Best 80s New Wave

Will have to check out some of these as I hadn't heard the first two.   Not a huge Go West fan, but the others are golden.  Thanks!

I have several original pressing of the first several Xtc LPs.   They sound great.

We listen to First Wave a fair bit.  They play the Pretenders way too much for my liking....but it seems they are played on all of the Sirius stations.   Certain hours play 'deeper cuts' of New Wave, which I prefer.

I may have to go upstairs now, G&T in hand, and put a few on the turntable.

have to say there are some mighty good lists here, and wonder if any of you live in Dallas as I've yet to meet anyone here who has a passing knowledge of "good" music. 

Only will repeat a few that I was pleasantly surprised some people picked up on:

• The Chameleons - brilliant one of my favorites
• Bill Nelson
  
• Prefab Sprout - acoustic version of Faron Young is one of my favorites.
  
• China Crisis - baselines are awesome throughout
• Echo & the Bunneymen
• Sisters of Mercy, The Mission all that goth stuff.
• The Cult - Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum is one of my top 5 of all time
• Blancmange
• The Wedding Present
• Men without Hats - underrated because everyone just thinks safety dance
• The THE -
  

Some other goodies that perhaps I overlooked

• Abecedarians - hugely underrated and less well known band from Los Angeles.  Released on EP on Factory Records.....but others on Caroline Records.   Seriously one of the best.
• For Against - Great indy band from Lincoln Nebraska!!!
• The Drowning Pool
  
• Lowlife
• Ride, Slowdive My Bloody Valentine...all the shoegaze stuff.
  
• House of Love
  
• Tones on Tail
• Pale Fountains - Michael Head is a genius
• Shriekback
• Modern English - all of their stuff up to and including Ricochet Days is pure genius
• The Wake - on Factory records
• The Colourfield (and Fun Boy Three)
• Prince - 1999 and and before
• The dB's
• Monochrome Set
• Orange Juice - think someone said them....great call!
• The Sound
• A Certain Ratio

Love this thread.   I have one going with my closest friends who dig this music whereby every Friday we send each other a link to an 80's band (or one influenced by the 80's) that we are currently into.  Fun to be reminded of some old goodies.

mitchagain - yes the Reivers (Zeitgeist) are awesome!!!!   Color me impressed with some of the name dropping here.   I saw the Reivers in college a couple of times and then again shortly after we moved to Dallas.  It was our anniversary dinner and we took the kids, and i just happened to see they were playing.  My wife and daughter loved them, my son was a pain in the arse all night long. 

This would have been about 3 years ago.  They did Legendary Man, Freight Train Rain, and Ragamuffin Man.   Classic. 

Hmmm....you peaked my curiosity with The Beat (US)!  I can't find them on i-Tunes.  Any suggestions where I could get a listen without buying vinyl first?  I love the Plimsouls so if they bear a resemblance I would give them a go.

@maxnewid
thanks for the Black Swan Lane recommendation and link. 

The song in the link you sent was really, really good.  I downloaded several other tracks.   I'm not as keen on some of the acoustic numbers, but overall a really good find.  Thanks!
I have really liked the Chameleons since late middle school/early HS.  I spent much of my time listening to "Scrip" and "What Does Anything", and then payed more attention to some of the subsequent albums.   Actually in the last year or so I found the "Tony Walker" EP and really dig the song The Healer.

Curious, what tracks, LPs did Burgess play on BSL?
Again, thanks!

thanks. Downloaded several of the LPs.   Really good find. 

@maxnewid 
just reading through this thread again as it seems to have regained some life. 

If you like Chameleons, its probable you’ve also heard Abecedarians.  However, in the event you haven’t heard them I wanted to bring them to your attention.   LA band with similar sound (haunting guitars).  Another one of my all-time favorites.  You can download one or two EP or LPs on i-tunes or Spotify, but their vinyl (or cd) catalog is a bit more comprehensive and well worth getting.  

Similar, but not as ‘accessible’ is Drowning Pool.   Song writers from Abecedarians and Downing Pool did some writing together and released a few cassettes.  

@maxnewid  
Big Catherine Wheel fan.   Saw a Fontana triple billing at First Ave in Minneapolis with Ocean Color Scene, Catherine Wheel and House of Love.  HoL one of my favorites as well.  What I’m finding, sadly, with the Catherine Wheel is they just weren’t recorded well.  Correct me if you think I’m wrong, and I get the “wall of sound” comment, but I never feel like I’m getting the full effect of the “wall”.  I don’t have that problem with similar bands like Ride or My Bloody Valentine.  

Not sure if you are a Porsche fan, but if you are, I assume you know Dickinson from CW started “Singer” porsches.   Completely rebuilds old 911’s and sells them for $250-$500k.