80's Modern Rock, New Wave & Punk Artists

[fireontheway]

Forgot about Psychedelic Furs,Modern English,Simple Mind,Three 'O Clock, Seona Dancing & Two Minds Crack.How about Everything But The Girl,do they fit the category (i think so)?

 

[CallMeJoe]

Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Malcolm McLaren
Lena Lovich
Nina Hagen Band
Nick Lowe
the Flying Lizards

 

[Schadenfroh]

UNDER THE MILKY WAY

-Church

 

[Gibsons]

Blondie!!!

 

[jbaggins]

Depeche... of course!

 

[Zipp]

Sigue Sigue Sputnik


Edit: Oh,they weren't my favorite but at many of the parties I went to back then always seem to have them playing. I wasn't much of a punk rock fan myself...They were one strange group though

 

[mithrandir2001]

The Chameleons (UK)

Absolutely essential 80s band (though they have since regrouped). They are in the same vein as U2 and Echo & The Bunnymen but they definitely stand on their own. They're the kind of band where you either have all of their albums (about 12-15 counting official live albums) or none at all. Just f'ing amazing songwriting, musical interplay and passion.

 

[mithrandir2001]

The Comsat Angels. You must own their output too. Waiting For A Miracle, Sleep No More, Fiction represent their trifecta (unfortunately it's hard to find these albums on CD, most are bootlegged). Atmospheric Joy Division-ish sound, sometimes beautiful, regularly menacing, very addicting.

 

[Buickbeast]

Faith No More > *

Going to see Fantomas Sunday(One of Mike Patton's pet projects).

 

[Kadarin]

Here's a few...

Echo & the Bunnymen
Peter Godwin
Shriekback
Ultravox
The Cars
Alphaville
Wang Chung
Adam Ant
Visage

 

[mithrandir2001]

Talk Talk

OMG, you people keep omitting all these great bands! Talk Talk had a musical growth progression quite like the Beatles. Simple/popish at first, and then more amazing with each successive album. Start with "Colour Of Spring", a near optimal balance between their popish and complex, introspectives sides. I think "Spirit Of Eden" is one of the most important albums of the past 30 years...a maelstorm of emotions. Incredible, must own.

 

[chrisms]

NOFX was always one of my favorites.. and for the record I hate the Cure and their lead singer with a passion. Fakefakefakefake

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

The Minutemen
Naked Raygun
Big Black
The Pixies
Die Kreuzen
Black Flag
Bad Brains
Minor Threat
The Misfits
Samhain
The Meatmen
Soul Asylum (before they sucked)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (before they sucked)
Husker Du
Butthole Surfers
Sonic Youth

 

[xeno2060]

Siouxsie & The Banshees

This Mortal Coil

 

[Kadarin]

Here's a few more:

Pet Shop Boys
Yaz
Big Audio Dynamite
Belouis Some
EBN-OZN
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Gary Numan
Gene Loves Jezebel
Icicle Works
China Crisis
Howard Jones
Lightning Seeds
Real Life
Peter Schilling
The Smiths
The English Beat
General Public
The Stranglers
Yello
Thomas Dolby

The '80s was the best decade for music... It's a shame that those of you who have grown up force-fed on a diet of 50 Cent and Avril Lavigne cannot ever fully appreciate this.

 

[fireontheway]

Nice! I love Animal Magic by Belouis Some and also Whisper to a Scream by Icile Works,forgotten ones.

 

[ZOOYUKA]

The Deadboys
New York Dolls
Ramones
Misfits
Black Flag
Fugazi
Social Distortion

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: chrisms
NOFX was always one of my favorites.. and for the record I hate the Cure and their lead singer with a passion. Fakefakefakefake

You suck. The Cure is basically one of the best bands EVER.

And WTF? Why are the Cars not on the list yet? Or the B-52s?

 

[fireontheway]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: chrisms
NOFX was always one of my favorites.. and for the record I hate the Cure and their lead singer with a passion. Fakefakefakefake

You suck. The Cure is basically one of the best bands EVER.

And WTF? Why are the Cars not on the list yet? Or the B-52s?

Check again, they were both mentioned.

 

[chrisms]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: chrisms
NOFX was always one of my favorites.. and for the record I hate the Cure and their lead singer with a passion. Fakefakefakefake

You suck. The Cure is basically one of the best bands EVER.

And WTF? Why are the Cars not on the list yet? Or the B-52s?

Oh he's so depressed.. he wears all black and sings about sad things. Oh wait, HE MAKES MILLIONS BY BEING A MUSICIAN. And I love how he goes on MTV, the biggest trend-setter, and does some stupid commercial about how everyone should stop wearing designer clothes and following trends.

He is one people I hate most in music.