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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
levy03 OP
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not Macdad here but i remember a show in the late 80's at the ballroom. love that place!. think lou reed was there that summer too??. lots of great shows there back in the day. good times for sure!.
jorgeparrapuppy
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skinny puppy. still one of my favorites.
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kclone
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For Against out of Lincoln, NE is a good post punk/new wave type band. Made their first Album in 1988.

Based on some suggestions earlier in the thread, I have the Stockholm Monsters and The Sad Lovers on the way.
bongofury
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The Mortal Coil.
martykl
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No love for The Bongos here?

Great mix of songcraft and rock energy. Their first single, "The Bullrushes", is IMHO a stone classic from the era and the band was off-the-charts tremendous live. When ????? (Yikes, I can't remember the guy's name, but he ran Razor and Tie Records and was the male half of the band called "The Marys") died, there was a tribute show/fundraiser featuring a bunch of the R&T artists (including IIRC Graham Parker and a few others already mentioned here) . The Bongos re-united for that show and just brought the house down.

Along with The Feelies, they were my go-to live acts of the period. Of course, it helped that I lived in Hoboken, NJ at the time, where those bands happened to be based.

Marty

BTW, The Marys ("Ringing In My Ears") weren't half bad, either.
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