Anybody into 80s big music?


Big music=big guitars, big drums, anthemic songs, etc. Big Country, XTC, the Alarm, the Call, the Waterboys, Simple Minds, Cactus World News, and of course U2. Any others come mind?
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Depeche Mode still touring and releases albums so what?
They started in 80's.
None mentioned Talk Talk. They reached their peak in early 90's though.
Can I clarify Big 80's? Is it 80's pop? I guess it's not my bowl of soup, but would never mind spinning following favorite 80's rock and electronica:

The Smiths;
Joy Division;
Violent Femmes;
Dream Syndicate;
Sisters of Mercy;
Skinny Puppy;
Laid Back;
DEPECHE MODE!
Kraftwerk;
Duran Duran;
Japan and David Sylvian also other members too;
Brian Ferry;
LAURIE ANDERSON!
Michael Brook;
Talking Heads(yea some of them actually from late 70's infiltrated to the 80's music);
Same to Brian Eno;
GONG!(with Daevid Allen)
Jean Michelle Jare.
Mapman not too much I care about Billy Idol, but his guitarist Steve Stevens is really figure.
Lowrider,
I got it. Big 80's is meant to be synth pop?
Til Tuesday, Thompson Twins, The Knack, Modern English -- Yak...Meh...Weh.. Shut down that thing and turn on the music please!

Dead Can Dance is definitely not synth pop.
I guess I can only enjoy Depeche Mode out of all synth pop or is it even synth pop?
So "big music" is actually not music. It's simply pop that has nothing to do with music. I think music is something else but 80's pop.