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Saperlipopette!
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^That wasn't the reason I used 1980's Rockabilly-revival as an example. I don't think they were ever considered New Wave either. But they've were linked to Post-Punk in retrospect because of their updated punk attitude to their Rock 'n Roll. Anyway... I think you got the point of my original comment. Essentially I reacted to Psych Pauls list of "favorite new wave albums 1980-1990" because the second half of the decade felt short on actual New Wave albums. If one's not an expert of underground obscurities, or deeply into late to the scene-countries from behind the Iron Curtain or something like that, there's very little albums out there in that period that aren't better described using other labels than New Wave. (New Order were probably some kind of New Wave till 1986, but most of the rest here had either polished and commercialized their sound or gone alternative rock in one way or another). I'm not certain what I'm discussing anymore. |
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Probably my favourite new wave band and album.
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More like infamous.
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The term New Wave is a rather nebulous one. I'm not sure why Rockabilly revival such as The Stray Cats were included in that at all to be honest. Mostly New Wave refers to angsty pop tunes that feature some punk guitar moves and slick videos. Many of the synthpop bands like OMD and New Order continued this into the 90s even once the initial craze died off about 1985-ish. It's not an exact science. I gave up on that long ago. It's open to a lot of interpretation so i've learned just to roll with it. Paul is famous however for adding totally unrelated artists to genre lists though. Even artists in the New Wave years like R.E.M. aren't considered New Wave even though they kinda are. Go figure!
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Graham Parker (1977) Stick to me Japan (1978) Adolescent Sex Joe Jackson (1978) Look Sharp! Blondie (1978) Plastic Letters Talking Heads (1979) Fear of Music The Police (1980) Zennyatta Mondata B-52's (1980) Wild Planet Charly García (1982) Yendo de la cama al living |
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It may seem so but the term is still used for bands that use the retro sounds of that era Up to 1990 is legit because certain parts of the world didn't join the party until the mid-80s I agree that by 1985 the actual movement died out but the term for the musical styles that were referred to as new wave continued to be called that
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I made a list of my favorite NEW WAVE albums on RYM after someone requested it Recent gems i've discovered are the first two XTC albums (only heard the ones after) Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club - English Garden Franco Barttiato - La Voce del Padrone Grace Jones - Nightclubbing Split Enz - True Colours The Synthetics - S/T Tempo - Beat Beat Beat The Victims - Silent Dreams Fave NEW WAVE artists: Wall of Voodoo Men Without Hats Ultravox Tears For Fears Talking Heads The Cars The Cure (if you count them, i do) Devo Duran Duran (first three) Eurythmics The Fixx Men At Work Midnight Oil Oingo Boingo The Police The Psychedelic Furs Re-Flex List of fave NEW WAVE albums (adding more as i discover them) |
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Most of the post 1985-albums here is absurd to label New Wave. It mostly died out sometime in the mid-eighties, and the bands still active that were once associated with it - had moved on.
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I was more a fan of individual tracks than whole albums in this genre limiting to at most one album per artist, in no particular order, including what I would more call synth pop and post punk, but whateverUltravox - Quartet (nothing as better than the song Vienna but as an album I prefer this one) Simple Minds - New Gold Dream Buggles - Age of Plastic China Crisis - Flaunt the Imperfection Joy Division - Closer Red Box - The Circle and the Square Thompson Twins - Into The Gap Greg Kihn - Next of Kihn Prefab Sprout - Two Wheels Good Ian Gomm - Gomm with the Wind Edited by kenethlevine - October 07 2023 at 17:17 |
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Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination Joy Division - Closer Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring Tubeway Army - Replicas The Police - Regatta de Blanc Brian Eno - Another Green World Ultravox - Vienna David Byrne - The Catharine Wheel Propaganda - A Secret Wish Edited by someone_else - October 07 2023 at 16:34 |
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Despite my age and when I first got into music I don't own much new wave and was never really into it much. That said here's a few albums I've always liked:
A Flock of Seagulls - Same Duran Duran - Rio The Cars - Same, Heartbeat City, Candy O and Shake it up (never heard Panorama) The Police - Zenyetta Mondatta, Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity Rush - Signals (a little bit anyway) The Pretenders - Learning to crawl Violent Femmes - Same The Fixx - Reach The Beach Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues Maybe some others too. I cheated a little bit by looking at others answers.
