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Round Four of The Hottest 80s Band Tournament

The Clash 

Defeated opponents: Blondie, Pretenders, Asia

Formed in: 1976

Genres: Punk rock, new wave, post-punk, reggae, experimental rock

Lineup: Joe Strummer- vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano

Mick Jones- guitar, vocals, keyboards

Paul Simonon- bass

Topper Headon- drums, piano

Albums from the 80s: 

Sandinista! (1980)

Combat Rock (1982)

Cut the Crap (1985)

Propaganda: 

Mötley Crüe 

Defeated opponents: Cybotron, The Beach Boys

Formed in: 1981

Genres: hard rock, metal rock, Glam metal, heavy metal

Lineup: Vince Neil- vocals 

Mick Mars- guitar

Nikki Sixx- bass

Tommy Lee- drums 

Albums from the 80s: 

Too Fast for Love (1981)

Shout at the Devil (1983)

Theatre of Pain (1985)

Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)

Dr. Feelgood (1989)

Propaganda: the all black, the messy hair, the sloppy makeup, the good makeup, the skimpy clothes, the high heels, the fingerless gloves, I could fix him (I absolutely could not), MORE HAIR. I love these trashy goth bitches

Visual propaganda for Mötley Crüe: