Big music=big guitars, big drums, anthemic songs, etc. Big Country, XTC, the Alarm, the Call, the Waterboys, Simple Minds, Cactus World News, and of course U2. Any others come mind?
Love the genre. Every now and then I dust off a few of these and offend the neighbors:
The Cult- Love U2- the first 3 or 4 albums Chameleons UK- the first 3 or 4 The Cure- Disintegration is my favorite Hoodoo Gurus- Mars Needs Guitars The Bolshoi- (Trevor Tanner's solo works are great too) Simple Minds- The Church Gene Loves Jezebel Waterboys- first couple of albums (I agree with Marty about World Party)
Even though a lot of these are pretty electric, I preferred them over the "hair' bands.
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry were so awesome, now you're talking the Leeds connection; Sisters of Mercy, March Violets, Mission UK, The Sisterhood, James Ray. Gothic/Post-punk, none would exist w/o Joy Division.
Still don't understand the definition of "Big Music," no Wiki page for it.
Attending college in the mid 80's vastly increased my exposure to new music. Had I not attended college, I'd probably still be listening to Van Halen and driving a Camaro.
Some of my fav's from that period: The Romantics The Call The Replacements Hoodoo Gurus Squeeze General Public The Smiths REM Echo and the Bunnymen The Fixx INXS
This post has inspired me to beef up my 80s collection Lps. A local store had a $1 clearance sale, so I stocked up on some forgotten gems by many of the suggestions here. I basically left with 2 crates of Lps, which is kind of overkill, but I have a college friend coming to town, and we are going to have a late night listening session with some bourbon and cigars on some 80s vintage equipment in my man cave. A bit darker/noise fueled is the Leather Nun, a Swede band from the era with a heavy Lou Reed vibe. Thanks mates!
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