1979 is generally regarded as the year that marked punk’s breakthrough. What is often overlooked, however, is that electronic music was also exploring and breaking new ground. The Human League, for example, released Reproduction, a groundbreaking album in the dark wave/synth-pop genre.
This album fundamentally changed the way people listened to electronic music. Their deconstruction of conventional pop songs down to their essential elements enabled subsequent generations to refine this approach. They found success with driving, up-tempo tracks. But their greatest coup was that they broke down the ‘wall of sound’ classics by Phil Spector and the Righteous Brothers into robotic components, only to ultimately reclaim the magnificent melodic line.
The Human League - Morale...You've Lost That Loving Feeling
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A classic Walter. I loved those first two Human League albums then and still do.
I love this version. Phil Oakey may not have had the range and technicality of The Righteous Brothere, but he absolutely nailed the mood and feel of this song.
Superb!!!!
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