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From: lund@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: What does \"New Wave\" mean?
Message-ID: <2843@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 23:18:47 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 17 23:18:47 1984
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Reply-To: lund@ucla-cs.UUCP (Laurence G Lundblade)
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Summary: 

I don't think the term has to apply to the "type" of music, but can be
applied to when and how the music evovled, became popular, was produced,
or whatever you want.
  Back in the 70's I was listening mainly to AOR (Genesis, Jethro Tull..).
By about 1980 I began to grow tired of it. I don't think I was the only one.
I listened to some Jazz and classical for a while, sort of looking for 
something new. Well, I eventually wound up listening to a station here
in L.A. called KROQ which was mostly reponsible for popularizing the "New Wave"
of different music in L.A. One reason I think it was called a "wave" is
because it all sort of rolled in at once. Many of the groups that started
the new wave were around in the 70's (Talking Heads, Cars, Blondie), but
got little top 40 play. A lot of good music had been produced and few
people were playing it so what happened is a few people discovered
it and it spread rapidly. I think another place that the term "wave" might
be applicable is the music coming from the U.K.

		Laurence G. Lundblade
		UCLA CS  Dept.
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