Your New Wave Epiphany

[bruiser]

p.s. hearing and seeing boy george for the first time in 1982 was also an epiphany, but a much more personal one. things started becoming... er.... "clear".

[Surly]

Seeing The B-52's on Saturday Night Live in 1979...that changed everything for me.

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by bruiser[/i]
<br>p.s. hearing and seeing boy george for the first time in 1982 was also an epiphany, but a mu

[2Nu]

Nope, Ahah, Sorry, No Can Do (Too many musical influences at the time)
A number of artists from '79-'80 are collectively responsible for my NW 'conversion experience'

Singles
Ashes To Ashes / Fashion - Bowie
Cars - Gary Numan
Don't You Want Me -

[Ollie Stench]

My best friend's big sister came home for Christmas the winter of 1975/76. She brought a copy of Kraftwerk's Autobahn. While my best friend thought it was cool in a goofy, novelty way, I was hooked and realized then and there that there was more to musi

[Sean]

DEVO!!! They made me a New Waver. The bands from the early 80's that solidified that were:

Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Ultravox
Spandau Ballet
Visage
Icehouse
The Human League