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any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there?

great time for music imo. new sounds, edgy but musical and sometime.....downright deep/moving. never got into the really hardcore punk seen. liked the softer side destruction alot better =)

just finished a psychedelic furs binge tonight. had joy division/early new order on all weekend. planning on reminiscing with lou reed/velvet underground and early rem later this week.

haven't really listened to this stuff much in recent memory. not sure why?. i own almost everything these bands ever put out but still rarely give them a turn anymore?.

early furs with all that sax and mr butler's near painful voice =). i'm gonna grab some tickets for their upcoming show at house of blues (chicago). i'm sure it won't be as crazy as the shows back then but the music will still be great. didn't even know they were touring.

really enjoyed joy division and after the death of Ian....early new order stuff. incredible music considering their roots. new order eventually lost their edge but back then....they were it!

any other fans out there?
levy03

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wow....forgot about The The! infected was one of my favorites. couldn't keep that disc out of my cdp back then. gotta pull that disc out soon too.

Dokosan....new order substance is truly one of the great double disc's out there. the version of ceremony on substance really kicks!.
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i agree....the furs music has aged very well imo. listening to mirror moves and their first disc last night...i was taken by how fresh they still sounded. india, imitation of christ and sister europe off the 1st disc are incredible songs. the same can be said for almost all the songs on mirror moves too. i've had alice's house and highwire days playing in my head all day today.
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i was lucky enough to see joy division on trip to the UK about 1 year before ian died. something i'll never forget. saw new order on their first us tour right after ian's death too. just and unbeleivable show. ytube has some great JD clips from back then including the documentary film. if you haven't seen the film yet....it's a must.
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just snatched up my tickets to see the Fur's at House of Blues here in Chicago. this is going to be one big flash-back kinda night. great place to see a show....can't wait!.
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just spent the evening with some old Depeche Mode. thx for the reminder/recommendation!. Songs Of Faith along with Music For The Masses were the players tonight. maybe Construction Time tomarrow?. haven't listened to these guys in years. really enjoyed it.

found an on old The Church disc too. forgot i even had this one (starfish/1988) until it was mentioned.

good choice's guy's. had forgotten about alot of this stuff. maybe i did party too much in collage?? =)
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alright...that's it!. XTC?, The Cult?...more great stuff forgotten about in my unorganized, mess of a cd collection. first chance i get, i'll be organizing and categorizing my disc's. you can't play something if you can't find it.

my laziness sometimes even amazes me.
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absolutely to the clash and sonic youth along with all the others. really liked the replacements and waterboys. good stuff!

you're right walter. soft punk is alot like jumbo shrimp

threw "soft punk" in the title at the last minute. wanted to avoid the vagueness of just "alt". used the word "soft" in place of "being able to play instruments fairly well" and "some form of coherency to the music itself" =)
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just found three Concrete Blond disc's buried in a stack of cd's i never go through. anyone remember these guys?. listen to the first release this morning (from 1986). man they rock!. "still in hollywood" bough back some found one's. love a good female vocalist with my "punk". maybe it's the wild times we had with punk gals back then =). brutally honest and shameless as they were...i still loved um.
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ok guys....cow punk? kinda get what it is but have never heard to it referred to as that. don't really get the cow part?.

never heard jason & scorchers. just grabbed a few of their tunes on my ipod to check um out. sound pretty good....surprised i wasn't on to them?. good call on the pixis and los lobos.....some good stuff there too

i had a love/hate relationship with the hard core stuff. enjoyed going to live shows but just couldn't get into it by myself/alone at home. it was a "social thing" to me....go out and crazy music. couldn't just sit at home and listen to the stuff. still can't. i guess that makes me a wanna bee lol!
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housemartins!!! great call. never would have pulled them out of long term memory. grinned to death was a fantastic disc! nice job digging deep on this one.
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i've heard that cut Macdadtexas. great remix of a great song. she sell's always gets me pumped up!.
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just spent an evening of Substance with New Order. it's been 10+ years since i listened to the whole damn thing. played a few tunes once in great while but that's about it (until very recently that is....when i first started this thread).

decided to sit down for a rather loud and long session tonight (all 150 minutes of it)). forgot how TRULY fantastic this release is. just incredible music imo!. hard to see how anyone, regardless of musical tastes, wouldn't enjoy giving it a listen. even the alt rock haters should find something they like on Substance. Ceremony, State of the Nation, Shell Shock, ect...way to many awesome songs to list. almost 150 minutes of solid, good tunes.

sorry...just had an outstanding session....thought i'd share.
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Chashmal-read my reply above regarding "soft punk". it's a term i made up on the fly and might not be the best way to describe the sound.

again...it's punk rock where the band actually knows how to play instruments and you can somewhat understand what they are singing about or saying =). soft punk also has some form of rhythm or beat imo....unlike the hardcore stuff (sex pistols, black flag, dead kennedy's, ect...).

it's not necessarily "kinder or gentler"....just easier to listen too imo. was un-aware of the term "cow punk" when i started this thread. that might have been a better term to use.
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it was the weirdest thing at my last inxs concert(kick tour). i'm not much of a dancer but i've seen many folks danncing at concerts. some shows more so then other. the crowd at this inxs show went off the deep end!. at one point when i looked around....*almost everyone* in the place was jumping around. all 25k of um!. it was like the place just caught on fire?. been to countless concerts in my 47 years of life. seen plenty of 5k capacity crowds go nuts.......never seen anything even close to this.

even i couldn't resist.....so i danced :-)

what a great band!
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not Macdad here but i remember a show in the late 80's at the ballroom. love that place!. think lou reed was there that summer too??. lots of great shows there back in the day. good times for sure!.
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