#Richard Butler

[dumb-waiters]

John Taylor and Richard Butler, 1984

[eternallydamnedjay]

why are men in the 70s and 80s so pretty?

[cleopatragirlie]

Bebe Buell (with Richard Butler) by Rocco Cippolone

[theunderestimator-2]

Tim and Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs as captured by Chester Simpson in 1981 in Wasington DC.

tampabay.com/: "With 1981's Talk Talk Talk, The Psychedelic Furs began the transition from vaguely sinister art-rockers to the shiny new-wavers who would crack the Top 40 with 1987's Heartbreak Beat. As such, it might be the album that brings together fans of the band's disparate phases. It retained the jagged edges of the eponymous 1980 debut album, but with a greater emphasis on melody and song structure. Plus, it contained Pretty in Pink."

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[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Three of The Hottest 80s Bands Tournament

Queen

Defeated opponents: Green Day, Earth, Wind & Fire

Formed in: 1970

Genres: rock, glam-rock, hard rock, pop-rock, pop, disco

Lineup: Freddie Mercury- vocals 

Brian May- guitar 

John Deacon- bass 

Roger Taylor- drums 

Albums from the 80s: 

The Game (1980)

Hot Space (1982)

Flash Gordon (1982, movie soundtrack)

The Works (1984)

A Kind Of Magic (1986)

The Miracle (1989)

Propaganda: “HAVE YOU SEEEEN THEMMMM???? these men never lost their looks as they aged. smoking hot 20 somethings to smoking hot 40 somethings. in their own words, "we was glam" and "we were all stunning". all four had impeccable style choices 99% of the time, from leather jackets and wraps to monochrome to undone blazers and ties to brightly coloured /everything/. Deacon changed his hair style every few years and even in just tshirts and booty shorts, never missed. Roger had a sleazy mullet and sunglasses for what felt like forever, hot Persian dad, did not miss. Brian forgot how to fully button shirts. bell bottoms. same hair for 50 years. no misses. even after Freddie got sick and started wearing makeup and had to grow a beard to cover up, MAN NEVER FUCKIN MISSED. he was beautiful to the day he died. and thats not even touching on the leather daddy look from the early 80s.king shit. we love wrinkles and laugh lines in this gd house. if they don't sweep I’m blowing this whole website up we was glam”

“a few years back i was obsessed with these guys and i would find it hard to not have a crush on all of them. in the 80s especially brian was GORGEOUS.. BEAUTIFUL”

The Psychedelic Furs

Defeated opponents: The The, Judas Priest

Formation: 1977

Genres: post punk, new wave, alternative rock

Lineup: Richard butler - vocals

Tim butler - bass

John Ashton - guitar

Vince Ely - drums

Albums from the 80s:

The Psychedelic furs (1980)

talk talk talk (1981)

forever now (1982)

mirror moves (1984)

midnight to midnight (1987)

book of days (1989)

Propaganda: 

Visual propaganda for Queen:

[ubiq80]

Psychedelic Furs. NYC photoshoot. 1982

[meadows-jukebox]

@bobdylanfanpage and I took it upon ourselves to tier-list our favorite guys based on vibes. here's mine.

BAE STYLIN: richey edwards, david sylvian, richard barbieri, gerard way, syd barrett, george harrison, dave vanian, mick taylor

I'M LOOKING: bernard butler, mick karn, frank iero, trey parker, matt stone, nick mason, robert plant, keith richards

NO COMMENT: nicky wire, brett anderson, todd rundgren, richard butler, richard wright, andrew eldritch, mick jagger

YIKES: roger waters, john lennon, leonard cohen*, jimmy page

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK: eric clapton, jim morrison**

*got points taken away because he's a fucking freak who wrote beautiful losers aka the worst literature experience of my life

**i hate him so much its unbearable

DISCLAIMER: I love all of these guys so much even though I am so mean to them, they are my little guys and I cherish them deeply and wholly.

[adharafirenze]

Hhuuggeeee disclaimer, this is a joke… mostly…

I honestly love all of them (excluding moz and bean) so it was really hard to choose.

[sisterseurope]

richard butler (the psychedelic furs) & john taylor (duran duran)

[twnthcntrygrl]

hammersmith apollo, london - 1984

[melodychocolat]

richard butler!

[dumb-waiters]

The Psychedelic Furs, 1979-80.

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

David Bowie and Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs backstage at a concert in Sydney in 1983.

[jacksplatter]

The Psychedelic Furs - Heaven (1984)

[retropopcult]

"Pretty in Pink" is a song by English band the Psychedelic Furs, originally released in 1981 as a single from the band's second album, Talk Talk Talk. The 1986 film was named after the song and a re-recorded version of the song was included on the soundtrack;

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Two

Judas Priest

Defeated opponents: Electric Light Orchestra

Formed in: 1969

Genres: Heavy metal

Lineup: Rob Halford – vocals

K.K. Downing – guitars

Glenn Tipton – guitars

Ian Hill – bass

Dave Holland – drums

Albums from the 80s:

British Steel (1980)

Hero, Hero (1981)

Point of Entry (1981)

Screaming for Vengeance (1982)

Defenders of the Faith (1984)

Turbo (1986)

Priest...Live! (1987)

Ram it Down (1988)

Propaganda: 

The Psychedelic Furs

Formation: 1977

Genres: post punk, new wave, alternative rock

Lineup: Richard butler - vocals

Tim butler - bass

John Ashton - guitar

Vince Ely - drums

Albums from the 80s:

The Psychedelic furs (1980)

talk talk talk (1981)

forever now (1982)

mirror moves (1984)

midnight to midnight (1987)

book of days (1989)

Propaganda: