I saw Loverboy last week at a big fair. They still have it after all these years. But Reno needs to exercise, he' s so fat. Anyone seen them this summer.

Wow

Haven't seen Loverboy in many summers. I will admit that I did love them in their's and mine formative years. Haven't seen them in many,many years. Loved them growing up. Don't listen to them much these days.

loverboy is cool

Feel The Fear
And Do It Anyway

i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

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Aren't they Canadian?



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I have never heard of them (must be my age)...we're there any serious rock in the 80ies?

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I have never heard of them (must be my age)...we're there any serious rock in the 80ies?

are you asking if there were any serious rock bands in the 80's?

living colour
guns n roses
john mellencamp


maybe some more but i'd have to think

I have a couple myself:

Pixies and Dinosaur Jr...both dinosaur and Guns is more of the 90ies bands to be honest even if they did their record-debuts in the 80ies...

OK, I'll admit it...
I used to own a white, Loverboy headband!

poison
cinderella
joan jet
the cult
amd many nore good 80s bands

Feel The Fear
And Do It Anyway

Never had any use for Loverboy and their ersatz Foreigner ilk. I was given a review copy of their first album and tried to use it as a Frisbee. The straight edge nearly tore a tendon in my thumb!

As for worthwhile bands from the 80's, check out...

Replacements
Husker Du
Jason and the Scorchers
The Blasters
X
Black Flag
Early REM
Minutemen

There was plenty of excellent rock 'n' roll bands in the early '80's. They just didn't get much mainstream airplay.

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I have never heard of them (must be my age)...we're there any serious rock in the 80ies?

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i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

"likeable" and "80's rock" should never be allowed in the same sentence....

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i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

"likeable" and "80's rock" should never be allowed in the same sentence....

The fact that they are Canadian, won't bother most of you, but it 'reddens me' every time I hear mention of this band.

Loverboy and Survivor (Eye of the Tiger) sum up everything bad about '80's rock.

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

"Survivor (Eye of the Tiger)"

Play it at a party in 2010 and you'll get lots of laughs...

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i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

"likeable" and "80's rock" should never be allowed in the same sentence....

It's too bad you moved,you could of caught their free show at the Santa Cruz boardwalk. If you hurry back you might be able to catch Survivor though.

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i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

"likeable" and "80's rock" should never be allowed in the same sentence....

It's too bad you moved,you could of caught their free show at the Santa Cruz boardwalk. If you hurry back you might be able to catch Survivor though.

i haven't moved

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"Survivor (Eye of the Tiger)"

Play it at a party in 2010 and you'll get lots of laughs...

Did you know the singer from Survivor is the singer from those Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" ads?

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

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"Survivor (Eye of the Tiger)"

Play it at a party in 2010 and you'll get lots of laughs...

Play it at a party when it was first released, and you'd also get a lot of laughs.
Either that, or a can of beer poured over your head and your ass kicked!

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"Survivor (Eye of the Tiger)"

Play it at a party in 2010 and you'll get lots of laughs...

Did you know the singer from Survivor is the singer from those Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" ads?

No I didn't. I love those ads they're hilarious.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Me too - I didn't at first, but they grew on me. Now I love them.

"Only you understand the best way to carry 9 ounces of macaroni salad is in a 43-pound cooler.

(singing) It's got wheels"

Kind of interesting to see what the narrator looks like. I pictured him totally different.




Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

Lot's of loverboys in Amsterdam. The biggest criminals around.

Loverboy is from Vancouver. They were huge in the early 80's in Canada and the US. Not sure about Europe. Biggest songs were Turn Me Loose, Kid Is Hot Tonight and Working For The Weekend.
Drummer Matt Frenette played with Kim Mitchell for a while I think around the early 90's. I remember listening to an interview with producer Bob Rock. He was asked about all the bands he produced in Vancouver during the 80's when alot of hard rock bands recorded in Van like Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Cult, Metallica etc. He was asked about who were some of the great drummers he's heard and the first guy he mentioned was Matt!
Not sure if Loverboy has released any new material lately but they still do the Summer touring circuit. I saw them around 2001 in Vancouver when they opened for Steve Miller.

i think sometimes a band is practically advertising and announcing just how bad they are just by their name alone. can you imagine a band called loverboy being anything BUT awful?

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Never had any use for Loverboy and their ersatz Foreigner ilk. I was given a review copy of their first album and tried to use it as a Frisbee. The straight edge nearly tore a tendon in my thumb!

As for worthwhile bands from the 80's, check out...

Replacements
Husker Du
Jason and the Scorchers
The Blasters
X
Black Flag
Early REM
Minutemen

There was plenty of excellent rock 'n' roll bands in the early '80's. They just didn't get much mainstream airplay.

The Replacements were the BEST band of the 80s by a mile. A great combination of punk ethos, serious chops, fantastic lyrics, and diverse musical influences. They influenced Nirvana and many others who took more of the credit. Stones fans who don't know about them? Shame on you! (Paul Westerberg also did more with open G than even Keith, who was a big influence).

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i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

"likeable" and "80's rock" should never be allowed in the same sentence....

Or a Loverboy thread in this site...Just kidding, no way I'm for censorship, I'm just surprised to read this stuff here...About a horrible 80's band that is.

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keefriffhard4life
i would never buy a new release by these guys but i do own a greatest hits album by them. its likeable fun 80's rock

"likeable" and "80's rock" should never be allowed in the same sentence....

Or a Loverboy thread in this site...Just kidding, no way I'm for censorship, I'm just surprised to read this stuff here...About a horrible 80's band that is.

A very forgetable band.........

I did not know, that they still exist. But if Loverboy come to my area, I want also go. "Turn Me Loose" is one of my absolute favorite rock songs.