Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!cepu!ucla-cs!lund 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 Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.2843 Posted: Mon Dec 17 23:18:47 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Dec-84 04:36:39 EST References: <6352@brl-tgr.ARPA> <317@pyuxd.UUCP> Reply-To: lund@ucla-cs.UUCP (Laurence G Lundblade) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 23 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. {ihnp4,cepu,sdcrdcf,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!lund "This is only one possible model for reality - You may choose you own"