New Wave

Remember that band Soft Cell? And Spandeau Ballet?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e4WLdLNajs

I liked the later, darker "New Wave" stuff, more Post Punk and New Romantic really, but lots of that is being mentioned here so I'll kist my top 20 albums to not dance to. I don't dance myself anymore.

1. The Cure- Faith
2. Japan- Quiet Life
3. Echo & The Bunnymen- Heaven Up here
4. Stranglers- Feline
5. Chameleons- The Script of the Bridge
6. Tears for Fears- The Hurting
7. New Order- Movement
8. Depeche Mode- Black Celebration
9. Comsat Angels- Sleep No More
10. The Church- Heyday
11. Black- Wonderful Life
12. Siouxie & The Banshees- Tinderbox
13. Danse Society- Heaven is Waiting
14. Teardrop Explodes- Wilder
15. Ultravox- Systems of Romance
16. Magazine- Real Life
17. The The- Burning Blue Soul
18. The Sound- Heads & Hearts
19. Soft Cell- Memorabillia
20. either Spandau Ballet or OMD?

also the singles "Driver's Seat" by Sniffin' The Tears and "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson.

You know who else liked New Wave? Maybelline and Avon.

That's the second time I've seen that Japan song listed.

I don't have any idea what that song is.

BTW, I'm loving this thread!

tohostudios wrote:

That's the second time I've seen that Japan song listed.

I don't have any idea what that song is.

That's David Sylvan who you probably know about. He's one of those weird guys who have been all over the Art Rock map- like Bill Nelson, Peter Hamill, or David Thomas. "Quiet Life" was Japan's masterpiece. Dark synthetic, New Romantic pop.

tohostudios wrote:

manny wrote:

Another band I love from that era is the Divinyls, they had a huge hit in the early 90's with 'I Touch Myself' but they deserved better than just one hit, plus the vocalist Christina was hot in badgirl sort of way, Toho when you get home tonight check out the video to "Pleasure and Pain' on you tube.

I remember I Touch Myself.

Man, reading through the bands and songs in this thread sure is a stroll down memory lane...

Toho have you got the Divinyls debut Desperate (1983)?...........the Angels meets the Pretenders!.........

Watch for Chrissie pouring water over herself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gmGLLlJ3Y

Fat Freddy wrote:

Anybody mention Oingo Boingo yet? Can't forget their "Weird Science" theme song and the "Dead Man's Party" album.

One of my favorite comedy movies ever.

tohostudios wrote:

Thought of some more:

Psychadelic Furs
The Pretenders
The Fixx

I love The Fixx. The song Secret Separation is one of my favorite songs of all time.

Two of my friends started a new cover band playing 80's new wave. They do not have keyboards and they Rock the songs out a bit more, they take out the wimp-ness. They go by the name of Philo Beddoe.

Wicked Rick wrote:

Two of my friends started a new cover band playing 80's new wave. They do not have keyboards and they Rock the songs out a bit more, they take out the wimp-ness. They go by the name of Philo Beddoe.

Send us a video of them. Youtube?