<P> The genre produced numerous one - hit wonders . </P> <P> Power pop continued the guitar - based, singles - oriented British invasion sound of the mid-1960s into the 1970s and the present day . Although the name "power pop" had been around before punk (it is believed to have been coined by Pete Townshend in 1967) it became widely associated with new wave when Bomp and Trouser Press magazines (respectively in March and April 1978) wrote cover stories touting power pop as a sound that could continue new wave's directness without the negativity associated with punk . Cheap Trick, the Romantics, the Records, Shoes, the Motors, the Only Ones, the Plimsouls, the dB's, the Beat, XTC, the Vapors, 20 / 20 and Squeeze were groups that found success playing this style . The Jam was the prime example of the mod sensibility of British power pop . By the end of 1979 a backlash had developed against power pop in general, particularly in regards to the Los Angeles scene . The skinny ties worn by LA power pop groups, epitomized by the Knack, became symbolic of the supposed lack of authenticity of the genre . Power pop's association with the genre was later forgotten . </P> <P> The term "post-punk" was coined to describe groups such as Public Image Ltd, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Gang of Four, Wire, the Fall, Magazine, The Cure, and Echo and the Bunnymen which were initially considered part of new wave but were more ambitious, serious and challenging, as well as darker and less pop - oriented . Some of these groups would later adopt synths . While punk rock wielded a major influence on the popular music scene in the UK, in the US the music's stigma of violence and sexual deviance made it virtually unmarketable . Although distinct, punk, new wave and post-punk all shared common ground: an energetic reaction to what they perceived as the overproduced, uninspired popular music of the 1970s . </P> <P> The New Romantic scene developed in the London nightclubs Billy's and the Blitz in the late 1970s . Club - goers wore flamboyant, eccentric costumes and make - up derived from the historical Romantic era . Beginning at "Bowie and Roxy Music" themed nights at these clubs, the scene was spearheaded by Steve Strange of Visage, with other soon - to - be pop acts also as regular fixtures such as Boy George of Culture Club, and Spandau Ballet . Around the same time, Duran Duran emerged from a similar scene in Birmingham . Many of the acts that arose from the New Romantic club scene adopted synthpop in their own music, though all would credit David Bowie and Roxy Music as primary influences, both musically and visually . </P>

How did new wave artists use earlier musical styles