choose your favourite synth-pop masterpiece...!

From that list, Alphaville for me.

Depeche Mode's 'New Life' probably sums up best what synthpop is all about for me though. ;)

there is only one. vienna,by ultravox

For me none of them. The best synth pop band are and always will be A Flock of Seagulls. They made some great songs. They are based in the States now and still touring. The only original band member is Michael Score. They did.'t bring out any new material since the original band split up. The new band plays only the old stuff.

From the list, I went with Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again.

The Greatest synth song ever? That poll should have 5,000 choices!

Depeche Mode's 'New Life' probably sums up best what synthpop is all about for me though. ;)
'New Life' was a synth masterpiece, perfect in every way.

The Greatest synth song ever? That poll should have 5,000 choices!

Yup :thumb:

But from this list I chose DM. Honorable mention to Bronski's "Smalltown Boy" :)

From that list, I chose 'So Cold the Night' by the Communards. Always liked that song

My all time favourite synth pop song is 'State of the Nation' by Industry. I could listen to that song for hours on end :thumb:

I had to choose Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy, I absolutely love that song!!

come on its got to be Cars by gary numan!!

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Erasure's A Little Respect is the only song on that list I've heard.

Money making or most popular would have to be Smalltown Boy and A little Respect with maybe Never let me down again as those songs are still being played today. My favorite would be The Great Commandment though.

Off of that list I chose Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode...this list should have many other songs...but that would take it's own thread...

As great as DM are......the nod goes to Camouflage.

For me none of them. The best synth pop band are and always will be A Flock of Seagulls. They made some great songs. They are based in the States now and still touring. The only original band member is Michael Score. They did.'t bring out any new material since the original band split up. The new band plays only the old stuff.

I agree, Flock Of Seagulls!


Full Length Songs....

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Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=3/577/8019_1_11


Gary Numan - Cars

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=5/5730/11957_1_1


Ultravox - Vienna

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=1/2977/10207_1_13


Depeche Mode - New Life

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=1/24/253_1_1


Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=3/24/5853_1_5


Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=4/2957/17464_1_3


Erasure - A Little Respect

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=3/2925/5211_1_1


Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=5/957/10829_1_4


Pet Shop Boys - I'm Not Scared

http://xsao.net/Music/xsao.cgi?song=0/481/19830_1_4

For me none of them. The best synth pop band are and always will be A Flock of Seagulls. They made some great songs. They are based in the States now and still touring. The only original band member is Michael Score. They did.'t bring out any new material since the original band split up. The new band plays only the old stuff.


Actually I just saw them and they are the original band...they are touring (maybe briefly) in support of Bands Reunited. Mike Score has a all new band...don't know if he's going to go back to that band or if the original members are going to record again.

Their first album was a new wave masterpiece. Their second was pretty good but it was all downhill after that.

Great to hear that afther the bandsr reunited they are still together. And yes their first album is a master piece. I got to really know them afther the bands reunited aired here last summer. They are a one hit wonder in the Netherlands. Wishing reached nr 15 in the charts.

Thanks for posting these songs Claybricks, I had never heard the Human League song Sound of the Crowd, but I love it after just listening to it. I also like the Pet Shop Boys song. :thumb:

Camouflage...The Great Commandment

there is something about this song that I never get tired of....a great classic!!

Soft Cell

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye


Absolute classic, alas proberbly not hit your side of the pond :(

I couldn't stand Bronski Beat, but that song "Small Town boy" was a great song so it got my vote.

From this list I chose "Never Let Me Down Again"...the Aggro and Split mixes from the 12" single. :D

At the risk of sounding anal, I still can't classify Depeche Mode's 'Never Let Me Down Again' as synthpop despite the fact it's currently in the lead.

For me, Depeche ceased to be involved in the synthpop movement the moment Clark Left, and seeing as 'Never Let Me Down' was a M.L Gore song written in trademare M.L Gore style, I can't see why this is seen as synthpop.

Arguments for the defence please! :lol:

Nope

"See You" was proberbly the last pure pop song they did. after that, they got progressively darker/experimental. Mind you, Even Vince was more experimental and less pure pop with Yazoo (I before c, Ode to boy) but no with his single releases.

Well naturally, I had to vote for "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode. They're only my 3rd most favorite band of the 80s, lol....

I voted for A Little Respect by Erasure. It's one of my faves from them!

I agree that there could be a whole lot of Synthpop songs listed for this poll.

With that said, I did go with Erasure's A Little Respect as my choice.

Depeche Mode would come in second.

At the risk of sounding anal, I still can't classify Depeche Mode's 'Never Let Me Down Again' as synthpop despite the fact it's currently in the lead.

