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Subject: '80s Rock In the US w/o The British Invasion
Written By: velvetoneo on 05/06/06 at 4:40 pm
I speculate that alternative rock (R.E.M., Husker Du, Sonic Youth) would have become poppier more quickly and been very popular starting in the mid-'80s, and a more "American" new wave a la Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, the Talking Heads, the Cars, would have developed. In alot of ways, the first 2/3 of the '90s were just suppressed '80s musical styles coming to the fore.
Subject: Re: '80s Rock In the US w/o The British Invasion
Written By: ultraviolet52 on 05/06/06 at 6:16 pm
I speculate that alternative rock (R.E.M., Husker Du, Sonic Youth) would have become poppier more quickly and been very popular starting in the mid-'80s, and a more "American" new wave a la Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, the Talking Heads, the Cars, would have developed. In alot of ways, the first 2/3 of the '90s were just suppressed '80s musical styles coming to the fore.
That could be true in a sense. I could see that since REM's mega hit "Losing My Religion" *which is probably my only favorite song of their's next to "Everybody Hurts"* was from 1990-1991, that they were pretty much bordering the 80's to a major degree, but finally didn't breakthrough up until that point.
Subject: Re: '80s Rock In the US w/o The British Invasion
Written By: velvetoneo on 05/06/06 at 6:21 pm
That could be true in a sense. I could see that since REM's mega hit "Losing My Religion" *which is probably my only favorite song of their's next to "Everybody Hurts"* was from 1990-1991, that they were pretty much bordering the 80's to a major degree, but finally didn't breakthrough up until that point.
Yeah, they formed in 1983.
Subject: Re: '80s Rock In the US w/o The British Invasion
Written By: ultraviolet52 on 05/06/06 at 6:32 pm
Yeah, they formed in 1983.
Even Bruce Sprintsteen who had some hits in the 70s didn't really seem to breakthrough until the 80s.
Subject: Re: '80s Rock In the US w/o The British Invasion
Written By: velvetoneo on 05/06/06 at 8:41 pm
Even Bruce Sprintsteen who had some hits in the 70s didn't really seem to breakthrough until the 80s.
Bruce Springsteen was sort of an anomaly in the '80s, he didn't fit in with the prevailing attitudes of the time.
Subject: Re: '80s Rock In the US w/o The British Invasion
Written By: ultraviolet52 on 05/07/06 at 3:03 am
Bruce Springsteen was sort of an anomaly in the '80s, he didn't fit in with the prevailing attitudes of the time.
Some of his stuff seemed to fit in just fine, like "Dancing in the Dark" and "Born in the U.S.A." but some of his stuff still wasn't totally within some of the generic stuff.