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20 October 2002, 12:08 AM

uncle buck

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Following on from the 'Best Guitar Band' who do you consider to be the best electronic synth based band?

My choice - The Human Leage

What's yours?

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20 October 2002, 12:19 AM

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The one and only.

Kraftwerk

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20 October 2002, 01:42 AM

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Depeche mode. Bar none

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20 October 2002, 01:54 AM

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human league were good but ultravox (pre midge ure) must be up there

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20 October 2002, 02:25 AM

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Pet Shop Boys!

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20 October 2002, 10:22 AM

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pet shop boys....honestly, not kidding! fantastic songs. ok, neil tennant sounds a bit iffy at times, but the songwriting is top quality. suburbia is one of my all time faves

followed by the human league. had a thing for the dark haired bird when i was young

and 'being boiled' is still ****** cool

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20 October 2002, 10:47 AM

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Have to agree with PSB but only up to the Introspective album, everything after that was just a litle too, um, camp for my taste. West End Girls is still a fantastic track.

What about Jean Jacques Perrey? Alright, he wasn't band as such...

Edited to correct my bad speelung.

[Edited by NotoriousREV - 10/20/2002 10:52:01 AM]

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20 October 2002, 10:55 AM

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agree notorious, i thought 'very' was good (and all before that), but then they started banging on about being gay etc and got a bit mincy. which doesnt go down well if youve got a bird in the car and yer on the pull

spose theyre one of them bands that you have to secretly like , but if you say you do, people raise their eyebrows

ho-hum, secret PSB fan it is then

oh, heres another. say hello wave goodbye 12" version by soft cell, what a cracker!

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20 October 2002, 11:20 AM

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Fad Gadget!!!

But Kraftwerk are the daddies.

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20 October 2002, 11:42 AM

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soft cell's non stop erotic cabaret was ace. and vince clark what a guy..

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20 October 2002, 11:49 AM

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i wanted a "fairlight" synth until found they were about £20000.every band used them ,great init,bringing back the memories

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20 October 2002, 11:58 AM

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New Order....

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20 October 2002, 12:51 PM

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kratwerk not a band but Jean Michel Jarre and don't forget Paul Hardcastle another clever bloke.

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20 October 2002, 01:06 PM

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Gary Numan.

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20 October 2002, 01:15 PM

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I'd have to go with Depeche Mode, but Human League did some top tunes.

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20 October 2002, 07:56 PM

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i'd have to go with Kraftwerk and New Order.....but,no one has mentioned Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark yet

"Electricity"was amazing!..

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20 October 2002, 08:03 PM

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New Order.

They also did the guitar thing very well too.

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20 October 2002, 09:15 PM

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Go west (hehe)

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21 October 2002, 07:41 AM

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New Order?

Best bass band of all time, surely?

bros

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21 October 2002, 08:50 AM

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Gary Numan - then

Depeche Mode
Now more than then
Quality

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21 October 2002, 08:54 AM

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I saw Fad Gadget last year they were support for Depeche Mode, didnt know they were still together!!

Dave

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21 October 2002, 10:47 AM

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I saw Fadget last year aswell supporting depeche mode, excellent, Ricky's Hand was awesome. Very sad news to hear that he died this year

1. Depeche Mode
2. Gary Numan
3. Human League (original line up inc Ware\Marsh)
4. Fad Gadget
5. John Foxx
6. OMD

I feel like plugging my Roland synth and Drum Machine into the mains and bashing out a few of the classics

Mr Flibble plays Synth Pop Classics

M.

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21 October 2002, 10:50 AM

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Depeche Mode without a doubt.

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21 October 2002, 10:58 AM

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I too saw Fad Gadget supporting Depeche Mode last year and I have to say I thought they were complete Sh!te, almost comical in how truely crap they are. Word of advice for the frontman, don't tell an Audience they are the worst f***ing audience you have ever seen.

Edited to say, Didn't realise that Frank Tovey (Fad Gadget) died on April 3rd this year.

Anyway top synth bands have to be :

1) Depeche Mode
2) Pet Shop Boys

[Edited by JoeyDeacon - 10/21/2002 11:03:54 AM]

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21 October 2002, 11:12 AM

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Each to their own, but i thought he was awesome.

If anyone is in the Bath area you could come and see me live at 2 small venues in the near future.

M.

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21 October 2002, 11:25 AM

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Depeche Mode.

And the recent Gary Numan stuff ("PUre") is awesome

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21 October 2002, 11:44 AM

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How about Space from the 70's?

Magic fly! I bought the 'best of' for £2 on CD

I'll get my coat..

Anyone heard of 'Our Daughters Wedding'? they had a minor hit with lawn chairs in 1980 i think.

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