it would be interesting to hear everybody's opinion on how they interpret....NEW WAVE.
where do we start,its such a big umbrella.
i guess we should start when rock started,,the early 1950's.
let's not forget about groups/artists like,,bill haley & his comets/ricky nelson/elvis/everly brothers/little richard/eddie cochran...50's r&b,50's gospel-church music,50's blues,50's country.
then it evolved to the artists/groups of the 1960's who were influenced by the 1950's.
and the ball kept rolling thru the 1970's who were influenced by both of those genre's,which brings us to::::NEW WAVE/PUNK/POWER POP.
let's not forget that new wave etc...had it's beginings (according to the music critics etc...like ira robbins) in the early 1970's,probaly around 1973.(new york dolls,tubes,dmz)
so,you have to realize that new wave etc...has been around since then and not the 1980's.
under the umbrella of....THE NEW MUSIC,,,you have punk/power pop/new romantics/ska/electronic/new wave etc.....
so who's to say that power pop is not new wave,or ska etc....it really comes down to one's own individual opinion.
a group or artist that you may consider new wave,the person next to you may not and vice versa.
so it's probaly unfair to critize someone's choice on what they consider...NEW WAVE.
think of it this way,THE ROMANTICS,THE SHOES,20/20,THE RECORDS,PEZBAND,THE BABYS,THE PLIMSOULS,THE CRETONES,GREAT BUILDINGS,,etc..are all considered power pop. does that make them less new wave???????
THE ENGLISH BEAT,MADNESS,THE SPECIALS,BAD MANNERS etc...are all considered ska.does that make them less new wave??????
THE JAM,MERTON PARKAS,THE CHORDS etc...are all considered mod.does that make them less new wave????
NEW MUSIK,KRAFTWERK,JAPAN,ULTRAVOX,JOHN FOXX,GARY NUMAN,OMD,DEPECHE MODE etc..are all considered electronic/synth pop.does that makes them less new wave?????
you see where i'm going ?
NEW WAVE/NEW MUSIC is such a big umbrella that all the bands/artists and genre's of new wave should be accepted,not ignored or ridiculed etc...
also the artists who werent new wave etc...& released a new wave type of album or song,give them credit to try something new & explore their craft....
this was my opinion...............
percussionlover