For me, Depeche ceased to be involved in the synthpop movement the moment Clark Left, and seeing as 'Never Let Me Down' was a M.L Gore song written in trademare M.L Gore style, I can't see why this is seen as synthpop.

Arguments for the defence please! :lol:

I agree with you Chasey on this particular song. It doesn't really seem Synthpop to me. Now if you would have had something from Speak and Spell on there, or maybe Strangelove (maybe?) as a choice I might have picked that first.

I still think it's a great song though, which is why it was my second choice. :thumb:

It's funny how groups can do so much better in other countries than their own, in the UK A Flock Of Seagulls were generally derided after (the admittedly brilliant) 'Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)'. Probably due to the backlash against the singers hairstyle (!) their career virtually finished there in the UK.
Maybe we were a bit unkind to them, whilst certainly not the best synth group by a country mile i have to admit that 'I Ran' grew on me after GTA Vice City inclusion.

The Deps were synthpop with Gore writing i thought as 'See You' & 'The Meaning Of Love' carried on the 'pop' tone. I agree after that they got less poppy and more interested in darker material.

All good choices, but really if we're talking about true synth music here, Human League's the only real choice...

And I may be wrong here, but didn't Martin Gore play guitar on that Depech Mode album (and the NLMDA track)? Assuming so, that should immediately eliminate the song from consideration, IMHO!

:)

Zippy

The Greatest synth song ever? That poll should have 5,000 choices!


'New Life' was a synth masterpiece, perfect in every way.

I agree!! Some other Synth bands that should be on this list would be: Japan, Gary Numan, Heaven 17 and possibly Cabaret Voltaire

there is only one. vienna,by ultravox
I'm so with that!

Ultravox - Vienna

Dodgy group :mwaha: but what a record :clap: Smalltown Boy by the BB :thumb:

I'm so with that!

Ultravox - Vienna

I wouldn't personally class Vienna as Synthpop in the slightest. It's a masterpiece, but it's not essentially synthpop in my opinion. ;)

I voted for "A Little Respect" by Erasure. :)

Out of this list, Alphaville. Sounds like a melody is one of the best synthie pieces.

I didn't see any Ultravox songs on the list... they are my synthie heros, big suprise.

I wouldn't personally class Vienna as Synthpop in the slightest. It's a masterpiece, but it's not essentially synthpop in my opinion. ;)

Yep, masterpiece! As so often, we agree on this. We should find out the definition of synthpop. Is it music done on a synthesizer or ist it a certain typ style of Music.

Synthpop is a certain style, but none of the songs in the list of options realy qualyfies as a synthpop song. Bands like Nitzer Ebb, S.P.O.C.K. and Second Decay are real synthpop bands, IMHO.

I have to say *none of the above*. My favorite classic synthpop bands are Thomas Dolby, OMD, VNV Nation and Nitzer Ebb. My current favorite is LADYTRON-- they are so much fun :bouncy:-- I also like anything Trent Reznor touches :yesnod:

I have to say *none of the above*. My favorite classic synthpop bands are Thomas Dolby, OMD, VNV Nation and Nitzer Ebb. My current favorite is LADYTRON-- they are so much fun :bouncy:-- I also like anything Trent Reznor touches :yesnod:

Ladytron is sooo good, realy love their music. My fav album is Light and Magic :thumb:

Freur - Doot Doot (the band later become Underworld , remember Born Slippy)

*other faves are : A Forest The Cure And I Ran A Flock Of Seagulls :mwaha:

Synthpop is a certain style, but none of the songs in the list of options realy qualyfies as a synthpop song. Bands like Nitzer Ebb, S.P.O.C.K. and Second Decay are real synthpop bands, IMHO.
I agree walvis ! :mwaha:

there is only one. vienna,by ultravox
Yes :thumb:

on that particular list, it's hard to top "the Great Commandment"... that was a powerful synth song.... but anything by Vince Clarke is great (some of his stuff is kinda slow and maybe not considered wholly synth-pop). But what about some old Human League, that is some pretty good synth music ("Being Boiled")?

hi there all great songs but i would have to put OMD (GEORGIA ) AS MY NO1 :thumb: . and new orders ( blue monday) a very close second ;)

hi there, i also love ultravox, and i still a massive midge ure fan, vienna is a classic but i love dancing with tears in my eyes. you have great taste

I had to choose Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy, I absolutely love that song!!


I heard it on the radio the other night, wow, still love it!

Bronski Beat...Smalltown Boy

Erasure...A Little Respect .......That would be my vote :thumb: