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by **Bobby Retro** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:35 pm

The following songs/artists are especially memorable to me because when I first heard them in the late,late 70's and early, early 80's I knew that I my musical taste had forever changed.

In no particular order ..........

Lene Lovich: Lucky Number / Home
Specials: Gangsters/Message to You Rudy
XTC: Life Begins at the Hop
Selecter: On the Radio
Nick Lowe: Broken Glass / So It Goes / Cruel to Kind
Blondie: Heart of Glass
Elvis Costello: Accidents Will Happen
Flash & The Pan: Hey St. Peter
Stranglers: London Lady
Fleshtones: Cold, Cold Shoes
Dexy's Midnight Runners: Geno
English Beat: Mirror In The Bathroom

by **oneno** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 11:51 pm

Todd Rundgren-How about a little fanfare? From the album Todd
Brian Eno-the whole album of "Another Green World"
Alice Cooper-Dead Babies from "Killers"
Flying Lizards-Money
Gary Numan-Cars
OMD-Joan of Arc Maid of Orleans
Yukihiro Takahashi-Grand Es

by **shuba** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 1:56 pm

Life changing?.. Maybe not. Life Enhancing?.. DEFINITLY

The Buggles.. Video Killed../Living in the PlatiCage
Novo Combo.. Up Periscope/Tattoo
The Records.. Starry Eyes/Teen-o-Rama
The Go-Go's.. I liked the whole 'Beauty & the Beat' Album!
Madn

by **Quite Life** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 5:08 pm

The Jam -- Going Underground
Japan -- Life in Tokyo/European Son
Blondie -- Dreaming
The Police -- Walking on the Moon/Visions of the Night
Joy Division -- Transmission
Gang of Four -- At Home He Lives Like A Tourist
The Cars -- Candy-o
The Mutaint

by **Jay242** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 2:07 am

In no particular order:

Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Cure: The Blood, Wish, 17 Seconds (entire albums)
Nick Cave: Red Right Hand
The Cramps: Everything they have done to date
Alien Sex Fiend: Acid bath (entire album)
Echo and the Bu

by **Frau_Blucher** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 6:14 am

Great lists everyone. If we're delineating "life-changing" from "favorites"...

Roxy Music - Love is the Drug, 1975
Beat on the Brat - Ramones, 1976
Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen, 1977
Stranglers - Hanging Around, 1977
Blondie - Dreaming, One Way

by **froid** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:58 pm

I'm in.... Life changing only because each one triggers a memory-

I Might Like it Better - Romeo Void
Fantastic Day - Haircut One Hundred
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Generals and Majors - XTC
I Love a Man in Uniform - Gang of Four
Time Ain't Nothin'

by **Surly** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 7:07 am

Every great song is "life changing" for me! Here's a few that impacted me in the '80s:

The Fixx - hard to pick just one song. Love "The Sign Of Fire."
Simple Minds - my all time favorite band - "Promised You A Miracle"
Yello - "I Love You" (from a br

by **Frau_Blucher** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 11:22 pm

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Simple Minds - my all time favorite band - "Promised You A Miracle"
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Amen to that! I wonder how many other people feel this way? I think many a hardcore fan kinda took a step back from them when Pretty in Pink came out, but New Gold Dream is, fo

by **parklane47** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:34 am

The song that said it all for me was Marth and the Muffin's, Echo Beach.
I will always remember that all too short song from a group that disappeared all too quickly.
I will also remember one of the great radio stations that burst on this scene and ta

by **Surly** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:46 pm

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Have all the die-hards picked up the remaster of New Gold Dream? Comes in a faux record sleeve with original bag art - very cool! The only thing missing was the super cool gold/burgundy swirly see-through vinyl from the original LP...which I will

by **ballyhoo** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 5:49 am

I did not realize that New Gold Dream had been remastered, off to the record shop I go!
As for life changing I guess that would be hard to say but as an influence or a strong memory there a few. I too was a CFNY fan for many years and have many a fond m

by **Ollie Stench** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:16 am

Very few life CHANGING musical events:

Kraftwerk - Autobahn: In 1975 I was 7 years old. My best friend's big sister came back from college with a tape of Autobahn. My firend played it for me because it was "so weird" (his words). It was then that I

by **alastairfitz** » Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:15 pm

Oh, this is so much fun. No particular order -- all are new wave gems.

1."Glittering Prize" Simple Minds
2."I got you" Split Enz
3. "Secret Oktober" Duran Duran
4. "The Chauffeur" Duran Duran
5. "Vienna" Ultravox
6. "The Damned Don't Cry" Visage

by **swash** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:45 am

Translator - No Time Like Now
Chameleons - Monkeyland
Wire Train - I Will
The Lucy Show - New Message
Three O'Clock - Look Into Our Eyes
Rain Parade - Fertile Crescent
Opal - Brigitte On Sunday
The Church - Violet Town
Wall Of Voodoo - Look At The

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