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  A Flock of Seagulls - Biography - AOL Music
As well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single "I Ran (So Far Away)," A Flock of Seagulls were one of the infamous one-hit wonders of the new wave era.
Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement, A Flock of Seagulls were a little too robotic and arrived a little too late to be true new romantics, but their sleek dance-pop was forever indebted to the short-lived movement.
Mike Score assembled a new lineup of A Flock of Seagulls in 1989, releasing the single "Magic" and touring the U.S.A. The band failed to make any impact and most of the members left by the end of the year.
music.aol.com /artist/a-flock-of-seagulls/4280/biography   (558 words)

  
 A Flock of Seagulls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Flock of Seagulls are a synthpop group originally formed by brothers Mike (keyboards, vocals) and Ali Score (drums), with Frank Maudsley (bass) and Paul Reynolds (guitar).
A Flock Of Seagulls was centered around two brothers, Mike Score (previously a hairdresser) and his brother Ali.
A striking aspect of the early A Flock Of Seagulls is that their music is quite simple in construction, and executed with little flash on behalf of the band.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flock_of_Seagulls   (2513 words)

  
 MHz Networks - Artist Archive - A Flock of Seagulls
With the waterfall haircut and more so their music, so electronic, yet melodic and charged with emotion, A Flock of Seagulls soon became one of the darlings of the music industry.
Ironically, A Flock of Seagulls became forever known for “I Ran” but there were many other fine songs on their first album.
Though the century has recently ended more than 20 years since the conception, A Flock of Seagulls looks forward to more tour dates this spring and summer, plus a live album is planned for release.
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 45RPM » Sunday Synthpop Brunch: A Flock Of Seagulls
One of the most striking aspects to A Flock Of Seagulls is that their music is really quite simple in construction, and executed with hardly any flashiness on behalf of the band.
By switching back to their “classic” sound, A Flock Of Seagulls weren’t at all rejuvenated, but instead sounded like they were running out of gas.
It was pretty obviously the endgame for A Flock Of Seagulls and they knew it, but what a shame that they had to release this album to figure it out.
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 A Flock of Seagulls
"A Flock of Seagulls" was a British New Wave music band that found success in the U.S. in the early 1980s.
Their debut recording, "Telecommunication", was an underground hit and the band soon released ''A Flock of Seagulls'' in 1982.
The new A Flock of Seagulls line up has Joe Rodriguez as the lead guitarist, Robbie Hanson is the bassist, and Albert Cruz as the drummer.
www.artistopia.com /a-flock-of-seagulls   (349 words)

  
 T&T Management and Booking Agency - A Flock of Seagulls
The year was 1983 and just prior to leaving for an overseas tour, singer Mike Score had a date with a lady, who, during their date produced a photograph of herself.
Heavy with synthesizer and electronic rhythm, light guitar riffs, - all together melodic, and like no one else - these were the sounds that epitomized the music of A Flock of Seagulls.
Mike Score and the newer “Seagulls” give it there all on stage, and concert goers will remember the futuristic music and reminisce the past.
www.tntbooking.com /bios/a_flock_of_seagulls.htm   (944 words)

