David Bowie / David Byrne / David Sylvian

Catherine Wheel · 08-23-2012, 08:54 PM

Arguably the most important faces of New Wave

Byrne's Remain In Light and Bowie's Scary Monsters might be the most important albums of the whole New Wave movement

Sylvian's group Japan spearheaded the whole New Romantic movement with Quiet Life and Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Sonic Johnny · 08-23-2012, 09:05 PM

please tell us more about the important role of Davids in the history of rock music, CW

Catherine Wheel · 08-23-2012, 09:10 PM

1980 was such an amazing year for music. So much interesting stuff going on in music. Remain In Light, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Scary Monsters as well as stuff by U2 and Joy Division and the Police and the Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen.

People like to write the 80s off as a shallow regressive time for music but not so at all.

Dogfighter28 · 08-23-2012, 09:53 PM

Remain in Light has nothing to do with new wave, it is its own genre.

opera de nuit · 04:15 PM

"that's an overly broad generalization about new wave" says the poster who's been collecting/djing 80s music since he was a kid. though obv. all three are early pioneers.

can't say they're the three most important faces, though i'd give bowie the distinction for sure. duran duran did jock japan pretty hard, and it's kind of amazing that they've barely been called out on that.

early 80s were so damn fruitful, and that extends way beyond new romantics. things didn't get too shallow until the mid-to-late 80s, but then you had great underground stuff like chicago house, detroit techno, electro, ebm/new beat on the synth side and r.e.m./husker du alt., dreampop/shoegaze, early grunge-kind of stuff to make up for all the corny, anemic pop and LA-hair metal, which is unfortunately what vh1 would have you believe is the crop of the lot.

killtrocity · 08-28-2012, 03:23 AM

80s > 70s

Trotskilicious · 08-28-2012, 03:32 AM

8 years ago i would have called you a shithead

Trotskilicious · 08-28-2012, 03:32 AM

of course wire's best shit is 77-79 so maybe you still are

ghost-mutt · 08-28-2012, 08:53 AM

dinosaur rock

Trotskilicious · 08-28-2012, 10:37 AM

brutechinasky · 08-28-2012, 05:16 PM

“I have excellent news for the world. There is no such thing as new wave. It does not exist. It’s a figment of a lame cunt’s imagination. There was never any such thing as new wave. It was the polite thing to say when you were trying to explain you were not into the boring old rock ‘n’ roll, but you didn’t dare to say punk because you were afraid to get kicked out of the fucking party and they wouldn’t give you coke anymore.”

TuralyonW3 · 08-29-2012, 03:58 AM

Byrne's Remain In Light and Bowie's Scary Monsters might be the most important albums of the whole New Wave movement

Sylvian's group Japan spearheaded the whole New Romantic movement with Quiet Life and Gentlemen Take Polaroids

http://www.rawtop.com/porn/2008/05/rimg0099a.jpg

08-23-2012, 08:54 PM	#1
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	David Bowie / David Byrne / David Sylvian Arguably the most important faces of New Wave Byrne's Remain In Light and Bowie's Scary Monsters might be the most important albums of the whole New Wave movement Sylvian's group Japan spearheaded the whole New Romantic movement with Quiet Life and Gentlemen Take Polaroids

08-24-2012, 04:04 PM	#5
opera de nuit Demi-God Location: nyc Posts: 454	"that's an overly broad generalization about new wave" says the poster who's been collecting/djing 80s music since he was a kid. though obv. all three are early pioneers. can't say they're the three most important faces, though i'd give bowie the distinction for sure. duran duran did jock japan pretty hard, and it's kind of amazing that they've barely been called out on that. early 80s were so damn fruitful, and that extends way beyond new romantics. things didn't get too shallow until the mid-to-late 80s, but then you had great underground stuff like chicago house, detroit techno, electro, ebm/new beat on the synth side and r.e.m./husker du alt., dreampop/shoegaze, early grunge-kind of stuff to make up for all the corny, anemic pop and LA-hair metal, which is unfortunately what vh1 would have you believe is the crop of the lot. Last edited by opera de nuit : 08-24-2012 at 04:15 PM.

08-28-2012, 10:37 AM	#10
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	okay

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08-23-2012, 09:05 PM	#2
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	please tell us more about the important role of Davids in the history of rock music, CW

08-23-2012, 09:10 PM	#3
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	1980 was such an amazing year for music. So much interesting stuff going on in music. Remain In Light, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Scary Monsters as well as stuff by U2 and Joy Division and the Police and the Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen. People like to write the 80s off as a shallow regressive time for music but not so at all.

08-23-2012, 09:53 PM	#4
Dogfighter28 ILL KILL UR DOG Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,480	Remain in Light has nothing to do with new wave, it is its own genre.

08-28-2012, 03:23 AM	#6
killtrocity Saturday Night Goth Location: POLLOS Posts: 9,207	80s > 70s

08-28-2012, 03:32 AM	#7
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	8 years ago i would have called you a shithead

08-28-2012, 08:53 AM	#9
ghost-mutt Demi-God Posts: 361	dinosaur rock

08-28-2012, 05:16 PM	#11
brutechinasky Demi-God Posts: 487	“I have excellent news for the world. There is no such thing as new wave. It does not exist. It’s a figment of a lame cunt’s imagination. There was never any such thing as new wave. It was the polite thing to say when you were trying to explain you were not into the boring old rock ‘n’ roll, but you didn’t dare to say punk because you were afraid to get kicked out of the fucking party and they wouldn’t give you coke anymore.”

08-29-2012, 03:58 AM	#12
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,684	Byrne's Remain In Light and Bowie's Scary Monsters might be the most important albums of the whole New Wave movement Sylvian's group Japan spearheaded the whole New Romantic movement with Quiet Life and Gentlemen Take Polaroids http://www.rawtop.com/porn/2008/05/rimg0099a.jpg