BlueAir Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 This thread is for those of you who want to post rare and obscure music of the '80s.It can be anything from lesser known songs of big bands to those that never touched the charts.I want to start it off with this little gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Ooh good topic! I've been listening to some of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' more obscure tracks lately, so some those came instantly to mind. I can't find 'Why" on Youtube, so here's this:http://youtu.be/cvS58sxIG40Also, and Viceman Cometh will be with me on this, one from the Northeast Ohio area:http://youtu.be/V2K9ArYPbJgOne more:http://youtu.be/kkh7pihtgU8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAir Posted July 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Awesome song from my top favorite band,The Fixx! Heres a Soviet rock band KINO,great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAir Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Heres another gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekka Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7pYgX-dSp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekka Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'm tossing this one into the mix because Tony Harnell is an impressive tenor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekka Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb1PwVqNKWQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tekka Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I've been wracking my brain all morning to remember some really obscure stuff I've not listened to or thought about in years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laYyZ5qcVZQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGvKfnsYms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAir Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I am shocked that you posted Boowy,which is good!I would never thought that anyone here knew about them:thumbsup:While were on '80s J-pop,heres a VERY '80s music video!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ZtGaTa-R0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ZtGaTa-R0 Great songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekka Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ZtGaTa-R0 I used to have a youtube account that I uploaded Boowy music videos and TV appearances on. Every single one of the Boowy videos I uploaded had 1.5-2+ million views. Not surprisingly I got taken down since I obviously was not the band or the record company. What was interesting about it was that TONS of Japanese dudes in their 40s kept writing to me and thanking me for uploading songs by their favorite band. They'd talk about how they listened to them when they were growing up and going to high school and college. That was interesting since I was just some dude in his early 20s who'd never even been to Japan. I had no idea how big that band was among guys of a certain age. I'd thought most of their fans had been chicks, but nope it was mostly dudes. Even the youtube demographics charts I had on my account showed that. I just wish that the band or the record company would upload their music videos. I like the band and think they are doing a disservice to themselves since you can't really see or hear them in America and you can't really download their songs anywhere (last time I checked they only had one album on itunes and it wasn't one of the really cool ones like Psychopath.)There are a lot of genuinely good Japanese rock bands and musicians out there. Most of whom are totally unknown outside of Japan. When you do come across one, and you know their work, you can't even find out much of anything about them or their music. It just isn't documented in English or some other gaijin tongue so nothing comes up on search engines or wikipedia type sites.Oh and thanks for sharing that video. I've heard of her, but never seen or heard anything by her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekka Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Let's go to England before I was even born. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNa8SQheJBs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tekka Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPIYfd6v3CI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 1985 Lithuanian disco song:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplo Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 When I hear this Lithuanian song, I hear strong resemblences to euro disco music in general. I think that stuff widely known all over Europe, except for the UK, but almost completely unknown in the US. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YJVQIf8JBQ All these songs must be from around 85, I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplo Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Here's some "pre-Vice" italo disco: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAir Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Sorry to bump an old thread but I found this catchy song from Germany by this group/or guy called Mauro.Awesome cover art too:sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplo Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Never heard of "Mauro".Are you sure it's really German?It's just because all over Europe in the 80s, Italo Disco was quite popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger390X Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ahhhhhhhhhhh Gazebo...I love that song! I also like the post of TNT.Funny...I consider myself quite an audiophile and I am surprised I never hear of that band until now. Surprizingly your correct about the capabilities of the tenor voice as it is quite good. they never broke into the Canadian market place but other European bands such as Propoganda did well over here and the like.I saw FM in concert a couple of times and also went to a Supertramp Concert where Nash the Slash was the opening act. A night to remember... Here in Niagara I used to listen to a very progressive alternative station called CFNY and they played all the coolest music of the 80's back then. Stuff you would never hear on any other radio station. Now of course it is considered classic and the kids eat it up on you tube etc but I remember being there enjoying this modern music when it came out. Sadly todays alternative music lacks a bit of lustre. I listen to a station in Buffalo NY and its playlist is not the top 40 or classic stiff of other stations but it seems to lack some "gene say quaw" (sorry about the French spelling) The thing about Miami vice was there was such a broad variety of really good music to choose from back in those days and they seemed to have aired some really good stuff and left out a lot. Well sadly there were a definitive number of episodes and an infinite amount of great music. Keep it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Fantastic stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 .... Here in Niagara I used to listen to a very progressive alternative station called CFNY and they played all the coolest music of the 80's back then. Stuff you would never hear on any other radio station.... Do you mean this here? http://player.edge.ca/#stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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