Talk:List of New Romantics

This article was nominated for deletion on 11 November 2008 (UTC). The result of the discussion was no consensus.

November 2008

Ref and Accuracy Tags

It's a new article so I've been generous and not nominated it for deletion yet, although it is a candidate and needs an accuracy proof. It is unreferenced and inaccurate and appears to be totally WP:OR. Some of the artists listed do not belong here; a previous List of New Romantic Artists was deleted for this reason. Editors are to check each article for conflicting consensus before listing a artist here, if it becomes another free for all then it will be WP:AFD.andi064 ^{T . C} 14:17, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I added Dubious flags to the worst offenders. Not exlusive as I dont know some of the artists listed here and dont have time to look them all up. Some articles say that artist was specifically not new romantic, yet it is still listed, seems someone dosnt know diferance between new wave and new romantic? 92.41.91.175 (talk) 19:40, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh for God's sake, DELETE this crap article. It is truly ridiculous, totally inaccurate, and obviously made by people who clearly have NO IDEA what the New Romantic movement was (they tend to confuse NR with 80s synthpop). Tears For Fears were NOTHING to do with the NR movement. EVER!79.66.34.161 (talk) 03:41, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can see Tears For Fears tagged as not being a New Romantic band. But Thompson Twins would pass muster, and Culture Club was about as New Romantic as you could get. Remember, NR is not the same as "synthpop", but there is a lot of overlap. Deprod. Squidfryerchef (talk) 05:58, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see how the Thompson Twins would pass as NR either. They were a dance/pop new wave band and wild and wacky haircuts alone don't equal NR. Culture Club possibly, but more Boy George rather than the band itself.79.66.40.77 (talk) 05:13, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, New Romantic as I understand it was as much a fashion style as a music style. It was usually synthpop but there were exceptions like Adam Ant. New Wave is an even more inclusive term, and depending on the speaker can include almost any style that suddenly became popular between 1979 and 1983. Squidfryerchef (talk) 06:18, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New Romanticism wasn't a musical style at all, it was a fashion movement and visual style that involved make-up and ostentatious, flamboyant clothing that was reminiscent of the classical Romanticism period of history (late 18th/19th century). The music that Visage were making (electro/synthpop) was totally different from that of Adam and the Ants - so you can't consider it a musical style. As for Thompson Twins - definitely not. You can't compare the New Romantic movement with genres such as punk because punk was both music (punk rock) and a visual style.GoldCoaster (talk) 15:16, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John Foxx

Listen "The Garden" album —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.232.221.46 (talk) 23:50, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Something In The Air

OK, that genre is less identified with that bands. Depeche Mode, John Foxx (Metamatic era), Ultravox (post-Ha! Ha! Ha! era), Numan, Human League and Soft Cell says something like "We are synthpop or electronic artists", but it seems the only New Ro artists are that people who played in that Billy's and Blitz club.

New Ro were that people who combined synthpop or synthesizer based-rhythms with rock or pop (the latter influenced heavily by glam or bubblegum artists like Glitter Band), plus often or sometimes Jazz and soul. Both Spandau Ballet and early Level 42 combined all that rythms, however i can't understand why the latter band is questioned. The same thing i say about Thompson Twins, they are combining synthpop with pop rythms. The New Romantics also depends of posh wearing or look, and good presence, like Duran Duran and Japan. John Foxx and Simple Minds, for example had all that previous thing i wrote. Classix Nouveaux, Japan or Tears For Fears didn't had that second home called Blitz or Billy's.

The Ants were wearing that XVII century clothes during the Prince Charming era. During that time they played many happy-pop with electric drums. For this reason i am saying the Ants are New Ro. Don't mention the previos materials of "Dirk Wears..." or "Kings of the Wild Frontier"

Think more than one time.

And New Romantic is a New Wave subgenre, like Post-punk or insustrial.