Discuss the following three New Wave acts....

[NewbieJr 541]

In an attempt to spice things up around here, let's talk about some groups from back when music was good....Early eighties new wave.

 

Go!

[paulinstl 296]

Three words describe all three. N E W W A V E S U C K E D!

[NewbieJr 541]

Three words describe all three. N E W W A V E S U C K E D!

SOMEONE PLEASE BAN THIS MAN!

[paulinstl 296]

SOMEONE PLEASE BAN THIS MAN!

 

 

 

I think the soundtrack of your life could be used in a bad John Hughes coming of age movie.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

The Hooters were new wave? I can see Howard Jones and the Thompson Twins as new wave, but not the Hooters. They were just a regular band out of Philly.

[t2069 0]

for me in the early eighties......RUSH,MAIDEN,PRIEST.......are flock of seagulls early eighties?

[NewbieJr 541]

The Hooters were new wave? I can see Howard Jones and the Thompson Twins as new wave, but not the Hooters. They were just a regular band out of Philly.

The Hooters were far from a conventional rock band. They were heavily keyboard-based, a mainstay of new wave acts. I'll agree that they were a little less new wave than the other two I mentioned, but the Hooters were very unconventional when they came out. Not very guitar-driven, that's for sure.

[kutulu 1,676]

I loved new wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N.W.O.B.H.M.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

The Hooters were far from a conventional rock band. They were heavily keyboard-based, a mainstay of new wave acts. I'll agree that they were a little less new wave than the other two I mentioned, but the Hooters were very unconventional when they came out. Not very guitar-driven, that's for sure.

 

They had a different sound (melodica), but I don't see them being new wave. JMO.

[jets24 6]

Hooters were great writers as well. They wrote quite a few songs for other artists, including "Time after time" by Cyndi Lauper.

[kpbuckeye 3]

Hooters were ok, the other two were teenage freak shows.

 

I am disapointed in you Newbie.

[NewbieJr 541]

Hooters were ok, the other two were teenage freak shows.

 

I am disapointed in you Newbie.

No need to be disappointed in me., New wave dominated the charts during my formulative years. Hell, when I was in high school, Tainted Love, Don't You Want Me by the Human League, and Cars by Gary Numan, were much better alternatives than Ebony and Ivory, My Baby Takes The Morning Train, and some of the other crap that was on the radio.

When these groups came out, it was right at the end of disco's five year run, and it was a very welcomed change. Whenever I hear music from this era, I can't help but to remember the days where I didn't have a mortgage and could bang any girl I wanted.

 

Hooters were great writers as well. They wrote quite a few songs for other artists, including "Time after time" by Cyndi Lauper.

Agreed. They also wrote Joan Osborne's big hit, What If God Was One Of Us.

[Jeremy 0]

I do enjoy Howard Jones' music. I think I have a greatest hits CD of his somewhere.

[resser2 0]

No need to be disappointed in me., New wave dominated the charts during my formulative years. Hell, when I was in high school, Tainted Love, Don't You Want Me by the Human League, and Cars by Gary Numan, were much better alternatives than Ebony and Ivory, My Baby Takes The Morning Train, and some of the other crap that was on the radio.

When these groups came out, it was right at the end of disco's five year run, and it was a very welcomed change. Whenever I hear music from this era, I can't help but to remember the days where I didn't have a mortgage and could bang any girl I wanted.

Agreed. They also wrote Joan Osborne's big hit, What If God Was One Of Us.

 

 

NewbieJr's age = Resser's age

 

I wouldn't say TTwins were the greatest band, but I do think there were pretty good.

[Recidivist 1]

What a coincidence! Just last nite I fell asleep struggling with the following question: which act sucked less . . . the Hooters or the Outfield?

[jets24 6]

NewbieJr's age = Resser's age

 

I wouldn't say TTwins were the greatest band, but I do think there were pretty good.

 

 

I think we are all the same era. I was born in 67. You guys?

[NewbieJr 541]

I think we are all the same era. I was born in 67. You guys?

You were a mere freshman when I graduated, son.

[Recidivist 1]

You guys?

 

My age, as indicated by emotional maturity and my FFToday profile is barely double digits

 

b. 1972

[Juniper 0]

The Hooters Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman actually contributed quite a bit behind-the-scenes musically during the '80's and '90's. In additional to moderate success with the singles And We Danced, All You Zombies (my favorite song by them) and Day By Day from the multi-platinum album Nervous Night; those two were almost the entire band backing Cyndi Lauper on the LP, She's So Unusual. Dismiss the rest of her career and New Wave music in general if you must; it's still a great album. Only Hyman co-wrote Time After Time and he's also worked with Patty Smyth and Dar Williams. They both had a big hand with Joan Osborne's 1995 album Relish. Bazailian near singlehandedly brought the hit One Of Us to the masses, he did everything but sing the lead vocal; being credited with the writing, producing, arranging, guitars and backing vocals. He's also helped write for Smyth and Bon Jovi.

 

Thompson Twins were the most successful act of the three during their peak; but their U.S. popularity was a drop in the bucket compared to the world wide phenomenon they became.

 

I always thought Howard Jones had the dorkiest looking haircut of the New Wave era. 'Nuff said.

[NewbieJr 541]

 

 

I always thought Howard Jones had the dorkiest looking haircut of the New Wave era. 'Nuff said.

Actually, I'd put him third, behind the Flock Of Seagulls-guy and Grace Jones.

[Juniper 0]

A Flock Of Hairdos.

 

I wouldn't want to be the guy to tell Grace Jones her haircut sucks.

 

Things Can Only Get Better.

[resser2 0]

I think we are all the same era. I was born in 67. You guys?

 

Haha you are an old man!

 

You were a mere freshman when I graduated, son.

 

Holy!

 

- I am the young one

 

 

 

I am 34

 

 

I will be 35 on Feb 25th

 

 

Mark your Calenders FOCKERS!

[akaoni 0]

Their songwriting ability notwithstanding, I really don't think that Howard Jones or the Hooters should be classified as New Wave. Both are much more pop music with some synth, although Thompson Twins I'll grant are in the New Wave pantheon. I prefered other NW bands like The Fixx and Psychedelic Furs, back in the day...