Posted March 31, 200817 yr ok, maybe its a cynical way of exploiting the wealth of music around in 77-81, getting 2 albums lol.but here is my list of 'new wave' tracks... 'softcore' punk. buzzcocks - 'harmony in my head' my fav buzzcocks track, overlooked in favour of (the superb) 'ever fallen in love....' but i like the energy and speed of this track skids - into the valley no surprises here, ive made it known that i love this track, my fav from 79. siouxsie and the banshees - spellbound my fav siouxsie track. fast and melodic in her own unique style. undertones - 'wednesday week' my fav undertones track! lol (see the theme here?) ok not as anthemic as 'teenage kicks' but i prefer it. tenpole tudor - swords of a thousand men a great goodtime track, upbeat and leery (in a good way) jam - all around the world could easily have been punk, but these 60's revivalists came out with this brilliant track and yes..it IS my fav jam track! secret affair - time for action nice bit of 60's style music. pretenders - kid , yep another fav of mine by this group. vapours - turning japanese a great track about masturbation! :lol: martha and the muffins - echo beach well stretching it abit maybe, but they were of the time and has a great (indie) sound. sham 69 - mr your a better man then i a good yardbirds cover (b side of 'shapes of things'), the lyrics are great and way ahead of their time. an attempt by jimmy pursey to distance himself from the bnp lot that had taken over shams fanbase. tourists - so good to be back home again unsurprisingly annie at her best imho! lol..
March 31, 200817 yr A good topic.... now let's see how many acts I can fit into this genre... here goes :P 1. Lene Lovich - It's You, Only You Best known for Lucky Number, this was the infinitely better single. Her best album, 'Flex', her second, included the wonderful 'Bird Song' and is housed in the most gorgeous album artwork ever, I reckon. Anyway, this former professional movie screamer still makes music to this day - and it's still sensational. Great, great record. She was gorgeous, too ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuaHFmzA-4...feature=related 2. The Passions - I'm In Love With a German Film Star Much-covered, but this version, the original, stands head and shoulder sabove others. A classic minor hit. 3. The Associates - Club Country Possibly Britain's finest-ever male vocalist, who sadly died in the 90s, with The Associates - the stunning Club Country - worth checking is his solo album Outernational (produced by Yello) and the book of his life, The Glamour Chase - one of the best books on music I've ever read. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I7jfZxITaU...feature=related 4. Blondie - Atomic How can you pick just one Blondie song? This is my favourite of theirs - Atomic. Perfect pop song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqYsoDqbCQ 5. Hazel O'Connor - Will You? The fabulous Ms O'Connor who, let's be honest, had her career ruined by Breaking Glass. OK, it made her, but it cruelly defined her, too, which is a crying shame because I saw her live year before last and she's a superb performer. This is an all-time classic - beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UbHXSsiUnE...feature=related 6. Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Sad that he's best known for Stop The Cavalry, because this is a fab single - and it still sounds great today.... 7. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country Timely considering singer Annabella Lwin is about to relaunch her solo career - this was another manufactured band from Malcolm McLaren's stable - and this, their second (I think) single was their best.... rollicking good fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnFyAXFv5gs...feature=related 8. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood Recently covered by Chicks On Speed (not that their versionw as any different :P ), this Talking Heads side-project spawned some great tunes - this is the best of them - cracking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydk8pU8BbNM 9. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Every new-wave chart has to include Talking Heads - and this is my favourite of theirs - beautifully understated and menacing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH6Treqignw...feature=related 10. Squeeze - Up The Junction Squeeze are a band who should be up there with The Beatles and Madness as one of the UK's finest ever - why they're not is a mystery. This is a genius single - lyrically perfect. 11. Department S - Is Vic There? One of my favourite singles from the 80s - the sadly now departed Vaughan Toulouse was a cross between Alvin Stardust and the leather man from the Village People - with a healthy dose of Billy Mackenzie thrown in. Brilliant single, this. That intro - incredible. 12. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo Miles and away their finest hour, this is taken from their awesome 'Peepshow' album... listen to it these days and you'll be stunned how ahead of their time the Banshees were. One of the finest singles ever made, in fact. A mention has to go to The Skids (Into the Valley), Buzzcocks (Orgasm Addict), Stranglers (Golden Brown), The Cure (Let's Go To Bed), Elvis Costello (Shipbuilding) and Adam and the Ants (Zerox Machine).
