http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/tags/80s/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Mon, 12 May 2008 19:50:27 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 80s http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-80s-are-coming-back.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-80s-are-coming-back.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-80s-are-coming-back.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 12 May 2008 19:50:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1635210001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1635210001-50si" alt="Great Divide" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> They've been coming back for quite some time now (since 1990), of course, but now my 1980s are coming back. Since my recent post on Slab!, band member Stephen Dray has announced their imminent reformation (in the comments on this blog post), or r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-80s-are-coming-back.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f90e650004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s electronic industrial 00s uk portion control http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/im-still-listening-to-nine-inch-nails-and-peter-hope.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/im-still-listening-to-nine-inch-nails-and-peter-hope.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/im-still-listening-to-nine-inch-nails-and-peter-hope.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:03:47 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f811e60004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f811e60004-50si" alt="A1 Too Hot" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f823a00005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f823a00005-50si" alt="Chain - Chains(1)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here I am saying The Slip is the best Nine Inch Nails album since the first one when I haven't really listened to any of them since Broken. So I've been trying to catch up, going from recent to older; Year Zero and With Teeth are actually better ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/im-still-listening-to-nine-inch-nails-and-peter-hope.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf67d7e0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s nine inch nails industrial funk 00s james hardway gothic funk industrial funk peter hope david harrow http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/moldy-70s-reworked.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/moldy-70s-reworked.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/moldy-70s-reworked.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 May 2008 05:31:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf460790002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf460790002-50si" alt="yukihiro takahashi 1986 Moonlight feels right" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Of course I remembered even more Moldy 70s songs immediately after I posted my Moldy 70s video collection, but one of them led to an unanticipated discovery. Looking for Starbuck's "Moonlight Feels Right" on YouTube, I found instead a live perfor... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/moldy-70s-reworked.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f5f2b80004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock pop 70s japan 80s starbuck ymo yukihiro takashi moldy 70s http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:20:37 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1247fe0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1247fe0001-50si" alt="Parallax Avenue" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just days after discovering the recent resurfacing of a member of long-lost Way of the West, I've found another blast from the past: Slab! Slab's few records, released in the second half of the 80s, are an exhilarating mix of pounding, near-indus... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf39aff0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock noise 80s uk horns fuzz bass slab http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:29:24 -0700 I've been saving up my Way of the West singles for eventual ripping; they were another English band who were a minor staple on the WHFS of the original new wave era, usually represented by their song "Don't Say That's Just For White Boys." I alwa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf27b7c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock new wave 80s whfs way of the west pete carney pete kearney http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/s-convergence-sakamoto-satie-stewart-sylvian.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/s-convergence-sakamoto-satie-stewart-sylvian.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/s-convergence-sakamoto-satie-stewart-sylvian.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:29:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f352850005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f352850005-50si" alt="04 Opus" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf1ba810003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf1ba810003-50si" alt="♫ Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1 [piano] ♫" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1068ad0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1068ad0001-50si" alt="05 Stranger" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1069990001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1069990001-50si" alt="Somewhere (Orchestral Commercial Version)" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf1bc740003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf1bc740003-50si" alt="Sylvian &amp; Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1068900001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1068900001-50si" alt="07 Forbidden Dub" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Item 1: Mrs. Veneer buys Ryuichi Sakamoto's CD of solo piano pieces, BTTB. It's quite beautiful and Sakamoto mostly avoids the New Age clichés that plague so many piano CDs. Some of the pieces are obvious homages to classical works, such as "Opu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/s-convergence-sakamoto-satie-stewart-sylvian.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf1b06b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> covers 90s japan 80s dub connections electro 00s david sylvian ryuichi sakamoto dream pop the pop group mark stewart http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:45:23 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f2bb050005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f2bb050005-50si" alt="The Adventures - Broken Land" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf118770002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf118770002-50si" alt="In Tua Nua - All I Wanted (1988)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm back from a non-blogging week in the sprawl of suburban Maryland with my head full of music I want to share, only a fraction of which I'll get around to. I spent one afternoon in the planned city of Columbia; you can't go to Columbia without ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d0fd3510001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s ireland adventures whfs in tua nua http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-stealth-new-wave-aka-power-pop.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-stealth-new-wave-aka-power-pop.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-stealth-new-wave-aka-power-pop.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:17:54 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398eefff90005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398eefff90005-50si" alt="06 - Girl of My Dreams" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ef00090005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ef00090005-50si" alt="Motors - Love And Loneliness" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A couple more new-wave-leaning songs that got regular airplay on staunch AOR station WAVA were Bram Tchaikovsky's "Girl of My Dreams" (1979) and the Motors' "Love and Loneliness" (1980). I always think of those two songs together because Tchaikov... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-stealth-new-wave-aka-power-pop.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d0c185b0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock 70s 80s motors uk power pop bram tchaikovsky stealth new wave http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-first-new-wave-record.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-first-new-wave-record.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-first-new-wave-record.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:05:41 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cebe3450003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cebe3450003-50si" alt="12 - yachting type" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cebd4030002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cebd4030002-50si" alt="01 The Shape Of Things To Come" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For a couple years, roughly 1978-80, "new wave" music could be heard on rock (or AOR, "album-oriented rock") radio stations. Either new wave had yet to forge a distinct identity, or rock fans had yet to notice anything different and voice their d... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-first-new-wave-record.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cec12150003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 70s radio 80s aor uk power pop wava http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gothic-slap-bass.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gothic-slap-bass.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gothic-slap-bass.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:26:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d09fdb00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d09fdb00001-50si" alt="A5 Colour Me Pop - Beat Me Till Im Blue" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ed22680005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ed22680005-50si" alt="3 Sensimilla" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Do you ever get a song in your head, that maybe you haven't heard for years, but it won't go away and you just have to dig it out and listen to it again? Sure you do. I've had this symptom this week for "Beat Me 'Til I'm Blue" by Colour Me Pop, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gothic-slap-bass.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48ceb90a30003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s uk gothic danse society bassline slap bass gothic funk colour me pop bassline hall of fame