What are some great 80's New Wave albums that you recommend?

Question

What are some great 80's New Wave albums that you recommend?

Answer 1

I'll second with sympathy

ah-a - hunting high and low (the sun always shines on tv never fails to give me a cheesy smile)

visage - fade to grey (singles)

ultravox - vienna

duran duran - notorious - love the funk influence on this one

duran duran - rio - THE CHAUFFEUR OMG.

starberry switchblade - s/t

howard jones - dream into action - extremely cheesy, and probably too commercial, but i like it anyway.

Answer 2

fiction- the comsat angels

rust red september - eyeless in gaza

mirror moves - the psychedelic furs

wild planet - the b52's

going deaf for a living - fischer z

upstairs at eric's - yazoo

the party's over - talk talk

Answer 3

" One of The Kids " by Paul Warren & Explorer

" Big City Rock " by The Atlantics (Great album)

" Cargo " - Men @ Work

" In Heat " - The Romantics

" Round Trip " - The Knack

" It's Safe " - by The Proof ( Great album )

" Door To Door " - The Cars"

" Dig the New Breed " ("live" in concert) - The Jam

Answer 4

I recommend Graham Parker and The Shot---Steady Nerves

Answer 5

gentlemen prefer blondes - japan

technodelic - yellow magic orchestra

the pleasure principle - gary numan

discipline - king crimson (just barely new wave)

freedom of choice - devo

scary monsters - david bowie

streets of fire soundtrack

the last dragon soundtrack

breakin soundtrack

real genius soundtrack (if there is one)

Answer 6

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

Devo - Freedom of Choice

Blondie - Autoamerican

Simple Minds - New Gold Dream

The Cure - Pornography

Answer 7

not a specific album of his but the artist gary numan has done some really good music in more recent years.



though not exactly new wave the fixx album reach the beach to me is a mastepiece going well beyond the radio singles.



ministries first album was like goth nu wave and quite a surprise to many unfalimiar ministry fans.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Sympathy



that is all i have now.

Answer 8

it is quite annoying for me to confirm what's and what isn't undermentioned, so i'm going to in basic terms checklist a number of my all-time favorites and you will confirm that for your self. Sorry, and that i'm hoping this might help some. Scatology - Coil (mid 80's yet) communicate concerning to the climate - purple Lorry Yellow Lorry Seduction: The Society sequence - Danse Society Seventeen Seconds - The treatment Unknown Pleasures - JD D.O.A. The 0.33 and extremely final report Of - Throbbing Gristle want - Tuxedomoon leisure - Gang of four mask - Bauhaus Promise - Gene Loves Jezebel If I Die I Die - Virgin Prunes 2d version - Public image Ltd in basic terms Theatre of discomfort - Christian demise enable The Tribe improve - The Mob renounce - The Veil maximum suitable Stolen Horses - wonderful Din toddlers of God - SWANS Tocsin - Xmal Deutschland and additionally the timber - and additionally the timber organic historic previous - March Violets The party - Junkyard And Did those feet - The Dancing Did Compiled - Malaria! (previous due 80's) Dancing to restoration an Eclipsed Moon - purple Temple Spirits (previous due 80's) Cacophony - Rudimentary Peni Psychocandy - The Jesus And Mary Chain song and Legend - intercourse Gang toddlers Promised Land - Skeletal family contributors authentic existence - magazine From The Lion's Mouth - The Sound The Southern demise Cult - The Southern demise Cult For Madmen in basic terms - uk Decay la - X Curse of the Zounds - Zounds unusual circumstances - The Chameleons blend Up - Cabaret Voltaire Taking Tiger Mountain by way of physique of techniques - Brian Eno control - Ausgang

Answer 9

Simple Minds -- "Life in a Day" (1979); & "Real to Real Cacophony" (1980)



( NOTE -- the reason why some of these bands do not have extra albums listed, like Simple Minds' "Empires & Dance" is because that album LOST it's New Wave "momentum" -- and thus "categorization" -- even though it's a great album.



Just my opine :)



Wire -- "154" (1979) --



( this one has always been argued as to if it is New Wave. I believe it is. The first 2 albums - "Pink Flag" & "Chairs Missing" were more Punk -- but, there is no other album, that resembles Wire's "154" and it appeared during the "Heart of the New Wave."



Others --



The Human League -- "Reproduction (1979); Travelogue (1980)

Magazine -- "Real Life" (1978); "Secondhand Daylight" (1979); & "The Correct Use of Soap" (1980)

Gruppo Sportivo -- "Mistakes" (1979)

Red Noise -- "Sound On Sound" (1979)

Punishment of Luxury -- "Laughing Academy" (1979)

Echo & The Bunnymen -- "Crocodiles" (1980)

The Talking Heads -- "77"; "More Songs About Buildings and Food * " (1978); "Fear of Music" (1979); & "Remain In Light" (1980)

Men Without Hats -- "Folk of the 80's" (1980) [not to be confused with "Part III"]

DEVO -- "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" (1978)

Television -- "Marquee Moon" (1977)

Tubeway Army -- (debut) (1978); "Replicas" (1978)

XTC -- "White Music" (1978); "Go 2" (1978); "Drums & Wires" (1979); & "Black Sea" (1980)

The Cars -- "The Cars" (1978); "Candy-O" (1979) & "Panorama" (1980)

Pete Shelley (of Buzzcocks) -- "Sky Yen" (1980)" & "Hangahar" (1980)

Suicide - (debut) (1977)

B-52's -- (debut) (1979)

Lene Lovich -- "Stateless" (1978) & Flex (1979)

Nina Hagen -- "The Nina Hagen Band" (1978) & "Unbehagen" (1979)

The Boomtown Rats -- (debut) (1977) & "A Tonic for the Troops" (1978)

The Jam -- "In the City" (1977); "This Is the Modern World" (1977); & "All Mod Cons" (1979)

Ultravox -- "Ultravox!" (1977); "Ha! Ha! Ha!" (1977); & Systems of Romance (1978)

The Stranglers (NO, they are NOT Punk!!) --

-- "Rattus Norvegicus" (1977); "No More Heroes" (1977); "Black and White" (1978); "The Raven" (1979); & "The Gospel According to The Meninblack" (1981)





tired...



I'll get more, if you're really interested :)



Edit --



* While we're on this subject --



-- on The Heads' "More Songs...." -- I have always been confused why "Take me to the river" is on this album!!!



For those who have listened (and there should be Hundreds on this site) -- to this Album --



-- I'm sure you will agree, that this Track has NO PLACE on this magnificent, landmark album!!!



1. It does not fit-in with the structure

2. It is the least New Wavey effort by them

3. ... & unfortunately -- it is THE SONG, that this album is identified by, because of so much commercial airplay...



Please!!.... Someone Restrain Me!!!!!!! :)) lol

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