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Topic History of: Spandau reforms
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emmapeelfanclub	I personally preferred the British scene up to 1983. There was a fascinating diversity of acts and a lot of good songs but synths and video got too dominant for my liking. Loved a lot of that 2 Tone stuff from which Madness arose with a stunning run of singles and great videos. Enjoyed Human League, Soft Cell, Adam and The Ants... lots of fun but 1983 was when MTV took its grip and I think the music industry attitude largely began to stink.1984 saw Band Aid and suddenly there was a trend for all those "charity" things which smacked of self congratulation. Do we really care? F*** off! Despite that, No Limits was the last great music TV show. Had a good diverse formula and was never boring.
JK2006	I liked a lot of music in the 80s but mainly American stuff (see Entertainment USA) but we did break some great Brit sounds on No Limits - It's My Life, Mary's Prayer... No Limits was a great series - wasn't it?
giles2008	Much of the 80s best stuff never reached the top 40. Bands like The Au Pairs,Girls At Our Best and Pink Military never came within spitting distance of a hit. The Au Pairs blend of Feminism and Politics was too much for daytime play on Radio One. Believe John Peel was a fan though. He spent the whole evening at the Portsmouth Locarno show telling old punks that he did NOT live next door to Joe Strummer and Johnny Rotten.
Aaron Lennon	christopher cross? reo speedwagon??!!....Buggles had one good track by a couple of smug studio 'post modernist' ironic types - who then carved out a career for D.Van Day (not to be confused with Jim Morrison..)...& then you have a go at Tears For Fears!!? Musical Youth???? God give me strength...where is your 'taste' barometer?? haven't any of you heard of Haircut 100, the most radical musical development of the century we now know as the '80s...along with Modern Romance...altogether now ' ay-ay-ay-ay-moosey...!'
Emma Bee	My favourite music from the 80s came from The Buggles, Christopher Cross and REO Speedwagon. Also Musical Youth were quite fun. When I think of how Mad World by Tears for Fears was voted best song of 1982 (?) it reminds me how bad the other stuff must have been.