Was R&B after the 1980's really evolution?

Unknown Soldier · 05-23-2011, 03:39 PM

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While they are far more popular with women, I always found them to be very entertaining live. And being popular with the women always made the live shows very nice to look at. I'd say some of the most fun i've had at shows has been Mode shows.

I`d agree that they were always more popular with women but I`ve always been a huge fan of most of their material as well and seen them live on two ocassions.

**Janszoon** · 05-23-2011, 05:15 PM

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Your opinion about Depeche Mode, is largely consistent with what I`d always heard about their popularity in the USA. It seems like VocalsBass is losing here by 2-1

Depeche Mode were popular here but mostly just within a certain niche. My understanding has always been that they were much more popular on the other side of the Atlantic.

The chart positions of their albums seem to back up my perception, though in later years it looks like things evened out a bit.

Unknown Soldier · 05-24-2011, 02:04 PM

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Depeche Mode were popular here but mostly just within a certain niche. My understanding has always been that they were much more popular on the other side of the Atlantic.

The chart positions of their albums seem to back up my perception, though in later years it looks like things evened out a bit.

They`ve always been huge here in the UK and as they matured captured a different audience, their early poppy synth stuff was largely for school girls but as they grew darker, rockier and David Gahan became more drug induced they captured a much wider and mature audience around the late 80`s. As big as they are in the UK, they are just as big in the rest of mainland Europe.

Its interesting that we are talking about British groups of this era who were big in the UK and fairly big in the USA as well, What`s interesting though, is that I can remember certain British groups as well, who were big in the USA for a while but hardly sold anything here in the UK.

Do you remember A Flock of Seagulls and Wang Chung two such groups?

FRED HALE SR. · 05-24-2011, 02:20 PM

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They`ve always been huge here in the UK and as they matured captured a different audience, their early poppy synth stuff was largely for school girls but as they grew darker, rockier and David Gahan became more drug induced they captured a much wider and mature audience around the late 80`s. As big as they are in the UK, they are just as big in the rest of mainland Europe.

Its interesting that we are talking about British groups of this era who were big in the UK and fairly big in the USA as well, What`s interesting though, is that I can remember certain British groups as well, who were big in the USA for a while but hardly sold anything here in the UK.

Do you remember A Flock of Seagulls and Wang Chung two such groups?

I'm gonna accept your apology on behalf of the USA.

Unknown Soldier · 05-24-2011, 02:25 PM

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I'm gonna accept your apology on behalf of the USA.

Care to elaborate?

FRED HALE SR. · 05-24-2011, 03:24 PM

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Care to elaborate?

It was a joke. As in thanks for A flock of seagulls and Wang Chung but no thanks.

Unknown Soldier · 05-24-2011, 03:30 PM

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It was a joke. As in thanks for A flock of seagulls and Wang Chung but no thanks.

hahaha I admit they were nothing great but "I Ran" and the Wang Chung song from the film "To Live and Die in LA" were good songs!! I wouldn`t admit to liking these groups, but if the truth be told, they did have some good songs. If I remember rightly the lead singer of A Flock of Seagulls had a hairdo, that would have a done a hair metal band proud.

FRED HALE SR. · 05-24-2011, 03:33 PM

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hahaha I admit they were nothing great but "I Ran" and the Wang Chung song from the film "To Live and Die in LA" were good songs!! I wouldn`t admit to liking these groups, but if the truth be told, they did have some good songs. If I remember rightly the lead singer of A Flock of Seagulls had a hairdo, that would have a done a hair metal band proud.

His hair looked like he had seagulls on his head, it was quite atrocious. Aflock of seagulls had a few other hits, Space age love song and Wishing were popular albeit pop fodder.

Unknown Soldier · 05-24-2011, 03:38 PM

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His hair looked like he had seagulls on his head, it was quite atrocious. Aflock of seagulls had a few other hits, Space age love song and Wishing were popular albeit pop fodder.

The Generation X Billy Idol style hairdo was still in fashion at that time.

In the 80`s what sort of stuff were you listening to?

FRED HALE SR. · 05-24-2011, 03:54 PM

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The Generation X Billy Idol style hairdo was still in fashion at that time.

In the 80`s what sort of stuff were you listening to?

Rap, Punk Rock, New Wave, Pop, RnB, Classic Rock. Just about anything. I used to be pretty big on listening to Mighty 690, KMET, and KROQ for reggae sundays and was really big into 120 minutes and bbc sessions.