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

Midnight Oil, Psychedelic Furs, Pete Shelley, Echo and the Bunnymen, Bullet La Volta, O Positive, Cure, Smiths, King Crimson (80s version), Brian Eno and all his friends, U2, Elvis Costello, Thompson Twins, INXS, Thomas Dolby, The Fixx, Men At Work, Men Without Hats, Depeche Mode, Mission of Burma, Pixies, Crowded House, UB40, The Church

There are likely a few more but I listened to them all and still have them in my vinyl collection.

Oddly enough, I have only discovered the Pixies and Mission of Burma in the last year. The re-issue of Doolittle and Surfer Rosa by MFSL made me curious. Somehow I had never heard of the Pixies. They are absolutely great. After reading about them, and listening to their music, I can see how they were such an influence on Kurt Cobain.

Mission of Burma really is great, glad to meet them as well.

Bongo - I'm with you on Midnight Oil, love them. I saw them twice in the late 80's and was not a fan before the first show, got dragged there by a buddy who was in Boulder, and I ended up becoming a huge fan. Great show on campus as U of Colorado, maybe someone else here was at that show, it was great.

I'm adding Prince to this list for some of his songs that crossed all genres. Another sublime performer. I haven't been to a rock concert if about 15 yrs, but this is making me want to go. I think I'll pull up Pearl Jam's favorite website and look for a show. I think Stone Temple Pilots is touring this summer, maybe a So Cal show.....

Macdaddy: we are doing the STP tour stops in So Cal. More to follow when it is official. Doing potentially two shows. Just negotiating the offers and dates as we speak.

Bongofurious, that's awesome. I hope it's during the summer (that's until Nov in Southeast Texas) so that I can do a SoCal get-away to cool off.

Joe Jackson's early stuff cannot be over looked.