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any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there?

great time for music imo. new sounds, edgy but musical and sometime.....downright deep/moving. never got into the really hardcore punk seen. liked the softer side destruction alot better =)

just finished a psychedelic furs binge tonight. had joy division/early new order on all weekend. planning on reminiscing with lou reed/velvet underground and early rem later this week.

haven't really listened to this stuff much in recent memory. not sure why?. i own almost everything these bands ever put out but still rarely give them a turn anymore?.

early furs with all that sax and mr butler's near painful voice =). i'm gonna grab some tickets for their upcoming show at house of blues (chicago). i'm sure it won't be as crazy as the shows back then but the music will still be great. didn't even know they were touring.

really enjoyed joy division and after the death of Ian....early new order stuff. incredible music considering their roots. new order eventually lost their edge but back then....they were it!

any other fans out there?
levy03
loomisjohnson
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how about:
the incredible comsat angels--waiting for a miracle/fiction
the sound--jepoardy
soft boys--underwater moonlight
for against--great, hugely underrecognized joy division influenced band from nebraska!
i'm also surprised no one's mentioned wire (chairs missing/pink flag, etc.); easily as influential as their clash/gang of four peers.
tzh21y
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The best in Alternative - IMHO:

The Sisters Of Mercy - Arguably The most important band in alternative that never sold out

Ministry and all the side projects - Industrial Alternative -Simply no comparison, the best ever

Peter Murphy and Bauhaus, Love and Rockets

Chameleons UK Agree with other posters

TKK

the Cult - Rain in particular

NIN

Others:

Mission UK
PIL
Wire
KMFDM
Nitzer EBB
Sousxie and The Banshees
Joy Division
New Order
Killing Joke
Echo and the Bunnymen
REV CO
The Smiths
Beastie Boys
Front 242
LORDS OF ACID
WAX TRAX RECORDS!!!
JUST TO NAME A FEW!

I loved this music when I was younger and still do.
nick_sr
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Tzh21y, your list resembles my CD collection during high-school. Good memories...

This music eventually lead me to the rave seen of the early 90s, when I started DJaying and the discovery of vinyl.

The vinyl lead me to my present audio addicition.

A few month ago I picked-up a 45 rpm Japanese pressing New-Order's Everthing's Gone Green, EP. My old CDs never sound this good.

I'm playing the EP now :)

May I add a few to the list:

Skinny Puppy,
Meat-Beat Manifesto
Psychic TV
Otherwise I think you have the bases covered.

About Ministry, I much prefer the early Ministry (but not too early their first album was scary bad) Twitch and after but later in the nineties they started becoming to heavy metal for my taste and less techno...
theduke
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Remember Lene Lovich? Before she went disco/dance? Saw her at the long gone Meadowbrook in Cedar Grove, NJ back in the early 80's.
Graham Parker: "Shooting Out Sparks". Wow!
Joe Jackson: "Look Sharp!" I think definitive.
Great "New Wave" club in downtown NYC: Tier Three.
tzh21y
1,654 posts
 
They were all great agree! I love this music. I listen to it mostly when I am driving or working out.
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