Wow, thanks for that. I always wondered. I really disliked that second ABC album. We had the cassette and I have not seen it for years! I just found it abrasive. I really get annoyed how 80s synth-pop is referred to as electro now, as it wasn't. It was New Wave or New Romantic - (I am feeling sentimental about that Blitz Kids phenom). Electro was a distinct scene. Not that labels matter that much... I really like the early things done by the US outfit Berlin, like Sex (I'm A) and The Metro - pre Take My Breath Away. Their recent comeback Voyeur was terrible though. Like a bad version of Ray Of Light. I am rediscovering new sounds from the 80s... I think of all the 80s New Romantic records Dare really stands up, as does ABC's first, and Visage sound surprisingly good, and Propaganda's first album is among my all-time favourites, though I only got it years later. I never liked Depeche Mode as much but *every* electronic musician will namecheck them. I preferred Duran Duran. They were really underrated, probably as they were too pretty. ;) The Chauffeur was amazing. Their remixes (or extended versions) are great. After Notorious they were very hit and miss. I hear Siobhan Fahey (ex Bananarama, Shakespear's Sister) is now doing electro, but I can't get the track - Bitter Pills. I've seen it on a Larry Tee mix-CD.
>> While we're on this topic, what was the ABC record that Mayday remixed! > > "The Greatest Love of All" -- have never heard it though, I think Dan > Sicko might have a copy? > >> Always wondered about that. >> Just played Lexicon Of Love last night, it really stands up. > > yep, good years for producer Trevor Horn. Also the title track from a > later album, "How To Be A Zillionaire" had some hot remixes (esp. the > Bond St. mix) that got lots of play in detroit hotmix radio shows... > when that stuff was getting mixed with the native electronic dance > music of the time... around the same time Channel One 'Technicolor' was > getting hammered constantly on the air... The Wizard on JLB era radio > shows. > > peace > Matt MacQueen >
