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Your Favorite New Wave Vocalists

Discuss your favorite songs, artists or post your top ten lists from the new wave era or related genres.

Your Favorite New Wave Vocalists

Postby rotator » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:43 am

[b]and the winners are.....

10. Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke)
9.Rob Grey (Modern English)
8.Paul Heaton (The Housemartins/The Beautiful South)
7. David Gahan (Depeche Mode)
6.Terry Hall (The Specials/FB3/Colourfield)
5. Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music)
4.Paul Humphries (OMD)
3.Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)
2.Morrissey (Smiths)
1.David Sylvian (Japan/RTC)
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Postby brent813 » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:26 pm

A great list!

You nailed it with David Sylvian! Bryan Ferry definitely deserves an honorable mention, as well.

I would also add:
Michael Hutchence (not really New Wave-but a formidable voice)
Peter Murphy
Steve Kilbey
Lead singer of Furniture (don't know his name)
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Postby popreactor » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:49 pm

Billy Mackenzie
Terry Hall
David Sylvian
Stephen Fellows (The Comsta Angels)
Steve Hovington (B-Movie)
Robert Smith
Morrissey
Paul Weller
Ian McCulloch

Alison Moyet
Toyah
Siouxssie
Kim Wilde
Kate Bush
Claudia Brucken (Propaganda)
Martha Johnson (Martha & The Muffins)


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Postby design_femme » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:41 pm

Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
Andy Partridge (XTC)
Lisa Gerrard / Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Siouxsie Sioux
Ian McNabb (Icicle Works)
Caroline Crawley (Shelleyan Orphan / This Mortal Coil)
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Postby Mechi » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:36 am

Male:
Robert Smith
Morrissey
Ian McCulloch
Dave Gahan
Sting
Jim Kerr
Michael Hutchence
Mark Hollis

Female:
Siouxsie Sioux
Debbie Harry
Kate Bush
Joan Jett
Kate Pearson

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Postby SuNomi » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:18 am

Male:

Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
John Doe (X)
Billy Bragg
Elvis Costello
Glenn Tillbrook (Squeeze)
Niel Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House)
Stan Ridgway (Wall Of Voodoo)
Jon King (Gang Of Four)
Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Paddy McAloon (Prefab Sprout)

Female:

Kate Bush
Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Siouxsie Sioux
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
Su Tissue (Suburban Lawns)
Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow)
Clare Grogan (Altered Images)
Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons)
Leslie Woods (Au Pairs)
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Personal Jesus
 
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Postby hutter » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:28 am

Klaus Nomi [:D]
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Postby Opera Prima » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:15 am

Andy McCluskey (OMD)
Morten Harket (A-ha)
Steve Hovington (B-Movie)
Stephen Fellows (The Comsat Angels)
Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music)
Russell Mael (Sparks; OK, most of their albums don't have mush to do with NW, but he sings so well)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:18 am

Martin Fry (ABC)
Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode)
Alison Moyet (Yazoo)
Philip Oakey (The Human League)
Douglas Pearce (Death In June)
David Sylvian (Japan)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
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Postby empyrean » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:13 pm

Hello im new here. Heres my list

1. Paul Simpson (The Wild Swans)
2. Eddie Lundon (China Crisis)
3. Vocalist of The Chameleons
4. Vocalist of The Damned
4. Morrissey

time in limited supply,under threat of extinction,that indefinable nothing, somehow motivates you, finding the right words, can be a problem,
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Postby DSR » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:40 pm

Bernard Sumner
Paul Simpson
Paul Weller
Joe Strummer
Ian McCulloch
Robert Smith
Midge Ure
Morrissey
David Gahan

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
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