Airwolf_BDTW

Airwolf_BDTW t1_je728tl wrote

I don't want to get into the tedious genre debates, but I personally think of Television as "proto-punk".

In terms of the timelines, first wave English punk is basically 1976-1980 in my mind. Punk was basically over in England when the 80s got going.

When it comes to American punk rock, I think of the first wave as extending out to around the mid-80s. I will readily admit to not being a big Fugazi guy, so I wasn't aware they had formed that late.

This is all quite subjective and IMO only.

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Airwolf_BDTW t1_je6p5kg wrote

That debut Third Eye Blind album is incredible. There are so many just excellent, infectious, and perfectly-crafted "alterna-pop" songs on that album.

In terms of your question, I can think of two 80s synth-pop/New Wave acts that are thought of as one hit wonders that actually have a bunch of great songs: Talk Talk (It's My Life) and A Flock of Seagulls (I Ran - So Far Away).

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