New Wave Albums: 1983

David_D wrote: none from the list but Lady Pank  (PL)  -  Lady Pank  (1983)

I had rather hoped that Cocteau Twins might qualify for Head Over Heels, not that I would expect it, but I wouldn’t really think of it as New Wave anyway. I have learned from these that New Wave covers more music than I had thought. I would think of Duran Duran first. The only two albums in the list that I have owned that I recall are the Bowie and The Police albums, which I have on official cassettes. I really like the second side of Let’s Dance. That Police album I have not returned to in many years but used to love both Synchronocities. I do like OMD, various Echo and the Bunnymen... I have heard that Talking Heads album in full as one of my brothers would play it, but other than some songs, I never really got into Talking Heads... I like various David Byrne music very much, no vote now.   I might know songs from al, if these, but not the albums well enough with some exceptions. People probably appreciate your full album playlists more, but I liked to make playlists with a favourite track of mine from each album. I thought that make it easier for people to check out the music, but at the same time, others might not appreciate or resonate with my picks. Can be quite time-consuming too to decide, and harder still making such a playlist if you were not already significantly familiar with the album.   I am tempted to do an 80s series myself which covers more alternative music, post-punk, gothic rock, dark wave, ethereal wave. Stuff like Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Pere Ubu, Bauhaus, This Heat.... I won’t be as ambitious as with this series and will just cover albums I already know and care for.   The 80s were awesome.

Oh, for a well-known artist in PA, Peter Hammill’s Patience would have fit well methinks.

Edited by Logan - May 31 2023 at 07:47

Cristi wrote:

Saperlipopette! wrote: I notice that I know this era a little less than I think i do. I know all the bands but probably only heard about 8-9 of these albums.

Coming soon.....

The Blue Nile - A Walk Across the Rooftops   One of my favourite albums of all time; it's stunning.

Steve Wyzard wrote: Jamie West-Oram actually has a prog connection: in the mid-1970s he played in Tina Charles's backing band with future Buggles/Yes/Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes!