New wave classics

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Op maandag 7 februari 2005 23:47 schreef nozem het volgende:

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De allereerste band die werd genoemd in de allereerste post van dit topic

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Op woensdag 9 maart 2005 19:47 schreef DjDev het volgende:
Kan iemand me uitleggen wat "New Wave" precies inhoud?

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New Wave
During the late '70s and early '80s, New Wave was a catch-all term for the music that directly followed punk rock; often, the term encompassed punk itself, as well. In retrospect, it's became clear that the music that followed punk could be divided, more or less, into two categories -- post-punk and new wave. Where post-punk was arty, difficult, and challenging, new wave was pop music, pure and simple. It retained the fresh vigor and irreverence of punk music, as well as a fascination with electronics, style, and art. Therefore, there was a lot of stylistic diversity to new wave. It meant the nervy power pop of bands like XTC and Nick Lowe, but it also meant synth rockers like Gary Numan or rock revivalists like Graham Parker and Rockpile.

There were edgy new wave songwriters like Elvis Costello, pop bands like Squeeze, tough rock & rollers like the Pretenders, pop-reggae like the Police, mainstream rockers like the Cars, and ska revivalists like the Specials and Madness. As important as these major artists were, there were also countless one-hit wonders that emerged during early new wave. These one-hit groups were as diverse as the major artists, but they all shared a love of pop hooks, modernist, synthesized production, and a fascination for being slightly left of center.

By the early '80s, new wave described nearly every new pop/rock artist, especially those that used synthesizers like the Human League and Duran Duran. New wave received a boost in the early '80s by MTV, who broadcast endless hours of new wave videos in order to keep themselves on the air. Therefore, new wave got a second life in 1982, when it probably would have died out. Instead, 1982 and 1983 were boom years for polished, MTV-radio new wave outfits like Culture Club, Adam Ant, Spandau Ballet, Haircut 100, and A Flock of Seagulls.

New wave finally died out in 1984, when established artists began to make professional videos and a new crop of guitar-oriented bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. emerged to capture the attention of college-radio and underground rock fans. Nevertheless, new wave proved more influential than many of its critics would have suspected, as the mid-'90s were dominated by bands -- from Blur to Weezer -- that were raised on the music.

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Op maandag 7 februari 2005 11:14 schreef kamagurka het volgende:
OK, nog wat meer briljante luistertips voor de liefhebber:

Moskwa TV - The Art Of Fashion
bolshoi - Razormaid
Belouis Some - Imagination
the lords of the new church - russian roulette
Silke Bischoff - On the other Side
peter godwin - images of heaven
fehlfarben - ein jahr (es geht voran)
Giorgio Moroder - The Chase
Flock of Seagulls - Nightmares

Ik zit er weer even doorheen qua aanwas

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Op dinsdag 29 maart 2005 16:02 schreef Takje het volgende:
Wat ik dus zeggen wou:

Fantastisch topic! Ik zit als een aap alles te downloaden, word er misselijk van..

Maar wat ik hier nog niet ben tegengekomen zijn de Flexipop cd's. Wat mij betreft de ultieme New wave en synthpop verzamel cd's. Voor wie nog niet genoeg inspiratie op heeft gedaan uit dit topic is hier een link :

http://members.shaw.ca/ecorpse/Tribute%20to%20&%20Return%20of%20Flexipop.htm

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Op dinsdag 29 maart 2005 20:58 schreef Takje het volgende:
Nog een supertip. In de trant van Charlotte sometimes van The cure...

Pearls given to the swine - Funeral wedding.

Niet Pearls before swine dus. Hoewel die ook enkele prachtwerkjes op hun naam hebben staan.

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Op woensdag 30 maart 2005 12:37 schreef Kolkus het volgende:
Ik heb goeie verhalen gehoord over de band Kitchens of Distinction, heb begrepen dat Interpol door ze is beinvloed.

Kent iemand deze band en zo ja, is het wat??

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 13:52 schreef nozem het volgende:

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Goede band, ik vind Interpol er niet bijster veel op lijken. Zij, op hun beurt, zijn overigens weer door The Chameleons beinvloed en die laatste band behoort tot mijn onbetwiste favorieten.. De Kitchens zijn overigens erg lastig te vinden in de meeste platenzaken. The Chameleons doorgaans wat makkelijker (maar ook nog redelijk zeldzaam)

Vergeten bands.. geheel ten onrechte want ze maakten steengoeie muziek.