What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

HUMAN LEAGUE "dare" cd/vinyl 1981

album chart action: #1 UK, #1 CAN, #3 US, #3 AU

single chart action:
"the sound of the crowd".......#12 UK.
"open your heart"................#6 UK, #33 AU.
"love action"........................#3 UK, #12 AU.
"dont you want me"..............#1 UK, #1 CAN, #1 US, #4 AU.

Phil Oakey and group's third studio set...
lots of catchy snyth laden UK New Wave tracks here...but none better than the non-single "the things that dreams are made of", i still cannot understand why this was not released as a single, its simply brilliant IMO!
group are still performing and releasing music, their last album called "credo" was released in 2011...
i was actually surprised this one didnt get a love rating from me and i rate it, great, great album that actually sounds as good on cd as it does on vinyl, which is surprising because most albums that are synth-laden from that period actually sound flat and hollow on cd.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: get carter
best track: the things that dreams are made of

tracks:

1. the things that dreams are made of ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYU6p3aIZQ audio
2. open your heart **
3. the sound of the crowd ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ECu-JzaVLY tv performance
4. darkness **
5. do or die **
6. get carter *
7. i am the law **
8. seconds **
9. love action **
10.dont you want me ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0 video

3s=3
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.2