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(Slicing Up Eyeballs)		Icehouse, the band known mostly for their hit Electric Blue, is releasing a 30-track 2CD/1DVD Greatest Hits collection this fall. For those of us who know them for more than that, THIS IS AWESOME (slicingupeyeballs.com)		34
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ZAZ		2011-07-14 12:47:45 PM

I was in college when Man of Colours was released. I still listen to it. But... have any of the members done anything noteworthy in this millennium?

veedeevadeevoodee		2011-07-14 12:51:29 PM

zato_ichi		2011-07-14 01:19:20 PM

30 pack of Icehouse
www.nicksliquors.com

HulkHands		2011-07-14 01:32:53 PM

This is just... crazy!

OldsmoBuick		2011-07-14 02:34:26 PM

I will be in "Heaven".

/old school

Rent Party		2011-07-14 02:38:26 PM

I do not know them for more than that.

actor212		2011-07-14 02:38:52 PM

Icehouse, the band known mostly for their hit Electric Blue, is releasing a 30-track 2CD/1DVD Greatest Hits collection this fall

FTFY

coachwdb		2011-07-14 02:40:57 PM

Decent band, favorite beer.

Jake Havechek		2011-07-14 02:41:53 PM

When is Modern Girls coming out on DVD?

Thudfark		2011-07-14 02:54:45 PM

Just rediscovered them. Plenty of good stuff. The German version of Uniform is very Sproket.

Uzzah		2011-07-14 03:12:03 PM

"Did somebody call me?"

/no?
//oh.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2011-07-14 03:16:12 PM

Huh, I actually don't remember ever hearing that one. I do remember a bunch of other ones MTV used to play in their first couple years of existence - "Icehouse", "We Can Get Together", "Great Southern Land" and a couple others.

KJUW89		2011-07-14 03:17:12 PM

Man of Colours is an awesome CD - I still listen to it from time to time. The song I know most from the CD is My Obsession, but Heartbreak Kid is a favorite.

Jake Havechek		2011-07-14 03:20:42 PM

No Promises (new window)

Surly U. Jest		2011-07-14 03:25:25 PM

As somebody who is listening to Primitive Man, I getting a kick...

ZAZ		2011-07-14 03:28:45 PM

"Heartbreak Kid" is also my favorite. Apparently it is cliche 80s pop or something like that judging by the reaction of a college student I played it for a few years ago. That's OK. I'll keep my dated tastes.

Keyser_Soze_Death		2011-07-14 03:39:01 PM

I'll just leave these two here:

Icehouse (new window)

Hey Little Girl (new window)

Quiefenburger		2011-07-14 03:41:59 PM

Always in competition with Icehouse when the keg kitty was running low. Pick your poison folks.

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Keyser_Soze_Death		2011-07-14 03:43:56 PM

Higher quality version:

Icehouse (new window)

/I miss Russell Mulcahy music videos

SlagginOff		2011-07-14 04:09:40 PM

Icehouse gives me terrible diarrhea.

Nadie_AZ		2011-07-14 04:40:44 PM

Holy shiat, the mullets, the keytar, the saxophone ... and the dude just standing around in the video.

Ah, the 80s. Somebody kill me. I don't want to relive it.

/did like the music, tho

kanesays		2011-07-14 04:51:07 PM

You`ve gotta be out of your mind.

Crazy.

SN1987a goes boom		2011-07-14 05:09:16 PM

Who the hell are Icehouse?

fusillade762		2011-07-14 06:06:45 PM

I was huge into 80s new wave and electronica. I went clubbing just about every weekend in the late 80s. I religiously taped "120 Minutes" every Sunday.

And as much as I don't want to be "That guy" I have to say I've never heard of this band before today.

Don't know how these folks slipped under my radar.

SunsetLament		2011-07-14 06:26:13 PM

Is it going to be 30 tracks of Electric Blue remixes?

SunsetLament		2011-07-14 06:29:00 PM

fusillade762: I was huge into 80s new wave and electronica. I went clubbing just about every weekend in the late 80s. I religiously taped "120 Minutes" every Sunday.

And as much as I don't want to be "That guy" I have to say I've never heard of this band before today.

Don't know how these folks slipped under my radar.

Impossible. They played the video for Electric Blue every 15 minutes on Mtv for the entire fall and winter of 1987. You couldn't listen to a Top 40 radio station for more than an hour without hearing it.

fusillade762		2011-07-14 06:41:24 PM

SunsetLament: fusillade762: I was huge into 80s new wave and electronica. I went clubbing just about every weekend in the late 80s. I religiously taped "120 Minutes" every Sunday.

And as much as I don't want to be "That guy" I have to say I've never heard of this band before today.

Don't know how these folks slipped under my radar.

Impossible. They played the video for Electric Blue every 15 minutes on Mtv for the entire fall and winter of 1987. You couldn't listen to a Top 40 radio station for more than an hour without hearing it.

That's why it's so farking weird. "Electric Blue" sounds vaguely familiar. It's possible I heard it and just thought it was Tears for Fears or something. Still can't recall ever hearing the band's name, though. And I know for sure I've never seen that video.

Kuroshin		2011-07-14 07:46:50 PM

I might buy this.

1000 Ways to Dye		2011-07-14 08:10:32 PM

For me, Icehouse is known for 99¢ tall cans.

Rent Party		2011-07-14 08:52:54 PM

fusillade762: SunsetLament: fusillade762: I was huge into 80s new wave and electronica. I went clubbing just about every weekend in the late 80s. I religiously taped "120 Minutes" every Sunday.

And as much as I don't want to be "That guy" I have to say I've never heard of this band before today.

Don't know how these folks slipped under my radar.

Impossible. They played the video for Electric Blue every 15 minutes on Mtv for the entire fall and winter of 1987. You couldn't listen to a Top 40 radio station for more than an hour without hearing it.

That's why it's so farking weird. "Electric Blue" sounds vaguely familiar. It's possible I heard it and just thought it was Tears for Fears or something. Still can't recall ever hearing the band's name, though. And I know for sure I've never seen that video.

Oh heck, I was thinking this was ELO's "Midnight Blue."

I've never actually heard of these guys, either.

Cargo		2011-07-14 09:30:11 PM

Keyser_Soze_Death: Higher quality version:

Icehouse (new window)

/I miss Russell Mulcahy music videos

I was in 8th grade when I saw this band on Mtv. They had videos and concert footage for the songs "We Can Get Together," "Sister," "I Can't Help Myself," and "Icehouse." I liked their stuff and bought the album and thought it, too, was really cool.

But got damb, that Icehouse video scared the piss out of me. I still don't know if I could watch it.

I tried to watch Kim Carnes' "Draw of the Cards" video a couple years ago since it also scared the hell out of me as a kid. It's still a little too creepy.

Which is weird because I now love creepy stuff. How strange.

Here's a link for "Draw of the Cards" if you want to see how creepy it is (especially at the end). It's actually a cool song.

Link (new window)