The 80s Rule

**Rideski** · 05-30-2022, 07:26 AM

**highangle** · 05-30-2022, 08:22 AM

**highangle** · 05-30-2022, 01:13 PM

**highangle** · 05-30-2022, 01:19 PM

**riser4** · 05-30-2022, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Rideski

Written by Kid Rock. If you can believe that. Butthole Surfers flirtation with pop. I mean, who ever thought you'd see them on MTV? That any of their songs would be even playable? Gimme some Locust Abortion Technician. Add some Hairway to Steven if you want something a little more "accessible".

**Rideski** · 05-30-2022, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by riser4

Written by Kid Rock. If you can believe that. Butthole Surfers flirtation with pop. I mean, who ever thought you'd see them on MTV? That any of their songs would be even playable? Gimme some Locust Abortion Technician. Add some Hairway to Steven if you want something a little more "accessible".

I guess that must have been a bad thing if you never liked dancing with scantily clad goth girls in dimly lit clubs with over-indulgent bass.

**Djongo Unchained** · 05-30-2022, 07:25 PM

Kuntz

Locust abortion tech was my intro to the surfers. Love Hairway and Rembrandt Pussyhorse too. Widowermaker rocks out too.

Gots all dat shit on CD still, along with some bootlegs and old ass videos.

The tour in 87? had a topless dancer that was maybe the strangest lsd/surfers/Bass ale head vortex that I can remember. She was unattractive yet we were riveted to her stretch armstrong moves.

Dancing with the goth girls was down the street at the Lords of the New Church show.
RIP Stiv.

**half-fast** · 06-03-2022, 09:47 PM

Twist in My Sobriety

**Mazderati** · 06-09-2022, 07:00 AM

**riser4** · 06-09-2022, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by Mazderati

Nice. UB40 was the first real concert I went to without my parents, fall of 1984 at UVMs Patrick Gym. Pablo Moses opened, which was way better. I was a sophomore in HS.

**Core Shot** · 06-09-2022, 08:42 AM

And now we’re back to Neil diamond.

Fun ub40 fact. None of them played instruments when they formed the band.

**mcski** · 06-09-2022, 09:25 AM

UB40 was incessantly played around my dorm. I much more associate the song w them than Neil because of that

**mud** · 06-09-2022, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by highangle

Alex doesn't get enough credit for his drumming.
I've smoked so many joints listening to this album driving around town.

**Mofro261** · 06-09-2022, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by highangle

Worth posting this song again, from one of the best "ski" movies of the 80's- Better Off Dead.

**SumJongGuy** · 06-09-2022, 11:23 AM

+1 to Alex being underrated. Although he did make the cover of Modern Drummer moe than once.

**riser4** · 06-09-2022, 11:51 AM

If I never have to hear Tone Löc again, it will be too soon.

**riser4** · 06-09-2022, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Rideski

I guess that must have been a bad thing if you never liked dancing with scantily clad goth girls in dimly lit clubs with over-indulgent bass.

Squirrels smoking crack is amusing, I'll give you that.

**MakersTeleMark** · 06-09-2022, 08:15 PM

David bowie UB40. Winning.

**highangle** · 06-10-2022, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by riser4

If I never have to hear Tone Löc again, it will be too soon.

80s - I remember a gig at an after-hours joint in a strip mall that was owned by the state president of the Hell's Angels [they used to have meetings there]. Between sets there was a jukebox - Steppenwolf of course, Hank Jr, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, George Thorogood, Pink Floyd, Clarence Carter's Strokin', those 2 Tone Löc tunes. Over and over.

We played straight classic rock - Skynyrd, Stones, Allman Bros, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, maybe some Muddy Waters... "Nothing too new or trendy."

**m98b5e** · 06-11-2022, 12:30 PM

I don't know about 84 being the apex ... maybe Bruce Springsteen. I'll take the 90s though. Hip hop exploded and there was some great alt rock. Too many one offs in the 80s for my liking, but there was some good stuff to be had for sure.