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by **SomebodySomewhere** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:39 am

[quote]Capital didn't do shit to promote them, Had a college friend who worked there and confirmed it, a greatly underated band/group[/quote]

Since I never heard "Computer One" on the radio so much as once and only saw the video on MTV late at night no more than 2 or 3 times, I can believe it. The only thing they did right was release the 3:55 U.S. mix/edit as the single instead of the inferior Australian 4:17 version. Never mind that they didn't release "The Good Life" period. That's the one I can listen to in repeat mode over and over again.

P.S. Why the hell is "Ransom Note & Beyond" so impossible to find? I have two of the singles from the "& Beyond" period, but would like to hear the rest of it sometime before I die.

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by **Anonymous1** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:09 pm

[quote]Originally posted by SuNomi
[br]The clothes, the hair, the posturing. Synthpop in the eighties was really no different than heavy metal when it came to image excess. MTV was responsible (in part) for that and it got increasingly harder to take these bands seriously when they started taking themselves too seriously. Depeche Mode with their patent-leather fetishes, Duran Duran pouting & preening about like male models, A Flock Of Seagulls with that legendary mousse habit...

NEW ORDER!!! The only band I know that never care what they wear..
Well, and also those 90's Grunge bands that killed the hair make-up metal of the 80's..

But goin' back to the word "Unpretentious".. Being a huge DM fan.. I never care what they wear, it's all about there Musical Substance.
They evolve so much, from New romantic (boyish band), Black Leather thingie (metro-sexual?), Long hair Dave Gahan 90's (grunge rock star!!).. and back to being the biggest New wave act ever.. well, if U2 is not included.. it's always about the Music (for the masses)..

It simplicity best
Or simply the easiest

by **Blitz Boy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:49 pm

China Crisis

Uh! You meant synth-synth-pop...

by **Mechi** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:10 pm

There's a good point out there... New Order!! They've always dressed as if they were at home watching TV and never had a make-up phase, or a leather phase or a weird hair phase. [:p]

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by **Sean** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:40 am

Ultravox, although they were directly linked with the New Romantic Movement, I think look very normal. Tears For Fears was unpretentious but only at the start of the second album. OMD and New Order are definites though.

by **rotator** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:13 am

Boy , alot of bands that have been mentioned are extraordinarilly pretentious...I think it was part of the initial movement of being an electronic band. this sort of elitist vision of oneself...'we don't use pedestrian guitars.' synths were incredibly expensive back then.... thats part of the reason I loved synth bands.....

but the new wave band that used the synth in the least 'arty/elitist/pretentious' way was the B-52s

by **club80** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:18 am

New Order....right on the money. Very down to earth and into the music and not necessarily the image.
I have to put the Chameleons UK here too.

by **jumpshift** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:23 am

I agree with the many that said New Order. Listening to their music anyone can tell that they were all about the music.

by **design_femme** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:00 am

I think the video "Perfect Kiss" is a good example showing just how unpretentious New Order is!

by **Frau_Blucher** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:28 am

New Order isn't synthpop. My favorite part of their music is the bass lines and signature guitar chords. [}:)]

by **Abercrombie-Ai** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:13 pm

[quote]Originally posted by SuNomi
[br]The clothes, the hair, the posturing. Synthpop in the eighties was really no different than heavy metal when it came to image excess. MTV was responsible (in part) for that and it got increasingly harder to take these bands seriously when they started taking themselves too seriously. Depeche Mode with their patent-leather fetishes, Duran Duran pouting & preening about like male models, A Flock Of Seagulls with that legendary mousse habit...

ugh.

[/quote]

....You didn't Just say that.

by **Abercrombie-Ai** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:22 pm

Depeche Mode
Cabaret Voltaire
Nitzer Ebb
Human League
Heaven 17
Pet Shop Boys
Fad Gadget
OMD
Propaganda
Erasure
Blancmange
Gary Numan
Soft Cell
Ultravox
Section 25
ABC
ETC.

Come on man.

by **design_femme** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:33 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>New Order isn't synthpop. My favorite part of their music is the bass lines and signature guitar chords. [}:)]
[/quote]

They can be whatever they want to be. They are, like, magical. [8D]

by **InvisibleMan** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:50 pm

A-Ha
Alphaville
Depeche Mode
Camouflage
Secret Service
Icehouse
Michael Cretu
OMD
New Order

whoever mentioned Human League, Soft cell and Gary Numan..... ha ha ha! [:D]

by **Anonymous1** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:23 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>New Order isn't synthpop. My favorite part of their music is the bass lines and signature guitar chords. [}:)]
[/quote]

New order maybe not all Synthpop.. but they have a couple Synthpop
Anthems w/ some bass lines what-not.. Bizzare luv Tri, True faith, Round and round, Blue monday etc..

It simplicity best
Or simply the easiest

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