Man-children of the 80's .. come here

LOL Cav / cjhsa ...

nimh <-- too, crimped his hair ... and dyed it black ... and listened to the Cure, Echo, Siouxie, the lot ...

(You can leave your hat on was definitely in the Full Monty -- might have been somewhere else too though.)

I didn't crimp my hair, not that it was necessary. BIG hair. Long and curly and BIG, all by itself.

I was big into punk as well, and batcave. Bauhaus were a favourite, and Alien Sex Fiend, Specimen, and of course, Sex Gang Children. Also, Fields of the Nephilim...the greatest hits double cd is a must for any ex-goth.

Fields of the Nephilim was after my time, I think ... and I hated The Mission. But I really liked the Sisters of Mercy - bit over the top and all, but good, like Alice for example ...

But yeah in the end I liked the old punk better than the postpunk/goth thing, it had more energy, more kick.

Mrs. cav was a huge Sisters of Mercy fan. The Nephilim, I think, was formed in 1983. I agree about the old punk vs. the postpunk/goth thing, but I liked both.

Hmm, that early?

Time I was into that kind of music - I mean, postpunk, goth, new wave, indie, whatever - was basically ... Well, I had an older sister who was into all the wave stuff so I was goin around with Echo, 999 and Depeche Mode buttons back when I was in primary school ... <grins> ... but myself, like, I dunno - second to fourth class (first time) in high school - thats ... 84 to 87?

I kept listening to alternative/guitar stuff after that as well, when i got into hip-hop, reggea, funk, soul ... but not the whiny Cure/Smiths-kind stuff anymore.

Heh heh, sounds familiar nimh. I discovered all that too, including jazz and blues, and later, Celtic music, that kinda turned me off to the old stuff I used to listen to. Once in a while though, I still like to listen to it for nostalgia value. I still think that NIN's last release, The Fragile (double CD) is a masterpiece, especially in the production. I'm not sure if you know Skinny Puppy, they are a Canadian industrial band from the 80s who broke in the States....they actually have a new album out. I haven't listened to it yet, but it's sitting there on the coffee table...

Anyone up for an Eiensturzende Neubauten reunion tour?

>gasp<

I can not believe that i KNOW these bands... oh jeezzee.. Does this mean i am old???? HAHHA

I was into punk/heavy metal in high school. Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Death, Motorhead, some Celtic Frost... and yes I liked the whiney stuff..The cure, even Depeche mode..
( I think i will hide now. )
HAhahha.
Oh yes Soz, Farah hair? Had it. Daisy Duke shorts? Done it. Big Plastic earrings? gosh, I think I still have some.
Spandex pants, leg warmers, sweaters with the sleeves cut off and HUGE belts... Man I was sexy
HAHA!

shewolfnm, when 'I Ran' by Flock of Seagulls is being used to sell Pepsi, yes we are all old.

Celtic Frost were intense...

Umm.... ok.. eww
Are we speaking from experience? HAHAH
Wait.. I dont want an answer to that.. never mind.

FLock of seagulls... >sigh<

Ramones anyone?
heres one..

Whip it.... whip it good.. heheh
name that tune!! hahaha

You should try web radio site Live365. or.. 365Live one of the two.
Anyway, they have th greatest 80/70's punk metal and hair band stations I have found in a while.

Easy, Devo, Whip It.

Ramones, yes, I wanna be sedated.

Yeah I remember Skinny Puppy! I had an album of theirs on some tape ... back in high school ... mid-80s. Pretty hefty. Also Cassandra Complex, did you know them? Kinda same category, like, electro-goth or something. I saw them in concert, back then, intense.

Flock of Seagulls! LOL! They were kind of a joke, I mean, we'd use them as a joke -

Talking of goths, electro and sex, you had this spin-off from like, the dark electronica that came out of goth - it got all mixed up with the new house/rave scene - so you got this kind of dark, heavy version of house - electronic body music, new beat. I have this new beat sampler from, i dunno, 89 or so? Its kinda clunky compared to regular house but it had lots of heavy sighing and orgasmic pleading mixed through the beats ...

I know "of" The Cassandra Complex, but don't have any music by them. There was a local band here called Norda, later reformed as Sturm Group that I really liked. Sadly, I do not have Norda's 'West Over Seas' on MP3, just on vinyl. I doubt it's availible on the 'net, but you never know.

Flock of Seagulls were a joke, and actually, the Pepsi commercial made a joke out of it as well.

Yeah, I'm not too much into the newer spin-offs, i.e dark electronica, trance...I think most of it is just not done properly, but I'm sure there are still some good artists out there in that genre.

Skinn puppy has a new album? what is it called?

"The Greater Wrong of the Right" heh heh. I think I'm going to put it on now.