Who was lucky enough to be around during one of the coolest decades ever the 80s
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My denim memory of the 80s is how everyone wore them in a fit that would be considered two sizes too small today. 501s had just been relaunched, and they fitted you right when you had to lie down flat, exhale hard, and go through all sorts of contortions to get them just barely buttoned.
I laugh about it today myself, and grin, just a little, when someone tells me my jeans are too tight….. -
My brother sent me these . As you see I didn't think much of the '80's. Yes that is my submarine.
Pendleton shirt, Levis 501's & a ratty nylon jacket that no-one liked but me. My jacket standard has improved-otherwise I wear the same stuff .
I liked that stupid jacket. Look like Levis, maybe I'm wearing Wranglers.Glasses-hey, it's the '80's, fuck off. Yes my brother is a giant fucker. I know it's in California, and it looks like someplace we really shouldn't be. -
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Being a submariner in the 80's must have been nerve racking…
As a side note, I watched Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles on a plane recently, and both movies are impossible to enjoy AFAIC. Without the teenage angst they loose whatever charm they once had.
I still love the music though...
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Was born in 86 so I missed out. I think just about every past decade is romanticized a bit in my head though.
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^that's because the teenage years, Music, movies etc. have a high impact on us. So, almost everybody Claims that their decade was the best.
I even started to like a few things about the 90s (being born in 84 they're "my decade"). That says it all.
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I was born in 1970 so the 80's was a significant decade for me. I got into BMX'ing after getting a Team Murray in 1980. I had many different BMX bikes that I raced at local level and I loved ramp riding, freestyle and street riding. I skated street and ramps in the early to mid 80's and watched the Bones Brigade video and The Search For animal Chin among others. Musically I got into Electro and Hip Hop which continued until House and Techno burst onto the scene in 1987. In 1988 I went off to Uni in London where I studied, bought vinyl and continued clubbing. The 80's were a blast
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I was born in 1970 so the 80's was a significant decade for me. I got into BMX'ing after getting a Team Murray in 1980. I had many different BMX bikes that I raced at local level and I loved ramp riding, freestyle and street riding. I skated street and ramps in the early to mid 80's and watched the Bones Brigade video and The Search For animal Chin among others. Musically I got into Electro and Hip Hop which continued until House and Techno burst onto the scene in 1987. In 1988 I went off to Uni in London where I studied, bought vinyl and continued clubbing. The 80's were a blast
Born in 1971 and yes the 80's been the best decade ever
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I was born in 1970 so the 80's was a significant decade for me. I got into BMX'ing after getting a Team Murray in 1980. I had many different BMX bikes that I raced at local level and I loved ramp riding, freestyle and street riding. I skated street and ramps in the early to mid 80's and watched the Bones Brigade video and The Search For animal Chin among others. Musically I got into Electro and Hip Hop which continued until House and Techno burst onto the scene in 1987. In 1988 I went off to Uni in London where I studied, bought vinyl and continued clubbing. The 80's were a blast
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I was born in ‘72 and your life sounds similar to mine, except I didn’t get into the bmx thing. I did skate though and the Bones Brigade were among my favorites. I also got into hip hop and metal, and bought tons of vinyl. Yep, good times
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I'm probably the oldest person on the forum,having grown up in the 60s,and was playing music in the eighties. I just don't get the enthusiasm for that decade. I don't think anything will ever compare,culturally or musically to the 60s. I need one of those t-shirts they says "I may be old, but I saw all the cool bands"
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Everyone has a certain fondness and sense of nostalgia for the era of their formative years. Usually people from other eras have a less enthusiastic impression. Objectively speaking, there's no real "best" decade.
The 70s were unquestionably the worst, though.
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So much of how I would rate an era/decade has to do with it’s music and wether or not it has stood the test of time for me. I listen to Jimi Hendrix and I’m still blown away by how great he was,and so far ahead of his time. There’s not a lot from the 80s that I can compare with that.
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So much of how I would rate an era/decade has to do with it’s music and wether or not it has stood the test of time for me. I listen to Jimi Hendrix and I’m still blown away by how great he was,and so far ahead of his time. There’s not a lot from the 80s that I can compare with that.
I feel the same regarding judging a decade by it's music except for me it's the 90's but of course I'm partial due to the reasons Chris stated above. IMO there isn't a single decade that beats the 90's (specifically early to mid) when it comes to the amount of great music and artists that came out across different genres that still stand the test of time today. You also had artists who weren't necessarily birthed in the 90's but arguably released their greatest material in that decade.
I think that's the deciding edge the 90's has over other decades is that it wasn't just one specific genre or group/artist. Nirvana, Alice In Chains, STP, Soundgarden, Chili Peppers, Korn, Tupac, Biggie, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang, Snoop, Pantera, Metallica (of course the black album is polarizing but you cant deny it's success) Rage Against the Machine, Deftones…the list goes on. The single most potent decade in history in my opinion that has proven the test of time. My 17 year old daughter and her peers still prefer that era of music over todays, or any other decade for that matter.
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And please, before any Metallica fans start jumping down my throat….I'm not saying the black album is Metallicas best album I'm just saying you can't deny the success of that album and the impact that it had.
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I wish I had been paying more attention to Nirvana at the time,and have come to feel that Kurt Cobains,early death is one of the biggest tragedies in the history of music. I agree a lot of really great music in the 90s that I didn’t appreciate at that time. I don’t feel that way about anyone from the 80s.
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And please, before any Metallica fans start jumping down my throat….I'm not saying the black album is Metallicas best album I'm just saying you can't deny the success of that album and the impact that it had.
I like the Black album. It’s their last best album imo. But Metallica were technically birthed in the 80’s, even though the Black album came out in the 90’s.
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I wish I had been paying more attention to Nirvana at the time,and have come to feel that Kurt Cobains,early death is one of the biggest tragedies in the history of music. I agree a lot of really great music in the 90s that I didn’t appreciate at that time. I don’t feel that way about anyone from the 80s.
I thought Layne Staley’s death was more tragic because you actually saw the guy wasting away in public. You could tell he was strung out on heroin during some of AIC’s live performances, especially that MTV unplugged gig
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And please, before any Metallica fans start jumping down my throat….I'm not saying the black album is Metallicas best album I'm just saying you can't deny the success of that album and the impact that it had.
I like the Black album. It’s their last best album imo. But Metallica were technically birthed in the 80’s, even though the Black album came out in the 90’s.
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I like the black album as well but.it's definitley a polarizing album among the metal community and Metallica fans. Master of Puppets is a work of art though.
