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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?
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waltersalas
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jaybo,
I do not know how to express my envy that you got to see them live. Talk about a great, short lived band!
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shadorne
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And we have a new 80's sound (like Coldplay copied) .....the latest Simple Minds album. It sounds as if they have not missed a beat since New Gold Dream...

are the 80's coming back.....I think maybe
bongofury
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Lots of UK Bands are copping these 80s sounds at the moment, including Little Boots, Ladyhawke, La Roux and Patrick Wolf. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs released an electro pop masterpiece earlier in the year.

By the way, do see Coldplay live. They have really matured as a live act and may be, alongside U2 and Radiohead, the best the world offers. Masterful production in staging and lighting with crystal clear and balanced sound.
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FYI the Cult is releasing two remastered deluxe versions of the Love album in August. There is a 2 disc version with the remastered original album and a second cd of B-sides and out takes and a 4 cd "omnibus" version that includes a live show from 1985 and a demo disc from the Love sessions. A lot of this has been around in various forms. Hopefully, they won't give it the ipod recording treatment.
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Yeah, I always thought that was their best album. I heard the single "Love" for the first time way over France on my Walkman on my first visit to Europe in '86. I remember thinking, this is good and didn't find out who it was until a guy played the album one night in Germany a couple months later.

They messed up once they got involved with Rick Rubin and thought they had to sound more contempory hard rock. I saw them in the States in '89 opening on the Metallica tour and they didn't play much of their early stuff and definitely not "Love". Astbury's voice was gone, he couldn't hit any high notes. Duffy could still playing but was mostly going through the motions. Bought at least two of their later albums and was disappointed with them. Saw Asbury unexpected one night in Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta when it turned out he was working the lead singer position for the Doors. Again not too impressive. Still I'll always remember their heyday in England after the Love album was released. It didn't get much better than that and I must of listened to that tape dozens of times while driving back and forth between cities in West Germany.
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