...Though the first hiphop hit was from 1980, The Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight. Hiphop has been around since the late 70's, it just didn't become widely popular save a few exceptions until the second half of the 80's.

As for an on-topic answer, I can enjoy some Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground, The Cure, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, early David Bowie and Joy Division every once and awhile... And there some more artists from that period I listen to. I just stick to more recent stuff normally, though. ;)

<font color="silver"> Two words:

<center>JETHRO TULL</center>

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And another two words : Jethro Tull [img]smile.gif[/img]

More two words :
Tom Waits (from 70's onward)
The Pogues (80's on)
The Dubliners (huh, grandpas [img]smile.gif[/img] )
The The (no, this isn't a typo)
Pink Floyd

And one word:

Laibach

*Thick as a brick*
Neuro

Yeah, I like old music. Classical music that is, doesn't get much older than that [img]tongue.gif[/img] ;) :D
But I listen to e.g. David Bowie, Sisters Of Mercy, Depeche Mode, The Mission, Pink Floyd, etc. I guess that counts as old as well...

I'm a progger, but I listen as much to the new stuff (Spock's Beard, Dream Theater) as the classics (Yes, Genesis)

I like Pink Floyd above all others.