Mike, if you think Depeche Mode, Talk Talk, Tears For Fears, Sparks, Marillion, 80s synth period Rush etc will be in the dustbin, I beg to differ.
if we look at the big picture of pop/rock and list the top 10-15 (or 25) all time groups, which 80's groups would make the cut? just look at any list of all time favorite songs.
in my mind you go from the late 70's big names (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, and the Eagles to name three), then jump back in at Nirvanna in 1990.
i could not name one song off the top of my head from any of the groups you mention. none. nada. i know i've heard and enjoyed music from those groups, but nothing that were a part of my life or listening. i've already explained that i was mostly a father in the 80's.......so skipped over the life-connection for that musical period and just had peripheral exposure to it.
so maybe it's just me.
don't mean to offend anyone who has that connection. and i already said i can get into an 80's mood and really enjoy it for......what.....it......is.