Anybody into 80s big music?

Dead Can Dance started out in 80s. Also, John McLaughlin/Paco de Lucia/Al di Meola guitar trio.
It's big music in different sense.

Sorry, but the 80's were a definite low point, with few exceptions (R.E.M., the Smiths, U2). Most of that music sounds very dated due to the synth pop production style. The best artists from the 60s and 70s generally stayed true to their use of actual instruments, but most tried to fit in at least briefly, probably due to pressure from their record companies. Most of the rock music we listen to today took place or had its origins in the 60s and 70s.

Just saw Flock of Seaguls,Wang Chung,ABC, Gene Loves Jezebel,, Naked Eyes and a few others at winery in Saratoga recently..... Awesome!

Czarivey mentioned Billy Idol's guitarist as a good 'un, and he's absolutely right. If you have a hi-res/surround sound system snag a copy of Stevens' "Flamenco A Go Go", it's a TERRIFIC album!!

Lowrider,
I got it. Big 80's is meant to be synth pop?
Til Tuesday, Thompson Twins, The Knack, Modern English -- Yak...Meh...Weh.. Shut down that thing and turn on the music please!

Dead Can Dance is definitely not synth pop.
I guess I can only enjoy Depeche Mode out of all synth pop or is it even synth pop?