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Some 'fringe' new wave ?? Nina Hagen Universal RadioKlaus Nomi - Total Eclipse |
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These songs & the albums they're from. Plus any Joe Jackson, The Specials, Elvis Costello (Angels Wanna Wear My) Red ShoesXTC - Making Plans For NigelYazoo - Only YouThe Jags - Back Of My HandOMD - Enola Gay |
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Favourite New Wave Albums: 1977-1990
1977: David Bowie - Low - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VomGFs_DaIk 1978: Blondie - Parallel Lines - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7wTS182v0 1979: Blondie - Eat to the Beat - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOkgiQfN1H91ukvupMERBHkTbHASoGZys 1979: Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0vSDv4SAsEetGsmkOR5_WHXB5rhbDjYG 1979: Pretenders - Pretenders - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmwpEmD6-QU 1980: Buggles - The Age of Plastic - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kDa9MV3a5Uqdp-YrjcdaiizTW3JVaUaxk 1980: OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNLlvHvNXlVeMYDEkkP89Oa-vFVys0_0c 1980: Ultravox - Vienna - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imIW41AmclY 1980: Visage - Visage - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo-CVFFA0DtUYqoorqjZFNmo8j32yRbOR 1981: Buggles - Adventures in Modern Recording - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALm9OqeAm6luHidBL21rnXdJ2lAulMks 1981: Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lhcMygqvPRXjYX_d1MYQlQQIxr0ObCFt8 1981: The Human League - Dare - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kleqYoWvyce3vqYTULVYUavBk-ncUkOxc 1981: OMD - Architecture & Morality - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_llnjyPTsTwxqfDKPqv9lgfi5o2EcyhxWk 1981: Pretenders - Pretenders II - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kmstQVGm3IBA-WDycbMZKU5xS2d7p4dko 1981: Ultravox - Rage in Eden - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe5AzvnGx9OK23biWq2ur0zc90OKWGNcM 1982: ABC - The Lexicon of Love - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njQ-vtLtdr8lCUJvijX4QrS6Rf48QgtwA 1982: Berlin - Pleasure Victim - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrpyDacBCh7DuovhR_PgCoQkVUn3vVpdW 1982: China Crisis - Difficult Shapes and Passive Rhythms - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQJUi-xOWRentDOa08wmyg2ZGMEHQFPXs 1982: Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hN9tv_XGP0 1982: Duran Duran - Rio - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_le8SeEVZLvt24gIzQ4k4391QB2rUwr_6U 1982: Flock of Seagulls - A Flock of Seagulls - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGFFTE0Sw8tRSx7gAqAeLt8ZaLV8jKmtX 1982: The Go-Go's - Vacation - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nHlZ_Tc_YO4B1TCOn8tuQXfMbhalQwKOs 1982: Icehouse - Primitive Man - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNknwixkL2LjBExf22wYftl697lQ_-3b4 1982: Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mOTyHn97oUWFeoRCuEJRIDbnGx_IyNdw0 1982: Talk Talk - The Party's Over - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kvjRb0tFuvjJ6xHAMWBV6zgsrTcegA-QA 1982: Ultravox - Quartet - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIYl8XN2OFYK126OtVMjUx5xlcdvLbvHU 1982: Visage - The Anvil - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lvlO1eZ-SJfCkGBsrslnCyr5x90QJwEgo 1982: Yazoo - Upstairs at Eric's - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa3HlKFsnLvYID5xwgBKllAFqMCfo5Y5s 1983: David Bowie - Let's Dance - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6ogdCG3tAWg8XLQjzlspxWjKfsl-Jx-s 1983: China Crisis - Working with Fire and Steel - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lnegkMOcmRO_LlP8_QPhKB1WFH8JJDtc0 1983: Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k6S87dxu6Q9wZEuO1xjAxh7jh92zpiROE 1983: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mVHolcLdgYaXZ8nkUk0rX1a8V-pb0fAyU 1983: Flock of Seagulls - Listen - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mrxeoKzaDAHAJMUL5GqU3ZuaX2oLY0zKY 1983: Spandau Ballet - True - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOJmT65gi8g 1983: Tears for Fears - The Hurting - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lcPSVoMiFc7aMY2BCDVA1j-UiduDkuaRg 1983: Yazoo - You and Me Both - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm4rvI84Yfg 1984: Aztec Camera - Knife - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ny1YZuZ1Ygkda4xXudnLqXTHrblrkcn6Q 1984: Bananarama - Bananarama - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWoDjyMxQPYgadKxDFEAbpVnBIwERC1zn 1984: Fiction Factory - Throw the Warped Wheel Out - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kpT_QxdiE5ROLtJ4__easfSd4cutTO7Ss 