March 31, 200817 yr Great post russ68 interesting to know about all this artists... and your opinion about them lol keep the mood rolling and bless you for the time in writting this huge post...great music taste mate!!!! carpe diem goodvibes
March 31, 200817 yr buzzcocks - 'harmony in my head' my fav buzzcocks track, overlooked in favour of (the superb) 'ever fallen in love....' Can't choose between them :D skids - into the valley totally agree siouxsie and the banshees - spellbound my fav siouxsie track. undertones - 'wednesday week' -- 'teenage kicks' ...slightly edge towards teenage kicks tenpole tudor - swords of a thousand men :lol: I remember the crazy video jam - all around the world ...excellent choice secret affair - time for action ....I remember this, quite liked it if I remember,did they used to wear smart suits? pretenders - kid ...superb song by a great band, often overshaddowed by Blondie, pity vapours - turning japanese ... martha and the muffins - echo beach ....Good choice :) sham 69 - mr your a better man then i ....don't remember this one :( tourists - so good to be back home again ....Good track from shortlived band ;)
March 31, 200817 yr 1. Lene Lovich - It's You, Only You Best known for Lucky Number, this was the infinitely better single. Her best album, 'Flex', her second, included the wonderful 'Bird Song' and is housed in the most gorgeous album artwork ever, I reckon. Anyway, this former professional movie screamer still makes music to this day - and it's still sensational. Great, great record. She was gorgeous, too ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuaHFmzA-4...feature=related 2. The Passions - I'm In Love With a German Film Star Much-covered, but this version, the original, stands head and shoulder sabove others. A classic minor hit. 3. The Associates - Club Country Possibly Britain's finest-ever male vocalist, who sadly died in the 90s, with The Associates - the stunning Club Country - worth checking is his solo album Outernational (produced by Yello) and the book of his life, The Glamour Chase - one of the best books on music I've ever read. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I7jfZxITaU...feature=related 4. Blondie - Atomic How can you pick just one Blondie song? This is my favourite of theirs - Atomic. Perfect pop song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqYsoDqbCQ 5. Hazel O'Connor - Will You? The fabulous Ms O'Connor who, let's be honest, had her career ruined by Breaking Glass. OK, it made her, but it cruelly defined her, too, which is a crying shame because I saw her live year before last and she's a superb performer. This is an all-time classic - beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UbHXSsiUnE...feature=related 6. Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Sad that he's best known for Stop The Cavalry, because this is a fab single - and it still sounds great today.... 7. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country Timely considering singer Annabella Lwin is about to relaunch her solo career - this was another manufactured band from Malcolm McLaren's stable - and this, their second (I think) single was their best.... rollicking good fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnFyAXFv5gs...feature=related 8. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood Recently covered by Chicks On Speed (not that their versionw as any different :P ), this Talking Heads side-project spawned some great tunes - this is the best of them - cracking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydk8pU8BbNM 9. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Every new-wave chart has to include Talking Heads - and this is my favourite of theirs - beautifully understated and menacing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH6Treqignw...feature=related 10. Squeeze - Up The Junction Squeeze are a band who should be up there with The Beatles and Madness as one of the UK's finest ever - why they're not is a mystery. This is a genius single - lyrically perfect. 11. Department S - Is Vic There? One of my favourite singles from the 80s - the sadly now departed Vaughan Toulouse was a cross between Alvin Stardust and the leather man from the Village People - with a healthy dose of Billy Mackenzie thrown in. Brilliant single, this. That intro - incredible. 12. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo Miles and away their finest hour, this is taken from their awesome 'Peepshow' album... listen to it these days and you'll be stunned how ahead of their time the Banshees were. One of the finest singles ever made, in fact. A mention has to go to The Skids (Into the Valley), Buzzcocks (Orgasm Addict), Stranglers (Golden Brown), The Cure (Let's Go To Bed), Elvis Costello (Shipbuilding) and Adam and the Ants (Zerox Machine). Some of my all time favourites in there Russ, excellent choices :dance:
April 1, 200817 yr Author A good topic.... now let's see how many acts I can fit into this genre... here goes :P 1. Lene Lovich - It's You, Only You Best known for Lucky Number, this was the infinitely better single. Her best album, 'Flex', her second, included the wonderful 'Bird Song' and is housed in the most gorgeous album artwork ever, I reckon. Anyway, this former professional movie screamer still makes music to this day - and it's still sensational. Great, great record. She was gorgeous, too ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuaHFmzA-4...feature=related 2. The Passions - I'm In Love With a German Film Star Much-covered, but this version, the original, stands head and shoulder sabove others. A classic minor hit. 3. The Associates - Club Country Possibly Britain's finest-ever male vocalist, who sadly died in the 90s, with The Associates - the stunning Club Country - worth checking is his solo album Outernational (produced by Yello) and the book of his life, The Glamour Chase - one of the best books on music I've ever read. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I7jfZxITaU...feature=related 4. Blondie - Atomic How can you pick just one Blondie song? This is my favourite of theirs - Atomic. Perfect pop song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqYsoDqbCQ 5. Hazel O'Connor - Will You? The fabulous Ms O'Connor who, let's be honest, had her career ruined by Breaking Glass. OK, it made her, but it cruelly defined her, too, which is a crying shame because I saw her live year before last and she's a superb performer. This is an all-time classic - beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UbHXSsiUnE...feature=related 6. Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Sad that he's best known for Stop The Cavalry, because this is a fab single - and it still sounds great today.... 7. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country Timely considering singer Annabella Lwin is about to relaunch her solo career - this was another manufactured band from Malcolm McLaren's stable - and this, their second (I think) single was their best.... rollicking good fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnFyAXFv5gs...feature=related 8. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood Recently covered by Chicks On Speed (not that their versionw as any different :P ), this Talking Heads side-project spawned some great tunes - this is the best of them - cracking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydk8pU8BbNM 9. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Every new-wave chart has to include Talking Heads - and this is my favourite of theirs - beautifully understated and menacing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH6Treqignw...feature=related 10. Squeeze - Up The Junction Squeeze are a band who should be up there with The Beatles and Madness as one of the UK's finest ever - why they're not is a mystery. This is a genius single - lyrically perfect. 11. Department S - Is Vic There? One of my favourite singles from the 80s - the sadly now departed Vaughan Toulouse was a cross between Alvin Stardust and the leather man from the Village People - with a healthy dose of Billy Mackenzie thrown in. Brilliant single, this. That intro - incredible. 12. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo Miles and away their finest hour, this is taken from their awesome 'Peepshow' album... listen to it these days and you'll be stunned how ahead of their time the Banshees were. One of the finest singles ever made, in fact. A mention has to go to The Skids (Into the Valley), Buzzcocks (Orgasm Addict), Stranglers (Golden Brown), The Cure (Let's Go To Bed), Elvis Costello (Shipbuilding) and Adam and the Ants (Zerox Machine). agreed with others... a great compilation russ :) department s... squeeze... bow wow wow... love them tracks :)
April 1, 200817 yr 3. The Associates - Club Country Possibly Britain's finest-ever male vocalist, who sadly died in the 90s, with The Associates - the stunning Club Country - worth checking is his solo album Outernational (produced by Yello) and the book of his life, The Glamour Chase - one of the best books on music I've ever read. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I7jfZxITaU...feature=related have to look out fot those then - thanks 12. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo Miles and away their finest hour, this is taken from their awesome 'Peepshow' album... listen to it these days and you'll be stunned how ahead of their time the Banshees were. One of the finest singles ever made, in fact. isnt this from the late 1980s (was gonna say 1990s - thinking of the album with Kiss Them for Me) - cant it be still new wave in the late 1980s (past c86?? and all tweepop things) or goes it become something else when its not in the period 77-81???
