late 70s new wave classic rock

i want to say some foreigner stuff might fall in appropriately here. maybe somebody who's a bit more knowledgeable can chime in?

been thinking about this song a lot too -- quarterflash "harden my heart"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFSED77-GM

Lots of nice chords in that one, and a good vocal performance. Def. peak AOR.

the fixx

Red Rider?

i want to say some foreigner stuff might fall in appropriately here. maybe somebody who's a bit more knowledgeable can chime in?

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yeah stuff like "double vision" totally fits imo.

and thomas dolby did play keys/synth on "waiting for a girl like you", but that's pure soft rock

what about The Outfield?

i guess they're more like sub-journey or something

also 80s. NEVERMIND

There's a ton of AOR butt rock that might fit, like Foreigner or Loverboy or Billy Squier, but not sure how well they fit the "new wave" criteria.

Billy Squier is so fucking awesome

I got obsessed with the first four Billy Squier albums earlier this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RwVJVjjNA4

He's the best ... for about six or seven songs in a row, at least. But that's better than most! "Lonely is the Night" is the best '80s Led Zep song they never got around to recording. "My Kind of Lover" sounds like a lost classic Phil Collins collaboration.

I used to fucking love this song when I was like 12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5efImBREpE

The Police seem to fit in here. Also I guess like Blondie and Talking Heads. They have songs that were played on classic rock radio.

About time Billy Squier got some love. Don't Say No is all-time.

I don't think anyone has mentioned "Escalator Of Life" by Robert Hazard and the Heroes, and that definitely for the bill here.

For a power pop band, the Shoes were very contemporary sounding, not retro.

Whatabout some of those mid-period Robert Palmer records?

Or maybe just the one with “Johnny & Mary” and the Gary Numan cover

Not sure this fits the remit precisely but wanted to post it anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8LnqUfzh-E

Donnie Iris, definitely. Search "Love Is Like A Rock". Loved to roller skate to that one.

More straight-up garage rock than new wave, but I had this record when I was a kid and played it to death. You'll love it, though!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxkjvKBPQjo

Donnie Iris, definitely. Search "Love Is Like A Rock". Loved to roller skate to that one.

More straight-up garage rock than new wave, but I had this record when I was a kid and played it to death. You'll love it, though!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxkjvKBPQjo

Okay, it's an 80's track but COME. ON.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3CmO-lCtos

That was my 7-year old me jam. That one and J. Geils's "Flamethrower."

https://youtu.be/W0sNmPPdQ88

Talking Heads and the Police def not what I had in mind per the original post. Blondie = eh sorta but not always

I know that’ Pat Travers one is 80s, but sounds like he still wants to be in the 70s.

Pete Townshend sort of fits in here doesn’t he?

https://youtu.be/4FZbcoWrUsw

Switchin to Glide = definitely

vegemite girl is gonna be very upset with this billy squier praise

(he rules)

That Pat Travers track was really good until the vocals came in.

It was certainly a weird fit on the Valley Girl soundtrack. Came to mind as something caught between eras.

this Blondie knockoff is pretty great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vlqPSsO9fg

^^^ love that, thanks!

https://youtu.be/kskwZW9iQNM

The Allies were also responsible for "Emma Peel", in my Top 10 tracks of the '80s. Great local band.

Oops. Contemporaries with the same name, but not the same band.

Reviving because I am slowly working my way through this phase of classic rock and am compiling a playlist. So any fresh suggestions would be appreciated!

Started my day with this album...and check out this video. So punque! Why did French TV have all the fun?

https://youtu.be/O62larcuPeg

https://imageevent.com/halpen/1977montypunk

‘Driver’s Seat’ by Sniff n’ the Tears, little too polished for punk, bit too edgy for classic rock. No surprise PTA used it on Boogie Nights when things started going south.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpo_BO5vFII

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzOrbhiaw_s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B0hmevx1R8

1980, but Alice Cooper - "Clones (We're All)" is classic

‘Driver’s Seat’ by Sniff n’ the Tears, little too polished for punk, bit too edgy for classic rock. No surprise PTA used it on Boogie Nights when things started going south.

Dug out the Pretty Things 1980 reunion LP (and cheapie bin perennial) Cross Talk. Quite Costello-y, Post-Pub Rock. Phil May even affects a tongue in cheek Sting accent at one point.

1980: X-Teens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqnonXMqstw

Now spinning Phil Lynott's Solo In Soho, a good bit of which fits in here.

Carolyne Mas? His first three albums were in an album haul given to me. Surprised that I still remembered "Stillsane," which only made it to #71 in the States, but turns out it was Top 10 in Toronto (the follow-up, "Quote Goodbye Quote" was a hit here too). I suspect she has completely vanished from playlists by now. She's 65 and keeps a homepage.

https://carolynemas.com/

"Her first three albums..."

Okay, Shaun Cassidy has zero rock cred...but I had no idea about his bit w Todd Rundgren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgT98lU7aws

...really caught on to the new wave "paranoid man" theme going around at the time.

Is he trying to sound like Iggy Pop?