I totally agree. the 80's music made you feel alive.It put you in that dancing and rockin mood.I also love the 80's music because It brings back the days when you and friends went to see the bands live in concert.today we don't see to many bands in concert. why? they rather make more music cd's than give their fans a concert.

In the 80s your basic radio formats went out the door and videos pushed that envelope over the edge and into the coal mine, just to be topical. What you saw 20 heck almost 30 years ago, was new and inventive, videos were either on film, many remember "Centerfold" by J Geils, then you would have the direct to video, "Mickey" Toni Basil, we remember these things and those songs went to Number 1. Classic music and pop intertwined. Kind of like in the 60s, you probably would have listened to bubble-gum pop like The Archies "Sugar Sugar" when in the same time you could have heard "Cloud Nine" by the Temptations... imagine if there were videos of these made in like 1981. Blow your mind, indeed.

I think part of it for me is the fact that I was a teenager in the 80's, and alot of these songs just bring back some great (well, at least the ones I wasn't too wasted to remember!) memories.

well to me 80's music it was funto listen to and to this day i still love the music from 80's couse bring memories from the years when i was in my 20's

The 80's were a time of great music that had incredible musicianship, but was also just fun to listen to. The market wasn't oversaturated and bands didn't include a lot of filler on their albums. Album cover art was cool and an important aspect of the release. Thankfully, a lot of 80's bands still make music, just on smaller labels and are still popular in other countries - you just need to look.

I also feel the 80's as far as MTV goes was MTV!Now it has lost what it was all about!When VH1 came out I said this is what it's all about.Now that reality shows are stupid and once again the point is lost!I feel VH1 well find it's way back to what it was all about the great classics that was played in the begining!So,i hope you guy's don't think I'm knocking you down it's just how it should be!

I think it was fantastic time in my life when the music goofey but put a point accross and you had fun .Now it's to seroious and the point get's lost like the music that is played or if you can call it that! I feel that we as a generation that is coming up now something gotta give.Yes! Bring back the kangaroo shoes & the big pocket pants and never let go of what was is and always will be one of the greatest deceade ever!

80's was a decade of rock innovation, everybody tried something different...and the result was some of the best ballads in rock music that you'll probably never hear again. rock back then had a different feeling and rythem that we all could relate to and still do....80's music will never completly go away....bands today just can't live up to it..no matter how good they are today.

1980 was the magical year for metal. Most of the best meatal songs come from the 80's.

I like music from the 80,s because least you can easyly understands the meaning of the songs and feeling of the songs but todys music it,s sooo hard to understand whats the songs all about? maybe i,m the only one fells like this!!! what do you think?

i like more of the early 80's(80-82) was in school then grad in 82. The music was personal to the writer back then it meant something in their lives. and mot of the time you could relate to what they were saying/singing about in your own life to this day alot of times when i hear a song i can remember when it first came out and what i was doing in that time of my life..the music you could understand the words.. i grew up on the 70's -early 80's music and it will always be a part of my life and the preferred music i listen too i drive truck now and i love xm radio so i can hear the 80's music ALL the time heaven better have a 80's station also.....LOL

Dude you aren't looking in the right places....Metal is alive an living in the bars and clubs!!!! They just don't play big venues...check out Dragon Force, there are tons of new metal bands that have talent...rap isn't allowed in my house!!!

I love all metal from the 70's to 90's...the only bands i like from today are korn, drowning pool, and some others...what happened to all the real talent in the world. i mean, come on...rap?...jeez.

I like the music from the 80's. Some good and bad memories from my teens. I prefer rock/pop from 1968-1992.

To me, most everything today seems so contrived and fluffy (with the exception of some of the alternative bands). There are way too many boy bands (and their spinoffs like Timberlake-ugh!)as well as teenpop sensations (Cyrus, Montana,Spears, Aguilera) that I totally stopped listening to current radio over ten years ago. If I listen to new artists today, it is by way of word of mouth or because I heard a song I like in the movies, etc. The 80s were great because it was so varied. There was some teeny bopper stuff but also A LOT of good independent artists and awesome bands that would likely not get a recording contract today. Even the 80s one hit wonder songs were better than most anything the teeny boppers today could dream of writing. It seems as though the pop stuff and hip hop is saturating the music industry and that is really SAD. I like more alternative bands today; but, I still love 80s new wave, good metal, and great artists like Prince, Genesis, etc. IOW, give me Human League over B. Spears ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. The A&R people must really suck these days. The same thing has happened in Nashville. Very few country artists are really good. Kenny Chesney? - puhlease- a top 40 wannabe with a twang. Where did all the good old and outlaw country go?? After the early 90s even country went pop-like. The best country song in awhile is the murder on music row song by Strait and Jackson. So true. Anyway, sorry for rambling. I must now go listen to Simple Minds and try to feel somewhat better. :-)