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Post by jno on Dec 15, 2016 15:34:05 GMT
Funny outfits, 80s hair, a similar style which Wikipedia describes as: "a reaction to punk" ... linked to the New Romantic scene of the late 1970s and early 80s
Which of these did you like the most? Pick two.
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Post by flyingsquad on Dec 15, 2016 16:29:08 GMT
Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet for me although I also like Talk Talk.
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Post by jno on Dec 15, 2016 16:35:40 GMT
Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet for me although I also like Talk Talk. I thought about pitting Duran Duran against Spandau Ballet only for this death match but thought it unfair to omit the others. I opted for these two but agree Talk Talk are great as well. If it were Duran Duran vs Spandau Ballet I would honestly be struggling to decide. |
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Post by flyingsquad on Dec 15, 2016 16:50:49 GMT
Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet for me although I also like Talk Talk. I thought about pitting Duran Duran against Spandau Ballet only for this death match but thought it unfair to omit the others. I opted for these two but agree Talk Talk are great as well. If it were Duran Duran vs Spandau Ballet I would honestly be struggling to decide. I would go for Duran Duran over Spandau Ballet as I like more of their songs. |
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Post by daz on Dec 15, 2016 17:09:53 GMT
As much as I love Talk Talk, I suspect Mark Hollis wouldn't be chuffed to be classed as a New Romantic, he was a serious artist you know!  |
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Post by jno on Dec 15, 2016 17:19:23 GMT
Ok ... let me compare out loud here (never done this before)...
Spandau have 9 absolutely TOP tunes in my opinion: Gold, Lifeline, Only When You Leave, True, Through The Barricades, I'll Fly For You, Round & Round, Fight For Ourselves, Be Free With Your Love
Duran Duran tracks in the same league for me: Planet Earth, Hungry Like The Wolf, Is There Something I should Know?, Save A Prayer, A View To A Kill, Notorious, Union Of The Snake, The Reflex and I love the remix single "Burning The Ground" - so from their heyday they only really have the same number of tunes I love as Spandau.
However what is exceptional about Duran Duran is that they have 2 superb early 90s songs I love: 'Ordinary World' and 'Come Undone' then in the 2000s have a few more too: 'What Happens Tomorrow' and 'Falling Down' (worth a listen if you've never heard them). They also have many tracks I quite like too: Reach Up for The Sunrise, All She Wants Is, I Don't Want Your Love, Skin Trade, Wild Boys & Rio plus a few others.
...thus based on the number of tracks I like, Duran Duran beat Spandau as they've kept releasing catchy pop tunes even after the 80s - so it's Duran over Spandau for me based solely on the songs I like.
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Post by flyingsquad on Dec 15, 2016 17:21:56 GMT
Duran Duran definitely had more longevity than Spandau Ballet.
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Post by ace5150 on Dec 15, 2016 18:09:30 GMT
Duran Duran had Andy Taylor, a great guitarist. That's my choice right there.
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 15, 2016 18:40:27 GMT
Not a huge lover of the Duran Duran songs personally. Really didn't like the late 80s ones after the two Taylors had left, like Skin Trade.
Spandau Ballet probably edge it but I'm not a huge fan. I imagine that both are good live acts these days.
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Post by SunRayD on Dec 15, 2016 19:31:19 GMT
Can I pick Duran Duran twice?
I still know most of the lyrics and like listening to them. Child of the 80s I am. Started to sing Seventh Stranger right away. Will take me days to get rid of that catchy tune again. Like jno said, they had a lot of great songs. Speaking of All She Wants Is: Big Thing is one to get me going, but I like the whole album. Good stuff.
From A Flock of Seagulls I remember nothing except one song and the outfit. Quickly watched some videos, but only wonder if this is where Trump got his hair-style inspiration from.
The others left no impression comparable to Duran Duran, although at least I know their names.
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 15, 2016 19:46:45 GMT
Anyone remember Duran Duran's version of White Lines (Don't Do It)? I thought it was an interesting cover.
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Post by flyingsquad on Dec 15, 2016 19:51:43 GMT
Anyone remember Duran Duran's version of White Lines (Don't Do It)? I thought it was an interesting cover. I remember it and like it.  I liked some of their late 80s-early 90s songs but not as much as their earlier work. They had a commercial decline in that period like a lot of acts that had big commercial success pre-Live Aid. |
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 15, 2016 20:00:02 GMT
Anyone remember Duran Duran's version of White Lines (Don't Do It)? I thought it was an interesting cover. I remember it and like it. I liked some of their late 80s-early 90s songs but not as much as their earlier work. They had a commercial decline in that period like a lot of acts that had big commercial success pre-Live Aid. Lot of acts lose something when they lose original members. Same with Simple Minds. I thought it was nice when the 3 Taylors returned to Duran Duran. |
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 15, 2016 23:42:20 GMT
Talk Talk (I personally wouldn't class them as New Romantic though  ) and AFOS for me. A couple of stone cold classics in Life's What You Make It and I Ran seal the deal. |
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Post by plasticpenguin on Dec 16, 2016 2:56:26 GMT
(Drums fingers on chin)...[long pause]...still drumming.
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Post by mrschisholm on Dec 18, 2016 0:59:14 GMT
Duran Duran were great, my favorite song by them is Friends of Mine. I also opted for Visage because no matter how many times i listen to it I love Fade to Grey. Midge Ure's voice is great. Ultravox get an honorary mention.
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Post by ltd on Dec 18, 2016 11:37:43 GMT
Not my favourite genre of music but I always liked Ultravox.
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Post by daz on Dec 18, 2016 13:12:10 GMT
Anyone remember Duran Duran's version of White Lines (Don't Do It)? I thought it was an interesting cover. I can remember them doing it on The Word, it wasn't too bad a cover to be fair, but I think the cover and the group got panned for it. |
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 18, 2016 13:44:39 GMT
Anyone remember Duran Duran's version of White Lines (Don't Do It)? I thought it was an interesting cover. I can remember them doing it on The Word, it wasn't too bad a cover to be fair, but I think the cover and the group got panned for it. You're right, they did! While not being a huge fan of theirs, I thought they did it very well. |
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 18, 2016 17:16:16 GMT
Not my favourite genre of music but I always liked Ultravox. So did I....until John Foxx left. |
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Post by Portland Road on Dec 19, 2016 9:01:56 GMT
Duran Duran are often remembered as a 'teeny bop' or 'girls' band. Which overlooks that they did great power pop songs in the early-mid 80s. Their spin-off acts The Power Station and Arcadia were in a similar mode.
I consider the Human League to be New Romantics and I voted for them as 'other'.
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) and AFOS for me. A couple of stone cold classics in Life's What You Make It and I Ran seal the deal.
