From the minds of Steve Strange and Midge Ure came the 1980 New Romantics signature song "Fade To Grey". Listen to this track, watch the video and try to imagine how impossibly futuristic this sounded in 1980, after years of guitar based rock and pop. It's a wonderful timepiece, with period NR club footage. Must have been fun to get dressed up in your Phantom Of The Opera outfit, off your head,...
Doing any sort of cataloging of 80s music is intimidating and a rather daunting task merely because there is such a wealth of choices if you were into music in the 80s. It seems to those who came later as a shallow, tacky time but there was an ocean or two of great music, much of which paved the way for great modern bands and a lot of music that just remains slightly awkward and dated but well...
An alphabetical list of great music I found through my fellow Moggers.(I like to think I've heard of all the New Wave bands out there but you moggers politely keep showing me my ass and my elbow and often I can't tell the difference.)
(image: "The Damned Don`t Cry" single cover)Early 80`s favourite by Visage. "The Damned Don`t Cry" is taken from the album "The Anvil". Visage: Steve Strange,Rusty Egan. also Ultravox members Midge Ure & Billy Currie were members of Visage...Steve Strange (born Steven John Harrington on 28 May 1959) in Newbridge, South Wales is a British pop singer, best remembered as the lead singer and frontm...
(image: "Pleasure Boys" - Visage,cover artwork)Here is a track from UK band Visage. The song was released on single in 1982, and on the album "The Singles Collection". Members of the group: Steve Strange,Billy Currie,Midge Ure,Rusty Egan,Dave Formula.-STEVE STRANGE (Visage)-Lyrics:I realy don't know much betterThere's nothing I can tell youBut that's something for me to knowAnd something for yo...
Steve Strange from visage on Celebrity Scissorhands another happy customerthis clip is from last years children in need so has steve improved well check this clip from this yearhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQXHKrV_bJ0another happy customerUK MOGGER'S GIVE TO CHILDREN IN NEED
From the minds of Steve Strange and Midge Ure came the 1980 New Romantics signature song "Fade To Grey". Listen to this track, watch the video and try to imagine how impossibly futuristic this sounded in 1980, after years of guitar based rock and pop. It's a wonderful timepiece, with period NR club footage. Must have been fun to get dressed up in your Phantom Of The Opera outfit, off your head,...