Post punk/ New Wave discussion

[Leichenschrei]

It's such a shame XTC didn't play live for too long, they were insanely tight.

 

[G8torbyte]

It's such a shame XTC didn't play live for too long, they were insanely tight.

Nice, enjoying the nostalgia of the 80's

 

[JackBurton7130]

I'd also love to learn more as it was a little before my time, I'm 41. Also love Joy Division. I learn about a lot of music from skate videos, like this song. I know it's probably a little cliche, but I love it. I feel like new wave can get a little blurry. Not sure if they have to do that weird thing with their voice like singing while going 55 mph(more like kmh) down a really bumpy road. Not really my thing.

 

[G8torbyte]

I'd also love to learn more as it was a little before my time, I'm 41. Also love Joy Division. I learn about a lot of music from skate videos, like this song. I know it's probably a little cliche, but I love it. I feel like new wave can get a little blurry. Not sure if they have to do that weird thing with their voice like singing while going 55 mph(more like kmh) down a really bumpy road. Not really my thing.

The eighties were a fun and flashy time. I'm Gen-X and was a teenager during those years. New wave was a term given to mostly United Kingdom music becoming popular in the US which I would include INXS from Australia too. The movement involved a shift in more synthesizers (and a lot of saxophone it seems) being used in addition to traditional rock instruments. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) were pioneers in the movement and inspired many others. That time also had developments on the punk side as well with Billy Idol, David Bowie, etc. A lot of good music in the 80's decade as well as several cheesy one-hit wonders.



This is classic 80's pop with the flashy clothes and all which is fun to look back and remember the times. Yes, I had a pair of Vans checkerboard shoes then. Fashion fads were prevalent.

 

[JackBurton7130]

The eighties were a fun and flashy time. I'm Gen-X and was a teenager during those years. New wave was a term given to mostly United Kingdom music becoming popular in the US which I would include INXS from Australia too. The movement involved a shift in more synthesizers (and a lot of saxophone it seems) being used in addition to traditional rock instruments. Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD) were pioneers in the movement and inspired many others. That time also had developments on the punk side as well with Billy Idol, David Bowie, etc. A lot of good music in the 80's decade as well as several cheesy one-hit wonders.



This is classic 80's pop with the flashy clothes and all which is fun to look back and remember the times. Yes, I had a pair of Vans checkerboard shoes then. Fashion fads were prevalent.

I was designed for the 80's, but got stuck with the 90's. Absolutely could have been worse! This probably doesn't count. '85 I think and pretty soulful, but hot dayum it's a good song. My ex's black father put me on 'em.

 

[bagwell359]

The video/MTV side of the 80's is one thing, but the indie/underground stuff was different, and for my money much more interesting.

This book, which is still in my bookcase for almost 40 years delves deeply into a lot of it:

You can discover Felt, Durutti Column, Downy Mildew, R. Stevie Moore, Savage Republic, Feelies and hundreds more. I have the 3rd edition published in '85, the one pictured is later. It does cover earlier bands such as Hawkwind and Captain Beefheart...

 

[G8torbyte]

The video/MTV side of the 80's is one thing, but the indie/underground stuff was different, and for my money much more interesting.

This book, which is still in my bookcase for almost 40 years delves deeply into a lot of it:



You can discover Felt, Durutti Column, Downy Mildew, R. Stevie Moore, Savage Republic, Feelies and hundreds more. I have the 3rd edition published in '85, the one pictured is later. It does cover earlier bands such as Hawkwind and Captain Beefheart...

That is very true. It was in the mid-90's when I discovered some of the underground EBM, industrial and experimental electro music that started in the late eighties and gained some traction in the early 90's. It blew my mind and I listened to many artists associated with WaxTrax! Records out of Chicago. The ones I liked were A Split-Second, Front 242, KMFDM, Underworld, Meat Beat Manifesto, Front Line Assembly, Sister Machine Gun, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Coil, Chris Connelly, Die Warzau, Controlled Bleeding, and The KLF. The label released several side projects by Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker of Ministry, including Revolting Cocks, Acid Horse and Lead into Gold (a solo for Barker) Also the Nettwerk label in Canada when Skinny Puppy was with them.

 

[SilverEars]

 

[SilverEars]

 

[2leftears]

No-one mentioned The Wolfgang Press?

An original very good band that too few know about. Their early stuff was post-punk, their later stuff more "avant-dance-groove" (apparently).

 

[mobbaddict]

Found out recently about this unknown French cold wave from the early eighties, they have a really cool album that was reissued a few years ago

 

[bagwell359]

Listening to Sad Lovers and Giants 'Epic Garden Music'. Recently For Against, Eyeless in Gaza, Japan, Minimal Compact, Chameleons, and New Order....