Round Three of The Hottest 80s Band Tournament
Run-DMC
Defeated opponents: Missing Persons
Formed in: 1983
Genres: hip hop, rap rock
Lineup: Joseph "Run" Simmons – vocals
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels – vocals
Jam Master Jay – percussion, keyboards
Albums from the 80s:
Run-D.M.C. (1984)
King of Rock (1985)
Raising Hell (1986)
Tougher Than Leather (1988)
Propaganda: The classic hip-hop/rock crossover group. They made Addidas hip. They saved Aerosmith's career. They are legends.
Aerosmith
Defeated opponents: Pet Shop Boys
Formed in: 1970
Genres: Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Lineup: Steven Tyler- vocals, guitar, keyboard, harmonica
Joe Perry- guitar
Brad Whitford- guitar
Tom Hamilton- bass
Joey Kramer- drums
Albums from the 80s:
Rock in a Hard Place (1982)
Done with Mirrors (1985)
Permanent Vacation (1987)
Pump (1989)
Propaganda: They have a roller coaster themed after them too
Iron Maiden
Defeated opponents: Europe, Sonic Youth
Formed in: 1975
Genres: Metal, Power Metal, Prog Metal
Lineup: Bruce Dickinson - vocals
Dave Murray - guitar
Adrian Smith - guitar, vocals, keyboard
Steve Harris - bass, vocals, keyboard
Nicko McBrain - drums
Albums from the 80s:
Iron Maiden (1980)
Killers (1981)
The Number of the Beast (1982)
Piece of Mind (1983)
Powerslave (1984)
Live After Death (1985)
Somewhere in Time (1986)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
Propaganda: What other band could make metalheads love songs based on poetry ("The Trooper" inspired by Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (based on the Coleridge poem of the same name), history ("Alexander the Great"), cult TV series ("The Prisoner" based on the show of the same name), mythology (twisted a bit with "Flight of Icarus"), and classic literature ("Phantom of the Opera" based on the Gaston Leroux novel, "Murders in the Rue Morgue" based on the Poe story, "To Tame a Land" originally meant to be titled after its inspiration: Frank Herbert's "Dune")? These guys are proud geeks and one of the most epic bands on the planet, STILL going strong all these years later.
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