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> > Well Howard, let me tell you that nothing happenned in the 80s. Nothing. The only good thing to come out of the 80s was me.
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> I disagree. Eighties music came out of the Eighties. And I'm not talking about the New Kids on the Block or Tiffany or Debbie Gibson- (no, those are my roommate's obsessions...) The good stuff. "Monster Ballads," as they are so lovingly referred to... the Big Hair Bands... and of course, early Madonna and Michael Jackson. Who doesn't love "Thriller?" Or "Material Girl" ... or my favorite, "Like a Prayer." And then there's all that fun stuff like "Karma Chameleon" and "Stray Cat Strut-" Brian Setser before the orchestra.
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> No, there was definitely some good stuff that came out of the eighties.
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> ~Mina "and I own six greatest hits CD's, plus many, many individual albums..." moon

If we're going to talk about eighties music, here are three bands which should receive a great deal of credit:

1. REM
2. The Pixies
3. Husker Du

Cheez L"Today's 'alternative' bands would be nowhere were it not for the Pixies"iz