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Space Age Love Song (Orchestral Version) - A Flock Of Seagulls (Original Post) BootinUp Nov 5 OP
Love The Tune ProfessorGAC Nov 6 #1
I don't know too much about the band but aparently the BootinUp Nov 7 #2

ProfessorGAC

(75,248 posts)
1. Love The Tune
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 07:11 PM
Nov 6

I always thought they'd be bigger.
Despite their thick, lush sound, they remembered that rock is about drums & guitars.
It's an approach that worked great for The Cars & Duran Duran, but didn't work like I thought it would for these guys.
They had a strong image, too. It surprises me they weren't far more successful.

BootinUp

(50,629 posts)
2. I don't know too much about the band but aparently the
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:19 AM
Nov 7

original guitarist leaving in the early years really had an impact. Saw that on the wikipedia.

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