Variety of 1986

So once again I was not here for this lesson, so I'm going to do my best. 1986, from what I can tell from the internet, had a lot of hits. It looks to me like the top 100 charts were littered with poppy songs, not so much rock. Such as "West End Girls," and the fact that 12 of the top 20 songs have the word "love" in the title. So 1986 might have been a slow year, in the sense that it was characterized by romantic, feel-good pop rock songs. My favorite song that I see on here has to be "Rock me Amadeus" by Falco. I think they were a really unique band for their time and were good to listen to.

Liveaid

Unfortunately i was gone for a majority of the live aid movie. I did however get to watch the part with Queen. I thought that they had a good performance, I don't really know too much about what the concert was about, from what I heard it was in an effort to raise money to hunger. But anyway, Queen was good, I don't really know much more than that.

4 People we listened to last class

My favorite has to be U2, I still listen to those guys even to this day. I like how their music reflects the tribulations they were going through in Ireland. Actually, when I was about 12 I saw their Vertigo concert in Dallas. However, Bono I think has turned into too much of a pop star.

I didn't like syncronicity though, I'm a big fan of Sting but not the police. Their music is a little too poppy, and it just seems to drag on and on.

The romantics were crap too. Plus that guy had a weird music video and it made me feel uncomfortable.

I've always liked the talking heads too, except I didn't really like the song we listened to in class.

81 Favorite Song

I really enjoyed pretty much all of the 81 stuff that we listened to, primarily because a lot of what 103.5 Bob FM plays is from that late 70s early 80s time period. I'd have to say that my favorite was Stevie Nicks, one, because I think she's a phenomenal singer, and 2, she's really good looking. I preferred her when she was on her own, but her Fleetwood Mac stuff was good too. Edge of Seventeen was my favorite song, the music video was pretty cool too. She has a fantastic voice.

70s Synopsis

Sorry this blog is coming in late, I guess I missed the memo again.

Anyway the 70s were far different from the 60s and the 80s.the decade saw the rise of disco, which became one of the biggest genres of the decade, especially in the mid-to-late 1970s. Rock music played an important part in the Western musical scene, with punk rock thriving throughout the mid to late 1970s.^[2] Other sub-genres of rock, particularly glam, hard rock, progressive, art rock, and heavy metal achieved various amounts of success. Disco soon split off and led the way for a disco/rock hybrid, synth rock. Disco and Rock competed heavily in this decade, backed by the emergence of various sub-genres of the two. The Ramones and Blondie highlighted the Punk Rock genre, ZZ top and Aerosmith shaped other rock genres.

70s vs. 80s Musical Perspective

I'd have to say that if I were to live in one of the two, it would have to be the 70s. Musically as well, I prefer the 70s. I mean it's pretty hard for any decade to compete with the likes of Aerosmith and ZZ top. Not to mention that the 70s was what I would call "real" rock. It was your typical heavy guitar, heavy drums, and heavy vocals type of music. The 80s on the other hand contained a lot of funk and electronic elements, which was a little to pop-like for me. The 80s was a lot softer than the 70s when it comes to the type of rock that was played during the two time periods. My favorite 80s artist would have to be Pat Benatar, very catchy sons.

Punk Vs. Rock

Sorry this blog is owing in so late, I must have missed the memo that we had to do it. Anyway I'll try my best to remember exactly what I thought about the various punk and rock bands we listened to.

The band that stands out the most would have to be the Ramones, probably because they played a big role in that movie that we watched. I liked them because they contained the punk craziness, while still playing good music.  The Ramones are actually a band that I've listened to, mainly thanks to Blake. My favorite song is definitely Blitzkrieg Bop, even though I wouldn't really call that punk.

The late 70s presented itself with a Punk vs. Rock war, and I would say Punk won. As you mentioned, people are always looking for the underground music, which in this case was Punk. And while rock was still prolific throughout this period, I think Punk took the medal.