New Wave was a late 1970s to mid 1980s kind of thing. I was really into that music at that time but over the years, people tended to name acts like Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club and Duran Duran as epitomizing the genre.
I was more into more obscure New Wave such as Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Joy Division and Gary Numan & The Tubeway Army, which you don't hear too much of these days.
“...people tended to name acts like Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club and Duran Duran as epitomizing the genre.”
I think those are good examples.
“...was more into more obscure New Wave such as Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Joy Division and Gary Numan & The Tubeway Army, which you don’t hear too much of these days.”
Yeah, these guys were more genuine, as in pioneers.
I was “there”. I liked Gary Neumann before Cars. I was amazed bands like Gary Neumann or the Clash made it to mainstream Top Forty radio.
Ian Drury don’t fall in the same category. They predated punk and new wave but they weren’t a dinosaur rock band so they are put in it.
Joy Division and Gary Neumann and/or Tubeway Army were early enough to be punk or new wave. There wasn’t much of a distinction then. I remember when Ian Curtis hung himself.
Back when Flock of Seagulls first hit my band had done an hour at a local radio station and who comes in at the end to do an interview for the next hour? Flock of Seagulls promoting their US tour.
They were dressed and coiffed just like their publicity photos. Funny thing was, the one guy with the biggest triangle blond hairdo had a bald spot on top.
You probably like New Order as well, I’d guess.