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mr dave 04-27-2010 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Liljagare (Post 857186)
There are only two reasons to like him. Either it was the music (which I still like ) or the hair. Of course, this pretty much applies to all eighties music now that I think about it...

have to agree with Howard Jones being awesome. always liked this one best



and the hair is definitely not doing it hahahaha

also, how the hell does an 80s synth pop thread get to 4 pages without Duran Duran???



they just don't make them like they used to hahaha

scottsy 04-27-2010 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave (Post 858337)
have to agree with Howard Jones being awesome. always liked this one best



and the hair is definitely not doing it hahahaha

also, how the hell does an 80s synth pop thread get to 4 pages without Duran Duran???



they just don't make them like they used to hahaha

Howard Jones did have some pretty darn catchy tunes goin' on... my eight year old brain was probably pretty easily sucked in to that...

Necromancer 05-23-2010 06:23 PM

The Fixx - One thing leads to another.
 
The Fixx - One thing leads to another, is one of my favorite from this specific era & genre. Howard Jones was always a fav, and Duran Duran too.

princeharry13 06-12-2010 05:19 AM

1. The OMD Singles by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
2. Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits by Thompson Twins
3. Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears by Tears For Fears
4. The Best of Howard Jones by Howard Jones
5. Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk by Talk Talk
6. Discography: The Complete Singles Collection by Pet Shop Boys
7. The Best of New Order by New Order
8. POP! - 20 Hits by Erasure
9. The Best of Yaz by Yaz
10. Seven and the Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran

dankrsta 06-12-2010 09:42 AM

I can't believe I haven't seen this thread before. I absolutely love synth pop, so I'll repeat what I posted in the new wave thread, 'cause these are such great songs: Visage and Gary Numan


But I'll add something more: Soft Cell


My favorite electro pop is the one with a more raw sound and a punk immediacy like Fad Gadget and those German EBM bands like DAF and early Die Krupps



But, my absolute favorite I discovered recently: a New York minimal synth band Dark Day led by Robin Crutchfield, ex-DNA member (of No Wave scene). A catchy, hypnotic quality - what more can you ask from a synth band. These two songs below are from Exterminating Angel (1980)

lukew 06-15-2010 05:00 PM

surely a flock of seagulls?

mohtaref 06-17-2010 09:25 AM

YouTube - Tarzan Boy - Baltimora (HQ Audio)

derek 07-12-2010 07:25 PM

Don't forget the unmistakable sound of Ceta Javu. The lead singer is now a professor of geography in a university somewhere in Europe.


VEGANGELICA 07-13-2010 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dankrsta (Post 881344)
But, my absolute favorite I discovered recently: a New York minimal synth band Dark Day led by Robin Crutchfield, ex-DNA member (of No Wave scene). A catchy, hypnotic quality - what more can you ask from a synth band. These two songs below are from Exterminating Angel (1980)

I'd never heard of Dark Day before, dankstra. Your description is spot on...a catchy, hypnotic quality.

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Originally Posted by derek (Post 898945)
Don't forget the unmistakable sound of Ceta Javu. The lead singer is now a professor of geography in a university somewhere in Europe.


Lovely song! I like the hard beat contrasting with the pretty bell-like tones.

derek 07-14-2010 10:40 PM

Don't this was posted yet:



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