How to become a New Romantic in 2006
1. Realize that Duran Duran made some really interesting and inventive music in the early '80s
2. Find out that all those one-hit wonders like ABC, Soft Cell, and The Eurythmics actually made several albums. Acquire and enjoy them.
3. Realize that Depeche Mode started out as a New Romantic band.
4. Talk Talk did too.
5. Be gay for Boy George.
6. Start to get into all those bands that have long been forgotten except by music critics. OMD, Ultravox, and Japan are good choices here.
7. Realize that Duran Duran were actually a shameless Japan rip-off after all.
2. Find out that all those one-hit wonders like ABC, Soft Cell, and The Eurythmics actually made several albums. Acquire and enjoy them.
3. Realize that Depeche Mode started out as a New Romantic band.
4. Talk Talk did too.
5. Be gay for Boy George.
6. Start to get into all those bands that have long been forgotten except by music critics. OMD, Ultravox, and Japan are good choices here.
7. Realize that Duran Duran were actually a shameless Japan rip-off after all.