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by **OKJohn59** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 2:57 pm

Here is a list of a GREAT defunct Denver radio station:

KXPK—96.5 Evergreen--DENVER

Here is the entire list! The top 303 songs of the 80's" as chosen by The Peak.
Peak listeners tell us that they love 80's music, so we spent the weekend p

by **Frau_Blucher** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:32 am

Although this is probably a fairly representative list of what was playing on the radio in the 80s, I'd encourage any listener to dig a little deeper to catch the true spirit of the movement. I can't put my finger on it, but this list just doesn't "feel"

by **datafreq** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:57 am

kraftwerk
rational youth
yazoo
cabaret voltaire
daf
human league
mantronix
blancmange
wire
soft cell
depeche mode (1980 - 1984)

i am adding...
and subtracting...

by **newdawnfades** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:25 am

1. Joy Division & The Cure (I know, JD wasn't exactly an 80s band, but what the hell...)--oh, yeah, and it's a tie...
2. New Order
3. Killing Joke (saw them in concert in NYC--great slam dancing!)
4. Siouxsie & the Banshees
5. Smiths
6. Echo & the Bu

by **22339** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 7:06 am

Nice to see Wire Train getting the love. Not many 415 bands come up, it seems, other than Translator. Well, here goes...

The Fall-ah
Mel-o-Tones
Stump
Associates
Fiction Factory
Blancmange (duh)
the Reivers (formerly Zeitgeist)
Pursuit of Happin

by **22339** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 7:08 am

ps Hurrah! that's good stuff. I'm all about the Kitchenware.
Martin Stephenson and the Daintees? Yes please

also re: Beefheart but not really:
Rip Rig and Panic
Pop Group
Head (logical progression)

by **ballyhoo** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:00 am

1. Yello
2. The The
3. Simple Minds
4. U2
5. Japan
6. Human League
7. Gary Numan
8. Soft Cell/Marc Almond
9. OMD
10.Psychedelic Furs

by **dancingmonkey69** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:56 pm

Simple Minds (but just for that one song. . . dont you forget about me)
OMD
A Flock of Seagulls
Modern English (im trying to find the mesh and lace cd, do you know if its good?)
THE CURE
R.E.M.
The Go Gos (i believe they invented punk-pop)
Gary Num

by **sirzap** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 4:45 pm

1. U2
2. New Order
3. Depeche Mode
4. Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark
5. R.E.M.
6. Echo and the Bunnymen
7. The Cure
8. Soft Cell
9. The Clash
10. The Police

by **1986** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:10 am

i) Depeche Mode
ii)Spandau Ballet
iii)Animotion
iv) Culture Club
v) Bronxki Beat
vi) Duran Duran
vii) New Order
viii) Prince
ix)Per shop boys
x)Blondie

It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with mean

by **ChiGirl** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 12:01 pm

Some of my favorites were:

Duran Duran(how could you not love these guys?)
Wham!
Tears For Fears
OMD
Bananarama
English Beat/General Public
Depeche Mode
Yaz(Loved Alison's voice)
Thompson Twins
Culture Club
U2
Madness
Fun Boy 3

Of course

by **Blind_Me_With_Science** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:32 am

Kraftwerk
Michael Jackson
Talking Heads
Thomas Dolby
Talk Talk
Duran Duran/Arcadia/Power Station
XTC
Prince
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Queen
David Bowie
Sheena Easton
Devo
Madonna
the Buggles
...

by **swash** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:22 am

No Particular order...

The Church, Bongos, Translator, Three O'Clock, Rain Parade, Opal, Wire Train, Comsat Angels, Lucy Show, Cocteau Twins, XTC, Bauhaus, Joy Division, New Order, Shelleyan Orphan, Wall Of Voodoo, Chameleons, Mark Burgess, The Sun and

by **ExRat** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:29 am

Some of my faves (in no particular order) are:

Stump
Fun Boy Three
Fay Ray
The Undertones
X-Ray Spex
Slits
Damned
Mo-Dettes
Siouxsie and the Banshees (of course!)
Adverts
Madness
Rip Rig + Panic
Killing Joke
Blondie
Wayne County & the Ele

by **ExRat** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:32 am

oops....sort of missed the " '80's " bit. Many of my faves are very 1970's.

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