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HUman League
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 ? go here http://www.mediafire.com/?pr2dolfs8zecv78 slide show of Susanne (only 14 meg ) . |
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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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I like... Human League... they're music... is... quite good... and... my favourite... song... of their's... is... Open Your Heart.
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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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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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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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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. ![]() not sure why theres another thread on thl, there was one just the other week... |
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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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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 ... plus squeeze, teardrop explodes, dexys, siousxie, and the photos... (they were good!) |
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Ahh, The Banshees, now, they were a live band!
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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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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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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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My Favourite Human League tune is "Louise".
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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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i too saw hazel o conor.... great artist
plus squeeze, teardrop explodes, dexys, siousxie, and the photos... (they were good!) |
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I don't know the Photos. I'm googling and you tube-ing them now.
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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.
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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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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. quote 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." end quote. 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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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?)
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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No, that was Chaka Khan.
It's not a bad song though.
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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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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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=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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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