The 1980s didn’t just sound different; it looked different, felt bigger, and pushed rock in multiple directions at once.

The early 1980s saw rock at an intersection. The ’70s state of mind was still lingering, but new ideas were trickling in, daring to disrupt the genre as it had been known in the decade prior. Many sub ...

’80s rock stood in stark contrast to ’70s rock. The majority of the prior decade saw bands relying on rough-around-the-edges production, wiry guitars, and raw vocals. The ’80s got rockers to think ...