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"We've only got one fabourite and that's a cross between Kraftwerk and the Monkeys" says Sylvian lookalike Rhodes.
John Taylor treats the question more seiously : "We're making modern 1980s dance music but not writing off things that are still good. Too many bands go futuristic and modern and too many styles have been poo-poohed for want of a better word? " Try rejected, John ?
"The whole punk thing was great in one way but in another way I think everybody's appreciation level has gone down. I'd like to see a return to the quality, an by that I mean critically acclaimed quality of Rod Stewart and Queen, for example, in the Seventies.
It was at Barbarellas, a night club in central Birmingham that they played their part in developing Birmingham's emerging poser scene.
"It was a very forward venue then for all the punk bands - The Clash, Pistols, all those bands played there very early on. We played Barbarellas with a band called Fashion. We were wondering what the hell was going happen coming in front of all these punks with a rhythm unit and clarinet. But it was really good. We got an encore, It was really odd for the time, nobody else was doing anything like it" Nick reflects, his eyes glazing over as the glory of old campaigns flashes past.
In fact, if you closed your eyes and listened to them going on about the past, you'd think you were in the middle of a war veterans reunion. But open your eyes and what you see is a group of good looking 19-21 year olds convinced they are about to fly to the stars. The grossamer wings are provided by fairy-godpersons Paul and Michael Berrows, the brothers who own Birmingham's fashionable Rum Runner Club. - THE FACE - 1980
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