Monday again and time for some more OMM. This time it's something from the New Wave of the early 1980s and one of the best Canadian bands of that genre at the time - Burlington, Ontario's own Spoons.
Gordon Deppe and Sandy Horne dated when they were students at Aldershot School in Burlington and formed the band with a couple of friends. Their debut studio album "Stick Figure Neighbourhood" came out in 1981 and was engineered by none other than Daniel Lanois, who you may see in a future instalment of OMM. The next year saw the release of their breakout disc "Arias & Symphonies" which featured three Canadian top-40 hits.
The video I've linked above was released by the band in 1984 on the soundtrack for the film "Listen to the City." To me this is peak New Wave from the '80s with all of its keyboards and synthesizers and faux-British-accented vocals, plus some solid rock staples like the "doo doo doo" chorus and handclaps. Plus check out those hairstyles, absolutely epic. The TTC setting for the video is very nostalgic for me too as I rode it a lot when I lived in Toronto in the early '90s.
Now on to the painting...
- Norm brings out the big guns for his Napoleonic Austrians!
- Jez with "assorted" Landsknechts!
- Aaron presents a Star Wars Legion bada$$ and some tiny Ork APCs!
Great video and musical intro Dallas. Neat to see the older TTC subway cars in action in the background!
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice Dallas, taking me way back. I saw Spoons open for Gowan in 1986ish and they were great. My geeky fiends and I had crushes on Sandy and joked that we'd like to meet up with her after the show, only to se the band later on the streets of downtown Halifax.
ReplyDeleteGreat pick, Dallas! Another song that comes up in rotation in our household.
ReplyDeleteWait'll you get a load of next week's OMM pick Curt! And yes Sandy was cute wasn't she, even with that very '80s hair ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat hair was hot in 1986
DeleteOk so yep definitely early 80’s uk fit, I am trying to think back to bands that were similar in look or maybe sound ? Soft cell, Spandau ballet, haircut 100 and style council all jumped into my head for different reasons - nice trip down memory lane.
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