New Wave artists aging gracefully. An 80's world gone by…

djrioblog ^ | November 26, 2013 | DJ Rio

[OKSooner]

I can tell you who ain't aging gracefully and that's Natalie Merchant. We went to see her in concert with... a local symphony orchestra recently and she was like a nutty little cat lady.

Totally affected by... something.

[riri]

Sad to see Blondie getting so old. She was the epitome of cool at that time.

When I see celebrities, like Bowie, etc., looking that crappy--I know there are no plastic surgery, anti-aging options that really work. Unless you wanna look like Stretch Pelosi.

[MadeInOhio]

Go Gos and Bananarama. Gorgeous in the 80s. Gorgeous in 2013.

[JaguarXKE]

Loved Nina’s voice, but dang! She lookin’ scary these days!

[raccoonradio]

Some of them no longer with us, like Patty Donahue of the Waitresses (”I Know What Boys Like”, “Christmas Wrapping”)

I remember in the 70s MAD magaazine did a feature where they used photo retouching (these days it would be photoshopping?) showing the Beatles in their 70s. They didn’t know at the time John would die at 40 and George at 58

[dfwgator]

and Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles...well, I’m still jealous of her...LOL!

I can see why, she still looks great.

[dfwgator]

Sad to see Blondie getting so old. She was the epitome of cool at that time.

Debbie Harry was already well in her thirties when Blondie hit it big. I saw pictures of her back when she was a hippy chick in the 60s, and she was stunning back then.

[dfwgator]

Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood

I thought he died of AIDS a long time ago.

[444Flyer]

Thanks for posting. Graduated HS in the 80’s, and loved this music. Walk down memory lane.:)

[Dysart]

Peter Gabriel. Stuning.

[turducken]

Wow . . . Robert Smith looks old

[midnightcat]

She trained in opera, you know. That is why her voice was so amazingly powerful. Great singer.

[dfwgator]

Bryan Ferry still looks great.

[midnightcat]

Billy Idol looks a little scary but then he always did. Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders....I dunno, she seems to need better hair and makeup in that picture.

[dfwgator]

Proof that being lead singer of Genesis will make you bald.

[dfwgator]

Biggest buzz kill was Kate Bush, what the Hell happened?

[dfwgator]

OMG Pete Burns WTF did he do to himself? Wow can’t tell if it is a man or woman.

So what changed?

[discostu]

I went to a showing of Urgh a few months ago. One of the things that really struck me was how many women were in the wave/punk scene at the time, and how many of them were doing really creative interesting stuff. Made me sad for what’s happened to women in rock since then, now they’re pretty much just cookie cutter divas and the casual listener can’t even tell one from the other.

[Reo]

Chrissie Hynde doesn’t look to happy about the fact that her surviving claim to fame is being Rush’s theme song...

[444Flyer]

Gotta check out these pics.

Morten Harket of A-ha still looks amazing for his age, and he can still hit that falsetto.

From 2008: ‘The Living Daylights’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttg0ew_p-xo