New Wave Outpost Forum

by **ghosty** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:49 am

Remember when established mainstream artists tried to "go New wave"?
Like when Billy Joel seemed to be channeling Elvis Costello on 1980's "Glass Houses" or when Paul McCartney punked up a few Wings songs and released his syth-pop opus "McCartney 2" in 1980? I'm not knocking them for trying (I happen to like those records) but can you think of other mainstream acts who jumped on the bandwagon?

by **devildog** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:03 am

How about:
Styx..Mr.Roboto - Kilroy Was Here
Steve Miller - Italian X-Rays lp from 1984

by **ghosty** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:15 am

...and Queen's "Radio Ga Ga"

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:21 am

Alice Cooper - Flush The Fashion

by **skinnytie** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:46 am

Steve Miller "Abracadabra"

by **phillyidol** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:58 am

Hall and Oats. Who can forget them dancing in their videos? They did the Molly Ringwald dance!

by **EchoBeachBunnyBoy** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:25 pm

Joe Walsh- "Space Age Whiz Kids"
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by **Quite Life** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 6:11 pm

What about Yes in there 90210 lp or Drama lp. Did'nt what's his name sing for Yes during the 1980 Drama lp?[;)]

What about Greg Kihn[?] how would you classify him[?]

dumfounded
QL

by **wallofboingo** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:52 pm

I'm pretty sure that Trevor Horn did the vocals on Yes' Drama album.

by **oneno** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:04 am

ELO-Time, Moody Blues-Long Distance Traveller

by **devildog** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:11 am

Oh, let us not forget...Jefferson Starship -"We Built This City" and Phil Collins "Sussudio" (however it is spelled). Classic examples of old rocksters that tried to sound 80's.

by **Ollie Stench** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:37 am

Neil Young's Trans album, Robert Palmer coverng Gary Numan's "I Dream of Wires".

by **pikeprof** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:33 am

Well here's an example of where it went right-the 80s King Crimson sound-Fripp was an old prog-rocker who did a great job of updating his sound with the likes of Adrian Belew-lots of wavers I knew loved Beat and Three of A Perfect Pair-

by **pikeprof** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:40 am

Also Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople-In the 80s he got recognized as kind of a kindly "boring old fart" by the Wave and Punk Crowds-he did two punky albums in the 80s-You're never alone with a schizophrenic and short back 'n sides

by **pikeprof** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:42 am

I keep finding GOOD examples-Bill Nelson of prog-rockers BeBop Deluxe was certainly a new wave hero in the 80s

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