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Which bands do 80's New Wave Bands Idolize?
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Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:33 amby Sean
Everytime I hear an interview, I always like to find out what bands influence our 80's New Wave bands. I often hear the following bands mentioned a lot. Do you guys agree and what are some others that you have heard?
David Bowie
Kraftwerk
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
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Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:36 amby devildog
I have read these bands/artists were also influences to new wave:
King Crimson
Silver Apples
Can
Hawkwind
Jonathan Richman
Alex Chilton
George Clinton
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Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:39 amby ghosty
Definitely Bowie and Kraftwerk, they got mentioned all the time. The Beatles are pretty universal, they cross genres and seem to influence everybody (as weel they should, nobody like 'em).
T-Rex got a few mentions back in the day too. Adam Ant even nar
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:59 amby mare_idol
David Sylvian said he was a fan of Eric Sartie, so that turned me on to some very cool classical music!
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:05 amby devildog
Oh, I forgot...Roxy Music, Velvet Underground, and Gary Glitter.
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:35 amby Ollie Stench
Duran Duran always said they wanted to combine Chic and The Sex Pistols.
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:58 amby Sean
That's right, Roxy Music gets mentioned a lot along with T-Rex.
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:11 amby pikeprof
Well-here's an influence even though it's not a band per se-The original Nuggets compilation on Elektra in 1972-rereleased on sire in 1978-you can hear echoes of these bands in a lot of 80s music
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:28 amby cubby
The New York Dolls and the Ramones get mentioned quite a bit as well.
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:49 amby pikeprof
MC5-Stooges as well-Iggy Pop
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Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:27 amby KYYX4ever
[quote]Originally posted by Ollie Stench
[br]Duran Duran always said they wanted to combine Chic and The Sex Pistols.
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Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:11 amby phillyidol
The doors! Great front man that alot of people tried to be like. Billy Idol did LA woman, the cure did Hello I love you.....
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Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:28 amby pikeprof
Ian McCulloch is/was a Doors fan, also
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Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:45 amby ghosty
Ray Manzarek produced both X and Echo And The Bunnymen. I love The Doors. Always thought they were "tongue in cheek" and the interviews I've heard with Jim Morrison have been hysterical.
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Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:42 amby phillyidol
I second that. The doors were great!