1980s Music - A Look at the 80s Through Its Music2067242

For people who grew up in the 1980s, the music activity of these decade will stay the soundtrack towards the key moments of our own lives. Music acts as a time machine, transporting us back over the years and rekindling memories, both the pros and cons, and 1980s music provided a tune for every event because tumultuous decade.

The 80s began in turmoil and social unrest and the music reflected this need for change. The decade began hanging on to the coattails in the Punk revolution that took direct action contrary to the bland musical fare of the late seventies, but finished with stadium rock, manufactured mass produced pop plus a confidence and swagger that matched the earth's mood once we entered the 90's in a spirit of optimism and hope with falling from the Iron Curtain in 1989. The dawn with the MTV era meant that the look and feel of your band was as essential as their musical ability which principle was seized upon by the New Romantic Movement, who dressed flamboyantly and daubed themselves with makeup -annoying their elders up to it delighted their peers. Having begun in such a state of flux, 1980s music continued to evolve as new technologies emerged and artists, musicians and movie makers begun to experiment. However, because decade unfurled, and so the mainstream music, once more, returned into a formulaic approach using the production companies, much like the phenomenally successful 'Stock, Aitkin and Waterman' manufacture hit after hit after hit of disposable pop. This saw the rise from the producer - top women and men with the bands selected as much for eye candy appeal because talent or ability to write songs and play instruments. Music had truly become all the a visual medium as an aural one. Nevertheless, a solid 'alternative' scene survived through these times, as diverse as Indie rock and pop, Goth, Hip Hop and House. 1980s music laid the principles for therefore high of the background music we tune in to today.