April 1, 200817 yr A great selection by Russt, but my favourite Siouxsie & The Banshees song is from way too late 1988 (although I've excluded them & other acts from this selection if I featured them in my Punk album as there are too many tracks to choose from). Whilst the Associates & the Passions I regard as more New Romantic than New Wave. So no messing 1978 - 1981: Here is my New Wave album: 1. XTC - This Is Pop? - On a walkway, moving fast, all I get is transistor blast....... what do you call that noise, that you put on..... THIS IS POP yeah yeah x's infinity. The fact that Radio 1 did an extensive documentary series (in 1986) of Post Punk music (1976-1986) with this track as it's title by Swindon's finest says it all. The Kaiser Chiefs have arguably based their entire career on this track as well. I could have picked any one of 20+ tracks by Andy Partridge & co, but I think it is obvious why I selected this track! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uLSkC4N1BIc 2. Talking Heads - Cities - In many ways XTC's American kindred spirits they even did a UK/US tour together with the native act headlining. My favourite track of David Byrne & co is taken from their third album "Fear of Music". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=51IZG6Ryeis 3. Blondie - One Way Or Another - Deborah Harry the Queen of the New Wave, another act to come out of New York from the late 1970s. Parallel Lines remains the commercial aphex of New Wave. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=74xiXRxkKxc 4. Patti Smith - Frederick - Produced by maverick Todd Rundgren this track finds Patti at her most commercial singing her love song to her former husband & former MC5 member Fred "Sonic" Smith. As this is Patti Smith we are talking about she is about as commercial as PJ Harvey in comparison to Leona Lewis. 5. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching The Detectives - With the Rogue Traders having destroyed my love for Pump It Up, this now remains my favourite early Declan McManus penned track. Fantastic lyrics, a taut sinewy beat what more can you ask for. Especially with Steve Nieve on keyboards. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Sed8IjdXdGk 6. Squeeze - Cool For Cats - The first of their two consecutive UK#2 hit singles. A rare outing on lead vocals for lyricist Chris Difford ahead of tunesmith Glenn Tilbrook. Oh & some blook called Jools Holland was their keyboardist. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iOaaAs-MMeo 7. The Cure - Killing An Arab - This is about the book 'The Stranger' which came out 60 years ago. Not whatever bull$h!t conflict is happening in the Middle East right now. But try telling that to the PC brigade at the BBC who have banned this track & the religious Muslim fundamentalists for regarding this song as offensive by taking it out of its original context. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1uGPkxQfA 8. B 52s - Rock Lobster - A fantastic sci-fi esque track from the most famous act from Athens, Georgia before ...... ERM (anagram). It's hard to believe that less than 15 years later they recorded the awful "Meet The Flintstones". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=szhJzX0UgDM 9. Pretenders - Kid - Chrissie Hynde was a Rock journalist who turned her hand to making music very successfully with her band the Pretenders. A great song with a great Chris Thomas production too. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5QMy5RVAIes 10. The Police - Can't Stand Losing You - Yes I know Sting is now known as a bit of a lute loving over pompous t*** (Coldplay's Chris Martin clearly wants to be him in 15 years time :lol:), but once upon a time he was in a band called the Police who made really, really good power pop new wave music, like this. 11. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go - This song has more attitude then the combined back catalogues of Girls Aloud & the Sugababes. Even knowing they were put together by former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren during 1980, featuring 3 members of Adam & the Ants (Stuart Goddard & Marco Pirroni had the last laugh) & hired teenager Annabelle Weir. Forget later dross like I Want Candy & Go Wild In The Country this is a great record. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U291AOW2-Ms 12. Joy Division - She's Lost Control - Ian Curtis troubled genius from a brilliant band that of course became New Order. This is spine tingling stuff not helped by knowing 30 years on these lyrics sound like they were written yesterday about Amy Winehouse by a superior version of the Editors. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QVc29bYIvCM Making a 12 track album was mission impossible. I could easily have made this a double album. Maybe I'll post a Volume 2 at a later date.
April 1, 200817 yr Author A great selection by Russt, but my favourite Siouxsie & The Banshees song is from way too late 1988 (although I've excluded them & other acts from this selection if I featured them in my Punk album as there are too many tracks to choose from). Whilst the Associates & the Passions I regard as more New Romantic than New Wave. So no messing 1978 - 1981: Here is my New Wave album: 1. XTC - This Is Pop? - On a walkway, moving fast, all I get is transistor blast....... what do you call that noise, that you put on..... THIS IS POP yeah yeah x's infinity. The fact that Radio 1 did an extensive documentary series (in 1986) of Post Punk music (1976-1986) with this track as it's title by Swindon's finest says it all. The Kaiser Chiefs have arguably based their entire career on this track as well. I could have picked any one of 20+ tracks by Andy Partridge & co, but I think it is obvious why I selected this track! