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Post by Telso on Aug 21, 2021 9:46:49 GMT 10
Released: 1987 Sounds: 2000? Not exactly sure where I would place it, but this is so ahead of its time for '87 and this is one of the biggest hits of that year! You can say that about a lot of U2 songs from that decade. This is a better example, being from 1983. Yes, but that's fairly common for the underground, versus one of the biggest hits of the year.
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Post by TheUser98 on Aug 21, 2021 11:48:19 GMT 10
I do agree that The Joshua Tree in 1987 has a slightly different sound than earlier U2 records, but I wouldn't necesserilly call it "alternative rock". Achtung Baby in 1991 is really where U2 made the full transition into an alternative rock band. U2s mid and late 80s albums have a janglely 80s early alternative sound mixed with pop rock. Alternative rock and jangle pop was well established by the mid 80s. It’s a different wave than the later alternative. I personally think they’re more post-punk, this was a major hit in late 1987, it fits the definition of alternative rock more in my opinion.
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Post by slashpop on Aug 21, 2021 17:49:12 GMT 10
U2s mid and late 80s albums have a janglely 80s early alternative sound mixed with pop rock. Alternative rock and jangle pop was well established by the mid 80s. It’s a different wave than the later alternative. I personally think they’re more post-punk, this was a major hit in late 1987, it fits the definition of alternative rock more in my opinion. No early alternative rock from 82-87 was more poppy song structure wise and jangly oriented. U2s very early material was more post punk imo.
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Post by TheUser98 on Aug 21, 2021 19:30:40 GMT 10
You can say that about a lot of U2 songs from that decade. This is a better example, being from 1983. Yes, but that's fairly common for the underground, versus one of the biggest hits of the year. It was part of an album that reached the top 20 in more than 10 countries in 1983. So many people would have heard it near to when it came out.
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Post by TheUser98 on Aug 22, 2021 15:13:07 GMT 10
I personally think they’re more post-punk, this was a major hit in late 1987, it fits the definition of alternative rock more in my opinion. No early alternative rock from 82-87 was more poppy song structure wise and jangly oriented. U2s very early material was more post punk imo. To further prove my point as to why none of U2's music in the 80s was alternative, why isn't the band mentioned on the Wikipedia entry on the rise in popularity of alternative rock music? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock#American_underground_in_the_1980s
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Post by slashpop on Aug 22, 2021 15:52:32 GMT 10
No early alternative rock from 82-87 was more poppy song structure wise and jangly oriented. U2s very early material was more post punk imo. To further prove my point as to why none of U2's music in the 80s was alternative, why isn't the band mentioned on the Wikipedia entry on the rise in popularity of alternative rock music? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock#American_underground_in_the_1980sBecause it’s still more pop/rock driven and partially alternative, just referring to Joshua tree and unforgettable fire, the early 80s albums are more post punk. You’d have to listen to the genre extensively from the 80s to get a sense of the sounds. I own 100s of cds and vinyls of alternative music across the span of 20 + years. Wikipedia isn’t always a definitive source. Joshua Tree from 1987 is also listed as alternative alongside other genres : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_TreeUnforgettable fire : www.discogs.com/U2-The-Unforgettable-Fire/master/62831
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Post by TheUser98 on Sept 5, 2021 6:44:40 GMT 10
Released: 2000
Sounds: 2004ish
This song released in and popular during 2000, to me definitely does not sound of its time for the Y2K era. It would sound much more at home in the mid 2000s when similar sounding songs like "Clocks" and "You're Beautiful" were popular.
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Post by TheUser98 on Sept 7, 2021 7:49:17 GMT 10
Released: 1974 Sounds: 2006 I might be way off, but I couldn't believe this was from the 70s, to me it sounds a lot like the indie rock songs popular during the mid-to-late 2000s such as Grace Kelly or Chelsea Dagger.
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Post by Telso on Sept 7, 2021 9:58:18 GMT 10
Released: 1993
Sounds: 1983
Sounds pretty much exactly like "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to me.
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Post by mc98 on Sept 7, 2021 10:35:31 GMT 10
Released: 2012
Sounds: 2007
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Post by John Titor on Sept 8, 2021 15:35:42 GMT 10
ehh the last one sounds 2010s
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Post by TheUser98 on Sept 9, 2021 14:30:49 GMT 10
Released: 1984
Sounds: 1988
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Post by TheUser98 on Sept 10, 2021 10:34:58 GMT 10
Released: 1969
Sounds: 1973
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Post by slashpop on Sept 10, 2021 13:14:14 GMT 10
Released: 1984 Sounds: 1988 Personally, I would say more 1986 or 1987 as a whole. I feel like similar mid 80s cheese pop was there for a good chunk of 1988, but the year is more notable for for things like acid house and a newer sound in music imo.
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Post by TheUser98 on Sept 11, 2021 18:08:06 GMT 10
Released: 1984 Sounds: 1988 Personally, I would say more 1986 or 1987 as a whole. I feel like similar mid 80s cheese pop was there for a good chunk of 1988, but the year is more notable for for things like acid house and a newer sound in music imo. 1988 to me isn't that different from 1987, many of the things you describe as changing in 1988 happened during the second half of the year. 1989 is really where everything changed and began to transition into 90s culture.
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