Dare!

Great pioneering new wave album. You can tell it’s one of the first of its kind, though.

don't you want me beibee

With this album, The Human League took a clear step toward a more accessible, radio friendly, and commercial sound compared to their earlier releases. I’ve always appreciated their first two albums, but I have to say, this one takes the cake for me. It’s got everything that makes synthpop so catchy and fun. Every element of this album is electronic, from the drum machine driven beats to the synth driven melodies and basslines. What I really love about 80s synthpop is its natural quirkiness, and this album has its share. When it comes to easygoing electronic synthpop from the 80s, this album is always going to be at the top of my list.

8/10 Perfect 80s electro pop Excellent production, great vocals, big singles Not too much to say, love it Best: Don’t You Want Me

Did not expect to like this a s much as i did. Very cool pop album. The music is quite simple, but in an anjoyable matter. I do not find it boring. The synths are cool and the vocals bounce on top of the early electro sounds in a very pleasing manner.

Perfect example of the techno pop prevalent in the early 80s

I kinda liked this. I kept hearing thematic elements from the "Don't you want me" song throughout the album.

Why did 80's synths ever go away?

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Dear Generator, I liked it, but it wasn’t my favorite. Nothing stood out, but the vibes were on point. Xoxo, Cathleen

The Human League I know not who this is. 1981, the year of the birth of my sister. Ooooh synth-pop. You know I love that! Oh crazy, out of all these songs on this album, I do actually know Don't You Want Me and that was the very last track. Im thinking 4 on this one.

Inte hört tidigare (förutom Don’t you want me) men det här tyckte jag var kul! Kanske ska sadla om till synthare så här på ålderns höst?

Synthpop isn't among my favorite genres, but this shit kind of slapped. Don't you Want Me is an all time standout for the genre -- timeless and catchy as hell. Other standouts for me were Darkness (from which Shlohmo has certainly gained instrumental inspiration); I Am The Law (with moody droning synths and some weird effects that remind me of Mong Tong); and on the brighter end of the spectrum The Sound of The Crowd (which I feel like could be Juan Maclean song). Didn't expect much, but really loved this one. Solid 4 / 5.

An album of dizzying highs and plastic 80’s excess.

It's clearly an album on a learning curve. Creating a pop album on a machine that was only starting to gain prominence is wild to me, but the album is kind of a clunker until you get to that massive hit. And that song is so well done it just makes the rest of the album sound even worse. That being said the album works solely on attitude and the "idea" of this album tickles me in the exact same way that people are down voting it. I think they understand its pretentious. That's the whole point. If they didn't have attitude what is left? a bunch of nerds plunking on computers? Anyway it gets a 4 just on attitude alone. And that banger of a last song.

Have loved this album for years.. for that say they were a one hit wonder... there were two hits on this album.. "don't you want me baby" was of course a number 1 track, but "Love Action" was at number 3 and was in the charts for 13 weeks... same as the # 1 song. as a group they had 6 other songs in the top 10 and a few just outside..

Get Carter, I Am the Law, Seconds are too slow; I especially like The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, Don’t You Want Me

Actually slaps insanely hard. I "Dare!" to say, this is actually a good album! *Does a backflip, breaks own neck*

Pretty cool 80s songs

bops!!!

I like it! Great beat and pleasant to listen to.

Phil Oakey's voice is a bit flat throughout. The sound is a bit samey. But it is still likeable to an oldie like me Youngsters may not be so charitable.

We all know this is a good album. There was some boring songs midway through the album, but come on - Don't You Want Me Baby is an all time classic.

A synth pop classic. Glad to revisit this one.

It's not great art, but it's about as good of a new wave synth pop record as the genre permits. Pure synth with a smash hit at the end - that's how you do it.

Ressemble à Depeche Mode.

Un album dont le son est très daté, mais assumé et cohérent, ce qui en fait une écoute fort agréable malgré quelques petits embellissements 80s de trop

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

New Romantic classic

I love 80s synth pop. I can't even totally explain why. It just hits my ear the right way. It also heavily influenced bands that I love like Future Islands or Nation of Language. I wouldn't say this is a perfect record, though. The album starts out a bit slow for me, but it does continue to build to that incredible finish. Overall its very good, and I'll be adding this to my listening collection.

„Don‘r You Want Me“, genialer 80er Wave. Aber nicht alles auf dem Album. „Do or Die“ ist ein Geheimtipp, „I am In Law“ klingt wie Depeche Mode im „Memento Mori“, „Seconds“ und „Darkness“ sind typischer Human League Sound. Aber leider sind auch manche Songs etwas eintönig. Trotzdem komme ich wieder auf „Dare“ zurück.

Pretty nice

He leído muchos comentarios negativos con respecto a este disco, pero en Chile (más específicamente en Santiago), hay una disco que se llama "Blondie", y este disco completo está en circulación casi todas las noches. Es un clásico y escucharlo me llena de ganas de ir a bailar toda la noche al ritmo de estos sonidos "vintage". No sé si indispensable, pero definitivamente entretenido.

