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These guys ROCKED , anyone else here into them?
One of the best bands of the '80's.
One of the best bands of the '80's.
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http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpgOriginally posted by Mr Grimsdale
the chazzers are so lucky
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Their sublime lyrics and catchy riffs were a classic definition of what made 80s techno great. Very underrated, and I'd put their debut album on par with Led Zeppelin I. "Too Shy" was an instant classic of instrumental virtuosity....
They also rocked live:
YouTube - Kajagoogoo "Too Shy" - 1983 (Live At 'PopStars)
They influenced music not only with their great melodies, but also with their vastly sophisticated hair styles that thrilled an entire generation of white break dancers.... -
Upon hearing Kajagoogoo's biggest hit, "Too Shy," a person could easily dismiss them as another trendy 80's band in the fashion of peers like Duran Duran, ABC, and A Flock of Seagulls... frontman Limahl had good pop sensibilities in their new wave song structures and also displayed a knack for leaning toward contemporary jazz... I think he is one of most underated frontmen ever.... Nick Beggs is a very good bass player, Stuart Neale's keyboards really bring home the jazzy aspect of the group.... Jez Strode is a AWESOME drummer... his playin' style... you may laugh... resembles a young Keith Moon... and Steve Askew has some great, funky riffs that gell with and enhance the other players. Simply put, Kajagoogoo was an underrated band who showed promise on White Feathers.... and most Americans didn't stay around long enough to pick up their sophomore album, Islands, which is unbelievably great.
White Feathers is not my favorite Kajagoogoo album, it boasts great tracks aplenty and, if they sound a bit like Duran Duran.... it's only because the album was produced by keyboardist Nick Rhodes...
Best songs include "Too Shy" (but of course), but mostly because I love Stuart Neale's keyboards (the best keyboardist since brett tuggle) and Steve Askew's rhhthm guitar more than anything.
it's too bad more people didn't give the band a chance after they dumped lead singer Limahl. The followup is 20 times better! Limahl had Steve Perry like pipes... and the swagger of David Lee Roth to boot.... to simply put it... kanjagoogoo fuckin' rocks!Last edited by WARF; 03-08-2009, 01:01 PM.Comment
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Kajagoogoo are great and Nick Beggs is an awesome bass player! but 'in the fashion of trendy bands like Duran and ABC' is uncalled for since neither of those bands are new wave. ABC's Beauty Stab sounds like 80s prog. Underrated band.Comment
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Kajagoogoo could kick DD's ass in a bar fight.
Originally posted by KristyOriginally posted by cadaverdogComment
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Limahl looks like the long lost twin of one George Lynch...Why settle for something you have, if it's not as good as something you're out to get?
Originally posted by SeshmeisterIt's like putting up a YouTube of Bach and playing Chopstix on your Bontempi...
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Kajagoogoo?!? sounds like something you catch in a vietnamese whorehouse.If I want any shit out of you, I'll squeeze your head.Comment
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That's where George Lynch got his inspiration from....not only the hair but the whole id.ea behind Mr Scary was based on Kajagoogoo's not so well known slapbassathon classic 'The Analog phlid' , Lynch owes a lot to this band and also to many other great British pop bands of the '80'shttp://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpgOriginally posted by Mr Grimsdale
the chazzers are so lucky
so fortunate to be served by the dump messiahComment
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Who's the hot blonde chick front row center ?
Nice hands !BABY PANA 2 IS Coming !! All across the land, let the love and beer flow !
Love ya Mary Frances!Comment
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Isn't that Aimee Mann?!?! lolComment
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Last edited by Panamark; 03-09-2009, 12:14 AM.BABY PANA 2 IS Coming !! All across the land, let the love and beer flow !
Love ya Mary Frances!Comment
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kanjagoogoo reunited this year! lol
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That interviewer's accent... blech.Comment
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahaAHAHHAOriginally posted by Cato
Golden, why are you FAT?http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpgOriginally posted by lesfunk
Much like yourself as the Jim Morrison of Nazi bunker fliesComment
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