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What are some 80's music bands?

What were/are the bands that defined the music of the 70s?

  • Breakdowns based on genres would be great. I'm looking more for bands with consistently great music than one-hit wonders. Related:

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    Hard Rock- Big names-  Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath  Hip alternatives-  The Stooges, Mott The Hoople Country Rock- Big names-  The Eagles, Jackson Browne Hip alternatives-  The Flying Burrito Brothers with Gram Parsons, The Grateful Dead (they were perceived this way in the '70's) Progressive Rock- Big names-  Yes, Pink Floyd Hip alternatives-  Camel, Roxy Music Funk-  Big names-  Earth, Wind And Fire, Commodores Hip alternatives-  The Meters, Parliament Straight Up Rock & Roll- Big names-  The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith Hip alternatives-  Little Feat, J Geils Female Vocalist- Big names-  Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin Hip alternatives-  Bonnie Raitt, Valerie Carter Jazz/Fusion- Big names-  Return To Forever, Jeff Beck Hip alternatives-  Weather Report, Frank Zappa

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A lot of people were excited about the 80's to revitalize the music that had gotten stale in the 70's.  It's in retrospect that lots of 70's bands that are fondly remembered.  So, I'll start by mentioning the worst of the 70's, followed by some better stuff.  Again, not all of these bands were actually good, but they helped define the 70's. Some of the worst Easy Listening songs Feelings - Morris Albert Send in the Clowns - several artists Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tenille Easy Listening (bands) Chuck Mangione Harry Chapin Gordon Lightfoot Bread Pop The Osmonds The Jackson 5 The Bay City Rollers Blondie Three Dog Night Stevie Wonder ABBA Disco Donna Summer The Village People KC and the Sunshine Band The Bee Gees Boney M Disco was a weird time that briefly sucked in Kiss, Rod Stewart and other top acts as well as porn star Andrea True.  A lot of the other musical styles have already been mentioned (and better artists like: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, Pink Floyd, B.T.O, etc.), so I won't repeat them here.

Bob Zimmerman

AOR (Album Oriented Rock) KISS Foreigner Journey AC/DC Cheap Trick REO Speedwagon Bruce Springsteen Heart Peter Frampton Van Halen Bad Company Rush Boston Bachman Turner Overdrive Grand Funk Alice Cooper America Blue Oyster Cult Foghat Bob Segar Eddie Money J Geils Band Kansas Nazareth Queen Styx Steve Miller Band Ted Nugent Thin Lizzy The Beatles ZZ Top The Who Toto Fleetwood Mac Doobie Brothers Deep Purple The Kinks Pop/Rock Billy Joel Elton John Paul McCartney/WINGS ABBA Atlanta Rhythm Section Ambrosia Chicago Hall and Oates Neil Diamond Seals and Crofts Three Dog Night Jackson Browne Barbara Streisand Prog Rock Genesis ELP Jethro Tull Todd Rundgren Southern Rock Marshall Tucker Band Allman Brothers Band Lynyrd Skynyrd The Outlaws Funk/Rock Mother's Finest Sly and the Family Stone R&B (and gulp...Disco) Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder Barry White Isley Brothers Isaac Hayes Diana Ross Donna Summer Bee Gees Ohio Players KC and the Sunshine Band Chic Blues BB King Punk/Alt Sex Pistols Ramones The Tubes Jazz Miles Davis

Hugh Hession

The Clash, Sex Pistols, Ramones and Stooges. These bands spiced up the 70's and got away from the norm and gave the music industry a breath of fresh air.

Max Gorman

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