New Wave Outpost Forum

Hi all,
Maybe I'm just feeling a little down about my last few CD strikeouts . . . [:(][:I]

What's been your experience with New Wave artists that you discovered AFTER the heyday of New Wave? Bands you never heard back in your pegged jean/clove/overcoat/odd hair era?

I'm having an existential crisis that for me it's all about the nostalgia and not about the music. (My third or fourth existential crisis I've posted about here, if you're keeping track. [:D] )

Well for those of us who never had the benefit of good New Wave radio back in the day, the discoveries are too numerous to list. For me I can honestly say I've discovered more great New Wave artists <I>since[/i] the 80s than I ever did during the 80s. [

[quote][i]Originally posted by fritzb[/i]
<br>Well for those of us who never had the benefit of good New Wave radio back in the day, the di

I love the discovery. I'm a late-bloomer. I started listening to "different" music around 1987. So I had to work my way backwards. For example, I discovered Love & Rockets when [i]Earth, Sun, Moon[/i] was just released. From there, I investigated their ol

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I'm one of the spoiled ones. Sad Lovers and Giants were regularly played on Manila, Philippines' legendary New Wave radio station XB-102 back in the '80s (http://www.wxb102forever.com). A lot of the New Wave acts that people are just now discovering - the

I read EXTENSIVELY about alot of different groups that I never had the chance to hear back in the day (let's face it, your money's tight as a kid). Now that I have a job and no parents telling me how to spend my money, I'm free to go back and discover al

I know what you mean. Although I am loving rediscovering old NW artists! And, on some occasions, artists of whom I had heard, but never really listened to. And it's been partcularly awesome getting recommendations on old lost faves on this board!

Recen

Ultravox & Gary Numan for me

There's been too many to mention like Fritz says. But that hasn't been the best part for me. It's the expansion beyond just the hits for many great bands that I've most appreciated. I grew up on KROQ and most of my knowledge was from the radio, concerts,

Mostly "rediscoveries" for me as well, but Jesus & Mary Chain is one that I somehow missed back in the day. I graduated college in '85, so I was spending less time on music when they appeared (well, that's my excuse anyway). And yes, I discoved them (an

Some that I discovered after the fact were: Fay Ray, Jad Fair, Pandoras, Calamities, Dif Juz, and SPK.

Some that I was quite aware of, but didn't really get into until later were: Gary Numan (like others had stated, was only really familiar with just a

[quote][i]Originally posted by kimiiii[/i]
<br>I don't think that I have adequately thanked Fritzb for the day he put Roaring Boys "House o

The Bolshoi, Big Audio Dynamite, Bronski Beat are all bands whose names I heard back in the day but never heard their music until the last couple of years.


Either that or I started at the end of the alphabet in the record stores and always spent my

Well since I heard all my 80's in the early 90's through retro clubs and record shopping I've "discovered" many other artists that I never heard there.

Gary Numan (stuff BESIDES Cars)
Human League (stuff besides Don't you want me)
Ultravox
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