. Couple good one's there...

The Police at their best were AMAZING. Alot of the others were solid performers. My fave Springsteen song is from the 70's, Rosalita!!!

I saw Talking Heads last show in NYC at the old Club 54 in 1989... TomTom Club played, then everyone came out and they've never played together since (unless I've missed something!)!!!

[scucci]

11. What, no U2?

I do love Springsteen & Prince but come on!

[NightTrain]

15. Good call! Added U2 on edit.

Thanks! :hi:

[scucci]

24. Thank you!

:)

[DBoon]

12. X

one of the best rock bands of all time

[tigereye]

13. one of the best and loudest shows I've ever seen

[bobthedrummer]

14. I would say The Clash, but they're MIA

so I voted for Talking Heads

[camero]

16. Voted Talking Heads

But REM would be my pick. The Clash would be pretty good there too. Them and The Ramones pretty much brought punk into the mainstream.

[King of New Orleans]

17. Since Husker Du is absent

I will vote for Talking Heads. But from "Flip Your Wig" thru "New Day Rising" to "Songs from the Warehouse and Attic" Husker Du was the best.

[Trajan]

18. I didnt see Oingo Boingo ....

Why ? ...

AMAZING energy in their show ....

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

19. The Smiths and Bruce Hornsby and the Range

[Westegg]

20. Sonic Youth/Prince/Talking Heads

[ACK]

21. Husker Du, the Minutemen, the Replacements,

Dead Kennedys, the Clash, Firehose, the Cure, the Smiths, 10,000 Maniacs, Camper Van Beethoven and well almost everything I listen to was late 80's and early 90's stuff.

Postpunk rules. Still flying the flannel!

[opiate69]

22. Faith No More

[U2Fanatic]

23. U2, with The Police in a close second

[CrownPrinceBandar]

25. Alan Parsons Project

[Enraged_Ape]

26. I thought this was a "rock"poll. Where's Van Fucking Halen?

Talking Heads are rock?

[AntiCoup2K4]

28. Yeah, no shit!

I love the Clash, Police, U2, etc, but I believe the question was best ROCK act.


And this would be them :evilgrin:

[guitar man]

27. the 80's and more

the 70's,80's,90's and STILL RAWKING!!!!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

29. Clearly The Pixies beat out all these other lightweight non-entities.

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