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The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music. This chronological list contains examples of artists, songs and albums described as post-disco, as well as its subgenre, boogie.
The following is a list of post-punk bands. Post-punk is a musical movement that began at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock movement. [1] The essential period that is most commonly cited as post-punk falls between 1978 and 1984. [2] [3]
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- Biz Markie, ‘Just a Friend’ Lighters up for the late, great Biz Markie, one of the most beloved music heroes of the Eighties or any other decade. The Diabolical One.
- Nena, ’99 Luftballons’ A German girl sings about nuclear apocalypse in a perky New Wave bop about the end of the world. Yet it’s also a doomy teen romance, at a time when half the hits on the radio were about the end of the world.
- My Bloody Valentine, ‘Feed Me With Your Kiss’ The dawn of the shoegaze era. My Bloody Valentine give an early taste of their power on their debut album, Isn’t Anything: Irish guitar madman Kevin Shields’ tremolo overdrive and feedback-loop noise, Belinda Butcher’s breathy vocals, awesome power-klutz drumming.
- Bobby Brown, ‘My Prerogative’ The sound of New Jack Swing. Bobby Brown dishes the dirt on celebrity gossip, as the young Harlem prodigy Teddy Riley soups up a beat that would rule the radio for the next few years.
- Steve Peake
- Kenny Rogers. Don't ever question the power of crossover success, especially when it comes to the early-'80s phenomenon of country pop. Even without legendary hits like "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County" showing up in his '80s resume, Kenny Rogers racked up 20 Hot 100 showings as either a solo artist or collaborator.
- Kool & the Gang. Kool & the Gang served up "Celebration" in 1980, with an almost impossibly lengthy staying power that lasted through the decade and beyond.
- Rod Stewart. Unlike '80s pop contemporaries Madonna and Prince, British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart had already made his name during the '70s, reinventing himself to keep the streak alive.
- Hall & Oates. Everyone remembers the early-'80s heyday of Hall & Oates, fueled by the brilliance of their unmistakable musical fusion. Hall & Oates amassed 21 hits on the American charts stretching from 1980's "How Does It Feel to Be Back" to 1988's "Downtown Life," with obvious masterpieces like "Private Eyes," "Maneater," and "Kiss on My List" in between.
Aug 1, 2013 · Some 80s classics are missing here–you won’t find The Clash, R.E.M., George Michael, The Talking Heads, Run-D.M.C., The Beastie Boys, or Whitney Houston, for example–all of whom arguably belong on the list. What you’ll see below are my personal pop favorites – the ones I have happy memories of listening to as a kid and teenager in the 1980s.
Dec 19, 2021 · The Sheffield three-piece pilfered their name from a line in Anthony Burgess’ dystopian masterpiece A Clockwork Orange (although in the book, the fictional band are stylised as The Heaven Seventeen). Several other made-up bands referenced in the novel inspired real-life groups, including The Humpers, Johnny Zhivago and Sparks. Thompson Twins.