History Music / TheBuggles

* SpiritualSuccessor: Two albums by Music/{{Yes}} are essentially Buggles albums, rendering them "Yes InNameOnly":
** 1980's ''Music/{{Drama|YesAlbum}}'' featured unused Buggles tunes "White Car" and "Into the Lens", the latter of which becoming an actual Buggles tune, "I Am a Camera", a year later. Though production is credited to "Yes and Eddie Offord", it's very clear that Horn was behind the boards the whole time.
** 2011's ''Fly from Here'' featured Downes playing keyboards, with Horn producing the album and providing backing vocals, and is largely made up of unused Buggles songs: the "Fly from Here" suite includes two Buggles originals ("We Can Fly"; "Sad Night at the Airfield") and new sections written alongside Yes' Chris Squire and Steve Howe; and "Life on a Film Set". All three of those songs were originally written in 1980, with a live recording of "We Can Fly" from 1980 appearing on live album ''The Word Is Live''.) To drive it further home, a second version, ''Fly From Here - Return Trip'', was released in 2018 with Trevor Horn on lead vocals.

[[caption-width-right:287:Geoff Downes (left) and Trevor Horn (right)]]

The Buggles were a band from 1977 to 1982, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, 1979's "Music/VideoKilledTheRadioStar". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Band friend and songwriter Bruce Woolley was also integral early on, co-writing "Video" and "Clean Clean". They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1981.

* ShoutOut

** Their name is a take off of Music/TheBeatles, based on an idea they had about a futuristic dystopia in which scientists produce artificial perversions of classic pop music.

Riding high on the success of ''The Age of Plastic'', the band were asked by their management to write for the band Music/{{Yes}}, which culminated in Yes' 1980 album ''Drama'' including Horn and Downes as members. After Yes broke up in 1981, Horn released ''Adventures'' as a glorified solo act while Downes went on to form the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Horn would become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of 1980s pop music as the mastermind behind ZTT Records and its signees, Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood, {{Music/Propaganda}}, The Art of Noise and more, including Yes' 1983 comeback album, ''Music/NineOhOneTwoFive''.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The bass-heavy "I Love You (Miss Robot)" points towards their later contributions to the Yes album ''Drama'', which is stylistically similar.

** 1980's ''Drama'' featured unused Buggles tunes "White Car" and "Into the Lens", the latter of which becoming an actual Buggles tune, "I Am a Camera", a year later. Though production is credited to "Yes and Eddie Offord", it's very clear that Horn was behind the boards the whole time.

Oh a oh"''
-->"Music/VideoKilledTheRadioStar"

->''I heard you on my wireless back in '52,\\

Oh a oh''

-->"Video Killed the Radio Star"

The Buggles were a band from 1977 to 1982, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, 1979's [[RadioSong "Video Killed the Radio Star"]]. Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Band friend and songwriter Bruce Woolley was also integral early on, co-writing "Video" and "Clean Clean". They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1981.

Riding high on the success of ''The Age of Plastic'', the band were asked by their management to write for the band Music/{{Yes}}, which culminated in Yes' 1980 album ''Drama'' including Horn and Downes as members. After Yes broke up in 1981, Horn released ''Adventures'' as a glorified solo act while Downes went on to form the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Horn would become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of 1980s pop music as the mastermind behind ZTT Records and its signees, Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood, {{Music/Propaganda}}, The Art of Noise and more, including Yes's 1983 comeback album, ''90125''.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Yes, this goofy synth duo with the silly name are godfathers of NewWave music.
** And the frontman with the funny-looking glasses? He's one of the most influential and prolific producers in music.

* ShoutOut: "Video Killed the Radio Star" is based on the short story "The Sound-Sweep" by J.G. Ballard, about a mute boy who "vacuums up" sound in a future where ultra-sonic sound has replaced audible, regular sound, happening upon an opera singer in an abandoned theatre.
** Their name is one to Music/TheBeatles, being inspired by the idea of "The Beatles in a futuristic dystopia".

Riding high on the success of ''The Age of Plastic'', the band were asked by their management to write for the band Music/{{Yes}}, which culminated in Yes' 1980 album ''Drama'' including Horn and Downes as members. After Yes broke up in 1981, Horn released ''Adventures'' as a glorified solo act while Downes went on to form the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Horn would become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of 1980s pop music as the mastermind behind ZTT Records and its signees, Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood, {{Music/Propaganda}}, The Art of Noise and more, including Yes' 1983 comeback album, ''90125''.

