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Postby KYYX4ever » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:45 pm

I'm with you guys on this one. Just because he/she was not a New Wave artist, didn't automatically mean that their song/s were bad. Frida is a good example. I never thought she or her song was New Wave, but I liked it a lot, and somehow it fit in.

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Postby driverx » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:49 pm

I like Talk Talk, but their B-sides album is truly awful.

Also, anything by Erasure, Communards, & Pet Shop Boys.

I hate that Buggles song too...
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Postby Spaz » Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:05 pm

Most hated 'new wave' songs?

"Too Shy" by Kakadoodoo (although I like the rest of the album, but
I prefer the 2nd and 3rd albums with Nick Beggs singing)

"The Fanatic" by Felony: these guys were definitely bandwagon hoppers. Someone should have t
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Postby phillyidol » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:38 am

I wanna be a cowboy was done by boys don't cry. I bet they did after that song came out.
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Postby Momotaro » Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:14 pm

Kraftwerk was not a New Wave band.

They have been around since the early 70's. They are the grandfathers of a lot of electronica, but I never thought they were ever really considered "new wave".
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Postby Jimbo » Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:00 am

[quote]Originally posted by Momotaro
Kraftwerk was not a New Wave band.

They have been around since the early 70's. They are the grandfa
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