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Human League
"Dare"
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1981
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Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Open Your Heart
Sound Of The Crowd
Darkness
Do Or Die
Get Carter
I Am The Law
Seconds
Love Action I Believe In Love
Don't You Want Me
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The Human League certainly did dare.
After all, this was the 'debut' album of a band
who's influence is almost certainly understated and
who's impact at their peak is all too easily
forgotten.
Because when your basic USP is a stocky bloke with a
wonky hair cut (Phil Oakey) backed up with two girls
straight out of school (Susanne Sulley and Joanne
Catherall) and a middling but talented all round
musician (Jo Callis) there doesn't seem much to go
on for world stardom.
But The Human League dared, all right. They made one
of the first records to be produced completely
electronically; they recorded on of the greatest pop
songs ever ('Don't You Want Me'); and had an impact
so much sonically as much as they did aesthetically
that now, over 25 years later, groups are still
using a similar formula to make great pop records
('Can't Get You Out Of My Head', 'Freak Like Me',
'My Love'...).
Schooled equally in avant garde (Kraftwerk's style
drips from 'The Sound Of The Crowd') as much as
straight forward pop music (the aforementioned
'Don't You Want Me') , The Human League made a
record that appealed to everyone.
Dare was a first, and is still very much as easy to
listen to today, as it was back in the day. |
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