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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