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Originally Posted by IWP
Honestly, I could've posted this thread in either the punk or electronica forums since it draws elements from both genres, but enough about that.
Anyone here a fan of new wave music? This genre just keeps growing on me. The first bands I got into were Duran Duran and Animotion, but I'm really starting to get into a **** load of other bands as well, especially The Cars who in my opinion are one of the best in the genre. Other bands I like are A Flock of Seagulls, a-Ha, Depeche Mode, Devo, Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, and Kajagoogoo. Sure, this music is pretty much the pop-punk of the 80s, but damn is it good. I like it mainly, because of the nice groove and cheesy but fun synths, and because it's rock music that you can dance to.
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All great bands......nothing "cheesy" about them. Back in the '80s, alot of those so called "cheesy bands" had some definite musical talent, and some huge hits. I doubt as many would be as big today, as they were back then, had they come out now?
I continue to find it funny, that so many here(and elsewhere) continually trash the genre's/decade, yet, ALOT of the stuff on the radio currently, is some sort of knock off/cover/ etc of something that was huge in the '80s? So many groups from then have been sampled, and alot of the artists from back then, are laughing all the way to the bank.
Many will slog off a group like Duran Duran, but no one can deny(and most of these ****ty bands today) would kill for the success, record sales/mag covers/etc that DD received in the '80s.