Riding high on the success of ''The Age of Plastic'', the band were asked by their management to write for the band Music/{{Yes}}, which culminated in Yes' 1980 album ''Drama'' including Horn and Downes as members. After Yes broke up in 1981, Horn released ''Adventures'' as a glorified solo act while Downes went on to form the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Horn would become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of 1980s pop music as the mastermind behind ZTT Records and its signees, Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood, {{Music/Propaganda}}, The Art of Noise and more.

Riding high on the success of ''The Age of Plastic'', the band were asked by their management to write for the band {{Music/Yes}}, which culminated in Yes' 1980 album ''Drama'' including Horn and Downes as members. After Yes broke up in 1981, Horn released ''Adventures'' as a glorified solo act while Downes went on to form the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Horn would become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of 1980s pop music as the mastermind behind ZTT Records and its signees, Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood, {{Music/Propaganda}}, The Art of Noise and more.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Two albums by {{Music/Yes}} are essentially Buggles albums, rendering them "Yes InNameOnly":

The Buggles were a band from 1977 to 1982, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, 1979's "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Band friend and songwriter Bruce Woolley was also integral early on, co-writing "Video" and "Clean Clean". They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1981.

He would produce major hits for decades afterward, influencing such diverse acts as Music/PetShopBoys, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/{{Tatu}}, Music/LeAnnRimes, and Music/RobbieWilliams. He won three BRIT Awards as a producer, and also won a Grammy.

** 2011's ''Fly from Here'' featured Downes playing keyboards, with Horn producing the album and providing backing vocals, and is largely made up of unused Buggles songs: the "Fly from Here" suite includes two Buggles originals ("We Can Fly"; "Sad Night at the Airfield") and new sections written alongside Yes' Chris Squire and Steve Howe; and "Life on a Film Set". All three of those songs were originally written in 1980, with a live recording of "We Can Fly" from 1980 appearing on live album ''The Word Is Live''.)

* ShoutOut: "Video Killed the Radio Star" is based on the short story "The Sound-Sweep" by Creator/JGBallard, about a mute boy who "vacuums up" sound in a future where ultra-sonic sound has replaced audible, regular sound, happening upon an opera singer in an abandoned theatre.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Video tape production was phased out a few formats ago.

* WordOfGod: "I Love You (Miss Robot)" reads like an ode to a sex robot, but the band said it was inspired by having meaningless sex on the road while one's partner waited at home by the phone.

The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'' during the absence of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman, the latter of whom would form the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Horn would become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of '80s pop music.

They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The bass-heavy "I Love You Miss Robot" points towards their later contributions to the Yes album ''Drama'', which is stylistically similar.
* KissMeImVirtual: "I Love You Miss Robot".

* IAmTheBand: ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' is pretty much a Trevor Horn solo album, as Geoff Downes had joined Asia.

* SpellMyNameWithAThe: They did, though whoever designed their sleeves didn't always.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Trevor Horn's production work is arguably The Buggles with different people fronting it.
** The 2011 Yes album ''Fly from Here'', with Downes playing keyboards and Horn producing, is largely made up of unused Buggles songs, notably the 24-minute title suite (albeit with new additions from Chris Squire and Steve Howe).
* TitleTrack: ''Adventures In Modern Recording''.

-->"Video Killed The Radio Star"

* EndOfAnAge: "Video Killed The Radio Star" (for radio), "Elstree" (for the British film industry).

!! '''''Adventures in Modern Troping''''':

!!! '''''Adventures in Modern Troping''''':

The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'' during Jon Anderson's and Rick Wakeman's absence, and the latter of whom would become part of the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}. Trevor Horn would go on to become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of '80s pop music.

!!! "Tropes Killed the Radio Star":

** The 2011 Yes album ''Fly From Here'', with Downes playing keyboards and Horn producing, is largely made up of unused Buggles songs, notably the 24-minute title suite (albeit with new additions from Chris Squire and Steve Howe).
* TitleTrack: ''Adventures In Modern Recording''.

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[[caption-width-right:226:Left to right: Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes]]