spicoli1982
10-26-04, 08:47 PM
post your favourite 80s new wave bands
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View Full Version : post your favourite 80s new wave bands spicoli1982 10-26-04, 08:47 PM post your favourite 80s new wave bands whistledog 10-26-04, 09:37 PM A List like that could go endless :lol: I will do my favourite top 10 (in no particular order): ABC Berlin Associates Chameleons UK Missing Persons Adventures Lime XTC Ultravox Orchestreal Manoeuvres in the Dark Nikki_91 10-26-04, 10:22 PM ABC OMD Cure That's all I can think of right now. mjayeh 10-27-04, 12:10 AM Echo & the Bunnymen The Cure A Flock of Seagulls Depeche Mode New Order The Smiths The Alarm Adam Ant XTC Haircut 100 ABC The Police Gary Numan Duran Duran Missing Persons The B-52's The Jam Talking Heads Tintor 10-27-04, 06:20 AM Okay...here a few of the big list... Chameleons UK The Sound Comsat Angels The Cure Killing Joke Echo & the Bunnymen ABC The Alarm Wire Train New Model Army Toyah The Jam... Prefab Sprouter 10-27-04, 06:25 AM Depeche Mode The Smiths Teardrop Explodes Cocteau Twins Crump99 10-28-04, 02:59 PM Looked like a load of ponces but DD for me :D Bend Sinister 12-05-04, 09:41 AM In no particular order (except the first two) my favourite bands are XTC The Fall Joy Division The The Elvis Costello and the Attractions Ed Kuepper The Triffids The Go Betweens Josef K Split Enz/Crowded House Associates p i l :thumb: :clap: Prefab Sprouter 2-03-05, 07:47 AM In no particular order (except the first two) my favourite bands are XTC The Fall Joy Division The The Elvis Costello and the Attractions Ed Kuepper The Triffids The Go Betweens Josef K Split Enz/Crowded House Associates p i l :thumb: :clap:The Go- Betweens have just had their entire back catalogue reissued on CD. A very underrated band (like Prefab Sprout!!!) and they made some cracking tunes, my favourite of which was the brilliant "Streets of Your Town" Bend Sinister 2-03-05, 08:23 AM I just got the remastered cds "Liberty Bell and the Black Diamond Express", "Tallulah" and "16 Lovers Lane" - all excellent albums and now all with extra tracks - highly recommended. As you say Prefab - a very underated band. Bend Sinister Prefab Sprouter 2-03-05, 09:33 AM I just got the remastered cds "Liberty Bell and the Black Diamond Express", "Tallulah" and "16 Lovers Lane" - all excellent albums and now all with extra tracks - highly recommended. As you say Prefab - a very underated band. Bend Sinister16 Lover Lane, yes thats the one I want to get my hands on!!!! Extra tracks you say, well even better then! Rhiannon73 2-06-05, 01:55 PM My ultimate fave new wave bands are: Duran Duran, The Cure, The Police and Depeche Mode. :thumb: walvis 2-06-05, 02:25 PM A Flock of Seagulls Duran Duran ABC Depeche Mode Spandau Ballet The Associates The Cure The Smiths Lloyd Cole and the Commotions And many more. Jefferson Starship 2-07-05, 12:11 PM Thompson Twins The Police Duran Duran The Spoons (canadian band, awesome one) New Order Adam Ant Depeche Mode The Cure Echo & the Bunnymen The Smiths XTC A Flock of Seagulls Talking Heads and probably a few more!! :thumb: Rhiannon73 2-07-05, 01:18 PM Thompson Twins The Police Duran Duran The Spoons (canadian band, awesome one) New Order Adam Ant Depeche Mode The Cure Echo & the Bunnymen The Smiths XTC A Flock of Seagulls Talking Heads and probably a few more!! :thumb: I love The Spoons too! Crump99 2-07-05, 05:45 PM Thompson Twins The Police Duran Duran The Spoons (canadian band, awesome one) New Order Adam Ant Depeche Mode The Cure Echo & the Bunnymen The Smiths XTC A Flock of Seagulls Talking Heads and probably a few more!! :thumb: Good list :clap: I'll have another go and that'll do for me although The Spoons are out I'm afraid as I've never heard of them :no: Add AC/DC, Roxette, Spandau Ballet, Heart, Bon Jovi and Guns N Roses :yesnod: BillAnderson42 2-17-05, 09:57 PM There were many great new wave bands and solo artists in the early 80's and some not so great or some that didn't get much exposure.....here is a list of some of my personal favourites! Squeeze Boy's Brigade Martha and the Muffins The Smiths Billy Bragg XTC The Pogues The Cure The Clash The Ramones Bucks Fizz The Vapours P.I.L. The Waitresses The Beat The Specials .....and the list could go on forever!!! DuranieGirl 3-29-05, 02:34 PM Duran Duran A-HA Depeche Mode New Order The Cure Erasure OMD The Smiths Infomation Society Talk Talk A Flock of Seagulls The Cars The Clash Thompson Twins Human League INXS Alphaville PS: and a few more ;) john cantos 3-29-05, 02:36 PM The Smiths rocked :thumb: DuranieGirl 3-29-05, 02:43 PM The Smiths rocked :thumb: Yeah...they rocked!!! :rockband: whistledog 3-29-05, 04:14 PM The Spoons (canadian band, awesome one) The Spoons were great :thumb: Nova Heart, Arias & Symphonies, Old Emotions, Romantic Traffic, Tell No Lies... I loved all their songs :thumb: Jefferson Starship 3-29-05, 05:03 PM The Spoons rock our world!! :clap: What about Nova Heart, for many, it's THE new wave song of the new wave era!! :thumb: Thanks for the comments about my list people!! :) a-harulz 3-29-05, 07:19 PM A-ha Depeche Mode The Cure New Order Erasure Information Society Duran Duran A Flock of Seagulls Thompson Twins The Cars The Smiths INXS BlitzKid 4-01-05, 04:16 PM For me New Wave is the best genre in Music ever so I like songs by every meantioned band in this thread. But of course, if I had to choose it would be Ultravox! boingogirl 4-01-05, 07:46 PM Here's a go: Oingo Boingo (surprise!) :bouncy: Siouxsie & the Banshees Depeche Mode Adam & the Ants The Alarm Buzzcocks U2 The English Beat Joe Jackson INXS The Call Okay- so some of these may have crossed other genres :moon: bjacobs 4-06-05, 01:09 PM Duran Duran The Cure |
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