New Wave Outpost Forum

by **I. M. He** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:14 pm

First for me it was Elvis Costello and The Attractions (my wife brought 'Armed Forces' home for me after a day of shopping with her mum and sister back in '79). I was instantly hooked before 'Accidents Will Happen' was past the halfway point...
Shortly a

by **Bitter Almonds** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:12 am

[quote]Originally posted by KYYX4ever
[br]Who was the first group/ artist that you got OBSESSED with back in the day ? The first one

by **mygreen** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:27 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by kimiiii[/i]
<br>Okay, fine... I'll admit it... I was a Madonna-Wannabe. For a little while. The lace glove

by **Dave** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:08 am

My first NW obsession was probably XTC after buying the Black Seas album. I had seen the Generals and Majors video and was hooked, particularly since they had such different & quirky songs.

A close second was U2. The record store didn't have the Boy

by **korova1** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:00 am

The Police "Reggata De Blanc" was the first record I bought period, Blondie's 45 for "Heart of Glass" was the second.
As far as crushes go and New Wave Obsessions, and I think my wife would say it still exists, without a doubt Siouxsie. Out of a

by **korova1** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:10 am

Oh yeah, I forgot, my wife was a HUGE Duran Duran fan. They were her obsession. Books, magazines, posters, 45's, 12 inches, LP's, buttons, badges, t-shirts, a drum stick, YOU NAME IT! To this day every time I use her car I swear it is either DD1 or Ri

by **buffalofan72** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 12:33 am

The Cars for me also.

by **mygreen** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:12 pm

I like, so many other girls, was obsessed with Duran Duran. I remember that I had a Levi jean jacket with massive Duran x2 buttons covering every square inch. My bedroom walls, inside my closet anywhere there was room, I had pictures, posters and a tapest

by **KYYX4ever** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:47 am

It's amazing how many of us were Duranimals back in the day. I still love these guys (and boy are they STILL HOT), but looking back on the obsession, it seems kind of embarrassing. Cheesy and silly. But that's what teenagers do, so I guess it's okay.[:I]

by **geoffolehane** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:10 pm

Gary Numan for me too. I picked up his first three albums as they were released from 79-81 and I never even saw the SNL episode. I'm wearing my Gary Numan Tubeway Army T-shirt in my 1981 college yearbook dorm shot.

I remember being blown away the fir

by **xtc-1957** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:43 pm

XTC for me too, Dave. Then, Lene Lovich.

First time I heard "Love at First Sight" ...I was hooked. That offbeat guitar sound really did something for me. I found Black Sea at the record store, and also picked up Lene Lovich's "Flex" LP.

The rest is

by **Flesh for Nicky** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:05 pm

The Clash

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