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by **FreeWave** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:27 am

In the 70's there were a variety of rock acts that made disco songs:

Kiss- I Was Made For Loving You
ELO - Last Train to London, (Evil Woman & Don't Bring Me Down worled well too)
Rod Stewart- Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
Queen- Another One Bites the Dust
Blondie - Heart of Glass

I've seen Alice Cooper (which song?) mentioned
as well as Van Halen - I'll Wait (Jump might almost count too)
Yes- Owner of a Broken Heart would count as well

...but any other rock acts go the New Wave direction? Or was the synthesizer that scary back then?

by **rewind** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:41 am

The Alice Cooper song was "Clones (We're All)" from Flush The Fashion.

by **MartiniHoudini** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:58 am

Kim Carnes went new wave (or at least tried) with "Bette Davis Eyes" as well as "Voyeur."
Sheena Easton also tried new wave with "Machinery." The single went nowhere.
Grace Slick released a terrible "new wave" album in 1984 titled "Machines."
Queen al

by **bruiser** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:03 am

I LOVE "WE'RE ALL CLONES" BY ALICE COOPER. I LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

not surprisingly, it was produced by.... roy thomas baker. that might explain the "cars" sound.

by **scramjet** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:46 am

If "Luanne" had been recorded by The Records or 20/20 instead of appearing on the much-overplayed "Foreigner 4" it might have been hailed as a power pop classic.

Some of Rush's stuff from the mid-80's could be argued to be new wave (or an attempt at it

by **FreeWave** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:24 am

This's only slightly connected [:I] but was Michael Jackson/ Paul McCartney's Say Say Say a single? Thought it was after Thriller but before Bad. Not "quite" New Wave but a decent song nonetheless.

Another (horrible) example: Starship "Built This Cit

by **Ollie Stench** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:28 am

The Epoxies did a great cover of Alice Cooper's "Clones (We're All) a few years back.

Neil Young had the whole Trans album.

ZZ Top - TV Dinner

Jim Capaldi - Living On The Edge

Roger Hodgson - Eye Of The Storm

Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue (

by **ekahob** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:32 am

See: "Coolest New Wave Songs from Non-New Wave Artists"

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.as ... s=ronstadt

by **bruiser** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:20 am

how about linda ronstadt's new wave-ish album "mad love"?
songs by elvis costello! sheesh!

by **FreeWave** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:58 am

Forgot the most obvious choice, Stevie Nicks - Stand Back.

by **bruiser** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:29 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by FreeWave[/i]
<br>Forgot the most obvious choice, Stevie Nicks - Stand Back.
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by **FreeWave** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:31 am

Wow Prince on keyboards that is awesome..! [:D]

Thought of another - Steve Miller - Abracadabra [:o)]
Most of Heart - Heart (1985). Lots of synths.

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:36 am

Shaun Cassidy - Wasp. Album produced by Todd Rundgren. Really.

by **KYYX4ever** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:37 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Ollie Stench[/i]
<br>The Epoxies did a great cover of Alice Cooper's "Clones (We're All) a few years back.

by **geoffolehane** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:40 am

Phil Collins, "In the Air Tonight."

Frida "There's Something Going On." I wouldn't necessarily call her mainstream but she was with ABBA all through the 70's.

A bunch of cuts from Blue Oyster Cult's "Mirrors" album. They even dressed the part for t

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