/monthly/ is an ongoing thread where we choose a genre to listen to for the month and listen to it together. Why? In doing this we generate more discussion about the genre, share music, make charts, and introduce easier way for you to explore the genre. We have listen-alongs and share what we have been listening to and at the end of the month, vote on what albums are the greatest of the genre.
>I've already listened to a ton of New Wave and I'm ready to make a chart yep, please do, it'd be helpful with a mix of Essentials, obscure releases and from different countries (not just USA/UK)
Joseph Kelly
pls don't die
>and from different countries (not just USA/UK)
I made one out of shit that I like. Going down the list...
>Netherlands >Yugoslavia >Japan >Poland
>Poland >Germany >Japan >Japan
>Canada >Japan >Japan >France
I have alot of work to do this month.
Jason Diaz
bump wew lad this is a good idea
Asher Price
The 80's is back with a vengeance!
I look forward to getting started and seeing where this goes.
Jason Turner
this should be a fun one
a lot of debate about what 'new wave' actually means (different things in the uk and usa iirc)
Oliver Moore
I'd be interested in hearing about the New Wave scenes in various countries.
2 compilations: V.A. - Des Jeunes Gens Mödernes - Post Punk, Cold Wave et Culture Novö en France 1978-1983 V.A. - BIPPP (French-Synth-Wave 1979-85)
Isaac Lee
I'm on mobile at the moment, so I can't make a chart, but here's my list:
Talking Heads - Remain in Light Devo - Q: Are We Not Men Television - Marque Moon The Cars - Self Titled Elvis Costello - Armed Forces XTC - Drums and Wires B-52s - B-52s The Cure - Boys Don't Cry The Jam - The Gift Blondie - Parallel Lines Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! The Police - Outlandos D'Amour Duran Duran - Rio Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell The Human League - Dare The The - Soul Mining Madness - One Step Beyond Iggy Pop - The Idiot Split Enz - True Colours Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad Pretenders - Pretenders Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
Is that Cardiacs album New Wave? I wasn't quite sure.
Also, cool idea.
Carson Edwards
Cool, will give me new stuff to check out in addition to my favourites.
Nice, I thought this was going to die while I was sleeping.
I haven't actually listened to much myself, I just put that link in case you have already listened to a ton.
Kind of. I'm just blindly trusting RYM for what's New Wave or not.
Christian Parker
Never Ending Chart Rendering isn't working, so I'm just going to use this instead.
Jonathan Perez
I really like this idea. New Wave might be too ambiguous of a term, I'd hate to see these threads become an endless quarrel of genre definitions. But then again it will at least keep the threads bumped.
David Murphy
Hello, I have no knowledge of this genre. What is the entry point album I should listen to? RYM doesn't really show that..
Jason Richardson
check either B-52's, Talking Heads, Cars, Devo, Bowie post-Berlin or Elvis Costello. It's basically post-punk but more pop, with synthesizers.
Ryder Davis
>V/A ~ New Wave Twist – 1979-1981 – New Wave Compilation [320kbps] that looks interesting: US new-wave rarities compiled by some blogger here: jasonwillis.com/new-wave-twist-1979-1981/ (not sure if it's pure new-wave, or post-punk, no-wave, etc).
I'm planning on starting this when I get back from work. It's not quite done yet, but i'm in a hurry.
Lincoln Baker
Take 77 off
Joshua Roberts
chart finished!
>David Bowie - Tonight 3.0 For a long time I hated this album but considering the quality of the whole thing, it's not so bad. Overall, it wasn't a waste of time as I feared: the more I listen to this album the more I like it. It's not innovative at all. Definitely a second-rate release in the Bowie discography (i.e. Hours, Reality, Pin-Ups, The Next Day) but it has some good melodies and it's really well-produced. youtu.be/8Swj3pmKric
Charles King
bump
Parker Jones
>Television - Marquee Moon
This album is praised constantly by fans of new wave, and it's not hard to see why. Many new wave bands that followed Television took at least some influence from them. That being said, this album is still very enjoyable to listen to, even if you ignore its influence entirely. Tom Verlaine's vocals are very unique, however at times they sound a bit off, and I could see some people disliking this album or band just because of Tom's voice. The guitar riffs are catchy as hell, too. This album is a classic, and anybody who's into punk, new wave, or rock in general should listen to it.
Favorite Tracks: See No Evil, Marquee Moon, Elevation, Prove It, Torn Curtain
8/10
Ryan Gray
>Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Fantastic Album. The only things that really hurt it:
>The fade-outs, which are mostly unjustified
>The rather disappointing closer
Other than that, we have some very fun, complex, layered New Wave music that deserves almost all the praise it gets.
4
Best songs: >Crosseyed and Painless >The Great Curve >Listening Wind
Worst song: >The Overload
Elijah Fisher
Back from werk. Stoked to see this thread still up.
>No Born Under Punches
Kayden Howard
>Dead Or alive - Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) 3.5 Interesting album, a bit "darker" than their later dance singles (that I shamefully like), thanks to Pete Burns voice, aggressive yet sensual. The songwriting is sometimes weak (it's always saved by the shiny synthpop production), but most of the time it's really really catchy, almost post-punk. Some songs irk me but I'll come back to this album later. Hits: >What I Want (good opening where Pet Burns roars on a New Order-like track) >Misty Circles, Sit On it >Far Too Hard (great ending, sounds like if Echo & the Bunnymen sung on Strangeways, Here We Come) youtu.be/ZULvpTnLQv4
Jeremiah Anderson
bumping for review time
Anthony Cruz
The first thing that's imminent about this release is the guitar. Damn is it lovely. The first track is nothing more than your average power-poppy new wave track. However, what drives it home is it's encompassing and well mixed guitar sound. It's to bad that there is almost nothing else to take away from this release. The tone got old real fast when I realized that this release lacks anything worthwhile or terribly interesting.
Liam Roberts
Been listening to this and I have to say it's probably the best thing Queen has ever made. I never really liked Freddy's vocals with the Opera-Inspired Arena-Rock stuff, but they work a lot better here. Oh yeah, and David Bowie is on it so it has to be good. >4/5 >best songs: Staying Power Under Pressure Cool Cat >worst song: La Palabras De Amor
Samuel Flores
>Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk (1981) 3.0 This album isn't so bad but the tracks sounds all the same after a while because Richard Butler whiny/raucous voice get quite annoying, and there are no really great songs. The guitars/sax duo bring a nice post-punk touch.
Hits: >Dumb Waiters (almost psychedelic, certainly influenced by the Velvet Underground) youtu.be/x2r4KhZmw9c >Pretty In Pink (the organ sounds cool, it reminds me about Felt)
A plug.dj room sounds amazing. If somebody hears a song they like, they can try out the album. I'll create it If you don't want to.
Leo Wood
Ann Steel - s/t 1979
This isn't your friendly neighborhood garage new-wave band. There is some serious experience backing this album. This is a duo between singer Ann Steel and composer Roberto Cacciapaglia. Both are classically trained in Renaissance music and composing respectively. Now, keeping that in mind it's no surprise that this 30+ min long album happens to be dense as hell.
All of the individual songs are very well written, but Steel's off-kilter vocals, coupled with Cacciapaglia's pseudo-acuostic production results in an endurance test. I forsee this growing on me.
Whatever you like. I'm fine with creating a room myself but if you want to go right ahead.
I think we should allow whatever people want to play on there, but schedule occasional listen-alongs that adheres to our theme.
I'm on mobile, so I won't be participating until later once I get to my desktop.
Ayden Howard
Neonbabies - s/t 1981
Damn, this is really good. Well paced NDW with strong melodies, minimal but effective grooves, and just the right amount of instrumentation. This goes down very easy. Some of the more repetitive tracks aren't as good, and it was hard listening to the shitty vinyl rip that seems to be the only non 128 bitrate file floating around (very tinny, lots of treble, lacking in mids and lows). Of course I tried not to have the latter alter my thoughts on the album, as i'm sure it sounds better production-wise on wax.
Regardless, this is pretty freaking solid. If you want to get into New Wave but you can't handle the jerky guitar riffs, wailing nerds, drilling synths, and the all-around "in your face" attitude, give this a listen.
We should mention that anything is allowed on set (if you want it to be that way). That way we won't turn off visitors. Also a broader room title would help.
