80's Silly Acts

[lordandrei]

Last week I asked people to list the top 5 silly acts of the 1980's

Comments

[elnigma]

Devo - their lyrics were sharp and witty, their musicianship is real - their sound is original enough to be recognizable, they would play their instruments and sing, not play recordings and lip synch, which puts them ahead of some others. I'm disappointed some people think them only "silly" because of their creative plastic headgear.

Are we not men?

[aroundtehcorner]

I can't say they weren't innovative but they still make me laugh....

[richspk]

Devo and Twisted Sister were silly...and brilliant!

Gwar was certainly silly, but were they actually from the 80s? I thought they were a 90s act, like Green Jello.

small world

[kenllama]

hi andrei =)

i've heard about you from queenofhalves (who I met at FeriCamp earlier this year), and now just noticed you among s00j's friends on Buzznet. I knew you were in the Seattle area, but I didn't realize you were in Snohomish, or else I'd've maybe thought to connect you to the Gaia Consort crowd before. Have you introduced Ms. QoH to either Sooj or Gaia's music? I've been vaguely meaning to introduce her to both, but haven't gotten to it.

funny little world it is =)

anyway: hi, nice to meet you. and congratulations on your little one.

joys,
ken

[tzaddi_93]

I thought of New Kids as more sad than silly. What's that Giles quote? "Music made by people chosen primarily for their ability to dance?"

[blk]

Well, they were campy and cheesey, but they were, in a sense, the first of the "boy band" craze that includes the backstreets and nsync now. Bands which are tremendously popular among teen and pre-teen girls, and which make lots and lots of money..... *sigh*

[tzaddi_93]

Which makes them entertainers. Not necessarily artists. I always thought they had more marketing skill than talent.

First of the Boy Bands

[lordandrei]

I always thought the first of the Boy Bands was the Monkees.