For once we agree (on Malcolm McLaren; normally I look for your two stars to see what's best).

My favourites this time are The Cure, Depeche Mode. Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, XTC. Vote for The Cure, just about.

You and Me Both. I'm voting for Yazoo. I was tempted to drop Malcolm McLaren from the poll, but I had a sneaking suspicion he might just go on to win it, given my past record of two star albums inexplicably winning a poll. 

none from the list but

Okay, so he's closer to old wave these days. 

One of these days, I might post a poll with an album you can vote for. 

Amazing album with the much-under-rated/under-appreciated and inimitable guitar play of Jamie West-Oram.

Speaking In Tongues 

TBH, outside Blue Nile and China Crisis, I know of all the bands.... 

However, looking at the artworks/sleeves of those albums, I realize that I've seen very little of them in the record store bins (or they didn't leave a lasting impression). 

I doubt I ever heard more that whatever Toronto's CFNY (Spirit Of Radio) ever played (which was a fair bit, but I rarely tuned in there)

Mind you at the time, I was starting to spend times i,n the JR/F & Jazz bins 

Right beside him, Rupert Greenall and those awesome sounds he played on his PPG Wave and Prophet-5.

Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous!

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!

I voted for the awe-inspiring A Walk Across the Rooftops, with Listen and Synchronicity following closely behind.

As does Rupert Greenall. Rupert is 1/3 of The Fragile Fate, with Eric Taylor and Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin Band, Security Project, Keaggy-Levin-Marotta).

Edit:

I have just been informed via Pete Frame's Rock Family Trees that Jamie West-Oram's connection with Geoff Downes was in a band called She's French in 1974-75.

In 1976, Geoff joined Tina Charles's backing band where he met Trevor Horn.

I love this intro with Bowie humming, the intro of Blackstar the song gives me the same vibe, and maybe that is poart of why i love it so much:

Some who participated in a recent Interactive Poll will remember a Jarboe collab track with tiger growling sounds.   I love Jarboe (she was in Swans) but it is that Cat People music two above that inspired me most to like and choose that Jarboe collab as my nomination.

From Let's Dance, I find Ricochet and Criminal World so great.  I have played that album so many times, and it is one that consider to be underrated by many.

I've seen the movie and bought the soundtrack too, but I didn't realise Cat People was a remake, until now. 

Let's Dance is the first Bowie album I ever bought on vinyl and it still remains one of my favourites. 

Lots of great albums listed but Duran Duran's Seven And The Ragged Tiger is probably one of the few new wave albums i would actually give five stars.

Listened to it on a road trip in December and it blows me away everytime

With all these highly questionable New Wave-albums included, I would have liked to see one of my favorite... eh Post-Punk-albums here: The Chameleons Script Of The Bridge for 1983. Brilliant songwriting, and simply beautiful from start to finish.

oh yeah, great band, I forgot about them, overlooked band indeed. 

I have that album. To me the Chameleons sounded a bit too much like The Cure for my liking.

siLLy puPPy wrote: I have that album. To me the Chameleons sounded a bit too much like The Cure for my liking.

Because you don't like The Cure, or simply because you find them too similar? Not a problem for me either way, but I don't really think they are all that similar. It has never crossed my mind actually.

Wishful Thinking - My favourite song from my all-time favourite China Crisis album, but it's a Tragedy and Mystery why I've never got around to buying it on CD. 

Comsat Angels released this album in 1983. A great band.

Indeed. Land is a fine New Wave album, some of their post punk work is even better.

I must remember to include Comsat Angels in my upcoming series of Post-Punk polls. 

I haven't posted a Depeche Mode video here yet, so it's time to Get the Balance Right - or alternatively, if you're making the bed, Get the Valance Right. 

For nearly forty years I wrongly assumed this was the first Eurythmics album, until recently unearthing a CD In the Garden. 

Wishing (If I had a photograph of Mike Score, or something to remind me of those outlandish hairdos in the 1980's). 

Spandau Ballet's best-selling 1983 album - featuring well-groomed, sharp-dressed men - was at the very forefront of the Sophisti-Pop era. I know that much is True. 

When you don't give me love, You gave me Pale Shelter..... I've no idea what that means, but it's still a great song. 

Any other fans of Yazoo here? You and Me Both.