New Wave Outpost Forum

by **FanFan** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:53 pm

Big fan here of bizarre instances where an established '70s artist tried to flirt with new-wave sounds...like Carly Simon with "Them." They couldn't all pull it off as well as Robert Palmer. Any more obscure instances that I'm missing?

by **rewind** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:03 am

Alice Cooper "Clones."

by **Crocodiles** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:08 am

Prince

He went from raw funk of the "Controvery" album right into new wave with his "1999" album. The two big hits from the album - "1999" and "Little Red Corvette" - are not new wave, but just about every other song on the album can be considered new wave. I remember WLIR used to play the cuts "Delirious" and "All The Critics Love You In New York" because they fit in nicely with their new wave programming.

by **TragicMagic** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:20 am

not sure if Obscure enough or completely on topic, but Angetha and Anni-Frid from ABBA both tried solo careers after ABBA with very different directions / seemed like they tried to slot in to the new wave scene... but completely fucked it. Which was always going to happen really :-)

by **ThisPrisonMoon** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:04 am

Neil Young with his album Trans, which has Vocoder on almost every song. And there is this song called Computer Age, which has a strong Kraftwerk influence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhS5WG9QbLM

"Everyday I feel a little more optimistic"

by **WoodlandParkPunk** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:10 am

Ministry

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious

by **Crocodiles** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:49 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
 Ministry
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[:D]

by **InvisibleMan** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:29 pm

Steve Miller Band
Kim Carnes

a better question would be who didn't dabble in New Wave style with releases in the 80's [:)]

by **magnum** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:39 am

Sandie Shaw
Marianne Faithfull

http://magnum1971mixes.blogspot.co.uk/
http://soundcloud.com/magnum71

http://soundcloud.com/magnum1971

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFvYES ... -11cemOpYA

Spin A 12 INCH aka Magnum-Truth..the internet stalker...a neurotic obsessive person who needs to get a life

by **Blaster** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:25 am

Linda Rondstadt 1980 :
http://youtu.be/KTTUHqsbHJY

by **oldnewwaver** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:40 am

Billy Joel
"It's Still Rock n Roll To Me"
even the lyrics are about new wave music

by **djcraig** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:19 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blaster[/i]
 Linda Rondstadt 1980 :
http://youtu.be/KTTUHqsbHJY

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Never seen that vid before. Linda is looking quite Joan Jettish...

by **Frank_Chickens** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:46 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by oldnewwaver[/i]
 Billy Joel
"It's Still Rock n Roll To Me"
even the lyrics are about new wave music
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A better choice would have been 'Pressure'.

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:41 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Frank_Chickens[/i]
 [quote][i]Originally posted by oldnewwaver[/i]
 Billy Joel
"It's Still Rock n Roll To Me"
even the lyrics are about new wave music
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A better choice would of been 'Pressure'.
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Or Sometimes A Fantasy.

by **InvisibleMan** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:34 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by TragicMagic[/i]
 not sure if Obscure enough or completely on topic, but Angetha and Anni-Frid from ABBA both tried solo careers after ABBA with very different directions / seemed like they tried to slot in to the new wave scene… but completely fucked it. Which was always going to happen really :-)

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Frida maybe, I think Agnetha's was more into AOR/Pop category..I think Bryan Ferry even wrote a song for Frida…
I think both released solid material, I likeSomething's Going On..

One can also mention Donna Summer and Pointer Sisters here…

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