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Topic: New Wave of the 80 s Posted: January 30 2007 at 14:54 |
well this a list of the most relevant artist of the 80 in pop and new wave others are The Cure,A-HA,Oingo Boingo,The PRETENDERS,,THE ROMANTICS,INXS, XTC, SPLIT ENZ, ORCHESTRAL MANEOUVRES IN THE DARK, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, LOVERBOY. BLONDIE, PAT BENATAR,FLOCK OF SEAGULLS.BERLIN,KIM WILDE etc choice your favorite and write if is better change some artist of the list for the others mentioned in the message.
Edited by markosherrera - February 10 2007 at 20:09
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 15:14 |
I don't know if all of these fit into the same category (well, obviously they don't, but also they do if you say 80's bands...I would take the new wave out). Some are Ok, some even good. I've heard only the classic hits from The Police, so I don't know. I like Tears for Fears but again I've only heard the classics, so I'll go with YouToo.
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 15:52 |
Where are New Order, The Cure and Siouxsie ? 
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 16:10 |
Even though Talk Talk made the best album out of the lot, it's a toss-up between The Jam and U2. I'll go for The Jam, although since they started in 1977 they're hardly "New Wave of the 80s". I mean, they split in '82.
Edited by chopper - January 30 2007 at 16:12
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 16:38 |
Damn you for making me remember how much I like some of these bands. For me it's a tie between:
Tears for Fears (who I think are good in the 80's, GREAT in the 90's and beyond)
Madness (c'mon, how can anyone not like Madness?)
Eurythmics (Dave Stewart is a genious, is solo albums are gems)
Duran Duran (for the Taylor Brothers and Nick Rhodes hair)
and the unmentioned Spandau Ballet (Tony Hatley had the best vocals of the 80's)
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 16:42 |
I like quite a few of the artists mentionned here, but I go with The Police, if only for Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, a quintessential 80's album by a quintessential 80's band.
Spandau Ballet ? 
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 17:06 |
Are We Not Men? We Are DEVO! Gotta love that album.
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 17:14 |
Swingout Sister seriously under-rated.
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 17:21 |
Melomaniac wrote:
Spandau Ballet ?  |
What? "Journeys to Glory" is a great album. And the rest is not so bad either.
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 17:26 |
I think we had this same poll a couple of weeks ago....
still the same... dead heat between the Talking Heads and Duran Duran.
Tina over John. .....
Talking Heads... by the width of a G string hahhahahhaha
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 18:19 |
From this list....The Jam, even though it covers the end of their career.
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 20:55 |
The Cure
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 03:22 |
voted The Jam
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 07:55 |
Snow Dog wrote:
From this list....The Jam, even though it covers the end of their career. |
Immaculate taste as always, Ian.
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 08:51 |
Don't forget "Missing Persons" with Terry Bozzio on drums.
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 08:57 |
Maybe too experimental to be New Wave? This is favorite: 1. Lemon Kittens
Too punk? 2. Athletico Spizz
Love these to: Ultravox Devo Human League... more or less the rest, but defenatly not Simply Red, Huey Lewis and the News or Mr. Mister! What are they doing here?
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 09:00 |
Tears for Fears
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CYMRU AM BYTH
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 09:43 |
The Talking Heads for me,what a great band.
I also really used to like the Cars and Joe Jackson,who I still think is pretty awesome.
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Posted: February 01 2007 at 13:37 |
Melomaniac wrote:
I like quite a few of the artists mentionned here, but I go with The Police, if only for Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, a quintessential 80's album by a quintessential 80's band.
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Ditto! Personally, I'd mention Talking Heads as well. I don't think U2 are new wave, though. I would've also added one of my favourite '80s band to the list - that is, The Pretenders.
Edited by Ghost Rider - February 01 2007 at 13:37
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