Actually youre quite right I ran out of time and had to leave before I could complete it  But saved what I wrote for later edit as I expected to change computers  I did not expect anyone to respond so quickly  My error  Since your contribution Ill forgo editing and start anew to prevent confusion  You hit upon my major editing intent  to talk a bit about the blurred lines between categories  For instance late Berlin is as easily categorized as House as New Music  In the case of Depeche Mode they actually announced their intent to head into the club scene  thus we know it was a conscious decision  But as for the others such as The Cars they simply progressed into a more mainstream sound over time  We actually agree on the major points you made However in my mind there was more or less a definition of the genre that one could use at that particular time  For instance in  through  the popular band Duran Duran was clearly New Wave But I considered Sly Fox and Haircut  as also New Wave even though they were completely different  This despite the fact that I was not cognizent of what was on the producers minds at the time  we had no real internet with which to easily look up such things  The fact that the producers and I both agree on what was clearly the New Wave sound would be an astounding coincidence if it were just coincidence  But it is not coincidence  there was a definite sound to it no matter how difficult it may be to clearly define it  Many of the bands attributed to New Wave were equally considered Punk or Pop  The Cars first three albums could be considered both Pop and New Wave but their Heartbeat City and subsequent albums saw them move away from the New Wave sound or at least as I defined it circa  when the genre hit its stride so to speak  We cannot define where the the edge of one genre ends and another picks up but perhaps we can define the quintessential center of a genre at a particular time knowing that the center will drift is some direction from year to year  Consider my own preferences tended to drift towards the Pop side of the New Wave spectrum while someone elses preferences may drift towards the Punk or the Techo sides of New Wave  All the music could be considered part of the New Wave genre but all three of us could be listening to completely different bands  In a way one could argue that New Wave put the three genres together similarly to the way Fusion did with world music  Perhaps you are correct and Im trying to define something that can never be clearly defined or agreed upon  As you can see it being merely impossible did not stop me from trying though  But if you think Im mangling this Wiki I shall desist and give permission to edit or delete any and all of my contributions   EST  February