3 splendid 80s bands. (alternative, blues, hardcore, indie, metal)

[Sneer]

seeing as i feel theres a bit of an "anti-80s" culture going on around here, we should expose the positives of this decade. so, your 3 favourite bands of the 80s? (i dont want any mention of the smiths, the cure, the pixies or talking heads, we know their good)

these are 3 of my favourite 80s bands.

the cramps- a band that prized itself on making simple yet irresistable riffs, what they lacked in musical ability they more then made up for in edge and raw energy. spooky, twisted melancholy with a enlightening, humorous twist. psychobilly at its finest. for evidence start with the compilation "off the bone".

Gun Club- a band criminally underrated, nobodyy quite conveyed the sleaze of blues like this british band. a great fusion of punk and blues - the album "fire of love" is good in the fact the theme of controlled sexual energy is ready to explode at any second, it will leave you on tenderhooks the whole way through.

Birthday Party- recently got into this band, though their career was short, their aggressive sonics were; at the time, highly innovative in my opinion. a very jerky, metallic, bluesy sound that had the ability to shock, and it gave the world Nick Cave of course.