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uLSkC4N1BIc 2. Talking Heads - Cities - In many ways XTC's American kindred spirits they even did a UK/US tour together with the native act headlining. My favourite track of David Byrne & co is taken from their third album "Fear of Music". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=51IZG6Ryeis 3. Blondie - One Way Or Another - Deborah Harry the Queen of the New Wave, another act to come out of New York from the late 1970s. Parallel Lines remains the commercial aphex of New Wave. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=74xiXRxkKxc 4. Patti Smith - Frederick - Produced by maverick Todd Rundgren this track finds Patti at her most commercial singing her love song to her former husband & former MC5 member Fred "Sonic" Smith. As this is Patti Smith we are talking about she is about as commercial as PJ Harvey in comparison to Leona Lewis. 5. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching The Detectives - With the Rogue Traders having destroyed my love for Pump It Up, this now remains my favourite early Declan McManus penned track. Fantastic lyrics, a taut sinewy beat what more can you ask for. Especially with Steve Nieve on keyboards. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Sed8IjdXdGk 6. Squeeze - Cool For Cats - The first of their two consecutive UK#2 hit singles. A rare outing on lead vocals for lyricist Chris Difford ahead of tunesmith Glenn Tilbrook. Oh & some blook called Jools Holland was their keyboardist. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iOaaAs-MMeo 7. The Cure - Killing An Arab - This is about the book 'The Stranger' which came out 60 years ago. Not whatever bull$h!t conflict is happening in the Middle East right now. But try telling that to the PC brigade at the BBC who have banned this track & the religious Muslim fundamentalists for regarding this song as offensive by taking it out of its original context. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1uGPkxQfA 8. B 52s - Rock Lobster - A fantastic sci-fi esque track from the most famous act from Athens, Georgia before ...... ERM (anagram). It's hard to believe that less than 15 years later they recorded the awful "Meet The Flintstones". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=szhJzX0UgDM 9. Pretenders - Kid - Chrissie Hynde was a Rock journalist who turned her hand to making music very successfully with her band the Pretenders. A great song with a great Chris Thomas production too. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5QMy5RVAIes 10. The Police - Can't Stand Losing You - Yes I know Sting is now known as a bit of a lute loving over pompous t*** (Coldplay's Chris Martin clearly wants to be him in 15 years time :lol:), but once upon a time he was in a band called the Police who made really, really good power pop new wave music, like this. 11. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go - This song has more attitude then the combined back catalogues of Girls Aloud & the Sugababes. Even knowing they were put together by former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren during 1980, featuring 3 members of Adam & the Ants (Stuart Goddard & Marco Pirroni had the last laugh) & hired teenager Annabelle Weir. Forget later dross like I Want Candy & Go Wild In The Country this is a great record. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U291AOW2-Ms 12. Joy Division - She's Lost Control - Ian Curtis troubled genius from a brilliant band that of course became New Order. This is spine tingling stuff not helped by knowing 30 years on these lyrics sound like they were written yesterday about Amy Winehouse by a superior version of the Editors. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QVc29bYIvCM Making a 12 track album was mission impossible. I could easily have made this a double album. Maybe I'll post a Volume 2 at a later date. another great selection m8.... i agree though , there are so many missed out so maybe a volume 2 would be in order in the future. bow wow wow though i prefer 'go wild in the country' and 'chihuahua'
April 1, 200817 yr I did think 1988 was a bit late myself.... but Siouxsie was a hybrid of many genres, I suppose, throughout her career. Looking at it, 'Peek-a-boo' isn't new wave - but... not quite sure what genre it could be classed - it's a genius track, though, I know that. My favourite early Banshees track was Red Light from the Kaleidoscope album - in fact, that whole album is superb. And XTC, too, are a glaring omission from my chart - but my favourite of theirs is the jaw-droppingly fantastic 'Dear God' which I didn't think would sit well on a 'new wave' album. I think maybe we should have a thread of 'My Album of... Lost Classics'.. songs you really loved years ago that may have been forgotten about, been by one-hit wonders, or just didn't sell many copies. 'Dear God' would fit nicely onto that one, for sure.
April 2, 200817 yr Author I did think 1988 was a bit late myself.... but Siouxsie was a hybrid of many genres, I suppose, throughout her career. Looking at it, 'Peek-a-boo' isn't new wave - but... not quite sure what genre it could be classed - it's a genius track, though, I know that. My favourite early Banshees track was Red Light from the Kaleidoscope album - in fact, that whole album is superb. And XTC, too, are a glaring omission from my chart - but my favourite of theirs is the jaw-droppingly fantastic 'Dear God' which I didn't think would sit well on a 'new wave' album. I think maybe we should have a thread of 'My Album of... Lost Classics'.. songs you really loved years ago that may have been forgotten about, been by one-hit wonders, or just didn't sell many copies. 'Dear God' would fit nicely onto that one, for sure. start one then! :P lol thats another one that would need several volumes. maybe 'lost classics of the **** era'... i agree that whilst 'peek a boo' was outside the normal bounds of 'new wave', it does kinda fit.
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