Late 70s New wave, a top 10

[Cartman]

We've had disco, now it's the turn of new wave. These two styles of music which ran parallel were why this was just the best ever musical era

Boomtown Rats Rat trap
Squeeze Cool for cats
Blondie Picture This
Ian Dury Hit me with your rythim stick
Elvis Costello Oliver's army
Martha and The Muffins Echo beach (charted in early 80, but was recorded in 79)
Blondie Heart of glass
Boomtown Rats I don't like Mondays
Elvis Costello Radio Radio
Pretenders Brass in pocket

[Nightfly]

It took me a while to appreciate the punk/new wave phase, with the exception of these which struck home on first listen:-

The Tubes - Prime Time
Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind
Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall
Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste
The Jam - David Watts
The Members - Sound of the Suburbs
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You

[Cartman]

Great selection, with the solitary exception of the Police, who I have just never liked!

[John Steed]

Aug 7, 2022 13:50:02 GMT Cartman said:

Great selection, with the solitary exception of the Police, who I have just never liked!

Got to agree with you there Carty .... of all the tracks listed above it's the only one that I am also not keen on!


Steed

[Three Litre]

Aug 7, 2022 13:13:51 GMT Nightfly said:

It took me a while to appreciate the punk/new wave phase, with the exception of these which struck home on first listen:-

The Tubes - Prime Time
Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind
Tom Robinson Band - Up Against The Wall
Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste
The Jam - David Watts
The Members - Sound of the Suburbs
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You

I went to see The Tubes in London in '79, even took some pictures with my newly acquired 35mm SLR and developed the colour prints as I was into that at the time.

Good choices.

[Cartman]

Prime Time by The Tubes is a great track, they also did another one, I saw the Light, in 73 which was brilliant too.

[Nightfly]

Aug 7, 2022 21:13:57 GMT Cartman said:

Prime Time by The Tubes is a great track, they also did another one, I saw the Light, in 73 which was brilliant too.

I didn't know that. Was it a cover of the Todd Rundgren hit ? It would make sense as Todd wrote and produced Prime Time. Will have to seek it out.

[Cartman]

Aug 7, 2022 21:34:33 GMT Nightfly said:

Aug 7, 2022 21:13:57 GMT Cartman said:

Prime Time by The Tubes is a great track, they also did another one, I saw the Light, in 73 which was brilliant too.

I didn't know that. Was it a cover of the Todd Rundgren hit ? It would make sense as Todd wrote and produced Prime Time. Will have to seek it out.

Sorry, it was Todd Rundgren, great song, for some reason I thought it was by the Tubes

[Del Boy]

I love this period of music history! So many good tracks from different genres all selling huge amounts of singles. 
Here's mine :

Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
It's Different For Girls - Joe Jackson
Blondie - Picture This
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap

[D.C. Burtonshaw]

Here's a few I like from the Retro music nights I go to:

The Stranglers - No More Heroes

Ramones - Blitzcrieg Pop

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Sham 69 - We're Going down the Pub

The Jam - Down in The Tube station

Generation X - Ready Steady Go

The Clash - Rock The Casbah

The Skids - Working for the Yankee Dollar

Gary Numan - Cars (released Aug 79)

Elvis Costell - I don't want to go to Chelsea