The next 50

(in alphabetical order)

808 State

A-ha

ABBA

Ace of Base

Altered Images

B-52's, the

Bangles, the

Bertoia

Blondie

Browne, Jackson

Buggles, the

Collins, Phil

Costello, Elvis

Dead or Alive

Deep Forest

Def Leppard

Depeche Mode

Dillon Fence

Dire Straits

English Beat, the

Everything But the Girl

Gabriel, Peter

Genesis

Go-Betweens, the

Great Train Robbery, the

Hall & Oates

Idol, Billy

Innocence Mission

Kraftwerk

Lauper, Cyndi

Lemonheads, the

Madonna

Midnight Oil

Missing Persons

Naked Eyes

O'Connor, Sinead

Prince

Rolling Stones, the

Sad Lovers and Giants

Scorpions, the

Scritti Politti

Sherbs, the

Shriekback

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Stewart, John

Style Council, the

Sundays, the

Townshend, Pete

Wang Chung

Yes

My 50 favorite band/artists

(in alphabetical order; most important influences in bold)

Big Country

Book of Love

Cars, the

Catherine Wheel

Church, the

Clash, the

Cocteau Twins, the

Cranberries, the

Cure, the

Devo

Dolby, Thomas

Duran Duran

Eurythmics, the

Ferry, Bryan

Fixx, the

Go Go's, the

Journey

Lush

Men at Work

Men without Hats

Morrissey

My Bloody Valentine

New Order

Nicks, Stevie

Pale Saints, the

Petty, Tom &the Heartbreakers

Pixies, the

Plant, Robert

Police, the

Prefab Sprout

Pretenders, the

Psychedelic Furs, the

Public Image Limited

R.E.M.

Red Rider

Replacements, the

Sade

Saga

Simple Minds

Smiths, the

Stewart, Al

Sugarcubes, the

Talk Talk

Talking Heads, the

Three O'Clock, the

Til Tuesday

U2

Ultra Vivid Scene

Van Halen

Zebra

The name Glasswort

Glasswort is a plant.  It doesn't have to be the name of the band. It's just a placeholder for now.

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I don't look anything like my profile pic.  That's an image of an old D&D character (who I borrowed from a friend for an internet identity).

Greetings

If you are reading this, then you saw my post on http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/muc/ or LImusiciansnetwork.
I am a 47 year old amateur musician with classical training in keyboard and drums and self-training in bass (a little) and outlaw (unconventional tuning) uke. I'm looking to form a new band that writes, performs, and records original music.  My main influences are from the late 70s through 90s and include 70s and 80s pop, postpunk, shoegaze,  hard rock and electronica. (see future post for my 50 favorite bands)
I've played in the Rochester, NY (late 80s) and Madison, WI (late 90s) music scenes and experienced the Triangle, NC scene in the early 90s.
Most recently, I've played around Stony Brook with some work colleagues but that disintegrated as people moved away or got too busy.
I'm looking for guitarists and a drummer (but other skills are welcome) to synergize with in a band, writing, recording, and performing original music. We need band members who are mature (in attitude if not age) and drug free.
I'm in the Rocky Point/Miller Place area and would need to meet near this area due to my home & family situation (I am a caregiver to my spouse, who is physically handicapped, and our 6 yo daughter.
If this sounds interesting, reply to this thread or e-mail me at the address below

In particular, it would be great to hear video or audio files of your original music and playing.
Here are some links of my work (I'm the keyboardist except in the uke track) with my most recent band, Megachild.
Aquaman (8 track demo)
A slowgaze uke jam (solo)
Black-dressed girls (2009 Halloween party)
Pet Sematary (Ramones cover)(2009 Halloween party)