  
 FLOCK OF SEAGULLS cds
A Flock Of Seagulls - CD - Jive New-wave synth-popsters A Flock of Seagulls became synonymous with the early-'80s space-pop movement (Gary Numan, Missing Persons, the Buggles), which ushered in the dawn of MTV.
A Flock Of Seagulls - LP - Arista/jive / Va 66000 Cover has light rubbing on back and a few small creases.
A Flock Of Seagulls - LP - Arista VA33003 / 1982 CRC.
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 TrouserPress.com :: A Flock of Seagulls
Amid all the talented and adventurous bands of the second Liverpool explosion, A Flock of Seagulls was ironically the first to snag a gold record in the US.
The five-song Telecommunication EP has a catchy tune or two, but it wasn't until AFOS entered the studio to make A Flock of Seagulls with producer Mike Howlett that they developed a style of their own.
Relying on guitarist Paul Reynolds' U2-influenced textural wash, distended strains of synthesizer and some fancy studio maneuvers, the band's inadequacies (mainly dumb lyrics and limited conceptual range) fade into the background on their debut LP, overtaken by listenable, danceable techno-rock that proved to have broad commercial appeal.
www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=a_flock_of_seagulls   (504 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls: Music: A Flock of Seagulls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A Flock of Seagulls had a flock of great songs with a consistent sound, but methinks they were eclipsed by their fellow British Invasion members, to wit Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Thomas Dolby, and Ultravox, which is too bad because practically everything here is worthy of the Top 10 or Top 20.
A band that was true to this phenomenon was A Flock Of Seagulls.
The Flock of Seagulls were a groundbreaking band in their time.
www.amazon.com /Best-Flock-Seagulls/dp/B0000004U8   (1870 words)

  
 A Flock Of Seagulls
I was browsing around in a local music today store when I stumbled across a DVD featuring various music videos of the '80s.
I saw A Flock of Seagull's "I Ran" on the list, so naturally I had to buy it.
"The Seagulls" became widely appreciated as an album group notably piercing the chart later with a superb top 30 single in 1984, the catchy guitar-led The More You Live, The More You Love".
www.tripletsandus.com /80s/lyrics/flockofseagulls.htm   (615 words)

  
 A Flock Of Seagulls
It didn't take much musical training or talent to program a drum machine and sing to synth, though it did take a bit of effort to craft a look and sound that was original - or odd - enough to get noticed by record companies, and then by the record buying audience.
The band, founded by hairdressers Mike Score (better known for his sloping haircut than his singing) and Frank Maudsley, and Score's brother Ali, was a late product of the Liverpool music scene that produced such hard hitting pop acts as Echo and the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes.
A Flock of Seagulls was initially criticized in their native land for their desire to become US pop stars, but they would make a mark on the UK charts after the release of their second album with the top ten single "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)".
www.80smusiclyrics.com /artists/flockofseagulls.htm   (752 words)

  
 CD Baby: A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS: Dream Come True
The fourth and final A Flock of Seagulls album before they left Jive.
A Flock of Seagulls left a big impression on the new wave era.
If you're a fan of A Flock of Seagulls or getting into them for the first time, pick this one up.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/aflockofseagulls   (135 words)

  
 A Flock of Seagulls : A Flock of Seagulls - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A Flock of Seagulls : A Flock of Seagulls
The Liverpool quintet A Flock of Seagulls first gained attention in the dance clubs with "Telecommunication," included on this debut release.
The band benefited from heavy play on MTV and quickly became known for their outrageous fashion and lead singer Mike Score's waterfall-like haircut.
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 A Flock of Seagulls: album reviews and ratings
Following an adventurous EP on Bill Nelson 's Cocteau label the band made their album debut with A Flock Of Seagulls, a splendid example of futurist pop that contained a number of notable tracks including 'I Ran (So Far Away)', which made the US Top 10 in July 1982.
Ex-hairdresser Mike Score received numerous press jibes for his 'silly haircut'; he had cultivated his none-too-natural blond locks to hang irritatingly over his keyboards.
Space Age Love Song - is a song touching all the emotions of someone falling in love and DNA won a Grammy for best rock instrumental.
www.musicfolio.com /modernrock/aflockofseagulls.html   (685 words)

  
 YouTube - A Flock of Seagulls - Nightmares 1983
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A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (1996 Live VH1)
A Flock Of Seagulls- I Ran (With lyrics)
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 www.myspace.com/aflockofseagulls
A Flock of Seagulls was initially criticized in their native land for not wanting to become U.S. pop stars, but they would make a mark any ways, as well on the U.K. charts after the release of their second album with the top ten single "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)".
As a kid my mom always watched Merv Griffin and i couldn't stand him...but i caught the Flock on his show in about 81 or 82 and i've been hooked ever since...keep up the good work...You're the greatest.
I met Mike Score at Gold Rush I think I kind of forgot the name of the strip club in miami back in march of 2005 and it was awesome.
www.myspace.com /aflockofseagulls   (1409 words)

