Best "New Wave" Artist

[Josquin des Prez]

King Crimson. Yes, i'm cheating, what of it?

[Kullervo]

King Crimson. Yes, i'm cheating, what of it?

It's not cheating if you're not even playing the same game.

[George]

I picked the Heads.

I have most of the Police albums and only the Sand in the Vasoline Heads set (and Naked) but I think they are better than the Police.



Longears, MN and Bogey: who'd you pick?

MN: is your avatar meant to disturb? 

[MN Dave]

I picked the Heads.

I have most of the Police albums and only the Sand in the Vasoline Heads set (and Naked) but I think they are better than the Police.



Longears, MN and Bogey: who'd you pick?

MN: is your avatar meant to disturb? 

I picked Devo. And yes, they did more and better than "Whip It."

George, heck, if you like the Beatles, you should at least check out Squeeze or Blondie. Maybe some greatest hits CDs. It might be too peppy for you though, based on what I know of your taste in pop.

[Edit: Never mind. You like XTC, right? You should be okay then.]

[Bogey]

I picked the Heads.

I have most of the Police albums and only the Sand in the Vasoline Heads set (and Naked) but I think they are better than the Police.



Longears, MN and Bogey: who'd you pick?

MN: is your avatar meant to disturb? 

I chose the Heads George.  Was not that difficult of a decision due to the fact that I enjoy their albums from start to finish, while the other bands I can find myself occasionally skipping tracks now and then.  Funny thing is, I have barely anything on the shelf of what I once had of these bands.  I tend to play their music so infrequently these days that I dumped most of my cds of this genre many moons ago.  About the only bands that have survived this dumping to this point are Peter Gabriel (which I dumped my cds of once and re-bought), Dire Straits, and of course, The Beatles.

[MN Dave]

...while the other bands I can find myself occasionally skipping tracks now and then...

Who are these "other bands" and which albums are you talking about?

[Bogey]

Who are these "other bands" and which albums are you talking about?

Some of the bands that I mentioned in my first list Dave.  For example, I may skip around on this album:



but not on this one:



skip arond:



not skip around:

[MN Dave]

Gotcha.

[MN Dave]

King Crimson. Yes, i'm cheating, what of it?

You should do a prog rock poll, then I can choose Rush or Genesis. 

[Bogey]

You should do a prog rock poll, then I can choose Rush or Genesis. 

Grew up about 90 minutes from Montreal....Rush were rock gods in my neighborhood.

[George]

I picked Devo. And yes, they did more and better than "Whip It."

George, heck, if you like the Beatles, you should at least check out Squeeze or Blondie. Maybe some greatest hits CDs. It might be too peppy for you though, based on what I know of your taste in pop.

[Edit: Never mind. You like XTC, right? You should be okay then.]

I love Squeeze and Blondie is OK in small doses. Paul Carrack is excellent, I love his soulful voice. I just bought a download of "How Long" after hearing it at work.

[MN Dave]

Grew up about 90 minutes from Montreal....Rush were rock gods in my neighborhood.

It doesn't get much better than "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx." 

[George]

It doesn't get much better than "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx." 

For me it's Spirit of the Radio. 

[MN Dave]

I love Squeeze and Blondie is OK in small doses. Paul Carrack is excellent, I love his soulful voice. I just bought a download of "How Long" after hearing it at work.

Yeah, most people are okay with a Blondie hits collection. What about Joe Jackson?

[MN Dave]

Wow. Someone voted for Devo besides me. That's a rarity. Wonder who it was.

[George]

Yeah, most people are okay with a Blondie hits collection. What about Joe Jackson?

He's great! I have the 2CD greatest hits.

[longears]

Talking Heads, George.  Musically the most interesting to me and they hold up well.  Costello was brilliant, though, at least through Imperial Bedroom.  The Pretenders weren't really New Wave, but real rockers whose first album breathed new life into a mouldering art form.  I still put that on and crank it up to 11 sometimes.  And Stewart Copland (Copeland?) of the Police gets my vote for best rock drummer of all time.

[MN Dave]

And Stewart Copland (Copeland?) of the Police gets my vote for best rock drummer of all time.

Well, he sure was a busy drummer anyway... 

[Sergeant Rock]

Best New Wave artist? Annabella and Bow Wow Wow of course!





It doesn't even matter that she couldn't sing 

http://www.youtube.com/v/uMJc3qFZgPY


http://www.youtube.com/v/SgZ3KbLNz50


Sarge

[orbital]

I think my understanding of New Wave is pretty skewed  The Police? Elvis Costello? 

I'd think of names like Depeche Mode.