The 1980s: truly a unique decade. Often remembered for its eclectic
mix of massive perms, shoulder pads, spandex, mullets, legwarmers
and all kinds of glorious and questionable fashion trends, a
multicoloured kaleidoscope of innovation and influence; but it
wasn’t just extreme fashion that made the decade so special. It
was a decade when everything in entertainment merged together, and
it all flowed beautifully, through music. The 80s was a period when
music, and the influence it had, was truly remarkable. It would be
known as a golden age of music, a time when everyone brought
something new and exciting to the table, a time when trends were no
longer copied, they were set. It was the decade when music changed
forever - there were changes in the way it was made, in how it was
presented, and how it was performed. Alongside the wonderful
voluminous hairstyles and smouldering stares, it was the decade
when Pop Music was truly born. The new romantics, synthpop, hip
hop, the power ballad and new wave all came together at the start
of the decade and had long lasting influence. This was a time when
technology was truly born within music and entertainment: the
cassette tape, the Sony Walkman, the VCR and the compact disc; the
introduction of satellite technology and the launch of MTV; and the
arrival of the synthesiser and the drum machine, which enabled free
flowing originality like never before. Never in the history of
music and entertainment had everything come together so quickly and
so perfectly to enable creativity, imagination and individuality.
This book will take you back there. As well surveying all the
trends of the decade, it includes an eyewitness account of the time
from Richard James Burgess MBE, one of the originators of the new
romantic movement, producer of acts such as Spandau Ballet, Adam
Ant and Kim Wilde. The 80s - When Music Went Pop is a study of
exactly why the 80s were so special, and why the decade is held is
such esteem so many years later. It was a time like never before,
and its influence and legacy live on to this very day. If you ever
wondered why the 80s is constantly referred to as one of the
greatest decades of all time, especially for music, then here it
is. The 80s, when music went pop!
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