Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I suspect that I am the oldest member at OH, so I will tribute my favorite pop stars from late 70s and from 80s who started career (or solo career) on my eyes. And sadly many of them are already passed away. 1976 - Boney M - track "Sunny" from debut album "Take The Heat Off Me" 1979 - Gotta Go Home 1984 - Kalimba De Luna 1979 - Michael Jackson - track "Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough" from album "Off the wall" (considered as first solo album released under MJ brand) Of course album "Thriller" made him wide world star. But since all knows it well I will put another track I appreciate. 1995 - Scream - MJ shows once again his killer dance skills 1979 - Eruption - track "One Way Ticket" 1980 - Ottawan - title track "D.I.S.C.O." from debut album 1981 - Hands Up 1982 - Secret Service (Swedish group, one of many from Swedish wave started by ABBA) - track "Flash In The Night" 1982 - F.R. David - track "Words don't come easy" from debut album "Words" 1982 - Pick Up The Phone 1984 - Cyndi Lauper - track "Time After Time" from debut album "She`s So Unusual" 1986 - True Colors 1984 - Sade - track "Smooth Operator" from debut album "Diamond Life" 1992 - No Ordinary Love 1992 - Cherish The Day 1992 - Feel No Pain 2000 - King Of Sorrow 1985 - A-ha (another Swedish group) - track "Take On Me" from debut album "Hunting High and Low" 1985 - title track "Hunting High and Low" from same album 1990 - Crying In The Rain 1985 - Whitney Houston - track "All at once" from debut album "Whitney Houston" 1990 - I'm Your Baby Tonight - my favorite 1987 - George Michael - track "One More Try" from first solo album "Faith" (after he left the Wham!) 1987 - Kissing A Fool - I love jazz so 1990 - Freedom - funky tune and super models at the peak of their careers 1992 - Too funky - again funk and models 1991 - Papa was a rolling stone - that clip was a shock, a revelation - I failed to find full original version, only this 2002 - Freek - sexy sound, sexy video 1988 - Kylie Minogue - track "Love At First Sight" from debut album "Kylie" https://youtu.be/qGlTlnPZmiY?t=1s 1994 - Confide In Me 1994 - Put Yourself in My Place I am sure I already forgot some names. PS One from 1990 (because I love these guys) - Deee-Lite - track "Groove Is In The Heart" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Other big names debuted in same era (just less favorite). ABBA (debuted in 1974) Peter Gabriel (released first solo album in 1976 after leaving Genesis) Grace Jones (debuted in 1977) Duran Duran (debuted in 1981) - favorite group of Princess Diana https://youtu.be/ICnlyNUt_0o?t=1s Madonna (debuted in 1982) Modern Talking (debuted in 1984) Chris Isaak (debuted in 1985) https://youtu.be/vvvX5QM4z3Y?t=1s Bryan Ferry (released first solo album in 1985 after leaving Roxy Music) Sinead O`Connor (debuted in 1987) That`s it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kxjay 3,543 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Don't know any of these people besides Michael Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Don't know any of these people besides Michael Jackson Even Madonna? I am not surprised. It happens all the time - you get older and newer generation is not aware of your idols. Someday you will meet persons who will only shrug on the artists you call. Edit: And of course every new generation is sure that their (new) artists are true geniuses while old artists are trash. And of course in reality new artists take some value from old ones and create their own value - which is permanent process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Ok. Let me continue (and finish) with 90s. These bands/artists were very popular back then (will post only ones I like): The KLF (actually debuted in 1988 but I love their music) https://youtu.be/frIUgilfsWA?t=1s https://youtu.be/M5z4kR7bZPI?t=1s Seal (debuted in 1990) Beats International (debuted in 1990) Snap! (debuted in 1990) 2 Unlimited (debuted in 1991) Dr. Alban (debuted in 1991) M People (debuted in 1991) Haddaway (debuted in 1992) Sheryl Crow (debuted in 1992) Real 2 Real (debuted in 1992) (strong NSFW warning! world went crazy when this track was released - this shit is a genius` work) The Prodigy (debuted in 1992) E-Type (debuted in 1993) Corona (debuted in 1993) Stakka Bo (debuted in 1993) Ace of Base (debuted in 1993) La Bouche (debuted in 1994) E-Rotic (debuted in 1994) https://youtu.be/387PiIvJT4s?t=1s (NSFW and I would say 18+) Mo-Do (debuted in 1994) Aqua (debuted in 1996) Pop music of 2000s is not so interesting to me, and anyway I know much less about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdragonkwon 287 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 No Depeche Mode? I'm disappointed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 No Depeche Mode? I'm disappointed! Be not - Depeche Mode simply is not in a pop genre in my eyes. I was trying to stay in dance music book. But sure I remember their first tracks leaked to our audio cassettes. Tracks were very interesting. They created a huge wave of fans in our generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdragonkwon 287 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Be not - Depeche Mode simply is not in a pop genre in my eyes. I was trying to stay in dance music book. Well they've spanned many genres so you can make arguments for putting then in all kinds of places I guess. They're my favourite band still, seeing them yet again in June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastelcake 10,112 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 this is..nostalgic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Well they've spanned many genres so you can make arguments for putting then in all kinds of places I guess. They're my favourite band still, seeing them yet again in June They are always bigger then one genre. My fav album is "Ultra" - so dark and intense. Btw, back then most devoted DM fans (who adopted distinct hair style and dresses) frequently had clashes with aggressive fans of heavy metal (also with their own style of hair and dresses). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwswan 554 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I just checked your profile; you're five years younger than I am. That said, I'd like to add Thomas Dolby (debuted 1982; currently a professor at Johns Hopkins) Non-dance-music favorites, none of whom would have passed their Korean idol auditions: The Ramones (debuted 1976; all deceased) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlLtSG7xe4 Elvis Costello (debuted 1977) Steven Page (solo debut 2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maks.K 3,874 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 I just checked your profile; you're five years younger than I am. That said, I'd like to add Thomas Dolby (debuted 1982; currently a professor at Johns Hopkins) I don`t know why but it was sad (a little) - to be oldest one here. So I am glad I am not. I remember Thomas Dolby in one of Pink Floyd`s "The wall" performances. And first time I saw Ramones in BBC`s documentary series "Seven ages of rock" in episode about punk rock. In that same episode I was deeply amazed learning that Sex Pistols managed to release only one album but helped to create huge wave nevertheless. I will not post about musicians of rock, jazz, electronic, folk music. They are too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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