80's Music

Strange costumes, weird melodies and lyrics. Not as heavy of a sound as punk. Geek meets rocker

Independent bands that were played on student run radio stations.

This music had heavy guitar & drum solos. Artists wore big, long hair, make up, tight clothes.

In 1984, this new awards show premiered to honor music videos

VCRs made it possible to record television and watch it later. What does VCR stand for?

Sony produced a portable radio/cassette player called:

In the 80’s the only way to record video was by using a hand held video recorder called the:

Rock & roll mixed with American culture. Music with a message, sometimes political.

The very first video played on this newvideo channel was

Whose controversial performance involved a wedding cake and crawling around on the stage?

This company is credited with using and marketing the term 'personal computer'

This new cable station came on air Aug. 1, 1982 for the sole purpose of playing music videos:

The first song to be recorded to CD was:

Vocalists with mega hits.Dance was a big part of their concerts/videos. Fashion varied.

The first CD's were designed to hold how many minutes of music?

In 1982 this new media format for music replaced the cassette:

This music was very dark and also included heavy guitar solos. Bands wore black, skulls, etc.

Rock music that used stadiums for concerts. Music included both hard rock and power ballads.