Your New Wave Epiphany?

[savethewave]

I'd love to hear about the moment you found out about new wave, and how you felt at that moment.

What were you listening to before?

Were you thrilled, that finally here was music that spoke to you in a way no other had before?

What exactly was your New Wave Epiphany?

"...well I'm just askin'..."

-Kate Pierson, B-52's

[Frau_Blucher]

I thought I recogniced this...word for word...

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5538

But I'd still like to hear more thoughts.

[phillyidol]

I remember listening to the music on lir for a while. But my story is when I'm driving home from a Long Island club in my friends cooshine mobile. A white 76 monte carlo with all the bells and whistles. He is wearing his members only jacket and blasting s

[ExRat]

I probably couldn't give an "exact moment". But, I did spend hours in my sister's room (probably to her irritation) listening to all of her Blondie, Cars, Stooges, and Clash albums when I was really little.

[edisonoside]

Watching David Bowie on Saturday night live sing "The Man who sold the world" with Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias.

Also Kraftwerk's "The Robots", I remember buying a red button down shirt, black slacks and black tie...Slicking my hair back with tons of hair

[design_femme]

[quote][i]Originally posted by edisonoside[/i]
<br>Also Kraftwerk's "The Robots", I remember buying a red button down shirt, black slacks a

[DayGloJo]

Like edisonoside, I was watching Saturday Night Live, but it wasn't Bowie, it was Elvis Costello & the Attractions that practically blew the back of my head off. I'd never seen any act that looked or sounded like them before. [:0]

DayGloJo

[waukena]

I'm too old for a new wave epiphany...mine was pure punk and came in 1977...a punk guy I worked with at Sears had an import by this new band...we got really stoned and listened to it...the Album? The Clash...then a month later I saw Johnny Thunders and Te

[British]

I realized new wave one-hit-wonders released more than one song, and it was good.

[Surly]

I responded to the original thread, but I'll go into more detail here.

I was staying at a friend's house and we were watching SNL one night in 1979. I saw The B-52's perform and it floored me! I had never seen anything like that before. My world had be

[brock]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Surly[/i]
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A historic moment will be happening for me this Wednesday, June 1 in NYC: I will be witnessi

[WolverineSyr]

I saw Blondie on The Midnight Special and I had to hear more. I got Parallel Lines for my 16th birthday and wore it out fairly fast. I started to read whatever I could about the band, and that introduced me to tons other groups. No more pop, no more d

[lbworshiper]

New Wave Epiphany?

Words cannot express...pictures can![:D]

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[WolverineSyr]

lb, are you sure we're not related or something? Coz, I might as well delete my post and just say "see below"

*thud*

[KYYX4ever]

Blondie on SNL or possibly Solid Gold in around '79 or '80 was THE FIRST NW I ever saw or heard. I was impressed, but as I responded to the other post, later it was the Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way" that totally helped me cross the musical Rubicon. I was