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#Flock of seagulls free
Critics call the album “a benchmark of 80s pop, and a formidable collection of melodramatic love songs.” In other words, a romantic crooner in classic elegant style will hit the stage, so feel free to bring a date-or not.īased on the latest local guidelines, attendees are no longer required to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test AND/OR vaccination for entry into Music in the Park. This extraordinary Music in the Park double date (think of it as two headliners for the price of one) also includes Martin Fry’s ABC, the English pop band that broke out in 1982 with ”The Lexicon of Love“ and a distinctive David Bowie/Roxy Music-influenced sound that we celebrate 40 years later on this rare U.S. If you never got a chance to see them back in the day, here’s your chance, and the band is strong as ever. While Flock of Seagulls no longer qualifies as a hair band, their music has stood the test of time and their timeless classics “I Ran (So Far Away)’ and "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" helped define an era. Take a dive into deep early ’80s synth pop as two of the era’s signature bands share the bill. A deserved classic.First Tech Federal Credit Union Music in the Park presents two icons of the ’80s modern rock movement. Truly this must be one of the best combinations of simple and catchy in the history of pop hooks. I also appreciate how diseased the guitar tone sounds in the first solo. This thing sounds so dramatic it was in danger of looping round to silly, but that echoing guitar riff just sounds too cool to ignore. “Another absolute banger of a synthpop song from the best decade in pop music history. I Ran (So Far Away) (A Flock of Seagulls, 1982) Just listen to the large, spacious recording of Space Age Love Song with its wall of guitar and synthesizer sound that never lets up.ġ. Though they look like a superficial pop band they actually were a band of considerable talent with a powerful sound, particularly in the terrific guitar work of Paul Reynolds. The look unfortunately sometimes overshadows their music. But that’s what happens when the lead singer is a hairstylist. It possesses a kind of charming sentimentality that’s quirky even for 80s synth-pop, A Flock of Seagulls has become an early 80’s icon largely due to their looks, particularly the overwrought hairstyles of their lead singer and the Brit-pop look of the group in general. “Space Age Love Song” is a glorious pseudo-ballad packed with equal parts sweetness and epic grandeur. Space Age Love Songs (A Flock of Seagulls, 1982)
The expertly layered keyboards are emotionally so deep, so heavy it’s as uncommonly beautiful as it is intensely sad.”Ģ. “If you’re looking for a song about missing someone, look absolutely no further. Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Listen, 1983)
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