What was it like in the 80s?

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(08-26-2020, 08:56 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I got to get one more music reference in here, one I can't believe I failed to mention.

A lot of people associate this guy with the 70's.  The truth is Double Trouble didn't become nationally successful until 1983.  His window of mainstream success was much shorter than many might think.  And if anything is anti-hair metal is the blues and this bad ass m'fer.

Stevie Ray might be the greatest guitarist of all time, love that guy RIP.

Texas Flood is my favorite song by him and when he played it live one time I swear I saw smoke coming off the geet!

[Wes Mantooth]

(08-26-2020, 10:00 PM)jason Wrote: Didn't one of the Back To the Future sequels call the Cubs winning it all in 2016?

I'm pretty sure they also kinda get credit for calling that there would be a Miami team in the future too.

The Marlins didn't exit when BtF2 came out.  Yet they had Chicago playing Miami in the World Series.

[*jason*]

(08-27-2020, 12:18 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Stevie Ray might be the greatest guitarist of all time, love that guy RIP.

Texas Flood is my favorite song by him and when he played it live one time I swear I saw smoke coming off the geet!

He died today 30 years ago.

[coachmcneil71]

(08-26-2020, 07:10 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: This.  Too many people immediately think of bands Poison and Motley Crue when it comes to the decade.

Here are some bands who released multiple well received albums during the decade:

The Police
Red Hot Chili Peppers
GNR
Metallica
Dire Straits
Primus
The Talking Heads
REM
Faith No More
In Living Colour

Also, I don't care what anyone says bands like The Scorpions, Genesis, Duran Duran, and Depeche Mode are not cheesy at all.

Also, if you're in to Hip Hop it's hard to ignore Run DMC's importance.  

Let's add Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as well as The Traveling Wilburys to the good list.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(08-27-2020, 01:47 PM)jason Wrote: He died today 30 years ago.

Really? Wow.

Mind blown.

(08-27-2020, 02:15 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: Let's add Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as well as The Traveling Wilburys to the good list.

Yes, lets do.  Good ole Tom, Roy and George RIP.

[Bengalitis]

80s were great, we were better respected and televised more. the best era of this team by far.