Do you think the 1980s was the most badass decade ever?

[Anonymous]

I don't care for that hair metal crap, but I sure like those British/Irish New Wave bands (U2, Sting/The Police, Duran Duran), and those Heartland rockers (Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp), and the dance pop (Madonna, Michael Jackson), and all those films.

And the attire looked cool, thank goodness our modern fashion is influenced by 80s stuff.

The 70s was too bland, and the 90s too um... unique.

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Also skinny/straight pants > bell bottoms.

[Curmudgeon]

From someone who was there, and for whom the John Hughes films were actually aimed: I can tell you this: It was, in retrospect, a lot better time than we realized. And it definitely was an improvement from the utter malaise and doldrums of the 1970's.

[Asker]

The films looked like they had a meaning, even if some of them seemed "cheesy."

The music both touched the soul and made you want to dance, minus that hair metal crap lol.

[Curmudgeon]

The hair metal led to Grunge (largely as a backlash against hair metal) so there is that.

[NamerOfStars]

Well, I can't recall ever having been asked, not even ONCE, if I was a bad enough dude to rescue President Barack after he was kidnapped by ninjas, so you may be on to something.

[jamesgoldman]

Yeah the era of pinstripe suits, two-tone watches and yellow gold, all floated on quaaludes and Bolivian marching powder

[hohap]

i like both 80 and 90 haha but anything later yeah is very dull

[EnglishEuropean]

Badass isn't the word I would use. Having said that, if I had a time machine I'd go back there now.

[HoraceB]

It was the best!