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New Wave/Punk Musicians who were serious players

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  • NunogilbertoNunogilberto Frets: 1679
    Another vote for Stuart Adamson and Andy Partridge. Paul Weller also.
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  • stickersticker Frets: 869
    edited March 2015

    My current band is a New Wave/Power pop covers band playing hits and obscurities from 77-83 ish from most of the named players/bands  XTC , Squeeze , Blondie , Blockheads etc .

    Its some of the best stuff I've ever played , really interesting guitar parts and use of effects , incredibly good fun and a refreshing change from Rock standards .

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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    edited March 2015
    Can't think of many to add, but massive +1s to Glen Tilbrook, Steve Jones, the Stranglers, Dead Kennedys and Norman Watt-Roy. And I don't know much XTC but the bass playing on "Senses Working Overtime" is shit-hot.

    There IS this guy though, John Alder from the Jags. My dad showed me this track a while ago and I love it. Some awesome playing throughout and a great solo at 1:50 odd (song in question ends at 3:23, not heard any of the other stuff if I'm honest).


    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • robwrightrobwright Frets: 736
    edited March 2015
    All the greats are here so nothing to add other than I want to see @sticker s band!



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  • robwrightrobwright Frets: 736
    Ooh, I forgot - John McGeoch!!!!!!



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  • robwrightrobwright Frets: 736
    edited March 2015
    Shit, I thought you were all joking about Pearl Thompson!!!

    Having said that, she is quite convincing (and good for her age!!)






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  • lasermonkeylasermonkey Frets: 1940
    Robin Guthrie, Will Heggie and Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins)
    John McGeoch
    Dave Fielding and Reg Smithies (The Chameleons)
    Simon Gallup. Actually, Robert Smith ain't bad at all either. I love his stuff on the Banshees' Hyaena.
    Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd.
    Vinny Reilly
    Budgie from the Banshees.
    My wife asked me to stop singing Wonderwall.
    I said maybe.....
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  • TeetonetalTeetonetal Frets: 7801
    I always thought the guys in XTC were pretty good players - also talking heads (sorry don't know the names). Also not sure if they qualify as new Wave - never been too sure who is in that particular genre...
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  • xmrchixmrchi Frets: 2810
    edited March 2015
    Early Japan, was pretty new wave, and they were a truly talented band, ahead of their time, people think they were new romantic, but they had split up by the time nr was around, and we're clearly the forefathers of that type of thing, people always remember ghosts etc but the early stuff is bloody brilliant!

    Listen to this::-D

    Japan: Adolescent Sex:
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700

    Steve Jones, as mentioned, very underrated guitarist.

    Paul Cook, very underrated drummer. Saw him with Phil Collen in Manraze, supporting Alice Cooper a few years ago, really fantastic drumming.

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • JohnPerryJohnPerry Frets: 1619
    Straight6DOHC said:
    John McGeoch inspired me to pick up a guitar.

    surprised no one's mentioned him

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  • JohnPerryJohnPerry Frets: 1619
    Pete Shelley. The solo at 1.19 here opened my eyes to all that is possible.

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  • GuyBodenGuyBoden Frets: 744
    Vini Reilly




    "Music makes the rules, music is not made from the rules."
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  • GrunfeldGrunfeld Frets: 4038
    GuyBoden said:
    Vini Reilly

    Great call. 
    That's the guitar player I would have liked to have been!
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  • TheMarlinTheMarlin Frets: 7822
    Captain Sensible of The Damned is an excellent guitar player.  Credit to Dave Greenfield for keyboards with The Stranglers. 
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  • DominicDominic Frets: 16080
    Elvis Costello
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  • guitartangoguitartango Frets: 1017
    +1 for Paul Weller, also that greezer from the Smiths :)
    “Ken sent me.”
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  • HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9657
    edited December 2018
    TTony said:

    John Cooper Clarke.

    He showed up at my daughter's place of work a few weeks ago. Yup, still a punk.

    Daughter came back with...

    Haiku #1
    To convey one's mood
    In seventeen syllables
    Is very diffic.

    I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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  • stimpsonslostsonstimpsonslostson Frets: 5418
    Matt Freeman of Rancid. 
    My favourite bassist. 
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  • fnptfnpt Frets: 744
    Bauhaus

    Ian Dury and the Blockheads
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    "You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
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