#RICHIE ALDENTE DISCO BABY MOVIE#

Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves always loved the band before then, and this one surprisingly didn't disappoint. That said, 1984 did have a few memorable highlights Īlphaville - Forever Young to this day that album is one of those synth-pop masterpieces the world could revisit for a reminder of how good their music was. I loved just about every year in the 80's until then, each one for a particular reason, a particular sound or band, etc.Įven the bands I highly admired in their early days started suffering from that mid-eighties-itus syndrome.Ī big break lands them the big US record deal and the next big record sounds really big as the budget is really big as their aqua net-sprayed hair got even bigger.ĭamn did I love New Gold Dream, Sparkle in The Rain, Theme For Great Cities, Love Song, Waterfront, etc.Īnd then the mid-80's happen, here comes Alive and Kicking and the rest of that sh!t album 'Once Upon A Time'.Ībsolutely loved The Hurting, to this day that album represents a big chunk of my youth.ĭidn't mind Songs From The Big Chair so much, but it just wasn't the same.Įverything just started sounding way glossy on over-produced. The rawness and emotions that some of these tracks evoked was nothing short of new and exciting, with the likes of The Normal, OMD, Human League, etc, slowly making their way.įor me it was nice and dandy up until about late 1984 and into 1985. The cold war transpired into the sounds and melodies and left a much bigger sonic imprint some 30+ years later. The late 70's/very early 80's post-punk explosion was probably my favorite one. They also used the Yamaha CP-70 on tour for all their piano based tracks.Īs for the decade itself, I concur with most that it was split into different tiers. I'm not sure if Ball ever used his CS-5 on any recording with Soft cell though.Men Without Hats definitely used a CS-50 on Antarctica and the entire debut EP from 1980.

Of the bands you mention I think only Men without hats and Dave Ball/Soft Cell were using CS synths back in the day, the CS-50 and CS-5 respectively. Synth pop of all varieties, pick a name, multiply, loved them all especially pet shop boys (didn't go down too well haha)Īt the end it was owned by proper dance music thank f**k for illegal raves chevignon jeans and class A Very very difficult to go my own way which was anything but guitar based music. Metallica, Sabbath etc - Huge in that decade, I grew up in a chapter of an MC with my dad as president so rock was never far away. Zz tops - they were bloody potent as I remember, loved their videos, the car and the women, ooh the women Madonna perhaps the most consistent across the decade

#RICHIE ALDENTE DISCO BABY MOVIE#

So many different waves and it depends on your circles I think, certainly not one sound as I remember really but the mid point was when I was finally appreciating music and for me it was all about break dance and anything 'electro', god damnit I loved the movie Breakin' and all that came with it, had our own crew for a year or two and rocked our ghetto blasters and linen every bloody where, windmilling and turtling through the streets being hated on.

Richie aldente disco baby