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levdrakon
11-16-2006, 07:19 PM
It was a compilation album I bought probably around 1980 or so. I went to college in '82 and I know it was before that, back in high school. 1980 or possibly '78 or '79.

It was a compilation of alternative punk/new wave stuff. This particular song was IMO ahead of its time and more hard core techno than the emerging new wave pop "turning Japanese" drivel emerging on the radio waves at the time.

Either the name of the song was "Shock" or the name of the band was "Shock." The band members were dressed as scary overly makeup'd clowns. They were one of those bands who got together, made one hit song and promptly broke up I imagine. Actually, the song was never a hit per se, but I really liked it.

Any takers? What was the band? What late 70's early 80's compilation "new wave" album did they appear on?
kaylasdad99
11-16-2006, 07:44 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the song was titled We Are The Shock, by "The Shock", and it appeared on Now That's What I Call Music!
levdrakon
11-16-2006, 07:56 PM
My google-fu completely fails me. By what means do you come by this information?
stockton
11-16-2006, 09:52 PM
I think kaylasdad99 was joshin' ya...

Are you positive about the timeframe? I'm exactly the same age as you (started college in 82) and I barely remember this flash in the pan from a few years later:

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/shock/up.shtml

If it's not them you're thinking of, I remember that the good folks at K-TEL had a virtual monopoly on the comp albums of our high-school days. That might help the googlage.
levdrakon
11-16-2006, 10:24 PM
Are you positive about the timeframe? I'm exactly the same age as you (started college in 82) and I barely remember this flash in the pan from a few years later:

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/shock/up.shtml

If it's not them you're thinking of, I remember that the good folks at K-TEL had a virtual monopoly on the comp albums of our high-school days. That might help the googlage.Oh God no, not them.

I think kaylasdad99 might actually be on to it, but I sure wish he'd come back and tell me more.

K-TEL would have had nothing to do with it and I'd like to politely ask you to never mention that name again. :)
Random
11-16-2006, 11:06 PM
The Adicts?