Everyone cheered to show they didn't mind. "I hope you guys like my new Seagulls hairdo," Score said between songs as he rubbed his bald-shaven dome. Of course, not everything can be the same. "We've got a few songs for you tonight, some old and some new," said singer Mike Score, before going into the next song full of jangly guitar backed by sexy synth chords and an ever-driving drum beat.Ī Flock of Seagulls is still really tight after all these years, and Score's voice has held up nicely through the maddest party decade ever experienced. "It's 1982 again," cried the guitar player between hits, surely pleased to see the dance floor so full. The crowd danced around under the blue lights and got their robot on. They ripped into the first song, "Modern Love Is Automatic," from their debut EP. The foursome stood before an array of lights, which simulated a perfect blue sky filled with seagulls and a cutesy cartoon of the lead singer circa MTV days. There was an intermission between bands from midnight to 1 a.m., and while people drank, smoked and waited, they danced to more '80s classics from Miami's DJ Essential6.Īfter an hour of steady rockin', the music hushed, the crowd wailed and the band ascended the stage. The place was pretty packed with '80s kids of all ages, swinging their arms around and singing lyrics into each other's faces. When we got there, Erotic Exotic was on stage dropping mad classic '80s jams, from New Order to Depeche Mode and everything in between. But everyone, for a little while, was equalized by the dance floor. Some were recapturing their youth, some were trying to transpose it. On Friday night at Grand Central, Miami traveled back in time to that magical era of goofy dancing, crazy outfits, and asymmetrical dos. The iconic '80s synthpop band A Flock of Seagulls was hitting their stride and shocking families across America with their made-for-MTV aesthetic. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was 1982. In 2018 the members of the original lineup came together to record an album with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra entitled Ascension.View the full 37-photo slideshow of A Flock of Seagulls at Grand Central here.īetter Than: A real '80s dance party, because we've got smart phones. The band won a Grammy Award in 1983 for their instrumental “D.N.A.”. Their video for “I Ran (So Far Away)” received airplay on MTV during the Second British Invasion. The group had a string of international hit singles including “I Ran (So Far Away)” “Space Age Love Song”, “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”, and “The More You Live, the More You Love”. The group released its debut EP on Bill Nelsons Cocteau Records early in 1981, and while the record failed to chart, its lead track, ‘Telecommunication,’ became an underground hit in Euro-disco and new wave clubs. Hairdresser Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards) formed A Flock of Seagulls with his brother Ali (drums) and fellow hairdresser Frank Maudsley (bass) in 1980, adding guitarist Paul Reynolds several months later. Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement. A Flock of Seagulls were one of prime movers in the 80’s new wave era. A Flock Of Seagulls may well be known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as much as their hit single ‘I Ran’.
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