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by ArtWomb 1884 days ago
"Which decade was best, and why was it the 80s"

Birth of Hip-Hop. New Wave. Electronic. Blondie. Michael Jackson's "Thriller", which echoes to this day in Justin Bieber's "Peaches". Metallica in their prime. Prince & the Revolution. Faith No More's Epic to close things out. And, of course, Rick Astley ;)

Recently heard Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration" for the first time in years and couldn't help but think it sounds better with age, better than anything today. Then a Bauhaus cover of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle" came on ...

Bauhaus - Third Uncle (1982)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sILbx5xbwPY

1 comments

>better than anything today

Pretty bold claim. Do you listen to a lot of modern music?