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How about that????
It sounds like Peter Murphy.
There isn't as much hook as their early stuff but I'm going to check out more of it.

Thanks!
 
These next two artists are about as varied as you can get. Let's start with Roxy Music alumni Brian Ferry. In 1985, he started getting airplay in the US with songs from his solo album Boys and Girls. Although Slave to Love was very much an adult contemporary ballad, this one was catchy, in that sophisticated way he's known for

Brian Ferry - Don’t Stop the Dance



But I really got into his next album, 1987's Bête Noire, which contains the only song to make the top 40 in the US, with its infectious, funky dance groove

Brian Ferry – Kiss and Tell



Another great song from the album is this one, with a driving beat

Brian Ferry – The Right Stuff



And finally, the funkiest one of all, is this calypso-inspired tune (and the video's nice to look at, too)

Brian Ferry – Limbo
 
I've mentioned these next guys here and there, but haven't formally covered them. Representing U Mass Amherst, Pixies are a real breakout college band. Fronted by Black Francis (stage name) and Kim Deal, they became the foundation that launched several music careers.

Their 1988 debut, Surfer Rosa, gave us Where Is My Mind - which I featured in a Jade Bird cover; and this rocker

Pixies – Gigantic (live)



They followed in '89 with Doolittle, giving us the punk classic Debaser, plus these new wave standards

Pixies – Monkey Gone to Heaven



Pixies - Here Comes Your Man (live)



1990's Bossanova produced the songs Velouria, and Dig for Fire; while their last effort with their original lineup, '91s Trompe le Monde, contained Letter to Memphis, Head On, and this tune

Pixies - Alec Eiffel



Kim Deal went on to play in Throwing Muses, Belly, and - with her sister Kelly, formed The Breeders. Black Francis went solo as Frank Black in '93, generating songs such as Hang On to Your Ego, Headache, and this song, which caught some TV attention

Beavis and Butthead watch Frank Black’s Los Angeles
 
scotchandcigar said:
These next two artists are about as varied as you can get. Let's start with Roxy Music alumni Brian Ferry. In 1985, he started getting airplay in the US with songs from his solo album Boys and Girls. Although Slave to Love was very much an adult contemporary ballad, this one was catchy, in that sophisticated way he's known for

Brian Ferry - Don’t Stop the Dance

But I really got into his next album, 1987's Bête Noire, which contains the only song to make the top 40 in the US, with its infectious, funky dance groove

Brian Ferry – Kiss and Tell

Another great song from the album is this one, with a driving beat

Brian Ferry – The Right Stuff


And finally, the funkiest one of all, is this calypso-inspired tune (and the video's nice to look at, too)

Brian Ferry – Limbo
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I didn't like Brian or Roxy for the longest time when they came out. (Or at least when I first herd them in the early 80's.)
It took a while for me to realize that all of the other bands that I liked that used to say how brilliant Brian was, must be saying it for a reason. Eventually I picked up on it.
scotchandcigar said:
I've mentioned these next guys here and there, but haven't formally covered them. Representing U Mass Amherst, Pixies are a real breakout college band. Fronted by Black Francis (stage name) and Kim Deal, they became the foundation that launched several music careers.

Their 1988 debut, Surfer Rosa, gave us Where Is My Mind - which I featured in a Jade Bird cover; and this rocker

Pixies – Gigantic (live)

They followed in '89 with Doolittle, giving us the punk classic Debaser, plus these new wave standards

Pixies – Monkey Gone to Heaven

Pixies - Here Comes Your Man (live)

1990's Bossanova produced the songs Velouria, and Dig for Fire; while their last effort with their original lineup, '91s Trompe le Monde, contained Letter to Memphis, Head On, and this tune

Pixies - Alec Eiffel

Kim Deal went on to play in Throwing Muses, Belly, and - with her sister Kelly, formed The Breeders. Black Francis went solo as Frank Black in '93, generating songs such as Hang On to Your Ego, Headache, and this song, which caught some TV attention

Beavis and Butthead watch Frank Black’s Los Angeles
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I always liked each version of the Pixies family tree.
 
Much respect for Brian Ferry. But aside from "Love Is The Drug" and "More Than This", I haven't gotten into any of his/their other musics I've heard.

I loved (and still love) Pixies "Here Comes Your Man" but otherwise never sank my teeth into them. The singer from an earlier lineup of my band raved a couple times about the album Doolittle but it did-little to make me a bigger fan. However, Kim's collab with Tanya Donnelly gave us the classic "Cannonball". And Tanya gave us "Feed The Tree" as Belly. So I certainly enjoy pieces from that family/network/chain!
 
My next artists, coincidentally, happen to also hail from Amherst, Massachusetts. The trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph was the original lineup performing as Dinosaur Jr. (actually Dinosaur, until legal issues forced a name change).

Their first bit of fame as a punk/indie/alt rock band came with their 1989 cover of a song by The Cure. Here's a more recent performance

Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven (live)



An original hit, The Wagon, came a year later. Then in '93, their album Where You Been put them on the map with Get Me, Out There, and this radio classic

Dinosaur Jr. – Start Choppin'



Their next album, Without a Sound, produced this hit song

Dinosaur Jr. – Feel the Pain (live on Letterman)



A 1997 follow-up release was their last, before going their separate ways. Barlow was successful with both Sebadoh and Folk Implosion during the hiatus. But the original Dinosaur Jr. lineup reformed in 2007, and in 2009, they released their most popular album, Farm. A multitude of good songs included Over It, Pieces, and this wall-o-guitars

Dinosaur Jr. – I Want You to Know



And just this year, they put out another new album, getting radio airplay with Garden, and this popular XMU tune

Dinosaur Jr. – I Ran Away
 
I have their "Out of Sound" CD. The only song I have digitized is "Feel The Pain".

I am really into their new song "I Ran Away" (first time hearing). Will likely add to my library.
 
I thought "Garden" was the album name but I see now its another song. I dig that one too.

Previewing whole album now ...
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I am really into their new song "I Ran Away" (first time hearing). Will likely add to my library.
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Glad you like it. I was surprised how much I liked it when I first heard it on XMU. Most bands who have been out of the scene for that long, tend to have a hard time making new material. It's definitely a bit less punk, and more folk-rock, which fits their maturity (and mine).
 
scotchandcigar said:
Glad you like it. I was surprised how much I liked it when I first heard it on XMU. Most bands who have been out of the scene for that long, tend to have a hard time making new material. It's definitely a bit less punk, and more folk-rock, which fits their maturity (and mine).
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I bought the whole album. I like almost all the tunes to some degree. For $10 a good investment. ($7.40 more than the 2 songs alone).

Aside from "Feel The Pain" I am neutral on their earlier stuff. Maybe if I had heard it back in the 90s I would have felt differently. I think I was into a harder sound then.
 
Never could get into the pixies even though they’re one of those bands I could revisit.
 
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