1984: Flock of Seagulls - The Story of a Young Heart - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_neAyXmxdYwMurgmEsgMZRHsAOy2vy0uY4 1984: The Human League - Hysteria - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kY7yDjwh3LFGSOpTqMCPavjcAjp45bawI 1984: The Lotus Eaters - No Sense of Sin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjDv4ea654g 1984: OMD - Junk Culture - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGhEbpAqk6gwigQOv9WKY_ONcRmdLHNFw 1984: Pretenders - Learning to Crawl - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kwbhXe0FfJm2F6GhoIJplEFhkusC0l2Wk 1984: The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTq8oHNGyHcFFpLQFbISKaQLMU6_SBTb4 1984: Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nFkgTN_Zehh6qyH5HI9UVN_AjZD-GLES4 1984: Talk Talk - It's My Life - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mBsxzGWIdJgpq1HfikoH8O3tA4mSfhcgg 1984: Ultravox - Lament - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvvxLeS5o24 1985: A-Ha - Hunting High and Low - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ldg_UUKSKemf6g6lkAFu2ZLVFd5_u-N_Q 1985: China Crisis - Flaunt the Imperfection - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuPeG11rnEc 1985: The Dream Academy - The Dream Academy - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nm2fEa-chjEzoo6idskwIKvepyCxdrGIU 1985: Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtKPiWXGSis 1985: Katrina and the Waves - Katrina and the Waves - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kT29pYjk7E-0m3X2K71XvJlrjA4NTxvYE 1985: Level 42 - World Machine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrZq1VCXt7A 1985: OMD - Crush - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lZCzsp24VygdKFt0uT0PmlCytOgBF_Vms 1985: Propaganda - A Secret Wish - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nuVCmcOIifU-Qf0FC-h0UyuK-zti0KDsA 1985: Simple Minds - Once Upon a Time - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lL1C29RTHGhn4r6z0MbxXjpMps0iz2u6Y 1985: Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-0DOYOynuQ 1986: A-Ha - Scoundrel Days - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4V4J7O5NZ4nTEFIVNYkzU0-t5AmglPBc 1986: Alphaville - Afternoons in Utopia - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nzIHVQ-H48KUCUZNx8DFsH-u1ywBLMsVs 1986: Berlin - Count Three & Pray - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgaFNC_I_ZkkoFJidRaW7ZLO4UVJjATKP 1986: China Crisis - What Price Paradise - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nVXT3eSBu8XtcX78tf-YFcICUW1DsNvEw 1986: Eurythmics - Revenge - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mr8HOuYj-aTroPiMUBlo6ygLWAeHqscnk 1986: The Fixx - Walkabout - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI6kLIhBBwmTVW_Tz7bnLvS1hv9VHOWpP 1986: The Human League - Crash - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_las6rCrhMgTXNd_C-91VV_1TJsPRLqgZc 1986: OMD - The Pacific Age - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWvUfW9aEtBB4QfjwV7h6JD2XWCdhfYbc 1986: Pretenders - Get Close - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGotn8LeP0c2HD5kQEi8U0iRdVMEbl8g 1986: Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_koE4rtsIJ002pzrNOUIjuhnft_Aun9pkY 1986: Ultravox - U-Vox - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyIhNZsfiY8RR7A-a46ty2ToCHcD-5CZ0 1987: ABC - Alphabet City - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JmtDwkdDP_E9015Qtov4R2sHgx3HLkl 1987: Aztec Camera - Love - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR-rYYGS6juCTDobs-aFwXQfTgaeeG8Tv 1987: Black - Wonderful Life - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kCPh6f2VR2b5U8yLYozPTpwo5dluQ-Dt4 1987: Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n_q78KohTRBZu8kFOy5tvo-g8Ip-jBXKY 1987: Icehouse - Man of Colours - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lR6BjrCni5o2o35qo27IJ0WPiT73X28nc 1987: Level 42 - Running in the Family - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy334-fF2BEwrl7GKUguFgP2a20WWDRg6 1987: Pet Shop Boys - Actually - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mS9dHPkhcA2Y65g8Z4YAPOyrEhUFDlCEg 1987: The Psychedelic Furs - Midnight to Midnight - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaB6kLqtS0ZO4wfsgEKdhtwi1Cfm4bunf 1987: T'Pau - Bridge of Spies - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGUZmsO-ZZrhaMhMvRHuARsJdR80N5KHI 1988: A-Ha - Stay on These Roads - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nYjcqf_icDOYenjT8Dm-JQgS2ECHC9LqQ 1988: Camouflage - Voices & Images - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_khbxucI6V1uCyasLAjW1ZKpe3vxyv6MQg 1988: Cast of Thousands - Passion - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KisWg48z0 1988: Prefab