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Postby Ollie Stench » Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:45 am

So a question to you young'uns: Does the music sound dated or retro? I remember being 15 in 1983 and thinking that The Beatles and the Stones just sounded so OLD and so dated. Whereas now I listen to Ebn Ozn and still feel the way I did when I first he
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:59 am

Absolutley not. the music then sounded so much sincer and thought out in the 1980's.they had some serious jams back then. if you go to a high school dance you'll find that NO ONE IS DANCING. But one night when i requested a few 80s tracks (depeche mode's
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:03 am

Theres just something about new wave that draws you near and hooks you.
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:08 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by myirwin[/i]
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:09 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Abercrombie-Ai[/i]
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Postby 2Nu » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:12 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Abercrombie-Ai[/i]
<br>Absolutley not. the music then sounded so much sincer and thought out in the 1980's.t
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:14 am

Were just one synthesizer away from a new synth pop/new wave band!
with any luck and skill we'll start something formitable[:)]
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:16 am

[quote]Hey! So maybe there is still hope for my 25th H.S. Reunion!..
Journey and Marshall Tucker Band be damned!<hr height="1" noshade id="
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Postby middlesexnj » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:57 am

Wow, this certainly has been an active topic.

There's been a lot of talk about how bad new music is presently. I think everyone says that as they get older, but it really is crappy now, isn't it? I know there's always independent and obscure stuff out
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Postby ekahob » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:28 am

I am the only one that thinks there is a lot of great music being made today?
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Postby i_like_lectric_motors » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:34 am

No, definitely not. I think there's some incredible music being made. And it really isn't that hard to find.
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Postby christsmasher » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:56 am

You're right, there is a lot of good music out there today. Which sounds suspiciously a lot like old New Wave music, lol. I got into good music at a crazy young age, right at the peak of New Wave Punk and Postpunk. So while I could enjoy it on record,
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:44 am

thats true,if you count out pop music and some rap. yes theres some good stuff, but bad stuff is keeping it from being seen.
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:48 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by middlesexnj[/i]
<br>Wow, this certainly has been an active topic.

There's been a lot of talk about how ba
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Postby Abercrombie-Ai » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:10 am

Me and my future band want to use everything to create sound. pictures(I just made a CD-R with 450 images and videos of childhood and nostagia that I stare at for an hour before I hit the sack. its for creative purposes. I might be insane), media, music,
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