New wave 101

[nuwav]

I am looking for som introductory genre defining music from the era to purchase on vinyl or cd. Any help would be much appreciated. This music is endless fun [:)]
Thanks in advance [:)]

[IWantMyMTV]

Here's a few to start with, I'm sure you'll get many great suggestions here.

Yaz(oo), either album or the Greatest Hits.
Depeche Mode
A Flock of Seagulls

[waukena]

The Clash - London Calling (I would consider the first 2 albums punk)
Devo - New Traditionalists
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
Gary Numan - Pleasure Principle
The Jam - Snap

I think this is a good representation of different sounds and styles...

[WolverineSyr]

Blondie - Parallel Lines
B52s- B52s
Pretenders - Singles
Police - Outlandos D'amor
OMD - Greatest Hits

[hubcity]

[quote][i]Originally posted by waukena[/i]
<br>Devo - New Traditionalists
[/quote]

Minor quibble - the "New Wave 101" album would probably be "Freedom Of Choice" (though New Traditionalists is a close second.)

Others:

Madness - Madness (US release) or One Step Beyond
Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
New Order - Low Life

And, of course, The Sire Box or, if you're on a budget, Sire's "Just Say Yesterday" compilation.

-Sean
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Playing When Posted: Gang Of Four, "Natural's Not In It"

[Abercrombie-Ai]

Cabaret Voltaire - Microphonies
Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell,Music For The Masses
Human Leage - Dare!, Crash, Travelogue
Heaven 17 - Luxury Gap, Penthouse and Pavment
Erasure - Wonderland, The Innocents

[waukena]

[quote][i]Originally posted by hubcity[/i]
<br> Minor quibble - the "New Wave 101" album would probably be "Freedom Of Choice" (though New Traditionalists is a close second.)
[/quote]

Hadn't thought of it like that...you're probably right...(just that 'Through Being Cool' is my fave Devo track)...[:)]

[KYYX4ever]

Duran Duran - Rio
Ministry - With Sympathy
Police - all of' em thru Synchronicity
Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves
Cars - Candy O
Siouxsie & the Banshees, while not new wave, certainly rounded out the sounds of the new wave era.

is there an Altered Images greatest? That would be a great primer!

[Frank_Chickens]

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]

is there an Altered Images greatest? That would be a great primer!
[/quote]

Yep, there's a couple of 'best ofs' as well as their release of their albums on CD, check GEMM.


--

"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

[nuwav]

Thanks a lot for your imputs people. [:)]
Really into music from that era right now.[:D] [:D]
Keep them coming .
Some of that music still sounds fresh today btw.

[schwenko]

Do a search in this forum for "Top 500 songs" or "Top 100 Albums" (for some reason I keep getting a time-out when I do it)
It is a compilation of this board's favorites, as good a list that you could ever find.

[nuwav]

[quote][i]Originally posted by schwenko[/i]
<br>Do a search in this forum for "Top 500 songs" or "Top 100 Albums" (for some reason I keep getting a time-out when I do it)
It is a compilation of this board's favorites, as good a list that you could ever find.
[/quote]
Thanks lot this was exacly what I was after!!!![:)][:0][:)]

[Surly]

Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)

The Fixx - Reach The Beach, Ultimate Collection

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True, any best of

Howard Jones - Human's Lib

Soft Cell - best of

Oingo Boingo - best of

Tears For Fears - The Hurting

Any 5 volumes of the "Living In Oblivion" series (available at yourmusic.com for $5.99 each)

Any disc in the "Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s" series (which is out of print, but you can probably find some on eBay)

Any disc in the Richard Blade "Flashback" series (also out of print)



"Words like conviction can turn into a sentence"

[Bitter Almonds]

[i]Quiet Life[/i] and [i]Gentlemen Take Polaroids[/i] by Japan
[i]Flesh And Blood[/i] by Roxy Music
[i]Duran Duran[/i] by Duran Duran
[i]Upstairs At Eric's[/i] by Yazoo
[i]Some Great Reward[/i] and [i]Black Celebration[/i] by Depeche Mode
[i]Low Life[/i] and [i]Substance[/i] by NewOrder
[i]The Anvil[/i] by Visage
[i]Vienna[/i] by Ultravox

These are required listening... there'll be a test at the end of this topic[8D]

[General Boy]

Well, let's see. If I were going to recommend ten quintessential new wave albums (not necessarily my favorites, but the most popular and/or the most representative of the genre), I'd go with these ten:

Devo - "Freedom Of Choice"
The Cars - "The Cars"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "This Years Model"
The Human League - "Dare"
XTC - "Drums And Wires"
Talking Heads - "77"
Oingo Boingo - "Only A Lad"
Depeche Mode - "Speak & Spell" or "Construction Time Again"
The Police - "Outlandis D'Amour"
Gary Numan - "The Pleasure Principle"

Yeah, I think that's pretty representative.

Oh and "Look Sharp!" by Joe Jackson.

I'd better stop, as this top ten will quickly turn into a 20...and 30...and 40...

*five minutes later*

Oh sweet lord, I can't believe I forgot the B-52's debut. That's a *must*.

*ten minutes later*

I also cannot believe I forgot Thomas Dolby's "The Golden Age Of Wireless."