Sprout - From Langley Park to Memphis - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeCO3VkusdWTVrNCgRvIXr-MARknVK1Ia 1988: When in Rome - When in Rome - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Asr6YC2Nw7xK-m8JMY6HukQSqC0Wda9 1989: The Blue Nile - Hats - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXkeBruAFMI 1989: Simple Minds - Street Fighting Years - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7CUznrkkx08nTdm_Xe-iSwyxPLcLzk4Q 1989: Tears for Fears - The Seeds of Love - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nzDcE4P9uRjxbaVYOEh_CrGpRIeCDYmzg 1990: ABC - Absolutely - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrpyDacBCh7CnPOWKgNs9x0CtHBfPPCce 1990: A--Ha - East of the Sun, West of the Moon - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n08LuDJaKPCov4Hep-WVOgN2yiV5GKaDI 1990: Depeche Mode - Violator - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mHs4cUqzH65iMdDBiAQNn44HxkHSy98Uk 1990: The Human League - Romantic? - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lR_ciyXSzFm0i1hymbKWwN69RqBiDGbuY 1990: Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPbaYJpK_sw 1990: Pretenders - Packed! - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n72YmbrFEMFuSG_z8YjWk01MLmV_iSTWk |
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Hello ladies and gentlemen I ask your forgiveness in advance, and I hope you will have patience with me for what might sound like a stupid quest to some of you. I would also like to ask your forgiveness in case this is the wrong subsection of the forum to make this post in. Forgive me for reviving an older thread as well, but I consider this band New Wave all the way through. I'll get straight to it: I have always had a great interest in music throughout my life, and I find myself desiring to make a contribution to this great art, by pouring my time and efforts into promoting my favorite band of all time: Kliché (also sometimes known as Kliche). I know musical preferences are personal, but to me, Kliche/Kliché is/was the greatest band in the world. That's why I'd like to exert some of my energy in the pursuit of preserving their legacy, not just in my own country, but also on an international scale. Their career as a band was very brief, but what they released during those few years of activity were two flawless and creatively explosive albums. Their live performances were great as well. I recently took the first step in my journey, and went ahead and translated all of the lyrics from their officially released songs into English. I then went on to create lyric videos with these translated lyrics for an international audience. I would like to share these songs here, for the benefit of those of you who are unfamiliar with this band, and for whom this might be akin to discovering an unknown gem. For convenience, I've arranged the songs into playlists that correspond with the tracklists of the albums that the band released. I've also created a compilation playlist that combines all of their releases into a single playlist. In 2006, a commission appointed by the Danish government were given the task to single out culturally significant works of art. They included Kliché's first studio album (Supertanker, 1980) on a list meant to reflect the most important musical compositions in Danish history and culture. The list comprises 12 musical compositions in total, and Kliché's debut album takes up one spot on this list. Their other releases are just as good, in my opinion. Here is a short excerpt, briefly explaining a bit about the band and their sound and expression, taken from Wikipedia: "Kliché was a Danish rock band from Aarhus, known for their avant-garde and postmodern musical style. In performance, the group wore uniforms or overalls in order to reflect a factory, even going so far as to use a metal grinder as an instrument. They ironically quoted Mao Zedong and Buddha in several of their songs and frequently made politically charged music. Their first album Supertanker entered the Danish Culture Canon in 2006 because of its influential status and expression of emerging post-modernity in early 1980's Denmark. Together, the group's postmodern and new wave style was influenced by rock artists of the era such as Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Roxy Music and Brian Eno. In performance, they wore white boilersuits, likely influenced or inspired by the group DEVO, which had been performing with a similar uniform. The band was formed in 1977 by Anders Brill, Lars H.U.G., Jens Valo, and Johannes Voss (Johannes Møller). The group's original members met while studying at the Aarhus Art Academy. Nils Torp, Steffen Brandt, and Hilmer Hassig later played with the group as well. The group effectively dissolved after