Video Killed the Radio Star - The Classic Synth Pop & New Wave Thread

[Heston]

I love Soft Cell

Bedsitter and Say Hello are great songs. I only know the hits, thought they had loads but when i checked turns out they didn't have that many top 10s at all.

5 top tens in the UK ain't bad.

[Wolter]

I haven’t listened to either in a while but I recall enjoying both of these compilations.

[Marky Dread]

Yep I've a shit ton of synth pop.

New Musik
Tubeway Army / Gary Numan
Ultravox! / Ultravox / John Foxx
Depeche Mode
Yazoo
OMD
Soft Cell
Visage
Tears For Fears
Japan
Human League
Heaven 17
The Buggles
Blancmange
New Order
Sparks
Pete Shelley

[Heston]

Yep I've a shit ton of synth pop.

New Musik
Tubeway Army / Gary Numan
Ultravox! / Ultravox / John Foxx
Depeche Mode
Yazoo
OMD
Soft Cell
Visage
Tears For Fears
Japan
Human League
Heaven 17
The Buggles
Blancmange
New Order
Sparks
Pete Shelley

Nice to see New Musik at the top.

[Marky Dread]

Yep I've a shit ton of synth pop.

New Musik
Tubeway Army / Gary Numan
Ultravox! / Ultravox / John Foxx
Depeche Mode
Yazoo
OMD
Soft Cell
Visage
Tears For Fears
Japan
Human League
Heaven 17
The Buggles
Blancmange
New Order
Sparks
Pete Shelley

Nice to see New Musik at the top.

Their first album is a pop masterpiece.

[coffeepotman]

Definitely check out The Future, early version of the Human League and it is excellent

[JennyB]

I'm reading this right now:

mad-world-new-wave-book-interview.jpg

The author explores one song per chapter, with the artists looking back and talking about the song and the era.

It's an interesting read.

Lori Majewski is actually a friend of mine - she is the definitive source of all things new wave.

I also can't believe I somehow missed this thread? Gary Numan is the most important person in this genre. I also love early Human League and Spandau Ballet. And, of course, early DM.

[WestwayKid]

I'm reading this right now:

mad-world-new-wave-book-interview.jpg

The author explores one song per chapter, with the artists looking back and talking about the song and the era.

It's an interesting read.

Lori Majewski is actually a friend of mine - she is the definitive source of all things new wave.

I also can't believe I somehow missed this thread? Gary Numan is the most important person in this genre. I also love early Human League and Spandau Ballet. And, of course, early DM.

I'm really enjoying her book. I heard her discussing it on an episode of Sound Opinions last year, but then kept forgetting to pick it up.

[JennyB]

I'm reading this right now:

mad-world-new-wave-book-interview.jpg

The author explores one song per chapter, with the artists looking back and talking about the song and the era.

It's an interesting read.

Lori Majewski is actually a friend of mine - she is the definitive source of all things new wave.

I also can't believe I somehow missed this thread? Gary Numan is the most important person in this genre. I also love early Human League and Spandau Ballet. And, of course, early DM.

I'm really enjoying her book. I heard her discussing it on an episode of Sound Opinions last year, but then kept forgetting to pick it up.

It's a fantastic book.

[Dr. Medulla]

I also can't believe I somehow missed this thread? Gary Numan is the most important person in this genre. I also love early Human League and Spandau Ballet. And, of course, early DM.

I'll put in a good word for an old friend who interview Numan last year: https://www.billboard.com/articles/colu ... -interview

[Marky Dread]

I'm reading this right now:

mad-world-new-wave-book-interview.jpg

The author explores one song per chapter, with the artists looking back and talking about the song and the era.

It's an interesting read.

Lori Majewski is actually a friend of mine - she is the definitive source of all things new wave.

I also can't believe I somehow missed this thread? Gary Numan is the most important person in this genre. I also love early Human League and Spandau Ballet. And, of course, early DM.

I saw Tubeway Army in '78 just before the release of their first album. I thought they were great they were a bit more punky then. The Replicas album that followed is one of my favourite albums ever.

[JennyB]

I also can't believe I somehow missed this thread? Gary Numan is the most important person in this genre. I also love early Human League and Spandau Ballet. And, of course, early DM.

I'll put in a good word for an old friend who interview Numan last year: https://www.billboard.com/articles/colu ... -interview

Very good interview!

[WestwayKid]

My uncle died in 1985 when I was 8. I don't have that many memories of him, but after he died my mom ended up with a bunch of his cassettes. They ended up sitting in a box on a shelf because while she didn't want to get rid of them, they weren't things she listened to. That box became a treasure trove for me as a young kid: Talking Heads, Wire, Nick Lowe and more. One of the albums that really caught my ear was Songs From the Big Chair. I listened to it over and over again. I listened until the tape wore out and broke and then I attempted to splice it back together (with mixed results).

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Head over Heals is my fave track on the album. It's such a gorgeous song. Ian Stanley's synth lines particularly stand out.

[Kory]

TFF totally rule, at least when Curt Smith is in the band. Also a fan of Simple Minds' third and fourth albums, Japan, John Foxx, etc etc

[BitterTom]

My uncle died in 1985 when I was 8. I don't have that many memories of him, but after he died my mom ended up with a bunch of his cassettes. They ended up sitting in a box on a shelf because while she didn't want to get rid of them, they weren't things she listened to. That box became a treasure trove for me as a young kid: Talking Heads, Wire, Nick Lowe and more. One of the albums that really caught my ear was Songs From the Big Chair. I listened to it over and over again. I listened until the tape wore out and broke and then I attempted to splice it back together (with mixed results).

Tears_for_Fears_Songs_from_the_Big_Chair.jpg

Head over Heals is my fave track on the album. It's such a gorgeous song. Ian Stanley's synth lines particularly stand out.

Got the album on now, totally agree with Head Over Heels, great track and yep that synth works its magic nicely. I really like Broken, nice rhythm and feel, simply a solid track. EWTRTW though is still my favourite, near perfect for me, the build ups are epic, as is the chorus and the middle 8 is fucking spot on.