my fave albums:-

Blancmange - Happy Families
Soft Cell - The Art of Falling Apart
ABC - How to be a Zillionaire
Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap
Duran Duran - s/t (1983)
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
the Hiroshima Mon Amour-era of John Foxx's Ultravox! and some Midge Ure Ultravox as well
OMD - Dazzle Ships (not technically synth-pop but has some)
New Order - Technique (too much guitar?)
The Art of Noise - In Visible Silence

Il Duce, I had completely forgotten about the existence of Blancmange until I read your post!

I used to have their cassette and listened to their music often in the 80s, trying to distill truth about love through their songs. :rolleyes: I liked the quirky sweetness of their music and, listening again after all these years, still do. Here are some of the Blancmange songs that were my favorites back in the 80s:

Blancmange - "Don't Tell Me" - a happy sounding, slightly intense song paired with a cool video that is fun and odd:



Blancmange - "Waves" -- I loved to listen to this song to put myself in a melancholy funk. :) A pretty, melodramatic song. Listening to it still makes me sad:



Blancmange - "What's Your Problem" -- a song about empathy: "When you used to be attached, you never wanted to let go and now you're falling apart. Your situation strikes me right on my heart."

In this thread: serious lack of

I prefer Here Comes the Rain Again or Who's That Girl?

Sweet Dreams I actually preferred Marilyn Manson's cover of it.

Here's a few of the many songs I'm addicted to. I swear this is the most addictive type of music.

Today I was doing some time travel by listening to songs by the British New Wave synthpop group Naked Eyes.

I always associate the dreary, melancholy mood of many of their songs with the empty feeling of an old European city late at night when the streets are wet and mostly empty...possibly because during my "Naked Eyes" phase I lived in an old European city where I used to walk along the wet and mostly empty streets late at night. :p:

Naked Eyes - "Always Something There to Remind Me"
This is my favorite of the duo's songs. I love the bell sound. I didn't realize until today that it is a cover of Burt Bacharach/Hal David!



Naked Eyes - "Voices in my head"
There is something thin and eerie about this song that reminds me of turbulant teenage times.



Naked Eyes - "Could Be"
A nicely depressing song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuz94ZIPfJk


Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy"
Can't believe no ones mentioned this

I quite like the synth-pop done by the Cantonese group Tat Ming Pair in the 80s.

Double's "Captain of her heart" and "Sunday Morning" by the Bolshoi have always been a favorite.

but have you heard the album Captain of Her Heart is from, Blue?

it's boring as all get out