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Category Archives: New Wave Hall Of Shame
New Wave Hall Of Shame: Annie Lennox [part 3]
[…continued from last post] The band’s 1989 album showed them clearly aiming for the emergent VH-1 aesthetic. Not the worst thing in the world they could be doing! This was better than faux Stax soul music, but only just following … Continue reading
New Wave Hall Of Shame: Annie Lennox [part 2]
[continued from last post] I’ll be the first to admit that there had been a sea change in Ms. Lennox’ vocals by the time of the “Sweet Dreams” album. It was on that album that she delved into the sometimes … Continue reading
New Wave Hall Of Shame: Annie Lennox [part 1]
In yesterday’s post, I alluded to something that needed to get out. How awful Eurythmics became in just a single album, without warning. My journey spanned the gap from being an Annie Lennox early adopter and avid collector to not … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, New Wave Hall Of Shame
Tagged Annie Lennox, Eurythmics, The Tourists
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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 42]
[continued from previous post…do not adjust your browser] After the end of OMD MK II following the poor reception of “Universal” in 1996, Andy McCluskey found himself at a crossroads. It was the height of Britpop in the UK and … Continue reading
Posted in New Wave Hall Of Shame, Rock GPA
Tagged Andy McCluskey, Atomic Kitten, Manufactured pop, The Genie Queen
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New Wave Hall Of Shame: Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
If ever there was a New Wave period song that I heard far too many times to ever enjoy again, it would have been this world-conquering single by Culture Club. What makes it so much worse is that I hated … Continue reading
New Wave Hall Of Shame: Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners is a band not represented in the Record Cell, apart from this very song included on a New Wave Comp bought for its other wonders. I was aware of the band dating back to their debut album, … Continue reading
Posted in New Wave Hall Of Shame
Tagged Come On Eileen, Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland
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New Wave Hall Of Shame: Soft Cell – Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?
Inasmuch as the New Wave movement was a breath of fresh air to someone who had risen through the harsh ranks of seventies Top 40 pop, there came a point in the timeline when it wasn’t all skittles and beer. … Continue reading
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