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Originally Posted by rubber soul
For someone who was around during 'new wave'. It was basically a term used to make punk sound more commercial. Blondie especially had the new wave tag pinned on them. It would also be the label from more danceable bands like the B-52s. It eventually got so out of hand as by 1980 it had become so trendy that more traditional bands would cash in on the term. Alice Cooper even had one of his biggest hits that year with the 'New Wave' Clones. Shockingly enough, it's actually pretty good.
True punk bands though cringed at the suggestion they were New Wave. I could imagine John Lydon throwing up at the term even now.
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The problem is that punk bands said that they weren't rock bands, even though they used the same old **** - Chuck Berry chords and rebellious lyrics. That in itself is all marketing bs, and why I don't see much difference in post-punk and new wave. In fact, I see it as the new wave started popularizing punk and then punk musicians decided they wanted to do the same thing and still pretend that they were real punks. Not saying I don't love some of that music, but there really isn't much difference other than I'd say that post-punk bands tended to be more independent and have more creative control as a result.
Basically, Duran Duran is new wave, The Smiths are post-punk.