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The 1980s were characterised by a sharp departure from the use of
the real instruments and orchestras that had played pop and disco
music in the 1970s. As a result of a disco backlash, musicians tried to steer away from
anything that sounded like disco by changing over to electronic
instruments.
These groups benefited from technological advances
(i.e. synthesiser), the advent of television station MTV, and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their
music.
It must be mentioned that 1980s music is generally very
distinct from the music of previous decades by a complete lack of
real instruments. While 1960s and 1970s
music (as well as 1990s and
2000s music, when a revival
of disco made the use of musical instruments popular once again)
share a lot in common, the 80s sound is loosely confined to the
1980-1992 period and was dominated by electronic sounds.
Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are (excluding
artists who have continued their success from previous
decades):
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