  
 A Flock Of Seagulls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Following an adventurous EP on Bill Nelson's Cocteau label the band made their album debut with A Flock Of Seagulls, a splendid example of futurist pop that contained a number of notable tracks including "I Ran (So Far Away)", which made the US Top 10 in July 1982.
DISCOGRAPHY: A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive 1982)***, Listen (Jive 1983)***, The Story Of A Young Heart (Jive 1984)**, Dream Come True (Jive 1986)**, The Light At The End Of The World (Sava 1995)**.
COMPILATIONS: The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive 1987)***, 20 Classics Of The '80s (Emporio 1995)***, Greatest Hits Remixed (Cleopatra 1999)***, I Ran: The Very Best Of (Cleopatra 2004)***.
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 Flock of Seagulls live at Universalbuzz.com!!!
The 1st ambassador to the States for this style were Flock of Seaguls, who first laid mits on a generation’s collective consciousness courtesy a new cable station called MTV.
As influential as the Flock of Seagul’s Look and inexpensive, simple video-styles were, the clips were never as strong as the bands songs.
But it is the Look of those clips for which the band is now remembered, giving them a kitsch rep that undermines just how crucial and pioneering this band was and still is.
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 A Flock of Seagulls - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement, A Flock of Seagulls were a little too robotic and arrived a little too late to be true new romantics, but their sleek dance-pop..
Best of A Flock of Seagulls (Direct Source)
a flock of seagulls - singles & ep's
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 Amazon.co.uk: The Best of a Flock of Seagulls: Music: A Flock Of Seagulls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A Flock Of Seagulls were always regarded as a bit of a joke in the UK (mainly due to Mike Scores haircut...).
This compilation shows their music was a match for any at the start of the eighties.
If you are only familiar with Wishing or Space Age Love Song, then I recommend you pick this up and fly with the flock...
www.amazon.co.uk /Best-Flock-Seagulls/dp/B000006YQF   (620 words)

  
 Flock Of Seagulls CD
New-wave synth-popsters A Flock of Seagulls became synonymous with the early-'80s space-pop movement (Gary Numan, Missing Persons, the Buggles), which ushered in the dawn of MTV.
This lp was the finest new wave sound around, great riffs, lyrics its all good..glad to listen out, check it out also.rock on flock.
As a Seagulls fan, here's my advice: forget about the "Best of A Flock of Seagulls" CD.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1004528/a/Flock+Of+Seagulls.htm   (311 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - A Flock Of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls last flew into town three years ago.
The only problem most people said they had was reconciling the music with the men onstage.
That chick from Felicity, the cast of Friends, Marge Simpson, and Mike Score from A Flock of Seagulls.
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Artists/A/A_Flock_Of_Seagulls   (157 words)

  
 IGN Boards - A Flock Of Seagulls
A Flock Of Seagulls- Space age love song wouldbe an awesome song in VCS.
It wouldn't make much sense for their music to be in the game since "I Ran" was their first mainstream success and that was in Vice City, which takes place two years after VCS.
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
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 Official Ticketmaster site. A Flock of Seagulls tickets, dates
Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement, A Flock of Seagulls were a little too robotic...
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 A Flock of Seagulls
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for A Flock of Seagulls to receive a rating.
A Flock of Seagulls, the only British band to win a Grammy in 1982, perform "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)," "Nightmares," and "I Ran." more »
• A Flock of Seagulls at Rotten Tomatoes
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 YouTube - A Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran"
YouTube - A Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran"
One of those great lost 80's classics...Can't believe it didn't reach the top 40 should have gone top 10 at least in uk.
A Flock Of Seagulls...still together...playing the concert scene...I Ran..great song that radio doesn't play.
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 VH1.com : A Flock of Seagulls : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
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