two 80s electro-pop acts......

[BeestonBoy]

Hey ff

Both of these bands were two of my faves as a kid (a thing im sure worried my parents on some level) in fact Erasure "the first 20 hits" was the very first album I ever bought and apart from the fecking dire cover of "Take a chance on me" it was pure class from start to finish. Not a single weak tune. This is some thing I think PSB would strugle to do. Certainly as early in theire carear as Erasure managed to do it!!

Dont get me wrong PSB have put out some of my all time favourite electro singles,but as far as shear body of great work goes,the title certainly has to go to Erasure. But this in my opinion is because erasure are unashamedly a full on "Electro pop" band where as I think its fair to say that most of the time PSB have tried to be alot more subversive and dark. There for probably more of a true fans band.

But the true masters of the genre have gotta be Depeche mode!! Vince Clarkes work on "Speak and spell" still holds up well today and Martin Gore's work since has been (on the whole) pretty fucking stunning since!! All though not with out folly.

If you have not all ready I recomend you try getting your hands on "101" at some point. IMVHO one of the few decent live albums EVER made and certainly DM at the height of their talant.

Hope your in good health sir

BB

[Pervert]

There's no such thing as a good tattoo.

taTu were fair, though.

[Count Dooku]

I'm a massive fan of both, seen both of them live many times and have all of their work.

Vince Clarke is an unsung musical genius and a fine songwriter who was written such classics as Only You and Just Can't Get Enough.
He always shuns the limelight and does his own thing, he's a bit of a hero of mine.

Both bands write and produce their own material and have had a great deal of success over their career - PSB have had 4 singles to reach #1 and Erasure have had 5 albums to reach #1.

Although these days both bands music tends to get less recognition both bands have this year been on successful uk and european tours, Erasure even performing at the royal albert hall (which I went to).

Erasure's last hit single was in 2005 when Breathe got to #4.

PSB's last studio album hit the top 5.

As I say I love both bands very very much, its a testament to their songwriting and fanbase that after 22 years they are still writing and recording and selling out venues.

Long live electro-pop

[Jonone]

What about 'Living On The Ceiling' by Blancmange ? Classic or no ?

[Deuce Bigolo]

Depeche Mode always struck me as 1 hit wonder band

I just can't get enough...hardly

[Deuce Bigolo]

I'm only speaking from my own personal taste

Bought their greatist hits at the end of the eighties along with a few others like uk squeeze but apart from the above nothing really got my attention

Its true to say that what was huge in britain in the 80s was very rarely felt all the way downunder other than the major world wide hits which is why i just can't get enough has stuck in my mind

I can still remember comparing the charts of the US,UK and Australia
in the 80s and couldn't believe we had more in common with the Yanks

[Deuce Bigolo]

had one hit in oz cool for cats...late 70s/early 80s