Tag Archives: 1980s

Like the past due-’70s punk movement which inspired its D.We.Y. credo, the brand new Wave of English ROCK spawned a huge selection of fascinating young bands all around the U.K. — actually in such isolated gets to as the city of Jersey, situated in the remote control Route Islands, from …

The London group Central Line were one of the better English soul ensembles of the first ’80s. Vocalist/percussionist Linton Breckles, bassist/vocalist Camelle Hinds, keyboardist Lipson Francis, and guitarist Henry Defoe experienced several moderately successful produces on Mercury, making use of their biggest American strike, “Strolling Into Sunlight,” in 1981. It …

Great Structures were an electrical pop/new influx group shaped in the first ’80s by Danny Wilde (vocal/acoustic guitar), Richard Sanford (drums), Philip Solem (acoustic guitar/vocals), and Ian Ainsworth (bass/key pad/vocals). They documented one recording for Columbia in 1981 before splitting up a short while later. Wilde continued release a one …

The Special deals were perhaps one of the most popular and influential rings within the U.K., credit scoring a streak of seven directly TOP singles. Their reputation culminated using the prophetic “Ghost City,” which spent three weeks at number 1 in the summertime of 1981. The “Ghost City” one was …

A big music group and instrumental pop aggregation who slice several albums for the Palo Alto/TBA label within the ’80s.

Playing stripped-down, loud, and accelerated Ramones-inspired guitar rock and roll, the Celibate Rifles had been among the first Australian punk rings to emerge through the post-Radio Birdman/Saints era. Acquiring their cues from these Aussie rings, combined with the American hard rock and roll from the Stooges, MC5, and Blue Oyster …

A fusion music group that recorded for Optimism. It’s roster included Dan Siegel, Offer Geissman, Rob Thomas and Gary Hobbs.

Comprised of people Donna Savage (vocals), Biddy Leyland (keyboards), Wendy Kjestrup (guitar), Jenny Renals (bass), and Frances Gant (drums), ’80s alt-rockers Deceased CELEBRITIES hailed from Fresh Zealand. The group constructed a following within their homeland with 3rd party releases and finally made a decision to relocate towards the U.K., leading …

The Flirts were a Menudo-like creation devised by Hi-NRG mogul Bobby Orlando. This bubbly feminine trio sang his tracks while he performed a lot of the instrumentation and held the girls for the recording sleeves looking youthful. The ambitious NY producer released many Flirts information on his 3rd party O …

The very best early Chicago home group as well as the first outlet for the production genius of Larry Heard, Fingertips Inc. was created in 1985 by Noticed with vocalists Robert Owens and Ron Wilson. Although group often required a sideline to Heard’s single jaunts as Mr. Fingertips, at their …