On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Michael Upton wrote:
quoted 3 lines Early OMD is pretty cool, IMO. You have to like
> Early OMD is pretty cool, IMO. You have to like
> their 80s synthpop vocals and maudlin lyrics, etc,
> but they had quite an adventurous, and warm sound.quoted 5 lines Hearing them in more recent interviews, they seem
> Hearing them in more recent interviews, they seem
> pretty disparaging of those days as just being a
> bunch of funny noises, so it may all have just
> been a product of their lack of resources more
> than anything more intentional.
I love their album _Architecture and Morality_, although this seemed to be
one of the more difficult ones to find in the USA. Well-written, with an
extremely warm sound...their use of Mellotron on the record contributes to
that in a major way. Don't let some of the later pop-fodder deter you.
In a similar direction, look into China Crisis. They, too, became slick
and irrelevant with time. But their first album _Difficult Shapes and
Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain_ is a wonderful,
mellow, and rather melancholy synth-pop record. It's of the same vintage
as early Depeche Mode, yet significantly different. _Flaunt the
Imperfection_, produced with Walter Becker (Steely Dan) is slicker but to
good effect. The quality dropped after that.
--Mark
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