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The Thomas Dolby Set Starting with his first album.
There were so many different releases (around 6?) of... 
...The Golden Age of Wireless ...Radio Silence My CD version has a wimpier version of this tune but luckily the LP version i've got includes this more muscular guitar version. ...Airwaves (Radio Edit of the longer 5:12 version) ...Europa And The Pirate Twins ...Windpower (Extended version) ...One Of Our Submarines (12" version) I purposely left the "hit" out of this set. It's been played to death and he's got other material. One of my favorite 80s artists. Music for adventurous listeners tA  Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: ...Europa And The Pirate Twins I purposely left the "hit" out of this set. It's been played to death and he's got other material. One of my favorite 80s artists.  one of my favorites, too!
Btw, I was wondering why I kept hearing different versions of "Radio Silence"! Like everyone else, I had heard "Blinded Me With Science" all over the radio...but I remember one night in DC in '82, down in a Georgetown theater (I think it was just before a midnight showing of "Rocky Horror" ,  )-they were playing music before the show, and "Europa and The Pirate Twins" came over the speakers---- although had no idea of the title, or who it was at the time, but I was was dying to find out. Later that year, at a record store, I just happened to be going through some 45s.....and I saw a Thomas Dolby single that wasn't "Science". being curious, I just flipped the single sleeve over, saw there were printed lyrics, so I started reading... I was surprised when I recognized the lyrics..."We'll be the Pirate Twins again, Europa, Oh, my country...."
I snapped that thing up, and I've been a fan ever since!!!! ... [Edited 4/20/10 14:16pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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From the 2nd album...
...The Flat Earth ...Dissidents ...Screen Kiss ...Mulu The Rain Forest ...I Scare Myself ...Hyperactive! Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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This was my favorite : ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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brilliant artist. criminally underrated. Airwaves, One of Our Submarines, and The Flat Earth are some of my favorite tracks of the 80's. * * *
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Saw him perform at the Greek Theater in Hollywood back in the early 80's. His music speaks for itself, but I was blown away by his dynamic performance. His music LIVE sounded WAY better than I ever expected it would, and the stage show itself was like a dream. During the show, there was this giant pair of spectacles that hung over the stage that played various video "enhancements" that coincided with the songs. It was an awesome show that I'll never forget. Thomas Dolby has definitely been underrated throughout most of his career.
His music has been the soundtrack for many special moments in my life. There's so much more to Thomas Dolby than "...Science!".  | |
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paligap said: one of my favorites, too!
Btw, I was wondering why I kept hearing different versions of "Radio Silence"! Like everyone else, I had heard "Blinded Me With Science" all over the radio...but I remember one night in DC in '82, down in a Georgetown theater (I think it was just before a midnight showing of "Rocky Horror" , )-they were playing music before the show, and "Europa and The Pirate Twins" came over the speakers---- although had no idea of the title, or who it was at the time, but I was was dying to find out. Later that year, at a record store, I just happened to be going through some 45s.....and I saw a Thomas Dolby single that wasn't "Science". being curious, I just flipped the single sleeve over, saw there were printed lyrics, so I started reading... I was surprised when I recognized the lyrics..."We'll be the Pirate Twins again, Europa, Oh, my country...."
I snapped that thing up, and I've been a fan ever since!!!! ... Cool story. Isn't great when you locate a mystery tune you've been looking for? 
Yeah, here's the other version of... ...Radio Silence Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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A few missing links from the early days...
...Leipzig (Live from his Sole Inhabitant Tour) ...Urges ...The Wreck of the Fairchild (missing from U.S. releases of TGAOW) (the poster tagged this with Airwaves which is fine  )
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another early link, "Urban Tribal (from "Live Wireless") http://www.youtube.com/wa...r_embedded ... ... [Edited 4/21/10 7:01am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Everytime I hear Dolby I think of the 80's, The fashion, movies, and lingo.  National Funk League✮✮ | |
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PDogz said: Saw him perform at the Greek Theater in Hollywood back in the early 80's. His music speaks for itself, but I was blown away by his dynamic performance. His music LIVE sounded WAY better than I ever expected it would, and the stage show itself was like a dream. During the show, there was this giant pair of spectacles that hung over the stage that played various video "enhancements" that coincided with the songs. It was an awesome show that I'll never forget. Thomas Dolby has definitely been underrated throughout most of his career.
His music has been the soundtrack for many special moments in my life. There's so much more to Thomas Dolby than "...Science!". Amen. I got to see the L.A. stop on his Sole Inhabitant Tour in 2006: http://prince.org/msg/8/185529 One man show, and he "built" each tune from the ground up right onstage. Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: PDogz said: Saw him perform at the Greek Theater in Hollywood back in the early 80's. His music speaks for itself, but I was blown away by his dynamic performance. His music LIVE sounded WAY better than I ever expected it would, and the stage show itself was like a dream. During the show, there was this giant pair of spectacles that hung over the stage that played various video "enhancements" that coincided with the songs. It was an awesome show that I'll never forget. Thomas Dolby has definitely been underrated throughout most of his career.
His music has been the soundtrack for many special moments in my life. There's so much more to Thomas Dolby than "...Science!". Amen. I got to see the L.A. stop on his Sole Inhabitant Tour in 2006: http://prince.org/msg/8/185529 One man show, and he "built" each tune from the ground up right onstage. ...and I bet he did it with ease. In that way, he reminded me a lot of Prince. They're both very comfortable with the process of production. | |
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PDogz said: theAudience said: Amen. I got to see the L.A. stop on his Sole Inhabitant Tour in 2006: http://prince.org/msg/8/185529 One man show, and he "built" each tune from the ground up right onstage. ...and I bet he did it with ease. In that way, he reminded me a lot of Prince. They're both very comfortable with the process of production. He made it look easy. You can observe the process in the Leipzig track above. Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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From his third solo album...
