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80s music, it didn't all suck - the forgotten, obscure, neglected (1 Viewer)

I don't want to step on Tim's toes here, so I'll avoid posting stuff that might end up in his top 100 for a while.

Given this is more straight up rock and roll and not so much New Wave, though with a definite 80's sound/production approach, I think this skirts Tim's list. 

Weapons Of Love - The Truth

I really like the guitar sound they got for this track, their application of synths, the vocal harmonies. My main quibble is that they should have punched up the drum track a bit, it's pretty weak.

 
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Considering the thread is supposed to be "forgotten, obscure, neglected" I don't see there being any real problem of crossover with Tim's ktel hot 100 classics o' new wave and 80s. The two threads should be pretty complementary.

A couple that likely won't make the 100 

Ut- mosquito Botticelli

Pere Ubu- folly of youth

 
Considering the thread is supposed to be "forgotten, obscure, neglected" I don't see there being any real problem of crossover with Tim's ktel hot 100 classics o' new wave and 80s. The two threads should be pretty complementary.

A couple that likely won't make the 100 

Ut- mosquito Botticelli

Pere Ubu- folly of youth
Dave Thomas was his own worst enemy at times ... but, man - starting with "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", right up thru this one, he crafted some of the most compelling music of the era. 

 
I'm Supposed To Have Sex With You - Tonio K. :lol:

Goofy as it is, I love this tune. You may remember it as the background of a scene from the academy award winning* 80's film "Summer School" with Mark Harmon, Kirstie Allie, and smoking hot Courtney Thorne-Smith.

* This film won no awards that I'm aware of.
Won no awards you say? 

Pretty certain it won best picture at the Academy Awards and a Golden Globe for same.  Didn't win but was up for a  Bafta but lost to Catholic Girls in Lust if not mistaken. 

Best Courtney Thorne-Smith appearance.  MUST SEE entire clip to end >>  Courtney Thorne-Smith (and Norm Macdonald) Interview - 5/15/1997

 
Some more lost/forgotten/obscure/neglected 80s songs off the top of my head: 

 >> David Lindley - Mercury Blues  >>   David Lindley: She Took off my Romeo (Reggae)

>>  jack mack and the heart attack wonderful girl  >> Real Good Feelin'  (these songs get taken down frequently from YouTube)

>>  The Blasters - I'm Shakin'

>>  Los Lobos - Shakin', Shakin' Shakes  >>  Los Lobos - Set Me Free

>> INXS - KissThe Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)

>>  Modern English - Hands Across The Sea

>>  She Don't Look Back

>>  The Call - I Still Believe (Great Design)

>>  The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination  (was looking for another song and found this)

>>  Scandal ft. Patty Smyth - The Warrior (Official Video)  (John McEnroe's ex wife)

>>  Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (Official Music Video)  (don't know how forgotten or obscure but I don't hear it often enough)

>>  Pete Townshend Slit Skirts  EDIT: forgot this one >>  Let My Love Open The Door

 
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Encyclopedia Brown said:
Great song.

For years I thought Pete was singing Meat pants/Jeannie never wears no meat pants.
I never picked up that line clearly either and I think I actually thought the exact same thing.  Lol.

 
This Is Not America. I know it's Bowie (and Pat Metheney) but I don't hear this one much anymore. Still have never seen the movie this is from.
I am mulling doing a Top 204 Bowie songs thread krista style, but I am not sure if there would be enough interest (and if I have it in me). Last time I did a big countdown thread people lost interest by the end and only a couple of folks kept up with it. Not sure there are enough Bowie fans that frequent the boards to motivate myself to do it. Are there enough people that would even want such a thread? (It would give me something to do when the quarantine hits.)

 
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I am mulling doing a Top 204 Bowie songs thread krista style, but I am not sure if there would be enough interest (and if I have it in me). Last time I did a big countdown thread people lost interest by the end and only a couple of folks kept up with it. Not sure there are enough Bowie fans that frequent the boards to motivate myself to do it. Are there enough people that would even want such a thread? (It would give me something to do when the quarantine hits.)
Bowie might be too obscure - ever considered Floyd?

 
Bowie might be too obscure - ever considered Floyd?
The problem with PF is they don't have a lot of songs. I thought about Bowie because I am pretty hardcore and would have an informed opinion. I could do Floyd (have plenty of knowledge of their catalogue), but hardly anyone will know anything before DSOTM. I thought about Zeppelin, as that would probably be a big enough draw. I also considered Tom Petty, but that one would be more like a Tim thread as I am not the biggest Petty fan (so my rankings might cause people to spazz out).

 
The problem with PF is they don't have a lot of songs. I thought about Bowie because I am pretty hardcore and would have an informed opinion. I could do Floyd (have plenty of knowledge of their catalogue), but hardly anyone will know anything before DSOTM.
A quick Google search yields about 165 PF songs, more than many would think. For every limited-song album like Animals there are multiple-song albums like More and Obscured by Clouds. Like you say, prior to DSOTM will primarily be the domain of diehards, but you can probably say the same for Bowie and just about every artist not named the Beatles (proof positive in Krista’s mega-thread). Even the big Stones thread fizzled out after a bit due to obscurity. I think Ghost Rider’s Rush idea might have some traction given the intense fandom of many.

