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Postby Frau_Blucher » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:53 pm

I don't think he was looking to impress, just looking for information...although the recent onslaught did make me skip over a lot of those messages. But I'll be the first to admit there's a TON of even obvious stuff I missed the first time around.
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Postby Blitz Boy » Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:09 pm

Me too, Myirwin. What I mean is that it always looks like most of people don't remember most of the second row bands of the first half of the 80s, but they seem to know everything about non-relevant bands from 1986-1990. A question of age, I guess. Any wa
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Postby unguarded moment » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:04 am

Well Blitz Boy, congratulations if you know about every artist that newwavepopman has asked about. Color me impressed! Not everybody has the knowledge of music that you evidently have, so please excuse us idiots that are curious and want other opinions
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Postby SwampThing » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:50 am

[quote]...non-relevant bands from 1986-1990..a time that ended/close/finished with "Diggin' your scene" by The Blow Monkeys...
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Postby Blitz Boy » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:55 pm

Hey, you both, Electriclash and Swamp Thing. English is not my language and you have to consider it as a handicap. I did not meant to say you are idiots of something. Maybe you are, I don't know, but if so, the reason is other that not knowing some 80s ba
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Postby SwampThing » Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:55 am

Blitz Boy,

Thanks for the response. And by the way your English isn't that bad. I too was a huge fan of Trouser Press and actually went through one of the editions and highlighted every album I wanted to obtain. Ultimately I found that it was so hit
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Postby 1981baby » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:58 am

hey swampthing check out this link if you're still looking for indie bands from the 80's ska/post punk/ new wave etc). who made the charts in the 80's UK ones in particular:

http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/a.htm (replace "a" with other lette
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Postby Blitz Boy » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:55 pm

It is difficult to recommend a single record from the Durutti Column. They ("he" would be more corret) have around 20. I got most of them, and they are pretty similar in quality. Maybe don't try with "Amigos in Portugal", a half-succeeded try of mixing hi
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