80s Genre/Categories Mixtape Draft - Draft Underway (3 Viewers)

[zamboni]

I'd kill movie theme (because we used something very similar in the last draft) and breakup song (because they don't write 'em like that anymore). Could we combine hair/non-hair metal and new wave/synthpop?

Yeah, we did movies last draft, but I think TV themes would be good. It was a golden age for TV.

Agreed on striking breakup songs and combining metal/hair metal and new wave/synthpop.

 

[JZilla]

Are some of the categories too restrictive? Would we be better to eliminate some of the MTV/Movie Theme/Guilty Pleasure types and open it up to categories that are more generic/wildcards?

I think 24 songs is a long mix. If we could somehow get it down to 20, that would be better IMO.

I'd kill movie theme (because we used something very similar in the last draft) and breakup song (because they don't write 'em like that anymore). Could we combine hair/non-hair metal and new wave/synthpop?

I like the movie or TV show theme, it is different enough IMO

"Synthpop" seems like it fits into a few other things so maybe just eliminate that

 

[Eephus]

Upon further review, pop, MTV and UK#1 are kind of redundant. I'd suggest ditching pop as a genre and replacing it with a wildcard genre so people can postpunk themselves silly if they want to.

 

[JZilla]

MTV seems very subjective, outside of a handful of obvious (and often played out/not-so-great) choices

 

[simey]

Thirty years later I still don't know what "post-punk" is, but I'm all for it

I don't know what it is either.

I just looked it up, and i didn't realize any of those bands were considered post-punk. post-punk I thought a lot of those bands were indie/alternative during the 80s, or known as "college rock" back then.

NV, do you consider some of those bands listed in post-punk as indie/alternative during the 80s?

 

[Northern Voice]

????

Genres (11)

Metal/Hair Metal

Indie/Alternative

Soft Rock

New Wave/Synthpop

Punk/Post-Punk

Rap/Hip Hop

R & B/New Jack Swing

Pop

Disco/Dance/House

Country
Wildcard
(Goth, Post-Punk, Pop/Rock)

Categories (11)
Non US/UK Band
UK #1's
1st song off first album
Title tracks
Cover songs
Movie/TV "themes"
Ahead of Its Time
One Hit wonders
Guilty Pleasures
Wannabee 80s
Silly/Funny/Weird
Songs associated with MTV/Music Videos

 

[JZilla]

I like it :11:

 

[Northern Voice]

Thirty years later I still don't know what "post-punk" is, but I'm all for it

I don't know what it is either.

I just looked it up, and i didn't realize any of those bands were considered post-punk. post-punk I thought a lot of those bands were indie/alternative during the 80s, or known as "college rock" back then.

NV, do you consider some of those bands listed in post-punk as indie/alternative during the 80s?

Yes, for sure. I originally had the new wave/synthpop/goth/post-punk/indie/new romantics all as seperate genres because I think they could be underrepresented as we get more categories which will lend themselves to mainstreamier pop and rock picks, but it seems like the preference is more for the categories and I'm not picky, I'll just pick a lot of new wave/indie/punky stuff in the categories.

 

[Eephus]

Thirty years later I still don't know what "post-punk" is, but I'm all for it

I don't know what it is either.

I just looked it up, and i didn't realize any of those bands were considered post-punk. post-punk I thought a lot of those bands were indie/alternative during the 80s, or known as "college rock" back then.

NV, do you consider some of those bands listed in post-punk as indie/alternative during the 80s?

I think of PiL as the definitive post-punk band. Some of the bands listed in the wikipedia article are real head scratchers for me.

 

[Eephus]

I'm good with 22.

 

[Northern Voice]

Surprised soft rock made it to the end, but I guess there is a lot of fairly defining stuff from the 80s

 

[Eephus]

Surprised soft rock made it to the end, but I guess there is a lot of fairly defining stuff from the 80s

I assumed that would include singer/songwriters, not just yacht rock.

 

[JZilla]

Seems like you could do punk/post-punk

Since punk peaked in the 70's anyway

 

[Northern Voice]

Seems like you could do punk/post-punk

Done.

 

[Northern Voice]

Surprised soft rock made it to the end, but I guess there is a lot of fairly defining stuff from the 80s

I assumed that would include singer/songwriters, not just yacht rock.

Yeah there's tons that would fit in that category.

 

[AcerFC]

Seems like you could do punk/post-punk

Since punk peaked in the 70's anyway

blasphemy

 

[Eephus]

Movie/TV "themes"

Is this basically anything off a soundtrack?

 

[JZilla]

Movie/TV "themes"

Is this basically anything off a soundtrack?

I would think it would be some sort of a title theme from a movie, or opening theme to a show..

