Band Discussion: The Human League

[Cork Evertonian]

Great band i like their earlier stuff with Martyn Ware as well, until he was kicked out and formed Heaven 17. In their heyday around the mid 80's they sure did a lot of great tunes. Dare is one of my all time favourite albums as well.

 

[john jako]

Sure there is an oldies thread for this type of stuff

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Sure there is an oldies thread for this type of stuff

Is there? It sounds like my kind of place anyway, which isn't a good sign i suppose.lol

 

[The binman chronicles]

Sure there is an oldies thread for this type of stuff

Don't you want them baby?

 

[malfosse]

Sublime.

 

[malfosse]

Absolutely detest "Don't you want me".

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Absolutely detest "Don't you want me".

That song is way overrated imo, i love all their other hits though.

 

[davids]

Did well on the Steel City tour.

 

[malfosse]

That song is way overrated imo, i love all their other hits though.

That song genuinely makes me angry.

 

[4 Eyes Better Than 2]

Aghhhh the mid 80’s

Imagine if we had the internet and this place around back then.

 

[malfosse]

Hated her singing and dancing, but had a thing for her back in the day.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

That song genuinely makes me angry.

They were a different band when Martyn Ware was there but still good, but then Phil Oakey and the other members kicked both him and Ian Craig Marsh out, and they decided to go for a more commercial sound.

The two lads that were kicked out formed Heaven 17. I kind of find Heaven 17 to be mediocre enough, but they did do a few decent songs. A big Sheffield Wednesday fan is Martyn as well, and he also detests the tories and comes across to me as an interesting and very sound guy in interviews.

 

[malfosse]

After Dare I sort of just went off them. As you said, started to become too commercial for me.

 

[Brendan Janus]

Hated her singing and dancing, but had a thing for her back in the day.

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Loved her & Joanne Catherall, the other girl !

 

[Groucho]

I’m not voting because they’re not my thing. I feel that’s not an objective vote.

Music is so subjective.