Page 1 of 3

The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:30 am
by rodox_head
This is a thread dedicated to my favorite era of Rock and Alternative Music; the Post-Punk and New Wave era from the late '70s through the mid '80s.

Post-Punk, New Wave, Punk Rock, Alternative Rock, and Darkwave are all welcome, but no Synthpop please.

Longarm - Wall of Voodoo

Gathering Dust - Modern English

Regatta De Blanc - The Police

Live At The Marquee - The Vapors

Revelation - Josef K

Icing Sugar - The Cure

Закрой за мной дверь, я ухожу - Кино

Read About It - Midnight Oil

Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy - DEVO

Like a Vise - My Dad is Dead

Shot By Both Sides - Magazine

Good For Your Soul - Oingo Boingo

Winning - The Sound


You get the picture.

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:15 pm
by Orbited insanitarium
A good few.

Peter Gabriel - Exposure

That Tony Levin baseline needs a shower, cos it's so dirty. :)

Echo and the Bunnymen - Turquoise Days


New Order - Age of Consent


Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons

Exposure's long lost more "bouncy" cousin.

Lonelady - (I Can See) Landscapes

In technical terms not the 70s or 80s, but the spirit of post-punk is there.

Art of Noise - Paranoimia

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:58 pm
by TheStatPow
This compilation is a very good one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4BjaiTLt0c

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:24 pm
by rodox_head
"Heaven Up Here" was one of my first Post Punk albums I listened to when I actually knew of the term; still a personal favorite of theirs. I find it funny that, at least in America, Numan is considered just another '80s one-hit-wonder and pops up on '80s compilations when I think his best work is mostly outside the '80s :lol: ; Love his work.
Orbited insanitarium wrote: In technical terms not the 70s or 80s, but the spirit of post-punk is there.
I like to call the resurgence in the 2000s "The Nu Wave"

Be Stiff - DEVO

In Shreds - The Chameleons

Don't Box Me In - Stewart Copeland & Stan Ridgeway

Loveless Love - The Feelies

It Aint None Of Your Business - Missing Persons

Nightmares - A Flock of Seagulls

Lust To Love - The Go-Go's

Visions of China - Japan (Karn is fantastic on bass as usual, but Jansen is underrated on drums)

Johnny on the Monorail - The Buggles

It's Easier Than You Think - My Dad Is Dead

Mystery Achievement - The Pretenders (that bassline :) )

Good Die Young - Divinyls

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:16 pm
by Orbited insanitarium
rodox_head wrote:"Heaven Up Here" was one of my first Post Punk albums I listened to when I actually knew of the term; still a personal favorite of theirs.
My record version has seen better days, the sleeve is all torn but it sometimes that adds to the album, blowing the dust off it later to give it a spin. :D
rodox_head wrote:Numan is considered just another '80s one-hit-wonder and pops up on '80s compilations when I think his best work is mostly outside the '80s :lol: ; Love his work.
He released one last year named "Intruder", the NIN influence runs deep through it. I'd give it a listen but it all sounds extremely similar. As usual, lot's of biblical lyrics but not much experimentation.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLA ... jJ65nqpDjc

4 more tracks. 8)

Ultravox - Someone Else's Clothes


Altered Images - I Could Be Happy


Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm


Idles - Model Village

Best hardcore punk band of the last few years. If you haven't heard anything by Idles yet, get 'em heard!

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:05 pm
by Orbited insanitarium
Sparks - The Number One Song in Heaven


Siouxsie and the Banshees - This Unrest

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:41 pm
by Orbited insanitarium
Flowered Up - Doris... is a Little Bit Partial (1991)


This album is my favourite of the jangly, indie madchester era. :)

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:21 am
by Phade Rhombus
The Stranglers - 10, and Feline
Ultravox - Rage in Eden
Visage - The Anvil
The Icicle Works - The small price of a bicycle
Blondie - Parallel lines

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:52 pm
by Orbited insanitarium
Dog Police - Dog Police

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:23 pm
by Glen_Glog
Nice thread I love this stuff always something new kind of an elusive genre




Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:00 pm
by Glen_Glog
TheStatPow wrote:This compilation is a very good one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4BjaiTLt0c
This was so good -- any other comps like this out there with obscure tracks -- international etc, I can't find jack shit using search engines these days. I know they are out there I have seen them in the stores. Or any other youtube comps similar to above thanks for posting I am recording this for driving around.

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:18 pm
by Orbited insanitarium
Tracks on my mind.

The Stranglers - Second Coming


Lords of the New Church - Russian Roulette


The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another


Steve Kilbey - Out Of This World


The Durutti Column - Lips That Would Kiss


Prefab Sprout - Hey Manhattan!

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:06 pm
by NTFMTS
Not from the 70s or 80s but Omni is quite a great New Wave / Post Punk group.


Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 4:50 am
by WATER_CAN-_-

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:38 am
by Evrox

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2025 4:31 am
by WATER_CAN-_-

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 6:17 am
by WATER_CAN-_-

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 5:06 am
by WATER_CAN-_-

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:27 am
by WATER_CAN-_-

Re: The New Wave (~'70s - '80s)

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 9:27 am
by llydia
I dig through YouTube for hours for the coolest new wave...

Berry Ferry - Don't Stop The Dance (1985)


Naked Eyes - Two Heads Together (1985)

WATER_CAN-_- wrote:DEVO
A fellow spud!

Devo - The Big Picture (1990)