The 1980s had a good 1990s and a better 2000s. More than two decades after its demise, the 1980s are more popular than ever. The decade lives in that Madness song on your iPod, during incessant cable-television airings of Sixteen Candles, and on eBay through a constant auction Atari 2600s. And it lives in Rob Sheffield's "Talking to Girls about Duran Duran: One Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut." Read my review @ The American Spectator.

I found this piece confusing which, to me, would probably make reading the book confusing. Maybe that's as result of drifting through the 80's?

Makes me think back of what a wonderous three decades I've enjoyed. Considering that I could have done without the 90's and that the 00's kind of $uck, the 80's was my favorite decade of the three. And I really don't remember much of it except that I somewhat recall having a great time.

I'm glad someone is talking about the 'modern music' it has been bad since the late 80s (when the wall came down, the music went bye bye) Rock and Roll had a bell curve 1948-1988...and all of the rappers do is 'sample'(take songs from the past and put into theirs)if you don't think so, i listen to modern music all the time (i have a teenager) she knows it, but doesn't want to believe what i say (of course)..the stuff just got dirty lyrics...thats all