...Aliens Ate My Buick ...Key To Her Ferrari ...Airhead ...Hot Sauce ...Pulp Culture ...My Brain Is Like A Sieve ...Budapest by Blimp
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paligap said: ...
This was my favorite : ... Great vibe.
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I've got and enjoy the first two albums. "Airwaves" is my fave! Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: I've got and enjoy the first two albums. "Airwaves" is my fave!
One of mine also. Outside of enjoying his music, I have a great deal of respect for him. Instead of putting out material just to have something out there, when he felt he had nothing to offer up to his standards, he simply stopped releasing material. Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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paligap said: ...
another early link, "Urban Tribal (from "Live Wireless") http://www.youtube.com/wa...r_embedded ...  Looks like i'll be investing in another version of TGAOW (Remastered & Expanded w/Bonus DVD)
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StarMon said: Everytime I hear Dolby I think of the 80's, The fashion, movies, and lingo.It's interesting to note that if you take into consideration the work he's done with other artists during that decade (Trent Reznor, Foreigner, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Prefab Sprout, Depeche Mode, etc) along with his own material, that his name doesn't come up here that often. Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Great post, theAudience! One of my favorite musicians. There's not an album of his that I don't like. They each have a different sound, but they're still uniquely Dolby. He's so criminally underappreciated. Had a friend that saw him in Memphis on his Sole Inhabitant tour. I was quite jealous (he did grab the tour DVD for me, but forgot to get Dolby to sign it!). My friend even got to play the "digital claps" on Europa.
One of those artists that I would spend hours devouring each new release (listening, reading liner notes, etc.). The one thing I don't have of his is the original Wireless release with Wreck of the Fairchild and Radio Silence (guitar version). So I'm really wanting to get a hold of the new remastered edition. That release also has a DVD of the Live Wireless concert video. That alone is worth the price. I'm listening to an audio rip of that concert right now. Thanks again for this post. Glad to know there are other fans of Dolby on here. It reminds me of seeing Dolby on Soul Train in '88 (Airwaves, Hot Sauce). When Don Cornelius asked him about something he replied... "Sign of the times mess with your mind. Hurry before it's too late." [Edited 4/22/10 9:33am] | |
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theAudience said: StarMon said: Everytime I hear Dolby I think of the 80's, The fashion, movies, and lingo.It's interesting to note that if you take into consideration the work he's done with other artists during that decade (Trent Reznor, Foreigner, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Prefab Sprout, Depeche Mode, etc) along with his own material, that his name doesn't come up here that often. Music for adventurous listeners Speaking of that --his collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto, "Field Work" : http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related and he was such a great collaborator with Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout..there was so much of Dolby's DNA in the 'Two Wheels Good'/'Steve McQueen' album especially in "Desire As"...whe I first heard it in early '85, I just assumed it was a new Thomas Dolby song... http://www.youtube.com/wa...qZKcpOYZME ... [Edited 4/22/10 8:26am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I also love the piece, "I Love You, Goodbye" This dropped in the early90's and I was really hoping for more like this...as you pointed out, though I guess I gotta just appreciate the existing work...it reminds me of something the late David Mills said (to 'Elroy') about our favorite artists not producing on demand anymore...that sometimes they've already really given what they've come to give, so we should just appreciate what is there.... http://www.youtube.com/wa...BNcdtT4Z4M ... [Edited 4/22/10 7:56am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: ...
I also love the piece, "I Love You, Goodbye" This dropped in the early90's and I was really hoping for more like this...as you pointed out, though I guess I gotta just appreciate the existing work...it reminds me of something the late David Mills said (to 'Elroy') about our favorite artists not producing on demand anymore...that sometimes they've already really given what they've come to give, so we should just appreciate what is there.... http://www.youtube.com/wa...BNcdtT4Z4M Great tune. That one was part of my next segment. From his 4th solo album... 
...Astronauts & Heretics ...I Live In A Suitcase (Live from the Sole Inhabitant Tour) ...Close But No Cigar  What, no That's Why People Fall In Love, Neon Sisters or Beauty of a Dream on the Tube!!!
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a perfect album 
the female n the pic is his wife use to be an actress | |
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Joni Mitchell?
I used to love me some Airhead. Space for sale... | |
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This track sounded a few years ahead of its time to me. My fav track (I only own his first 2 albums). | |
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funkpill said:
a perfect album
the female n the pic is his wife use to be an actress 
...Kathleen Beller 
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sosgemini said: Joni Mitchell?
He played on and co-produced a number of tracks on... 
...Dog Eat Dog (1985) To work with Joni Mitchell was a teenage fantasy of mine — she's a sublime artist, set apart from almost anyone. I like the Dog Eat Dog album, but making it was a little like a series of dental appointments. Not my most treasured memory. What's important though is the end result, which stands up on its own. http://emusician.com/em_s...ght_oct07/ Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: StarMon said: Everytime I hear Dolby I think of the 80's, The fashion, movies, and lingo.It's interesting to note that if you take into consideration the work he's done with other artists during that decade (Trent Reznor, Foreigner, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Prefab Sprout, Depeche Mode, etc) along with his own material, that his name doesn't come up here that often. Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records True.National Funk League✮✮ | |
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