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Most Over-hyped 80's Band?
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Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:12 amby devildog
I am not sure if this topic has been covered yet (I am too lazy to look). So forgive me if this has been discussed already, but what do you think were some of the most over-hyped bands of the 80's?
Sevral spring to mind for me:
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
The Power Station
All three received such hype but they were not worth it!
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:20 amby Grunch
I agree with your choices, devildog. FGTH had a lot of self-hype, and I remember reading back in the 80s the bombastic idea of a band debuting with a double album, that they had that much confidence with material good enought to fill that much time. I mus
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:58 amby randy
Easy....Talking Heads. Liked some of their stuff, hated a lot of it--and waaaaaaayyyyy overplayed!!!!!
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:01 amby randy
and yes I know they were a 70's band but did not hit it big till the 80's. ( For those of you that would want to correct me.[:)])
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:59 pmby ghosty
...and Sting is a guest vocalist on the Arcadia album.
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Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:44 pmby design_femme
How 'bout Robert Palmer, Riptide-era only? [:D]
I'm gonna have ta stick up for him. "Johnny and Mary" is so sweet, so catchy, and do I dare say—new wavish? So unlike the whole bombastic "Addicted to Love" crap.