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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?
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shadorne
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I have a ton of the original extended 12 inches re-issued to CD of many of these. It has taken a huge effort to find them as they are often only available on certain rare compilation CD's.

My preference, by far, for this entire 80's period are the extended versions (some lasting more than 8 minutes!).

Extended Version Classics like
The Cult Sanctuary
Rational Youth Saturdays in Silesia
ATF Der Kommissar
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maybe Construction Time

That is my favorite Depeche Mode album.

Once again the Extended 12" Version of "Everything Counts" is killer compared to the album version - they were nice enough t oinclude this on the CD.

Yaz and Ultravox and Tears for Fears (only Pale Shelter) may be up your street too - I have all this on extended versions aswell.

However, if you are looking for sonic paradise then the Trevor Horn extended version of Grace Jones Slave to Rhthym (Hot Blooded Mix) is a MUST have - just crank it and you are in awe of how the guy mixed it so carefully and well balanced.
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Siouxsie & the Banshees
Billy Idol
The Fixx
Janie Lane's cover of "I want you to want me" is really cool.
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And we have a new 80's sound (like Coldplay copied) .....the latest Simple Minds album. It sounds as if they have not missed a beat since New Gold Dream...

are the 80's coming back.....I think maybe
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Lots of UK Bands are copping these 80s sounds at the moment, including Little Boots, Ladyhawke, La Roux and Patrick Wolf.

La Roux reminds me of Blancmange.

Heads will Roll (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) is awesome especially the Tommie Sunshine mix). I also love the snare sound on Maps (fun song to sing on Rockband). Great stuff.
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Oh and let's not forget Pet Shop Boys, OMD, and Erasure. Great stuff!

Ultravox, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Thompson Twins, Thomas Dolby, Yaz, Visage and lets not forget the pretty boys - Duran Duran - their "Strange Behaviour" double CD has some great extended mixes in gloriously dynamic sound (Trevor Horn and Alex Sadkin masterpieces). Why oh why can't they make nice audiophile sound quality productions like this anymore - all we get is hypercompressed angry sounding stuff these days - likes of Arctic Monkeys, Razorlight, Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol, Kooks etc. are all badly compressed.
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Another INXS fan here...gotta love that Rhinoceros Studios ATC sound quality.
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