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Originally Posted by strange
1.Depeche Mode
What can I say...I grew up a New Wave Headbanger. 120 Minutes and Headbangers Ball were must see TV for me back in the day.
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I thought I'd be the only one so far to mention Depeche Mode. I got laughed at a lot by my friends for being into them, but there was something about their music back then that I felt made them innovative. Their earlier music sounds somewhat dated now, but when it was new, I couldn't find much to compare to it. There were other synthpop bands out, but I didn't think any of them had the same depth that Depeche Mode had.
Also, the Flaming Lips. I had no interest in them until I heard Zaireeka. This album caused me to rethink completely what music could be and how it could be performed and published.
The Gun Club - to me, this is what punk was supposed to be. The fact that I could ever only find a few people who had heard of them made them even more punk to me.
Psychedelic Furs - this was the band that drew me into new wave music. Before hearing them, I was listening to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc. Psychedelic Furs changed my tastes in music.
My Bloody Valentine - this was the band that made me realize I love heavy distortion combined with a great melody and made me search out Jesus and Mary Chain.
The bands that have the biggest influence on my tastes these days would be: Death Cab for Cutie, Beulah, Magnetic Fields, Beta Band, and Fountains of Wayne.