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Simple Minds - my alltime favorite, but with a weaker period after Sparkle in the Rain (84) till they released Neapolis in 98. But at that time they were `old-fashioned'.

Other bands/artists... Icehouse/Iva Davies, The Fixx, Gary Numan and Oingo Boingo - quite unknown in my country (Germany), but everyone knows Weird Science.. very strange. Sad that they broke up in the mid90s... Wire (plus sideprojects like He said, HALO etc.), Indochine (french band), The Sound/Adrian Borland, Chameleons, .. my list can be longer...

Different List:
1. Duran Duran
2. Ultravox
3. Howard Jones
4. Romeo Void
5. Elvis Costello (Father of New Wave)
6. Blondie
7. Spandau Ballet
8. Simple Minds
9. Tears For Fears
10. Spoons
11. Haircut 100
12. OMD
13. Strange Advance
14. Echo and The Bunneymen
15. Psychedelic Furs.

my fave bands of the eighties in no particular order:
1)Human league(1980)
2)Au pairs
3)Clock DVA
4)Felt
5)Wild swans
6)The passage
7)Cocteau twins
A certain ratio
9)Devo
10)Tom Tom club
11)Killing jokes first album
12)Bow wow wow (cassette pet era)

Early 80s I'd have to go with The Go-Gos and X. In school, all the girls wanted to be Madonna. I wanted to be Exene Cervenka.

Late 80s were all about U2 for me. I'd still follow Bono anywhere. I love that band.

[:X]
Juliet

My top ten 80's bands: as listed by me in 89.

1. Jazz Butcher
2. Wedding Present
3. They Might Be Giants
4. The The
5. Cocteau Twins
6. Altered Images
7. The The / Matt Johnson
8. David J
9. Love n Rockets / the Bubblemen
10.New Order

And those that just missed being on: Echo and the Bunneymen, The Smiths, Depechemode, XTC, Devo, Aztec Camera, Scraping Foetus off the wheel. Wild Swans, Close Lobsters, This Mortal Coil, Clan of Xymox, Revillos, Captain Sensible, The Damned, Bauhaus, Tone on Tail, Strawberry switchblade. OMD.

My fav 80's bands:

1. Siouxsie and the Banshees
2. Bauhaus
3. Echo and the Bunnymen
4. Cocteau Twins
5. Killing Joke
6. The Chameleons
7. New Order
8. Sisters of Mercy
9. Kate Bush
10. The Cure
11. PIL
12. Altered Images
13. Human League
14. Japan
15. X

My fav 80s bands are!

Pseudo Echo
Duran Duran
Devo
Wham!
Talking Heads
Level 42
ABC
Was Not Was
Icehouse

I didn't even see this message thread before [:0]

Dr. Feelgood (best stuff in the 70's, but still good 80's stuff)
Echo & The Bunnymen (like the tortoise vs the hare, their started off really strong)
Jesus & Mary Chain (good in the 80's, better in the '90s)
The Pogues (fun in the '80s, good in the '90s)
Billy Bragg (meaning full in the '80s, meaning less in the '90s)
Colourfield (brief but memorable)
The Cure (everyone likes the Cure, don't they?[:D])
Godfathers (better late then never)
Violent Femmes (fun in the '80s & in the '90s)
Los Lobos (solid musicianship)
Aztec Camera (a cool kind of mellow)
Long Ryders (why weren't they BIG)
U2 (they are BIG)
Bauhaus (Artsy, Gothic, need I say more)
Housemartins (fun fun fun)

Favorite 1980s Bands In NO particular order:
1. R.E.M.
2. Aztec Camera
3. Depeche Mode
4. The Cure
5. The Fixx
6. The Outfield (no, I'm not kidding...)
7. The Yachts (at least, "The Yachting Type" 45)
8. So (at least, the song "Are You Sure")
9. Tears For Fears
10. XTC
11. Scritti Politti
12. Double (remember "Captain Of Her Heart?")
13. The Cars
14. Love And Rockets
15. Pere Ubu ( "Cloudland" especially)
16. The Smiths
17. Bahaus
18. Southern Death Cult/The Cult
19. Marshall Crenshaw
20. Peter Murphy/Dali's Car
21. Julian Cope/The Teardrop Explodes
22. Dead or Alive (no, not kidding..)
23. Eurythmics
24. Culture Club
25. Berlin
and dozens more...

Japan
The Cure
Ultravox
Cocteau Twins
The Models
The Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast
Hunters & Collectors
Yello
Y.M.O.
and as the record cover says ..mamy many more!!!

Hubert Kah

My favourite band for the last 20 years. They got the look as well as the sound. I will never get bored of listening to their songs. Line up includes Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschberger, Markus Lohr and the man behind the scenes, Michael Cretu. Favourite songs include:

Midnight Sun
Lonesome Cowboy
Under My Skin
Suzanne
Drowning
Angel 07
The Picture
C'est La Vie
Explain The World In A Word
Military Drums

Also the songwriter for the beautiful Sandra.

Sean

Tears For Fears ( The Hurting)
Icehouse
Talk Talk
New Order
Joy Division
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Depeche Mode
The Cure
Yaz
Heaven 17
Flock Of Seagulls
Duran Duran
A Split Second
Violent Femmes
Camoflauge
Billy Idol
Vitamin K? (anyone remember?)
Midnight Oil

[quote]Originally posted by yellowsky

Vitamin K? (anyone remember?)
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Different from Vitamin Z?[?]

Yes, I do believe you are right! I remember they had one song that I loved but have not heard since the 80's. Do you remember the name? Hopefully, if I ever get ahold of that song, I'll still love it!

A-ha
New Order
The Cure
Roxette
The Cult
Billy Idol
Guns n' Roses
Madonna
Bananarama
Cyndi Lauper
Simple Minds
Duran Duran
B-52'
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