 
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A quick Google search yields about 165 PF songs, more than many would think. For every limited-song album like Animals there are multiple-song albums like More and Obscured by Clouds. Like you say, prior to DSOTM will primarily be the domain of diehards, but you can probably say the same for Bowie and just about every artist not named the Beatles (proof positive in Krista’s mega-thread). Even the big Stones thread fizzled out after a bit due to obscurity. I think Ghost Rider’s Rush idea might have some traction given the intense fandom of many.
Wiki says 217 PF songs, but I can tell some are different title names for the same song. I will give it some thought but would probably just go with Top 100 or include solo tracks. 

 
I am mulling doing a Top 204 Bowie songs thread krista style, but I am not sure if there would be enough interest (and if I have it in me). Last time I did a big countdown thread people lost interest by the end and only a couple of folks kept up with it. Not sure there are enough Bowie fans that frequent the boards to motivate myself to do it. Are there enough people that would even want such a thread? (It would give me something to do when the quarantine hits.)
Do it.

 
I am mulling doing a Top 204 Bowie songs thread krista style, but I am not sure if there would be enough interest (and if I have it in me). Last time I did a big countdown thread people lost interest by the end and only a couple of folks kept up with it. Not sure there are enough Bowie fans that frequent the boards to motivate myself to do it. Are there enough people that would even want such a thread? (It would give me something to do when the quarantine hits.)
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we can run concurrent when i start my "Top 100 of the Post Punk Era" 

 
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If we each get to do our own lists I guess I should start on my "Songs I like - mostly rock but some others like punk, new wave, and even country but no Nirvana" list.

 
If we are establishing general guidelines, would most folks prefer a Top 100 list instead of more a career retrospective?

 
If we are establishing general guidelines, would most folks prefer a Top 100 list instead of more a career retrospective?
Bowie deserves a career retrospective if anyone does, and it wouldn't be a chore for most to listen to his extensive catalog. I wouldn't put an arbitrary limit on the number of songs, just go through all the ones you like. My list would be pretty long, I actually like lots off stuff off the albums people slag off like Tonight, Never Let Me Down, the Tin Machine albums, etc. as well as the more popularly acclaimed stuff.

 
Bowie deserves a career retrospective if anyone does, and it wouldn't be a chore for most to listen to his extensive catalog. I wouldn't put an arbitrary limit on the number of songs, just go through all the ones you like. My list would be pretty long, I actually like lots off stuff off the albums people slag off like Tonight, Never Let Me Down, the Tin Machine albums, etc. as well as the more popularly acclaimed stuff.
I will shoot for 200. There are so many other songs in his catalog (early or late) that most people won't be familiar with, and most songs pre-Space Oddity are all in the category of standard 60's pop that even I struggle to listen to. I will have to get creative to get people interested in the bottom two thirds of the songs. I am sure I will include songs that the majority of people won't know and even a few that even ardent fans may not have ever heard. I will have to see if all the stuff I have is even on the web to link to . . . just my collection of Bowie covers is over 2,500 songs. My live Bowie collection has 3,500 total songs and with all the different versions of songs I have there are probably 750 studio versions / songs. Basically, this is serious business.

 
I will shoot for 200. There are so many other songs in his catalog (early or late) that most people won't be familiar with, and most songs pre-Space Oddity are all in the category of standard 60's pop that even I struggle to listen to. I will have to get creative to get people interested in the bottom two thirds of the songs. I am sure I will include songs that the majority of people won't know and even a few that even ardent fans may not have ever heard. I will have to see if all the stuff I have is even on the web to link to . . . just my collection of Bowie covers is over 2,500 songs. My live Bowie collection has 3,500 total songs and with all the different versions of songs I have there are probably 750 studio versions / songs. Basically, this is serious business.
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If we are establishing general guidelines, would most folks prefer a Top 100 list instead of more a career retrospective?
I think so - you’ll lose your audience beyond a select few if you go much deeper than that. Also makes it more interesting not knowing if certain back wall songs will make it or not, as opposed to everything making it.

 
O.k., technically this came out in '78, so not really an 80's song, but it's an "80's" song to me in spirit.

Warm Leatherette - The Normal

I must have been about 11 when I first heard this, and had never been exposed to or heard of the concept of Leatherette (all our car seats were some sort of itchy cloth type fabric). So I thought this guy was singing about warm leather rats. Which seemed weird, yet cool. This is a ####### genius song, a progenitor of so much that would come, a child/sibling of Kraftwerk at the same time.

If you've never checked out the cover of this done by Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy - it's a mind bending, yet faithful rendition that you must hear.

 
I forget where we left off, since I was on "vacation" for a month or so here. I don't think anyone had posted 

See You On The Other Side by Brian Briggs. I always called the song "Goodbye Frankie" but whatever. Love the story in this one, and whatever that sound effect is towards when things don't work out for Frankie. Classic KROQ here.

 

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