Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of this band, even though I had the cassette at one point.

They were quite obscure, but had a totally U2 sound. They had one somewhat big single that I loved.

All I can remember is the lryics: "Those...were the days." and "Wheels...turn and spin." I'm pretty sure the chorus is the name of the song.

Whenever I try to remember this, my mind clicks on the song "Away" by The Bolshoi, which is not the song I'm thinking of--although it kind of sounds like that.

I THINK they were American, and I think the name of the band was two words...

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

The Call?

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

Nope, more obscure---but sort of that same sound.

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

I can think of some British ones:

The Alarm
Comsat Angels
Teardrop Explodes

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

No, I'm a huge Alarm fan, and I'm somewhat familiar with the other two--the band I'm looking for didn't reach that level of popularity.

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Fiction Factory?

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Man, I fucking hated when The Alarm turned into U2 clones. They had such a unique sound to start. I love their self titled debut and Declaration, then they released that shit Strength that sounded exactly like U2's output.

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

Got no hits on this lyrics with google except for this thread.

Any of these ring a bell?

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/u2-mn0000219203/related

Big Country
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Hothouse Flowers
The Waterboys
Modern English

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

Thanks guys, but no--much more obscure. It was a major label release, I think, but that's about it--I don't think the album charted anywhere, and I don't think they did any other albums. It was just one cool U2-sounding single that was somewhat popular.

Edit: You guys got me thinking and I just remembered it!

Smash Palace:

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Huh...seeing their other stuff on Youtube, I guess they're still active.

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

They sound just like Psychedelic Furs.

Now that you've solved your own question let's shift gears to another topic:

Bands that changed their sound and started to sound like U2.

Several have already been mentioned. Simple Minds is the first that comes to my mind. They had a really cool unique sound and then in 1988 they became U2 clones.

Re: Need help remembering 80's band, sounded like U2
 

the Stunning?

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Smash Palace?