[quote author=Squonk link=topic=25482.msg271079#msg271079 date=1469791554]
Hated the 80's and still do! :)
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Wasn't my favourite period either, Squonkmeister. High school '84 - '89. No, I did not repeat a year, although probably should have :P Started high school in standard 5, went through to matric. Come to think of it, did post-matric as well. So kicked of the 90s in school as well. Now [i]there[/i] is a decade that [i]truly[/i] sucked.
BUT (80s positives)...
Birth of Metallica, G'nR, (grunge, he said reluctantly, because not all 'grunge bands' were of a level), plenty others. Depeche Mode, REM, Tears for Fears, The Peppers, The Cult, and c'mon - I mean - the PIXIES?!?
BUT (80s icks)...
Birth of a dearth of 80s pop starlets* with about as much staying power and talent as bogroll. Ick.
AND (more 80s plusses)...
Some great releases from established artists.
Oh well. Just my thoughts
dh|
*[i]This descriptor is gender-neutral in this case...[/i]
And just in case someone accuses me of wondering off-topic: