New Wave Outpost Forum

by **budaniel** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:43 am

We all have favorite artists from the new wave era, and while we can be hardcore fans, I think most of us end up having classic songs by these bands that we simply never liked—they just never did it for us (so I don’t mean songs you liked but then got sick of, I mean tracks you didn’t like from the start). Personally, I have found peace with most of these tracks for nostalgic reasons, but I still wouldn’t choose to listen to them. Here are some of my least favorites. What are yours?

New Order – True Faith and Shellshock
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus and Never Let Me Down Again
Erasure – Ship of Fools
The Cure – Love Cats and Why Can’t I Be You
Camouflage – The Great Commandment
Duran Duran – Rio
Psychedelic Furs – Heartbreak Beat
Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
INXS – Devil Inside and Never Tear Us Apart

by **zill** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:05 am

Doot Doot

by **plagiarism** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:35 am

Apart from the Crowd - Violins

by **wherewereuin82** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:18 am

Absolutely anything by Level 42 or Alphaville.

** May as well throw anything by Frankie Goes To Hollywood in there too. I'm sure my list could be endless **

by **budaniel** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:44 am

Oh yeah. have to agree with Level 42. I could not even understand why they were considered new wave. Although, now when I listen to "Something About You", I can better stomach it--as a mainstream pop song.

by **Surly** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:28 am

When I first started reading this thread, and before getting to the song list, I immediately thought of "Ship Of Fools" by Erasure. It's an OK song, but I never liked the "He was the baby of the class" line.

I'll add:

"Kiss Me" - Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy (again, not a terrible tune, but I don't like the lyrics, particularly the chorus)

Tears For Fears - "The Way You Are"

"Words like conviction can turn into a sentence"

by **SomebodySomewhere** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:55 am

Pretty much anything by New Order will make my ears bleed. They might have had about 3 or 4 good songs, all of which were ruined once Sumner's voice was laid on top of them.

The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?" (again, a could-have-been-good band ruined by insufferable lead vocals... not that this particular song has anything resembling a melody)
Soft Cell - "Tainted Love" (tainted is right - actually, I hate this band in general)
The Assembly - "Never Never" (the instrumental B-side is okay; this is horrid)
Toni Basil - "Mickey" (is this new wave? whatever we think it is, we can all agree it's ear-raping torture)
The Go-Go's - "We Got the Beat" (ick)
Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer" (I loves me some Talking Heads, but not this one)
EBN-OZN - "AEIOU (Sometimes Y)" (How on earth can anyone think this is good under any definition of the term? The second single, "Bag Lady (I Wonder)," was actually a pretty good song. This was a total mess.)
Flying Lizards - "Money" (horrible cover)
Devo - "Satisfaction" (ditto)
Our Daughters Wedding - "Lawnchairs" (unlistenable nonsense)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" and "Two Tribes" (take your pick, they're the same exact song)

And of course the entire Toyah catalogue.

by **wormster** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:10 am

wow..i love almost all of the hated songs by the posters..i always did go against the grain.

by **KYYX4ever** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:27 am

Aha - Take On Me. anything by Aha, actually.

Erasure - Oh L'Amour. anything by Erasure, actually.

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor

Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawnchairs

Human Sexual Response - I Want To Be Like Jackie Onassis

by **enzfan** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:30 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by zill[/i]
<br>Doot Doot
[/quote]yes yes

by **toyah** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:48 am

And of course the entire Toyah catalogue

lol...
I guess that means you listened to all the albums and singles...
what a glutton for punishment...

by **Doctor Doctor** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:08 am

Anything by Kim Wilde, UB40, Bow Wow Wow, Culture Club, Toyah.

Most of Bananarama's catalogue. Most of Level 42's catalogue.

[b]"Can't you see I'm burnin?"[/b]

by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:11 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by wormster[/i]
<br>wow..i love almost all of the hated songs by the posters..i always did go against the grain.
[/quote]
I believe that's [i]with[/i] the grain.

INXS - Don't Change
Japan - Quiet Life
Ultravox - Vienna
Ministry - Revenge
Peter Godwin - Images of Heaven
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Secession - Touch
Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right
Propaganda - Duel
Thompson Twins - everything

by **oldwaver** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:12 am

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Hot Hot Hot - The Cure
Vienna - Ultravox
This Is Pop? - XTC

by **KYYX4ever** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:36 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>
Japan - Quiet Life
[/quote]

That is funny to see this on your list, Blir. My husband says the same thing. He's not particularly a new wave fan, but he usually doesn't mind listening to whatever I have on. Whenever this song comes on (and it does a lot, b/c it's one of my faves), his reaction is "what is it about this song ? Why the love ?" I know, I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I saw this and I couldn't resist. [;)]

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