Best 80s New Wave

Lowrider57 said:

05-02-2019 3:20pmPropaganda "A Secret Wish," the 12" remixes, and live.
Depeche Mode
Psych Furs
Love and Rockets
Sisters of Mercy
The Mission UK
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Peter Murphy/ Bauhaus
OMD
Dead Can Dance
The Cure
Cocteau Twins
The Chameleons
New Order

Some of these bands were a sub-genre of New Wave.


Good Choices

https://open.spotify.com/track/7xyPN051G2gRJxOO6kdJjr?si=AOzFMGQYTkyLJkibpy1LPw

I think technically Violator was 90’s?

Talking Heads - what a great band
Howard Jones - still plays great live
OMD - sounded great on last tour
Devo - Did we forget Devo
Thompson Twins - A single "twin" still tours
ABC - still playing live
Spoons - still play live
Psychedelic Furs - saw live. 4 great songs, 90 minutes of misery
Boy George
Cyndi Lauper    Berlin
English Beat
Yaz
Cure
Cult (sort of Rock new wave)
New Order - possibly the worse live act ever, but great music
TransX
Talk Talk
Split Enz
Crowded House
A-ha
The Fixx
Flock of Seagulls
Falco
Nina
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Could go on and on. It was a happy time for music.

@maxnewid 
just reading through this thread again as it seems to have regained some life. 

If you like Chameleons, its probable you’ve also heard Abecedarians.  However, in the event you haven’t heard them I wanted to bring them to your attention.   LA band with similar sound (haunting guitars).  Another one of my all-time favorites.  You can download one or two EP or LPs on i-tunes or Spotify, but their vinyl (or cd) catalog is a bit more comprehensive and well worth getting.  

Similar, but not as ‘accessible’ is Drowning Pool.   Song writers from Abecedarians and Downing Pool did some writing together and released a few cassettes.  

@gunners01 Thanks for the heads up. I will check them out. I have been going through the Catherine Wheel catalogue during the quarantine. Another great "wall of sound" band and certainly under appreciated. I like "Ferment" and "Adam and Eve".