Best of 80s synth pop

ikvat · 07-15-2010, 03:38 AM

That song was a mega hit on the continent. Fake was a Swedish band.

ikvat · 07-15-2010, 05:28 AM

How to forget Desirless? (aka Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop). Not very strong for a French guy!

derek · 07-15-2010, 08:53 PM

CCCP--"American Soviets"

Red Flag--"Russian Radio"

Screen13 · 07-22-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

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

I was more into Thomas Dolby (more innovative), but Howard Jones' first two albums did have some moments, and even if the "Life In One Day" video was a bit much of trying to get the message across it still at least stood out. Once he turned into Easy Listening, however, it was done and over with.

Screen13 · 07-22-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dankrsta

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

I have to second on these! This is still my kind of Synth Music.

Screen13 · 07-22-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Jane

Listen to Japan.

Agreed! Gentlemen Take Polaroids and Tin Drum are fine albums in this world. Innovation, stylish melodies, and David Sylvian's voice and Mick Karn's Bass playing which were often-imitated but never duplicated.

fritter · 07-30-2010, 01:30 AM

I haven't made enough posts to put up links but here are some good underrated 80s new wave and/or synthpop songs:
Missing Persons - "Walking in L.A."
Soft Cell - "Sex Dwarf"
The Psychedelic Furs - "Heartbreak Beat"
Alphaville - "Big in Japan"
OMD - "Electricity"
The Cars - "Magic"
Eurythmics - "Here Comes the Rain Again"
New Order - "True Faith"
Depeche Mode - "Everything Counts"
Peter Gabriel - "Shock the Monkey"
Duran Duran - "Planet Earth"
Platinum Blonde - "It Doesn't Really Matter"

scottsy · 07-30-2010, 01:27 PM

I always overlooked Shock The Monkey in Peter Gabriel's back catalogue... but now that I think about it, it's a pretty ace song! Gotta listen to it soon...

derek · 08-03-2010, 06:56 PM

the lead singer is a professor of geology at some university in europe now.

this dude made a remake of his own old song recently.

VEGANGELICA · 01-25-2011, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

Hey! I haven't listened to Erasure in YEARS!!!! So I listened to "A Little Respect" again to remind myself because I actually forgot this duo existed until reading your post. I used to listen to them a lot in the 80s! Now I'm going to listen to more of their music to remind myself of what they sing.

Today my child found my old Erasure tape from the 80s, which made me think again about their songs. This next song gives me a weird feeling because I remember listening to it intently when I was a teen, when the song felt much deeper than it seems to me now...

...but I still like it!

Erasure - "Sometimes"

07-15-2010, 03:38 AM	#41 (permalink)
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derek Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 778	CCCP--"American Soviets" Red Flag--"Russian Radio" Last edited by derek; 12-28-2013 at 12:58 AM.

07-30-2010, 01:30 AM	#47 (permalink)
fritter Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 86	I haven't made enough posts to put up links but here are some good underrated 80s new wave and/or synthpop songs: Missing Persons - "Walking in L.A." Soft Cell - "Sex Dwarf" The Psychedelic Furs - "Heartbreak Beat" Alphaville - "Big in Japan" OMD - "Electricity" The Cars - "Magic" Eurythmics - "Here Comes the Rain Again" New Order - "True Faith" Depeche Mode - "Everything Counts" Peter Gabriel - "Shock the Monkey" Duran Duran - "Planet Earth" Platinum Blonde - "It Doesn't Really Matter" Last edited by fritter; 07-30-2010 at 01:37 AM. Reason: ;)

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I always overlooked Shock The Monkey in Peter Gabriel's back catalogue... but now that I think about it, it's a pretty ace song! Gotta listen to it soon... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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derek Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 778	the lead singer is a professor of geology at some university in europe now. this dude made a remake of his own old song recently.