Greatest British 80`s Band SEMI FINAL 1

pastafarian

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3 Way Semi-ONE Winner for a place in the Final

For The Record - Released In The 1980`s

The Smiths

4 Studio Albums
18 Singles

The Jam

2 Studio Albums
9 Singles

The Clash

3 Studio Albums
13 Singles

 

super-seagulls

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My daddy was a bankrobber.....

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Seeing as how they're the only 80's band out of the three options, had to vote for The Smiths really

 

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fleet

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Hard one bit Jam for me

 

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Vegas Seagull

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Tom Hark said:

Seeing as how they're the only 80's band out of the three options, had to vote for The Smiths really

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The Jam played Brighton Centre 5 times in 1982

 

tinycowboy

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Although I ended up with sore lips, it just wasn't like the old days any more.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Vegas Seagull said:

The Jam played Brighton Centre 5 times in 1982

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Meh, still doesn't make them an eighties band.

 

pastafarian

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Tom Hark said:

Meh, still doesn't make them an eighties band.

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quite a spectacular 70/80`s crossover though

The Jam-1970`s

4 Studio Albums
charted No20,No22,No6,No4

9 singles
charted No40,No13,No36,No27,No25,No15,No15,No17,No3


The Jam-1980`s

2 Studio Albums
charted No2,No1

9 Singles
charted No1,No1,No21,No4,No4,No1,No8,No2,No1

 

Elvis

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The Jam for me. Not only were their albums great, whatever haircut Paul Weller had I copied. Alas no more I'm afraid unless Weller shaves his head.

 

Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews

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The Graveyard & The Ballroom

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tinycowboy said:

Although I ended up with sore lips, it just wasn't like the old days any more.

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#giggle# when we were about 16 mate of mine spent a weeks wages on a rare Brazillian import of said single, when he put it on it had a fault/scratch, it got stuck on....under the iron....under the iron....under the iron....under the iron......(ad infinitum)

 

KZNSeagull

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Two lumps please, you're the bees-knees, but so am I.

 

Flex Your Head

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Tricky. The Clash and The Jam both released their best stuff in the 70s, and whilst I kinda like The Smiths, I find them to be somewhat over-rated. Hmmm...

 

The Merry Prankster

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The Smiths Really people?

 

Prince Monolulu

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The Race Hill

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As a song, Funeral Pyre v Girlfriend in a Coma. Really?

 

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narly101

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Smiths all the way - The Jam were a 70's band.

 

Prince Monolulu

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narly101 said:

Smiths all the way - The Jam were a 70's band.

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...and amazingly still had more success and acclaim in the 80s than The Smiths even after, as you say, When You're Young and the sublime Setting Sons were indeed in the 70s.

 

hans kraay fan club

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There's a club if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody, who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry and you want to die.

#TeamSmiths

 

Prince Monolulu

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hans kraay fan club said:

There's a club if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody, who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry and you want to die.




#TeamSmiths

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Always guaranteed a laugh and a smile with them.

 

jakarta

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Smiffs of course, could be a Manc Derby in the Final....

 

hans kraay fan club

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Chandlers Ford

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Prince Monolulu said:

Always guaranteed a laugh and a smile with them.

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Is that all music is about then?