Greatest Synth on an 80's Rock Record?

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

Probably missing a lot of @Laocoön 's favorite emo/goth fag tracks. But oh well, it's pretty close.

Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode should be on here, but ran out of room.

PurpleThrobber · July 2023

Define 'rock'.

Throwing in bands like Depeche Mode and a HA - those aren't 'rock' bands.

The whole of the Britis invasion in the 80's was synth based. Eurythmics, Pet Shop Boys, Flock of Seagulls, et. al. All way better synth that the options provided.

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

PurpleThrobber said:
Define 'rock'.

Throwing in bands like Depeche Mode and a HA - those aren't 'rock' bands.

The whole of the Britis invasion in the 80's was synth based. Eurythmics, Pet Shop Boys, Flock of Seagulls, et. al. All way better synth that the options provided.

I'm lazy @PurpleThrobber and didn't feel like doing a separate pole for the Synth Pop (a subgenre of new wave which is a subgenre of rock). Depeche Mode and A Ha all fit in that bucket with the artists you reference.
https://www.allmusic.com/style/synth-pop-ma0000002887

DM @Fire_Marshall_Bill if you need more specific new wave / synth pop poles. I'm just trying to touch some highlights here.

Tequilla · July 2023

Separate Ways - Journey

Separate Ways is the greatest bad music video of all-time

Bad_MotherDucker · July 2023

Chinvalid pole without F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off option

Winnar and I'll fight anyone who disagrees

https://youtu.be/PrBUjXaRSUQ

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

Tequilla said:
Separate Ways is the greatest bad music video of all-time

Make the embarcadeo great again !

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

Bad_MotherDucker said:
Chinvalid pole without F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off option

Winnar and I'll fight anyone who disagrees

https://youtu.be/PrBUjXaRSUQ

Sometimes I like to leave off the FO row Peter puffier option to elicit more hate mail.

chuck · July 2023

Take on Me - A Ha

New wave was the soundtrack to my early HS years. That song will be forever stuck in my head.

Plus they used it to introduce White Wakonda, Colorado in that South Park episode. Who could forget the images of upscale homeless snorting cocaine? Perfect song choice.

huskyhooligan · July 2023

First song that pops in my head is Gary Numan - Cars.

Axel F(oley) - Harold Faltermeyer
Situation -or- Don't Go - Yazoo
Blue Monday - New Order

Decent amount Erasure and Pet Shop Boys options.

Yeah, lots of options.

Also Depeche Mode Violator album was released in 90.

I'm sure @Laocoön can go much more in depth than I can.

The Cars - Drive
Head like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

huskyhooligan said:
First song that pops in my head is Gary Numan - Cars.

Axel F(oley) - Harold Faltermeyer
Situation -or- Don't Go - Yazoo
Blue Monday - New Order

Decent amount Erasure and Pet Shop Boys options.

Yeah, lots of options.

Also Depeche Mode Violator album was released in 90.

I'm sure @Laocoön can go much more in depth than I can.

The Cars - Drive
Head like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails

Cars always make me laff hard.

BleachedAnusDawg · July 2023

The Final Countdown - Europe

The Final Countdown has been played in 4th quarter at every NBA arena for 40 years.

alumni94 · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

BleachedAnusDawg said:
The Final Countdown has been played in 4th quarter at every NBA arena for 40 years.

This doesn’t make it a good song.

RaceBannon · July 2023

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_25_greatest_stadium_anthems_of_all_time/s1__24852011#slide_25

Good list but no Gary Glitter who may have been first

https://youtu.be/6IecBVQ803g

The pedophile thing may have hurt him

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

RaceBannon said:
https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_25_greatest_stadium_anthems_of_all_time/s1__24852011#slide_25

Good list but no Gary Glitter who may have been first

https://youtu.be/6IecBVQ803g

The pedophile thing may have hurt him

Rock and Roll Part 2 was from 1972.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_(Gary_Glitter_song)

No synth on that track. Just heavy on affects guitar.

RaceBannon · July 2023

YellowSnow said:

RaceBannon said:
https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_25_greatest_stadium_anthems_of_all_time/s1__24852011#slide_25

Good list but no Gary Glitter who may have been first

https://youtu.be/6IecBVQ803g

The pedophile thing may have hurt him
Rock and Roll Part 2 was from 1972.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_(Gary_Glitter_song)

No synth on that track. Just heavy on affects guitar.

The thread morphed to arena rock

YellowSnow · July 2023

Tom Sawyer - Rush

BleachedAnusDawg said:
The Final Countdown has been played in 4th quarter at every NBA arena for 40 years.

I probably should have included Sirius by the Alan Parson Project for da' Bulls fans.

Vanilla needs to give us more than 10 spots on a poll, so we can keep you salty fags happy.

Laocoön · July 2023

Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode

YellowSnow said:
Probably missing a lot of @Laocoön 's favorite emo/goth fag tracks. But oh well, it's pretty close.

Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode should be on here, but ran out of room.

Yep, you missed my favorite Puppy fag track of all tims!! Their 'Remission' EP is the first known commercial release to use a TR-909 drum machine. Brap on!!