![]() “Detectives” was, if you will, sort of epic in the new wave, masterful in its restraint, almost Dylan-esque in its mysterious story and film-noir-like imagery. There are so many Elvis songs to pick from his first three albums, you could just about throw a dart and be happy with your choice. We tried to combine the ideas of “best” and “most impactful.” And, of course, we’re trying to instigate an argument.ġ0. “Watching the Detectives”-Elvis Costello Sometimes, we picked the best-known song-the “hit”-and other times went a little deeper to a preferred song. We also stuck to the late-’70s/early-’80s heyday. Most of the acts listed here have at least a handful of songs that could have been chosen, but for this 20-song list we kept to the one-band/one-song dictate. (It also mutated into “new music” and later “alt-rock.”) It was a term you could toss around and people had a general idea of what you were talking about. For a few years, “new wave,” nebulous and vague as it was, worked. New wave bands might have crawled out of pub-rock or twisted out of power pop, edged in from the synth-pop field or rock-reggae terrain. Gordon Lightfoot’s Tale of a Ship’s Crew and Its Captain.Top Albums May 1981: We Were in Paradise.Gordon Lightfoot on Touring and Writing His Hits: A Recent Interview with the Canadian Legend.Johnny Cash’s ‘Unchained’ With Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: A Dream Come True.Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: Real-Life Jersey Boys Still at It.Rock Hall 2023 Inductees Include Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and The Spinners.Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’: The Ultimate Concept Album.13 Classic Triple Albums: When Rockers Expanded the Limits.Bernie Taupin Memoir, ‘Scattershot,’ Coming.When Steve Miller, Peter Cetera Criticized the Rock Hall.Moody Blues’ “Children’s Children…” Goes Deluxe.Live Nation Offering $25 Concert Tickets.Olivia Newton-John Gets Duets Collection, ‘Just the Two of Us’.The Moody Blues and Four Tops’ ‘Simple Game’.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 100 Crucial Omissions.Peter Gabriel Shares Stunning 5th Track From New Studio Album, ‘i/o’.Eric Clapton: ‘Stephen Stills, Carlos Santana Were 1st Ones in For 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival’.Paul Simon’s ‘There Goes Rhymin’ Simon’: American Tunes.‘What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?’: Soundtrack Review.
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