Lars H.U.G. left in 1985, though other members continued to collaborate under the name Voss/Torp/Brill and later Voss/Torp. Their debut album, Supertanker, was released in 1980 by Medley Records. As a work of social commentary, the supertanker was used by the band as a symbol of mass consumption. The album provides commentary on consumerism and is critical of prevailing political ideologies. In particular, their song "Masselinjen" is a direct and obvious commentary on Mao Zedong's mass line. It is a ten minute long piece with only one lyric: a direct quote from Mao stating “the people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history” (Danish: “Folket og kun folket er drivkraften i skabelsen af verdenshistorien”). While Danish rock of the era was often politically charged, Supertanker was a revolutionary work of social commentary because it employed ambiguous lyrics and ambient sounds to communicate its message. The album's musical style was pioneering in its use of exposed synthesizer sounds, distorted guitar, instrumental pop, and an overall focus on atmospheric tonal quality rather than pure melody. The album was formally entered in the Danish Culture Cannon in 2006 for its unique impact on the Danish post-modern movement during the 1980s. Kliché's second album, Okay Okay Boys, was released in 1982 under the same label. The album was a stylistic continuation of their first, with similarly socially critical lyrics. Production began soon thereafter on a third album, but this was never completed. The band in effect dissolved in 1985 when Lars Hug left the group to pursue a solo career. The remaining members of the band continued to collaborate under different names during the late 1980s. A compilation album, De Samlede Klichéer, was released in 2010." Read more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klich%C3%A9 If anyone is interested, I can also send you links to the very scarce live performance footage that I am familiar with (audio and video bootlegs, as well as professional recordings). I can also send you links to official music videos. Without further ado, here are the links to the playlists with lyric videos that I've created: Supertanker (debut album, released in May, 1980) Okay Okay Boys (sophomore album, released in 1982) Two songs from Pære Punk ("Pære Punk" was a Danish compilation album, featuring various Danish punk bands. This compilation album was originally released in April, 1979. The album featured 20 tracks in total, with only two tracks contributed by Kliché. I've collected those two Kliché tracks here.) Collected Klichés (my compilation playlist, comprising all of the above releases in a single playlist) If you don't want to listen to an entire album just to see if you'd be into the music, here are a few songs to give you a small sampling. Militskvinder ("Militia Women"), from Supertanker: Havets Blå ("The Ocean's Blue"), from Supertanker: Masselinjen (sometimes also spelled "Masselinien", meaning "The Mass Line"), from Supertanker: Bag De Røde Bjerge ("Behind the Red Mountains"), from Okay Okay Boys: Pil På Himlen ("Arrow in the Sky"), from Okay Okay Boys: Brændende Kakler ("Burning Tiles", referring to the tiles that comprise part of the Space Shuttle thermal protection system), from Okay Okay Boys: Disclaimer: I've translated the lyrics from Danish into English. I am an amateur translator with no professional experience, and I don't hold any degrees in either language. I am a huge fan of the band, and I simply wanted the English speaking world to be able to get a sense of what message the lyrics are conveying. I've tried to stay as close to the literal meaning as possible, but minor adjustments were necessary due to the differences in syntax and expression between the two languages.
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mellotronwave
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Human League : The Holidays 80 ( 2x 7 ") ( for Dancevision)
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Shreikback "Big Night Music" and the other usual ones.
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Nice to see one more list on the new wave of New Wave.
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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11 The Stranglers No More Heroes 11 The Police Outlandos d'Amour 11 The Clash London Calling 11 Talking Heads Remain In Light 11 King Crimson Discipline 11 Violent Femmes Violent Femmes 11 The Jam The Gift 11 Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues 11 Talking Heads Stop Making Sense 10 Talk
Talk It's My Life Eng 1984 10 U2 Unforgettable Fire Ire 1984 11 The Cult Love 1985 |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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