 

[Northern Voice]

Movie/TV "themes"

Is this basically anything off a soundtrack?

I would think it would be some sort of a title theme from a movie, or opening theme to a show..

Yeah, I think going title theme will differentiate in enough from the category in the last draft.

 

[Northern Voice]

Going VBD, there is an absolute slam dunk, no brainer 1.01 IMO.

 

[Eephus]

Going VBD, there is an absolute slam dunk, no brainer 1.01 IMO.

 

[Northern Voice]

Going VBD, there is an absolute slam dunk, no brainer 1.01 IMO.

On further review, I am mistaken.

 

[JZilla]

Going VBD, there is an absolute slam dunk, no brainer 1.01 IMO.

On further review, I am mistaken.

Sorry, Right Said Fred was 90's

 

[Eephus]

1980s One-hit Wonders

1980s UK #1 Hits

 

[JZilla]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

 

[Eephus]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

 

[Northern Voice]

And eliminate guilty pleasure or cover or break up songs?

 

[zamboni]

And eliminate guilty pleasure or cover or break up songs?

My vote would be to get rid of break up songs and do ahead of their time, but maybe leave guilty pleasures and covers.

 

[Northern Voice]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

The first 3 I thought of were active in the 80's which means it's likely a good category.

 

[Northern Voice]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

 

[JZilla]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Well it would be stuff that seemingly set the tone for a wave of music that came later. Like Joy Division or something. If it's more obscure than that, even better..

 

[Eephus]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

The first 3 I thought of were active in the 80's which means it's likely a good category.

I'm really out to lunch on this category.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I do not like "ahead of their time".

 

[zamboni]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Well it would be stuff that seemingly set the tone for a wave of music that came later. Like Joy Division or something. If it's more obscure than that, even better..

I like the category. Definitely requires putting on the thinking cap.

 

[zamboni]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

Miles Davis would probably be another one.

 

[JZilla]

It's fairly subjective Just an idea. Most of what I can think of is in the 80's having an effect on 90's music as well

 

[KarmaPolice]

curse you non-metal folks. too much quality to combine those categories..

 

[JZilla]

Ahead of its time

 

[zamboni]

curse you non-metal folks. too much quality to combine those categories..

Love '80s metal. Plenty of other categories can go metal as well.

 

[Eephus]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

Miles Davis would probably be another one.

I think it's easier to say an artist is forward looking and influential. A single song, not so much.

 

[zamboni]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

Miles Davis would probably be another one.

I think it's easier to say an artist is forward looking and influential. A single song, not so much.

Maybe, but could always use a representative song from said artist.

 

[Eephus]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

Miles Davis would probably be another one.

I think it's easier to say an artist is forward looking and influential. A single song, not so much.

Maybe, but could always use a representative song from said artist.

Music, especially pop music, exists as a continuum. Artists are generally both influencer and influencee. True groundbreakers are few and far between and grow more scarce the closer we get to the present.

 

[JZilla]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

Miles Davis would probably be another one.

I think it's easier to say an artist is forward looking and influential. A single song, not so much.

Maybe, but could always use a representative song from said artist.

Music, especially pop music, exists as a continuum. Artists are generally both influencer and influencee. True groundbreakers are few and far between and grow more scarce the closer we get to the present.

I doubt anyone will argue with you there. Still, there were plenty of groundbreakers in the 80's IMO, and not even most notably in rock.

 

[Eephus]

I thought of another category.. how about something like "ahead of their time"

Nerds should have a field day with this

Can you give an example from another decade?

Every velvet underground song?

Miles Davis would probably be another one.

I think it's easier to say an artist is forward looking and influential. A single song, not so much.

Maybe, but could always use a representative song from said artist.

Music, especially pop music, exists as a continuum. Artists are generally both influencer and influencee. True groundbreakers are few and far between and grow more scarce the closer we get to the present.

I doubt anyone will argue with you there. Still, there were plenty of groundbreakers in the 80's IMO, and not even most notably in rock.

I've got my thinking cap on but it's not working today

 

[JZilla]

Well I'm not gonna push it, it's all good anyway

 

[Vike Me]

Is "Funk" not a category and if not, why not?

 

[Vike Me]

With this song I could cover about 15 categories:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jus7S5vBJyU

 

[simey]

Is "Funk" not a category and if not, why not?

I'm going to use it in R&B or dance/disco.

 

[JZilla]

We're only allowed two black categories or the FFA gets uncomfortable

80's funk is pretty much the Prince related list from the last draft along with some Prince

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

We're only allowed two black categories or the FFA gets uncomfortable

80's funk is pretty much the Prince related list from the last draft along with some Prince

Atomic f'n Dog