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Psychedelic Paul
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Hats off for a great suggestion! The Blue Nile are coming up here later, but choosing the first Synth-Pop artist to feature here today is as simple as ABC.
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Steve Wyzard
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Any room for Scotland's finest: THE BLUE NILE???
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Psychedelic Paul
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For those who say there's not enough musical variety on PA and want to turn it into an all-music site, this is my first Synth Britannia A-Z playlist. I'd like to have included Zeigeist at the bottom of the list too (seeing as it's the only Synth-Pop band I know of beginning with the letter "Z") - until I discovered they're actually Swedish. Anyway, here's the list, only now it's a question of finding the time to feature all of these artists (with their carefully coiffed perms) amongst the vast pantheon of prog. but When in Rome, as they say.
ABC The Blue Nile (suggested by Steve Wyzard - in place of Blancmange) China Crisis Depeche Mode Eurythmics Flock of Seagulls Goldfrapp The Human League The Icicle Works Jon & Vangelis Kissing the Pink Landscape Mirrors Gary Numan (and Tubeway Army) Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark Pet Shop Boys The Quick Re-Flex Soft Cell Talk Talk (obviously!) Ultravox Visage When in Rome Yazoo
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Psychedelic Paul
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Just to get the balance right in a Synth-Pop blog, I thought I'd add my favourite song by Depeche Mode.
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Lewian
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I'd probably nominate this one as my favourite song from that category: |
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Psychedelic Paul
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ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - Souvenir Documentary - (Billed as the "Best Ever A Must See Music Documentary" on YouTube - although I wouldn't quite go that far.) It is essential viewing for any fans of OMD though.
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richardh
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^ annoyingly this is a remix and not the original 12 inch mix from the eighties but I struggled to find that one on YT
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richardh
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yeah agreed , they were a great band. Also I forgot that this is my favourite track of the whole synth pop thing and has a lot of Midge Ure's involvement to thank for it. I play this a helluva lot! |
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Psychedelic Paul
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I remember seeing Gary Numan at the Leicester air show where he was flying his own vintage plane. My favourite song of his is "Cars". I've always been a big fan of The Human League but I feel the same way as you do about New Order.
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Icarium
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Ultravox is in my top 10 bands of all time, and no matter who sings lead vocals be it Foxx or Ure
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richardh
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It started off so well with OMD and Tubeway Army+ Gary Numans first solo album but then for me it got a bit boring. I never liked New Order that much and hated The Human League (even if the producer worked with ELP as he used to go on about in his interviews). That Tubeway Army album is still a classic though. I remember getting very excited when it was released late 1979. Probably the last time I had that feeling about any music.
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Psychedelic Paul
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I could hardly let Christmas Day go by without a new blog, so here it is - SYNTH BRITANNIA - celebrating the electronic eighties when Synth-Pop swept like a New Wave across the British music scene. It's an MTV world of polyphonic synthesisers, digital drum machines, catchy dance beats, and the rise of the New Romantic movement, which was characterised by flamboyant, eccentric fashion and garish lipstick and mascara - and that was just the men.
The Best of Synth-Pop, Volume 1
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