A flock of seagulls

[thebarguest]

The very early stuff ie Peel sesh and first LP is good - good
enough for Peely and the great Bill Nelson (the latter's "Quit
Dreaming and Get on the Beam" album is better electro-pop than anything
AFOS did though).
About 'dated'. The Sex Pistols album sounds dated but most other
punk/new wave (eg Ruts, Ultravox, Magazine, Buzzcocks, JD) sounds
fresh. I think the stuff you like in adolescence always feels 'new'
('16 Again' by the 'Cocks is a great song).

Cheers,
Shughie McFee



--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart Maclean" <sdmaclean@...> wrote:
>
> I have to concur that they were bloody awful, even at the time.  I
> have a Tube DVD that they are on.  The summary of it is "if you don't
> have any good songs, try pink sunglasses".  Drivel.  Irony is that I
> think I bought a 7" or two back in the day, impressionable age and all
> that, trying to be obscure, blah blah.
> 
> BTW, here in the US they are definitely better known that in the UK. 
> I think they may have featured on early MTV.  That Rip It Up book
> (heartlily recommended) suggests same.
> 
> Stuart
>