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Can we consider Lloyd Cole and the commotions as a new wave band?
In the 80's, i was addicted to some of their tracks. Edit |
Level 42-Something About you
I always liked this single from 1986. YouTube - Level 42 - Something About You
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New Order, definitely. Also Blondie "Parallel Lines" and "Eat To The Beat". Hall & Oates.
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My taste exactly........... Duran Duran have some great stuff going on right now - check their official website - and also Kajagoogoo on the 'Kajafax' site - just google it. The best genre....ever! |
Billy Joel said it best; "Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways, ...everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound, funny but it's still rock and roll to me."
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I was listening to "My Sharona" today, which is one of my favorite songs, when I realized I know nothing about the band that made it. So I looked up the song to learn more and was surprised to find out that the Los Angeles group The Knack was considered New Wave, according to Wikipedia. I also realized I don't think I know any of their other songs, but now I'm curious if I'll like any as much as...
"My Sharona" by The Knack (1979) This is one cool song. :cool: The Knack-My Sharona - YouTube I also found out there is an interesting documentary about "My Sharona" :) (Part 1 below) The Knack - About My Sharona Part 1 of 3 - YouTube (ten minutes later)... I found out I *do* know more songs by The Knack, such as this one! :) "Good Girls Don't" - The Knack The Knack - "Good Girls Don't" - Official Video - YouTube |
Here's a couple from their third album, the one that sadly went quickly up then down on the charts within a couple of months. Actually, I like it more than the first two despite a couple of skip tracks. Bought this (Along with The Ramones' Subterranean Jungle) on a Florida vacation in '83 when everyone damn near forgot about it, then parted with it after a while. Got it used for a dollar...and I wonder if it was my copy from way back when. |
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I'd say in these two songs their strength is their instrumentation and not the lyrics, although they are both nice songs. The documentary about The Knack said how frustrating it was for them when people would always say, "When are you going to play another song like 'My Sharona?'" because they knew they could never top that. Ah well, that's the downside of fame. It always ends sometime! :p: |
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