Name wanted for an 80s tribute band.

[EBS_freak]

Xennial mixtape

[EBS_freak]

Just now, EBS_freak said:

Xennial mixtape

Scratch that. I guess a Xennial's mixtape would actually contain 90s.

 

Xennial nursery rhymes

[funkgod]

OMG... wow thank you all so much, did not expect so many response's  loads of great ideas  keep them coming if you can,

if we had a girl lead singer we could have " Hot Hatch Maggie and the Mullets " an adaptation on two of your great ideas.

The Rewind is great as well as said it is being used but if we add a bit on the end, which we would have to anyway and call it

The Rewind, Back to the 80s Tribute show ( or band).. would we get away with something like that ?

for ref here is the set list of the first 20

1,  Gold..................... Spandau, Live version
2,  New sensation............ INXS
3,  A little respect ........ erasure.
4,  Heat is on............... glen fray
5,  Reo...................... duran
6,  Everybody wants to rule.. tears for fears
7,  a new flame.............. simply red
8,  Dont you Forget.......... Simple Minds
9,  dignity.................. deacon blue.
11, dancing with tears....... ultravox
10, Town called mal.......... jam
12, lets dance............... dave b
13, wont let sun go down..... nick kershaw, live version with band member intros.
14, we close our eyes........ go west
15, Real gone kid............ deacon blue.
16, this one goes out ....... Rem
17, im still standing........ ej
18, dont look down........... go west
19, take on me............... Ah ha
20, running in the family.... L42

 

we did think about using a name of a song but the best one there is "New Sensation" but that sounds a bit too 70s cabaret 🙂

once again thanks all keep them coming the funny and the witty as well, my chuckle muscle never stopped 🙂

Edited October 8, 2021 by funkgod

[Doctor J]

Mulletravox

[Hellzero]

Paris Midi or Vienna Midi are perfect 80's tribute band names.

[Doctor J]

Happy Mullet Days

[stewblack]

3 hours ago, Norris said:

There, you said it in the OP

Perfect "corporate" band name 

Yep. 

[BigRedX]

14 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

To be serious for a moment, what sort of 80s music?

 

This.

 

The 80s covers a lot of different music from Post-Punk, New Romantic, Synth Pop, Goth, Guitar Pop, HipHop/Rap, Hair Metal and Acid House to name just a few.

 

 

[BigRedX]

3 hours ago, tegs07 said:

The 80’s seem to be about taking two slightly pretentious words and combing them:

 

Caberet Voltaire

Spandau Ballet

Depeche Mode

etc

 

All of whom were formed (and named) in the 70s.

[tegs07]

4 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

 

All of whom were formed (and named) in the 70s.

True (very late 70’s and 1980) but we’re several years ahead of their time and didn’t get recognition till the’80’s. Cabaret Voltaire wasn’t a good example though as it was named after a venue.

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by tegs07

[ubit]

Have big hair, will disco!

[BigRedX]

2 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

Cabaret Voltaire wasn’t a good example though as it was named after a venue.

 

Plus the fact that come January 1st 1980 they had already released 4 singles (including the iconic Nag, Nag, Nag) and an album.

[tegs07]

5 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

 

Plus the fact that come January 1st 1980 they had already released 4 singles (including the iconic Nag, Nag, Nag) and an album.

Yep that was the interesting period. I didn’t like much of their mid 80’s stuff TBH. I was really into Skinny Puppy however who arguably wouldn’t have existed without Caberet Voltaire.

Edited October 8, 2021 by tegs07

[Nail Soup]

16 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

 

Plus the fact that come January 1st 1980 they had already released 4 singles (including the iconic Nag, Nag, Nag) and an album.

Nag Nag Nag recorded in 1974 or something IIRC???

[Rich]

16 hours ago, MartinB said:

The Worst Decade
The Band That Taste Forgot
Agadon't

😆

It's an 80s band, not a 00s one.

[BigRedX]

1 minute ago, Nail Soup said:

Nag Nag Nag recorded in 1974 or something IIRC???

 

I don't know. The band formed in the early 70s, and they used to do a cover of The Seeds' "No Escape" in a very similar style until they started playing "Nag, Nag, Nag" at gigs

[Rich]

ZX81

Footloose

Frankie Wears White Sox

Legwarmers

Edited October 8, 2021 by Rich

[upside downer]

The Manic Miners

 

Perestroika

 

C5 Star

 

The Snood Dudes

 

 

 

[Japhet]

The XR3s.

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[Jus Lukin]

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[uk_lefty]

5 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

Love it! Can I tweak it to 'Stocky, Aching, and Water Retention'?

Even better!

[uk_lefty]

Band name suggestion...

 

80's GOLD.... gold.

 

Maybe works best sang out loud...

Edited October 8, 2021 by uk_lefty

[uk_lefty]

Del Boy and the Plonkers.

[tegs07]

Cossie & The Joy Riders