New Wave Outpost Forum

Was it when Billy Idol left Generation X and went solo? Was it in August of 1981 with the birth of MTV? Was it right at the last note from the Sex Pistols San Fransisco concert? Hmmm.....

IMO, it certainly isn't tied to defection by Billy Idol, he was tame compared to what was happening in the punk scene, Gen X, even Celsea and the precursors Empire, were lame (not musically at all!!) in the punk sense, I even thought the Sex Pistols, for

Grunch, 90% of the list of bands you cite were not around at the same time as the Pistols, they came a few years later. Comparing Minor Threat to the Pistols in a historical sence is not viable.
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I do realize those bands weren;t around with the pistols, that was partly my point, just emphasizing punk did not end with Idol, it never really was Idol. It continued well after his solo run from Gen X, and well after the pistols. I only brought up the p

Did'nt they just exist simultaneously? A lot of what was happening in New Wave circa 1982-84 sounded like it came from David Bowie's "Low" album (1976?) and you could trace punk back to the 60's really.


Too much even to ponder

I think Ollie said it about as good you could....

The Clash said in "I'm so bored with the USA" ---- "I'll salute the New Wave and I hope nobody escapes". (He may or may not have been talking about the musical style, I suppose - you decide)

I think

When did Punk end and New Wave begin? That's an easy one.

Punk ended and New Wave began when Warner Bros. recording bought the Sex Pistols. As we all know the Sex Pistols were a real "public relations nightmare" for them, and WB feared that the public

The only reason I used Billy Idol was because of his presence on MTV. I realize that he was not the punk king, but he made the crossover easily was was very marketable when "we" all started watching MTV and new wave REALLY took off. Good conversation thou

[quote]Originally posted by Grunch
[br]I do realize those bands weren;t around with the pistols, that was partly my point, just emphasizing

I don't think punk died as early as 1981. There really was a second wave of punk after 1977. Both (most notably) British (Exploited, Vice Squad, Anti-Pasti, etc.) and American (Minor Threat, DI, Adolescents, DK's. etc.) In fact, I think 1981 was a peak ye

New wave was definitely "there" before 1980, although this may have little to do with defining when punk "ended".
Synth New Wave, such as Gary Neuman's "Cars", Mi-Sex's "Computer Games", New Musik's "Straight Lines", & Fabulous Poodles' "Bionic Man", t