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Old 26-12-2010, 22:46
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Formed in the late 70s but came into their own in the 1980s
Phil Oakley said he was a big fan of Abba in the 1970s... is it just a coincidence that his band ended up .... like Abba... with two attractive girls up front... one blonde ... one brunette.
But they went their own way and were brilliant and innovative.... they even made it in America.
The blonde in Abba ... the blonde in Human League... why am I so obsessed with blondes ?
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slide show of Susanne (only 14 meg )



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Old 26-12-2010, 22:54
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Not quite sure where this thread will go. But I used to love them and saw them live at the Hammersmith Palais December 81 ( and since a couple of times on those 80's tours).
Really liked them before the Heaven 17 guys split from them as well. Quite ahead of the field at the time.
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Old 26-12-2010, 22:55
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I like... Human League... they're music... is... quite good... and... my favourite... song... of their's... is... Open Your Heart.

I... like this... thread...








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Old 26-12-2010, 23:32
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I thought Open Your Heart was beautiful, and easily one of my fave songs of the 80s. Their album track The Things that Dreams are Made of would have made an excellent single.
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Old 26-12-2010, 23:32
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Wiki says
Since 1978, The Human League have released nine studio albums, four EPs and twenty-seven singles.
They have had four albums and eight singles in the UK Top Ten, one of which was #1 (No2 in the US) and they have played over 350 live concerts.
The band have sold more than 20 million records worldwide


Somehow 20 million LP sales does nt seem that many... when you think that Lloyd Webber sold over 40 million+ LPs just of Phantom !
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Old 27-12-2010, 08:32
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Since 1978, The Human League have released nine studio albums, four EPs and twenty-seven singles.
They have had four albums and eight singles in the UK Top Ten, one of which was #1 (No2 in the US) and they have played over 350 live concerts.
The band have sold more than 20 million records worldwide


Somehow 20 million LP sales does nt seem that many... when you think that Lloyd Webber sold over 40 million+ LPs just of Phantom !


Strange comparrison Their biggest album, Dare, is still seen as a classic, producing some amazing singles in 1981, but comparing the sales of these 2 is like comparing the sales of houses to cream crackers
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Old 27-12-2010, 09:39
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Not quite sure where this thread will go. But I used to love them and saw them live at the Hammersmith Palais December 81 ( and since a couple of times on those 80's tours).
Really liked them before the Heaven 17 guys split from them as well. Quite ahead of the field at the time.
saw then in derby on the same tour

not sure why theres another thread on thl, there was one just the other week...
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Old 27-12-2010, 19:45
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Having a nostalgia fest this evening. I saw Human League at Hammersmith Palais in 81 too. In 80/81/82 I saw:
Depeche Mode

Soft Cell (brilliant)

Toyah (more stage presence than anyone - very underrated)

Siouxsie and the banshees
Orchestral Manouvres in the dark
Hazel O Connor
The Tourists (Annie Lennox)
Culture Club
Duran Duran
Ultravox
Mari Wilson

..Great days ...
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Old 28-12-2010, 09:19
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Having a nostalgia fest this evening. I saw Human League at Hammersmith Palais in 81 too. In 80/81/82 I saw:
Depeche Mode

Soft Cell (brilliant)

Toyah (more stage presence than anyone - very underrated)

Siouxsie and the banshees
Orchestral Manouvres in the dark
Hazel O Connor
The Tourists (Annie Lennox)
Culture Club
Duran Duran
Ultravox
Mari Wilson

..Great days ...
i too saw hazel o conor.... great artist

plus squeeze, teardrop explodes, dexys, siousxie, and the photos... (they were good!)
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Old 28-12-2010, 12:47
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Ahh, The Banshees, now, they were a live band!
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Old 28-12-2010, 15:37
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Yes but did Suzi Souixie ever smile ? she seemed to have contempt for everyone in the audience !
maybe that was just a punk thing ?

She was actually in the TV studio with the sex pistols that famous night with Bill Grundy
It was Bill making a pass at Suzie that started all the fracas !
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Old 28-12-2010, 15:41
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I love the track 'So Hurt' on their 1984 album (is it Dare?), the one with The Lebanon on. It's got these very plangent 'spacey' synth chords following each chorus that I love, which reminds me of really low-budget late 70s/early 80s sci-fi movies sparked by the era's VHS boom.
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Old 28-12-2010, 16:29
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Yes but did Suzi Souixie ever smile ? she seemed to have contempt for everyone in the audience !
maybe that was just a punk thing ?

She was actually in the TV studio with the sex pistols that famous night with Bill Grundy
It was Bill making a pass at Suzie that started all the fracas !
it certainly wasnt contempt, she is very grateful to her fans, punk wasnt happy poppy stuff so smiling was only empoyed when it was required! lol.
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Old 28-12-2010, 16:30
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My Favourite Human League tune is "Louise".
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Old 28-12-2010, 19:22
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I like "Don't You Want Me" but it's really the only song of theirs I know... didn't they also sing Ain't Nobody (which was later covered by Liberty X?)
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Old 28-12-2010, 20:42
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i too saw hazel o conor.... great artist

plus squeeze, teardrop explodes, dexys, siousxie, and the photos... (they were good!)
I don't know the Photos. I'm googling and you tube-ing them now.
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Old 29-12-2010, 08:49
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I don't know the Photos. I'm googling and you tube-ing them now.
'irene' was there best known, lead singer wendy woo....
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Old 29-12-2010, 12:12
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I like... Human League... they're music... is... quite good... and... my favourite... song... of their's... is... Open Your Heart.

I... like this... thread...

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But most of all you like hellips (...)
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Old 29-12-2010, 16:20
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'irene' was there best known, lead singer wendy woo....

From Evesham IIRC , I'm So Attractive was an excellent new wave song.
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Old 29-12-2010, 16:41
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Got to hand it to Phil Oakey.... its down to him that
Human League came into existance and down to him
that they have lasted so long....
He is the real driving force behind
the group and its a compliment to him that they are still popular today and still filling theatres.

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The band's live performances began to gain momentum and acclaim and they were asked to support first The Rezillos then Siouxsie and the Banshees as early as September 1978.
In December, 1978 David Bowie appeared in the audience and later declared to NME that he "had seen the future of pop music."
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Looking at the LP .... Dare.... Phil is on the credits for most of the songs...
wot was he a lyrics guy or a melody guy ?
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Old 29-12-2010, 17:00
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I like "Don't You Want Me" but it's really the only song of theirs I know... didn't they also sing Ain't Nobody (which was later covered by Liberty X?)
No, that was Chaka Khan.

My favorite Human League track is The Things That Dreams Are Made Of and Keep Feeling Fascination.is my second choice.
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Old 29-12-2010, 17:11
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No, that was Chaka Khan.
Ah right, I wasn't sure who it was. It's not a bad song though.
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Old 29-12-2010, 17:56
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I like "Don't You Want Me" but it's really the only song of theirs I know... didn't they also sing Ain't Nobody (which was later covered by Liberty X?)
They sang Being Boiled, Rufus & Chaka Khan sang Ain't Nobody - Liberty X did a mash-up of the 2 - the lyrics and melody of Ain't Nobody, music/sample of Being Boiled....it was called Being Nobody
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Old 29-12-2010, 18:08
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They have a new album out - 'Credo' and it's rather good. Saw them live this month and they are still cracking live. Got the crowd going too. It's worth catching them outside the 80's tours.


The latest single:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcii6HcBWKA
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Old 30-12-2010, 10:10
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=VoodooChic;46908670]They sang Being Boiled, Rufus & Chaka Khan sang Ain't Nobody - Liberty X did a mash-up of the 2 - the lyrics and melody of Ain't Nobody, music/sample of Being Boiled....it was called Being Nobody
indeed and tbh i thought richard x's mix (with liberty x) of these tracks was very good, as was the other hl mix he did 'finest dreams' (the finest + the things dreams are made of).
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