Interesting that the two best tracks, imo, are the last 2. So many albums open with their best but this album starts off mediocre at best and picks up with Love Action and takes off with Don't You Want Me.

great album

Now we're talking! This was great. Very unusual decision to leave the big hit til last, but it kind of paid off, because I was very in the zone for it by the time it arrived. I will say this for The Human League. At their best, they remind me a little of some of the Pet Shop Boys less good songs.

It's SO FUCKING GOOD I LOVE PROG-ROCK. kinda repetitive tho. strong 8/10.

Kinda sitting around 3.5 on this one. It's pretty classic synth pop. The transition from I Am the Law to Seconds is pretty sweet... Don't You Want Me is also a classic, and I dig the upbeat music coupled to the somewhat dark lyrics. I did 3 for Duran Duran... a 2 for Pet Shop Boys... a 3 on one of the Depeche Mode albums, 4 on the other... II like the vocals and colder minimal synth vibe going on more. It seems more Kraftwerk-inspired new wave synth pop... Great synth sounds! So I'm doing a 3.5+ on this one.

Fun completely midi/electronic album. Was not too keen on it for the first half, but I did enjoy the second a lot more. When I heard the final song it all clicked, because I never knew who sang it, but it’s a great one. Standouts: The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, Do Or Die, Seconds, Love Action, and Don’t You Want Me.

80’s music has always been a blind spot for me, which means I’ve based my opinion of it on a very small sample size and decided based on that limited exposure that 80’s music was generally bad and that I didn’t like it. This project has helped challenge and change that perception. This album has done the most work that any one album has to do so. This is peak 80’s music. I don’t necessarily mean that it’s the best the decade had to offer. Rather, that this is the peak 80’s sound. The synths. The echo. The singer’s voice. The subject matter. All of it is what I imagine when I think of 80’s music. But what did I think of it? It was good. Not just for what it was or who it was for, but in general. This is really well-constructed music, layered and even nuanced at times. Really catchy hooks that maybe wouldn’t have been as catchy or played as well if not coming from a synth. This isn’t going to get 5 stars; it wasn’t mind blowing or a masterpiece. But I do think it was good that it’s included here and I do feel like this was a good representation of its genre and era. That, and it was just well written and constructed. I’m surprised to be saying this, but 4 stars. Standout tracks: The Things that Dreams Are Made Of, The Sound of the Crowd, Darkness, Seconds, Love Action (I Believe in Love), Don’t You Want Me

Great album but not all songs are bangers

Great early synth pop band and that final track is a bop and a half.

This one grew on me as I progressed through the album. There are some musically interesting bits, all of them sequenced before the most famous track on the album. I feel like I will revisit this one!

A nice slice of new wave. This is pretty much exactly what I want from the genre.

This is a good album. Look I don't know what you want me to say about it. Ohh fascinating use of I don't know, whatever. who gives a shit.

Very 80s. I like

That was a thoroughly enjoyable album! As a big fan of synth-pop, I loved the experimentation audible here. However, I think I’ll stick just listening to ‘Don’t You Want Me’ on further listens. 9/10

Sweet early synth pop!

I thought I’d hate this but I ended up really enjoying it, there’s some nice groovy songs on there and it’s not just throwaway 80s synth pop. The last song is obviously a monolith of 80s music but the rest reminded me of Kraftwerk at times. A pleasant surprise.

I was never a waitress at a cocktail bar idk what you're talking about

Obviously can’t go lower than a 4 for the album with Don’t You Want Me. Also really liked seconds. Is it dated? Absolutely. But it’s also very fun.

You’d better change it back or we will both!! be! sorry!!!

Better than I remembered. Love Action is a classic

Great last song. Solid album.

This synthesizer sound is just the representation of 80s era

Bastions of 80s synth pop. Some of these songs are deceptively simlple but true classics. Started and ended with dynamism - flagged a bit in the middle. I’m still humming Open Your Heart. It’s probably a 3.5 but it’s a real nostalgia hit.

This is a nice album! I love Phillip Oakley’s voice on songs like “The Sound of The Crowd” and “Open Your Heart”. The instrumentation is sparse but fluid. Everything flows like a stream. 4.5/5 Fav: “The Sound of The Crowd” Least Fav: “Get Carter”

Good synthpop

Awesome new wave album. The techno-synth beats aren’t too in your face. I can see why this album was a defining feature of the genre.

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of: 3/5 Open Your Heart: 3/5 The Sound Of The Crowd: 3/5 Darkness: 4/5 Do Or Die: 4/5 Get Carter: 4/5 I Am The Law: 3/5 Seconds: 3/5 Love Action: 4/5 Don't You Want Me: 4/5 Avg.: 3.5

Much better than I thought

There’s no mistaking the decade that produced this album. I used to say I hated 80’s music, which was a really bad take in hindsight. Plenty of music from the 80s was way ahead of its time and sounds fresh even today. DARE is an album I’ve had on my periphery for some time and I’m glad this generator had me listen to it. It’s super synthy, pretty weird, darker than expected, and totally great. Darkness and the hit single Don’t You Want Me are the highlights for me.

Don't You Want Me is one of the all time classic 80s songs and synth pop songs, I quite like the rest as well. But we know why we're here.

Fun little album. Another where I wish I could hear it with 80's ears to understand how cool and novel the synth was.

So fun!

I went to see The Human League in the 2000s but I don't think I'd listened to this album. Pioneering stuff, and now I know Kraftwerk better you can trace the influence. I don't think Phil Oakey would claim to be the greatest singer ever, and some of the lyrics are a bit creaky, but a really enjoyable, cohesive album otherwise.

It's the blueprint for 80s synth. All stems from this. It still has filler but Oakley's voice is iconic

More annoyed about some reviews on here than anything else. People talking about Casio keyboards and one hit wonders are display their ignorance about music history. You forget how massive this album was. Love it. Want to give it a 4.5

Yeessss some New Wave... Don't You Want Me is still a banger.

Classic

This was a solid 80s synth pop album. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I found this record very enjoyable throughout. I only knew the closing track (which is one of those songs one knows simply by existing), but found the album easy to get into. The groove is consistent throughout and though the synths are dated, they hold up well today and are even used in contemporary pop. From what I read about this album, it is hugely influential and is considered a herald of the second British invasion.

Interesting. This seems like the ultimate synth heavy early 80s album. It was pretty great, although vocals are so front and center in the mix it's hard to ignore how dumb the lyrics sometimes are.

new wave synth pop the way god intended

It's the 80s

Good! Don’t You Want Me is a classic.

Enjoyed this much more than I expected, would listen again. Slightly dated sound wise, but some really great songwriting. Possibly the best I've heard from this New Romantics period.

Very 80s, but in a good way.

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Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: I adore this one, full of hits and what got me into synth pop! Favourite song: Track 8 - Seconds

Dare has a second layer of impossibility, layered since synth-pop is always in some way happy-forcing. Here, the 80s hit waits politely for prefigured '10s dance music, their convergence papering over many a dated production sin. The Human League even pull out of what one can read as Dreddian language a hopeful living conclusion.

The reputation of DYWM (which is a sensational pop song, btw) has maybe overshadowed how innovative the Human League were, and this album really was the one that put synthpop on the map. A real study in contrast with Heaven 17's debut, and a significant step forward from the earlier Human League work.

This album is so much fun!!

Wow, I didn't knew about this album before and it's a very good new wave piece! I like when the 1001 challenge surprises me positively.

Not my cup of tea, but I recognized some songs, one that I really enjoy.

Good fun album with surprisingly good songs. It’s obviously a sound of an era but the songs transcend it. And now in hindsight those synths sounds are gorgeous.

Some might describe this as the pinnacle of 80s synth pop, and in many ways they've got it right. The problem I have with this is that it's a culmination, something that almost allows no further refinement. To go further with this would mean changing it into something else, distinct and different to what it already is.

Favourite tracks: things that dreams are made of; love action; don't you want me; seconds

I really enjoy synthpop and love that big 80s feeling. There were some really standout tracks on this one.

I like the sound very much. Too bad they sold out after this one.

More low-key than the single would have predicted but still a vibe

I quite enjoyed this one. Of course you can't escape Don't You Want Me, but the rest of it I liked a lot as well. Heavy synth-pop that I found myself bobbing my head and tapping my toe to. Would listen to this one again.

I do love me some synth heavy 80s pop, so this hit the spot. It has several really great tracks, and the filler is pretty pleasant and fun too. I don't know that I would listen to this frequently, but I really liked it. 3.5/5, rounding up just to be nice.

Super synthy and classic new wave 80s sounds. "Don't You Want Me" by far the most popular megahit but the rest wasn't bad either. I liked "Love Action". I've listened to alot of music from this era so far and this is electronica done right, even though it's from '81. 8/10.

3.5 Good jams, Dont You Want Me is an all timer and amazing one to end on

Still sounds great Synths rarely sounded better

This album is actually such a great listen. So many catchy beats and hooks on every song. Great fun from start to finish

Own on Vinyl

Genres: New wave, synth-pop Formed: Sheffield in 1977 Run time: 10 songs, 40 min, 53 sec I haven’t heard the first track before, but Philip Oakey’s vocals are instantly recognisable. A couple of tracks have less than 1M listens on Spotify, but most are well over 1M listens. “Don’t You Wany Me” has almost 400M listens. It’s a great album, well worth a listen. My Rating: ****

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Feel like this one might grow on me. I had heard Don't You Want Me and Seconds before, but never the full album. So clear how massive of an influence they had on bands like LCD Soundsystem and MGMT. 4/5

At first I thought I was getting another 80s synth-pop/nu-wave album styling. Then I looked at the song list, right at the very end, is probably one of the best songs of the 80s 'Don't You Want Me'. Looking back the lyrics are somewhat concerning, yet gives the female protagonist a voice to move forward with her life when the relationship comes to an end, and move onto bigger and better things. Overall it was a great album and really opened up the 80s to the new sound of the synth. Best: Don't You Want Me Worst: I Am The Law

Full on concentrated 80s new wave synth

Really good album. Those myths a fantastic and ends with a popular stalker about an abusive boyfriend. Great.

4 stars - super fun, will revisit.

Score: 80 Album art: 70 Penis music The lyrics are a lot darker than I expected. Some songs are just good but others are great, darkness was my favorite. Being before the 80s I feel like this was probably ahead of the game. Enjoyable album

It's Dare! It's a Casio on a Plastic Beach. This is cool Atari, beep boop, robot rock music. This is a product of its time and that is okay. It's a great, influential beginning to a wonderful decade of awesome music. This sound is often trying to be recreated, often used as a gimmick, but this one is original and authentic. Neat that their biggest hit is the last song (and it's incredible, also creepy and incel-ish).

4.5/5 I love every song on this album.

light 4

Baaanger. Except for the first two tracks of side B (they’re basically one song), those were a little wank

Koola elektronix

It is pretty decent new wave. Not my favorite from the genre, but in the range of new wave it earns its keep. "I Am The Law" was my top song outside of the closing track. Speaking of the last track, it is fucking amazing and bumps this from a 3 to a 4 star album for me. At the start I wasn't sure if it would make it there, but damn "Don't You Want Me" is an amazing track.

A true classic of 80s techno. Everyone knows "Don't You Want Me (Baby)?" but there are many other great 80s club hits on this album, starting with the lead off "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of".

Of course I know "Don't You Want Me", but I'm not 100% sure I had ever heard another Human League song before. I went into this expecting it to be alright (they are, after all, referenced in LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge" so they have to be decent) but I was pleasantly surprised by an all around excellent synth-pop album. The only real complaint I have is that I feel like this mastering doesn't sound "big" enough except on "Don't You Want Me" where the synths really punch through and there's more bass. I can't bring myself to give it 5 stars but it's a very solid 4.

Not bad. Lovely synths. I vibe with those. Bit generic maybe. I dislike the last song.

I think that this album gets overshadowed a lot when talking about good 80's album. It embodies so well the capacity that good synthpop has of bringing pop sensibilities while staying very artistically interesting and genre-defining. Don't You Want Me is a timeless classic at this point, but many songs here are absolute bangers, like Love Action and Things That Dreams Are Made Of. 8,4/10

I wish I was born in the 80s

80’s flashback. Nice

You've got to sit through the entire album to get to the good bits. I'm going to ding a star for Get Carter. Why did that need to be remastered?

Nice

After two albums of attempting to be Sheffield's answer to Kraftwerk, Philip Oakley and his Human League had to undergo dramatic changes (Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh leaving to form Heaven 17) and conjure up what would become one of the more defining synth-pop sounds of the early 80s and beyond. With Dare!, Human League not only revitalized itself but assimilated themselves into what would become the juggernaut of music consumption with the sound that could only be absorbed wholeheartedly by the crowd. These are the things that dreams are, indeed, made of. Favorites: The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, The Sound of the Crowd, Do or Die, I Am the Law, Seconds, Love Action (I Believe in Love), Don't You Want Me.

New York, ice cream, TV, travel, good times Norman Wisdom, Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, good times These are the things These are the things The things that dreams are made of These are the things

1980s me loved this. 2020s me may have outgrown it.

Yes! 80’s pop is very much to my taste. Even better, I’m pretty sure I only know one song from this album, which means I’ll have a lot to discover and (hopefully) enjoy a lot. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: Don’t You Want Me Favourites: Don’t You Want Me, Open Your Heart, Love Action It saddens me that nobody seems to make music like this any more. The sound of the drums, the overuse of synths, the style of singing - it all got stuck in the 80s and never made it further. Perhaps it may have overstayed it’s welcome if it did continue longer, but I do wish we still had new music to look forward to that sounded like this. My only critique is that I Am The Law felt much less exciting to me, but otherwise this was full of very good songs. If you’ve somehow never heard The Human League before, I’d be happy to recommend trying this album.

Human League is a group I've always had on my "need to check them out more" list. This album has highs and lows for me. I love all of the synths being used, but there are some tunes where the use of portamento is kind of exhausting. But songs like Do or Die and Don't You Want Me are undeniable bangers. Overall good, I would give this a spin again. 3.5/5

Запомнил только Don't you want me baby, пушто единственная раньше была в плейлисте. Годные синты, тот самый "дебильный" по моим детским меркам звук, который стал нравится в 20+. Но хочется уже выйти за рамки 20 века, и особенно 80-ых. Может, новый альбом хотя бы 2000ых?

Lovely little album. Can't help but feel that they're a one hit wonder with Don't You Want Me, but I don't know anything about The Human League.

At first I really disliked this album. Mostly because the suite of retro synths, drum machines, and digital reverbs used in "Dare" has become so associated with 80s tropes that it was difficult for me to access it as anything other than a gimmick. I also feel like lyrics were less of a priority for the members of the band than were sound design and melody. As a result several songs on the album sounded like perfectly decent synth instrumentals that had been retrofitted with lines from a children's book or a teenager's diary. I'm not sure if saying that the writers were being intentionally trite for ironic effect would be giving them too much credit, or if my "modern" ear (trained on the irony of such genres as vapor wave and hyper pop) imbues anything so directly commercial sounding with an implicit sardonicism, or if indeed this was all part of the intended affect. Despite all this, perhaps I was rewired by the sparks and glam and 80s circuitry, because I was really enjoying this album by the time it ended. "The Sound of the Crowd" was the first one that caught my ear, because of the strange vocal processing at the end of the chorus and the unconventional songwriting style in general. I also really liked "Darkness", "Do or Die", "Seconds" and "I am the Law" for similar sound design reasons. There were times when the drum machines struck up a great groove, and the synth arpeggios tickled the stereo field in a way that still felt fresh to my nostalgia-suspicious ear. The weakest song for me was actually the single "Don't You Want Me"; the writing feels a bit clunky to me. As a whole, this album is pretty good! I wish I could have heard this when it first came out to hear how it was situated in its contemporary cultural environment. I don't think I had a good angle of approach from the launch pad of all the "Stranger-Things"-type shows and reheated synthwave tropes that abound in today's cultural repertoire, but the trail that "Dare" blazed still feels interesting, if now a little over-trodden.

So this is at least an automatic 3 if only because of "Don't You Want Me", which is an absolute monster classic. But Open Your Heart and The Sound of the Crowd have a lot of the same DNA as that monster classic, which makes them very enjoyable in their own right. Do or Die is alternately bouncy and dark and moody and totally works even though the vocals and synths don't sound like they should work together at all. Side 2 is a bit more scattered - I Am the Law doesn't work despite having a similar template as Do or Die. A couple of friends and I are all doing independent listening projects concurrently - I'm maybe 15 albums in front of them. One of them rated this album 1 star, which I think I can understand since I was 7 when that monster classic hit #1 in the US, and a lot of what I listened to or saw on early MTV sounds somewhat similar (and was everywhere), while they are a few years younger than me. I was harsh on Dylan in an earlier review for seemingly coasting on older folks' nostalgia, but here I am doing the same thing with The Human League of all things. Hmm.

One of the first albums to incorporate synths into pop so flawlessly, thus affecting the way pop music sounds to this day. I believe the influence of this album reaches recent pop stars such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and Dua Lipa. It's a fantastic and short album, with highlights all throughout. Pulls in audiences with the energetic tracks and ends with the hits. As sad as it is for bands to break apart, this album is much more polished, accessible, and coherent than anything Heaven 17 put together. The synths are fun, loud, exciting, and all over, feeling spacious and a bit industrial or futuristic. The vocalists are enthusiastic and almost robotic-like, continuing this trend once started by the likes of Kraftwerk. I appreciate the supporting female vocalist, not necessary, but adding another layer to the club singalong vibe. "I am the Law" is the only "weak" song but also the most atmospheric and still nestles tightly between the others. Last 3 tracks are just incredible.

i love synth pop

The lyrics are actually good and thoughtful. The music has a date on it but is still good enough to hold up to fresh ears.

Have a soft spot for this brand of synth-pop. I know in good conscience this could be left out of a 1001 albums list, but Don't You Want Me is just perfect so this gets a 4 from me.

I could get down to this. 6/10

Deeper than I expected

Excellent, and probably light years ahead of its time. Haven’t listened to Side B yet though as I am too sleepy

So fun

I do love this 80s full on cheese! I think the synths are amazing and it's such a feel good vibe. Don't you want me baby is such a classic but also reminds me of lockdown days when I created a cover and music video fueled by about 10 gallons of rosé... I really enjoyed bits of Do or Die with no vocals and it's an all around great album for me apart from the track called Seconds I didn't enjoy the shouty vocals and I'm not sure why other than that I just don't like that one lol. I already have quite a good appreciation for the Human League but didn't know any other tracks on this album before so that's fun too. Good start to the week as I'm listening on a Monday!

A real mixed bag of an album. The singles are the stand out tracks - Sound of the Crowd, Love Action, Open Your Heart and especially Don't You Want Me. The other tracks less impressive, even after repeated listens. The singles get Dare an extra star

Leuke popsongs waarbij ik al snel meezong of neuriede. Spijtig dat geen enkel nummer een deftige Outro heeft

An easy 4 stars!

“You’re really going to give this album a 4 because of the last song being so iconic?!!?!? 😡😡” “Yes.”

Never listened to it at the time, but actually quite nice as background music and that 80s feel.

Disco rock style. Don't you want to listen?

I'm now a Human League fan.

Great album, full of bouncing brooding electronic beats and melodies

A trip down memory lane..clubbing in Honolulu…great tunes

Classic 80s band with their best song

Generally extremely catchy and entertaining. Some of the lyrics may be a bit silly or repetitive, but it really, strangely, doesn't take away from the enjoyment I got from listening to this album. Of course it has the absolute masterpiece of 'Don't You Want Me Baby,' but I think it starts with a sleeper hit with 'The Things That Dreams Are Made Of.' The energy in the song is easy to catch, and it carries through the majority of the album. 'I Am The Law' unfortunately slows things down a bit, but leaving the big hit for the end makes sure you're left on an upbeat, positive note.

7/10 DON'T YOU LOVE ME BABE?!

For Christmas one year didn't George Costanza  hand out cards that said "A donation in your name has been made to The Human League." Anyway, "Don't You Want Me" sure was a kick ass song. It was played like crazy during university but I'm still not sick of it. Some of this album sounds a tad dated now but it sure was cool back in the day. Another notch in Virgin's pistol.

I think that the opening side is a killer, especially the first 3 tracks, Sound of the Crowd being my favourite. Side 2 drags a bit, then redeems it self with "Don't You Want Me". I agree with Oakley that this hit isn't one of their stronger songs, but the opening chords are unforgettable, like "Cars" by Gary Numan or "The Model" by Kraftwerk. It's funny, the story about how, three days before having to go on tour (without a band) Oakley saw these these two teenage girls dancing in a nightclub and invited them to join the band as "incidental vocalists". They got consent from their parents and they're still touring!

This is seminal synth-pop. A logical evolution from Kraftwerk with enough danceable hooks and melodies to make it appealing to the masses. I think they did it better than many of their contemporaries, eg Duran Duran, Gary Numan and Depeche Mode. I really like it when they get a bit darker on Seconds. They only had relatively simple electronic instruments but they really make the best of it with some very humanistic melodies.

Let's be honest. When I first heard of Human League... way, way back when, on Solid Gold with Dionne Warwick, I didn't know any better than to think it was DEVO. Reflect and consider. Am I wrong? Are we not men? We are De-Vo. I also never went back and listened to an actual Human League record since then, but they were undeniably part of 80's synth and beyond. I only really magnetized back to them thanks to George Michael kind of (really) ripping them off with Shoot The Dog. But he really gave respect (I hope that gets through) except for the political disrespect. Tony's lonely wife. Whatever errant directions they might have tried later this record is imaginative, regardless of whether 80's synth pop is now considered cringe. But this is Phil talking... I wanta tell you, what I've found to be truuue...!

Phil Oakey's voice is perhaps the bit that's aged least well.but the songs are bulletproof.

Fantastic album full of analog synth goodness. Slight dip at the beginning of side B but starts and finishes very strongly.

I'm not entitrely sure what Love Action is, but they've got it in spades.

"we thought that hair styles would be the first thing to date"

Quite uneven, but the hits are classics

classic pop, with really human synths, and great tunes.

very 80s.... kinda sassy growing on me tho!

4/5. Don’t You Want Me is an all time banger, album is kinda inconsistent tho

This is the proudest I've been to be from Sheffield, apart from when "The Full Monty" was screened on a flight I was on and I ran up and down the plane singing "You Can Leave Your Hat On" with nothing but a sick bag over my jaffas, all the way to Bangkok. "Seconds" is the best song about an assassin since Peter Gabriel's the year before.

Songs for my wife to be. Fabulous album full of memory.

Saved Prior: Love Action (I Believe In Love), Don't You Want Me Off Rip: The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, Open Your Heart, The Sound Of The Crowd, Do Or Die, I Am The Law, Seconds Cutting Edge: Darkness Overall Notes: Despite the large quantity of songs saved (all but 1 were at least on my Cutting Edge playlist) and Don't You Want Me being one of my favorite songs of all time, this album was simply above average. It's good and most of the songs have multiple good elements to them, but they rarely come together to form a truly transcendently great song (Don't You Want Me being the only exception good lord is that song good). I liked it better than the Eurythmics album for sure, but nothing close to Depeche Mode. Lots of good songs, a couple very good songs, one incredible one.

“Chock-full of precise, memorable melodies delivered with style and humour.”

Oh how excited I was for this. Early 80s English synth-pop was my jam back in the day, and one of my favorite songs ever is "Don't You Want Me." The first couple of listens through, it seemed like too much of the same thing, and I got a little bored. Philip Oakey's monotone, so cool in each song on its own, gets a bit much over ten in a row. This is not to say that I didn't enjoy it! I did! But maybe I had my expectations too high. Maybe sometimes it's okay to love a single more than its album. I will keep listening to this one, though, until I know for sure.

I am familiar with The Human League, but not this entire album. This is authentic synth-pop of the 80s. I enjoy being taken back to this time in music from time to time.

This is good, synth-y 80s pop. I don't think I'd ever heard the whole album. I liked Don't You Want Me well enough when it was released but I think I've heard it enough in the last 40 years. I really liked the songs on this album that were less familiar to me, especially The Things That Dreams Are Made Of and Seconds.

So many sounds, would sound amazing on vinyl. 80s overload. WILL BUY.

Very good formative synthpop album. The opening track is almost "violently" 80s. The rest is a little same, but still very enjoyable. Best tracks "These Are The Things" "I Am The Law" "Don't You Want Me"

So much more here than just "Don't You Want Me". A glorious slice of synth-pop. 1 mark deducted for Phil's hair though - sorry.

I’ve listened to a lot of the tracks on the album individually but never as an album. This was released just before I came of age musically but the tracks have always been there in my life. I enjoy the synth and electronic sounds of the new wave/romantics it has aged a bit but it was the start of a new musical direction. I didn’t realise that seconds was a homage to JFK, quite an interesting song

as with so many other albums on this list, this one was a distinct moment in time. it happens that this was a moment i was there for, and remember pretty well. i didn't know what any of it meant at the time, but i was very happy to hear disco's influence fading, and to see whatever new wave was going to bring. it felt, in the best possible way, like living in the future - and a future that was full of possibility and all that stuff, even if it knew it was a weird future. that said, love action was a nice surprise. i'm sure i've heard it any number of times, but this was the first time i really paid attention. seconds was a good surprise, too. and naturally, the big hit is always cool to hear.

A classic early 80s synth pop album, a lot of fun to listen to. It was one of the first cassettes I owned, so it saw a lot of play in my house. Coming back to hear it now, I'm struck by the simplicity of it. The sound is crisp, the arrangements deliberately flat and cold. Phil Oakey's commanding baritone vocal is a centerpiece of this music, another instrument in its own right. The songwriting is simple but sophisticated, touching rather poetically on themes like alienation and sexual politics. And surprisingly for such a aloof sounding band, Phil Oakey for the most part comes off as an optimist, someone who still believes in love, who still believes we hold the power to find what we need in this life... if we dare to look for it. "Don't You Want Me" is incredibly catchy, a perfect pop song and a stone cold classic that belongs in any time capsule of this era. Funny to find out it's the last song on the album because Oakey didn't particularly care for it. Fave Songs: Don't You Want Me, Darkness, Love Action, Open Your Heart

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: The things that dreams are made of, The sound of the crowd, Seconds, Don’t you want me

This is very 80s. Like the most 80s thing imaginable. I liked it though. The Sound of The Crowd and I Am The Law are highlights.

Loved it. So funny and clever.

Synth-tastic! Paved the way for the shit I listen to today.

Really cool album Most songs have an interesting sound and speak to me. Cool use of piano and guitar 4.5/5

Fun to listen to, had only heard "don't you want me" before, was happy to hear some more from them.

Classic synth-pop album with some all-time great songs from the genre. The lead singers voice might get grating though on repeat listens.

Großartiger Synthie Pop / New Wave. Don't you want me - Smash hit!

Don't you want me baby! Don't you want me oooooohhh! Great album, think I'm learning that I generally like 80s pop?

Great 80’s pop. Catchy and fun

I've always enjoyed this. Has some slower and darker album songs, but six of the 10 are outstanding.

really good album. wasnt sure if i was going to like it but it does work well and i do indeed like it a lot

8/10 ta gueno y don't you want me es un rolololololon.

Esa cancioncita de entrada qué cursilería y el álbum es un poco eso, pero qué disfrutable. Sus sintetizadores (algo que disfruto tanto de la música) y los beats son algo a lo que puedo regresar con un mood específico. "Do or Die" quizá fue mi preferida, con ese motivo que se repite en ciertas partes de la canción. Y ni cómo negar el hitazo "Don't You Want Me", aunque me parece desigual respecto al álbum... con todo y que creo que es similar a la primera. Quizá el problema que tengo con el álbum es que de pronto, me esperaba más en ciertas canciones. En fin, 8.5/10

Another 80s album with great synthesizers and off-putting vocals, but this one quickly grew on me. I still think the vocals are kind of kitschy and camp (and I don't know if they were intended to sound that way or not), but they work fairly well here.

This band is funny in a Kraftwerk and Devo sort of way. Hard not to like it, it's weird and friendly. Oh, I actually know "Don't You Want Me", that was a surprise. I like that song. This was a good listen.

Nice eighties pop

Synthy jams.

Das good shit. Funky, part disco, poppy, just a classic and more

Synths. Synths everywhere. And I loved it. The Sound of the Crowd is SO SO good - I could have that on repeat for hours.

really fun!

Is sort of a generic 80s synth-pop album (which isn't a bad thing) until the last track. "Don't You Want Me" is quite possibly one of the best (if not THE best) pop songs from the 80s, that song alone bumps this album up a full star from 3/5 to 4/5 for me. Such a banger of a song.

Deadly pop.

Not too shabby; like Kraftwerk but noticeably poppier.

This was the first time listening to the entire album and it's pretty good. Don't You Want Me has always been a favorite, but I also found I Am The Law and Seconds to be highlights too.

This was alright. The guys voice can be off putting at times but it's solid enough. Last two songs are the best well known and clearly the stand out ones

3,5

dont you want me, my favorit song in in 1981, synthpop unforgetable.

O sea si, una o dos canciones bien pero es cansador tanto sintetizador

It was OK tbf I enjoyed it but I know i won't come back to it

Quite liked this - lots of hits from the period

This sound was why I used to say I hated 80s music

One of the better synth pop albums here. There's some real pop know how here, and a subtly dark undercurrent. The sound is very '80s, but it works here. There are neat synth lines, moody vocals and more. And Don't You Want Me is a legendary song. This was really enjoyable, nothing close to the best I've heard, but enjoyable!

Dad, what did the early 80s sound like?

The Human League aus Sheffield, England, lieferten mit Dare! 1981 den Durchbruch des britischen Synth-Pop, aufgenommen größtenteils in den Genetic Sound Studios in Reading unter der Regie von Produzent Martin Rushent und veröffentlicht über Virgin Records. Nach dem Bruch der ursprünglichen Besetzung formte Phil Oakey die Band neu, mit den beiden Laien-Sängerinnen Joanne Catherall und Susanne Sulley, was dem kühlen Elektro-Sound eine warme, fast naive Note verlieh. Das Ergebnis ist erstaunlich kohärent für eine Gruppe, die sich gerade erst neu zusammengefunden hatte. Was Dare! von vielen Synth-Pop-Zeitgenossen abhebt, ist die Balance zwischen technologischer Kühle und emotionaler Direktheit. Songs wie "Love Action", "Open Your Heart" und natürlich "Don't You Want Me" verbinden glasklare Synthesizer-Texturen mit Texten, die von Verlust, Begehren und zwischenmenschlicher Distanz erzählen – nie kitschig, aber auch nie kalt. Gerade die Laienhaftigkeit der weiblichen Stimmen wirkt nicht als Schwäche, sondern als bewusster Kontrapunkt zu Oakeys monotonem Bariton. Rückblickend bleibt Dare! eines der seltenen Alben, die einen Sound nicht nur prägten, sondern tatsächlich neu definierten – ohne dabei ihre pop-musikalische Zugänglichkeit zu verlieren. Ein Meilenstein des frühen Achtziger-Pop, der zeigt, wie Maschinen menschlich klingen können.

Love me some new wave

Okay, not great

So immediately I'm reminded of "human music" from rick and morty, not sure if that is intentional. This entire album feels like a very long and very 80s synth intro to Dont You Want Me. This album is a great example of an answer to the question of "why dont they just make a whole album like this song?" Because you get this. I didnt enjoy it, but Dont you want me is so good the album gets 3 stars.

cool background, but wouldnt listen on purpose

Great as an 80s time capsule but otherwise meh

Good to hear this for historical purposes, it's good listening to a bit of 80's synth pop, but it wasn't stunning. The album ended with a couple of their hits, and that's where it'll remain. No need to listen to this again. Didn't hate it.

Really unsure if this is 3 or 4. A good slice of poppy post punk. Don't You Want Me Baby is obviously a banger.

Incredibly 80s, but a fun listen.

Nostalgic. Best track was the single "Don't You Want Me" but the rest were basically fine. 3 stars.

Good

The Good: We know this is going to be a challenge! The Bad: We didn’t get the “truth” option… The Ugly: Realizing we aren’t part of the league… What is exceptional about this album is how it just kind of blends into the background. At no point is this album overbearing, or annoying, or thrilling… The hit is not a hit, it’s a smash, one which we all love. Well, I am guessing we all love it… though there might be people out there who don’t like the song.. which I don’t understand, as it is catchy, simple, and to the point. Don’t know if the album deserves more than a 3* though… the hit is 5*

Found the start to be a bit shite, much of the sounds and textures being very dated and of their time. It grew into it a little and there are some better tracks later on here. ‘Don’t you want me’ is obviously the standout, but was surprised at how different to the rest of the songs on this album it was, texturally and in its overall songwriting style.

It's good and all, but not massively memorable. When the best track is saved until last, it means everything else becomes more of a chore to listen to rather than the build-up to s something special. Definitely one of the more basic new-wave albums. Favourite track: Love Action Least favourite track: Get Carter

Massa nostalgi för singlarna. Men precis som då känns de som ett singel and. Stark trea.

Gear: ZMF Auteur Classic LTD Shedua Artwork: 😐🪟❕ Production (2002 Remaster): 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🎛️👥🔮 Rating: ❔❔❔/5

half bangers have boring. love bloopy synths tho

It’s alright. The hit is by far the best song.

Better than expected.

Meh

mal luege wie ready ich bin für de symthpop😭 hahaha die synthpop-dudes hend iwie immer die glich stimm? ÖH de komisch synthi isch megaa fun bim erste lied ok bin vlt doch gwappneter als ich denkt han hahahah ich lieb die blöd pfiffe AHH DON'T YOU WANT ME KENNTMER JA MEGAAA hmm jaa han nöd so vill z sege. het na spass gmacht

Fun nondescript 80’s music

Some great synth-pop here, also some songs seemed very similar and marginally repetitive.

consistent 80s synth new wave that doesnt necessarily break ground for me, but has given me some additions that are fun, light, and *just* the right amt of 80s corny

Goeie 80’s plaat, inclusief tijdloze wereldhit, nice!

nog wel fun, laatste liedje is BANGER 3.5

3.5

S'alright but the last track is a banger for sure!

80's elevator music while you patiently wait for the last 2 songs, which are fucking BANGERS; the album.

I have a soft spot for this era of pop music. The pioneer spirit is evident. Consider how different this is to the pop music that preceded it. Would you prefer Human League or Journey? Neither are top choices but it’s definitely the Human League.

I love the vocalists, and "Don't You Want Me" still holds up well above all the other tracks (1st track should get a mention). In many ways, this mirrors a lot of 80's music.

3/5

Had to sit though the entire album for the one good song. Rest was fine, a little boring. Do or Die reminded me of Macchu Picchu by the Strokes.

Not bad. Fun EDM-y vibes. Liked the last song. 3/5

Inoffensive

Of course the dynamite is saved until the very end here with the big hit. But overall this is a fair album. Mostly upbeat and pleasant to listen to. It lacks the real exclamation mark, with the exception of course of the final song, but it takes a bit too long to get there. 3/5

The Human League’s Dare stands as a definitive, if uneven, blueprint for the heavy dance-pop era, successfully blending "whacky" synth melodies with a rhythmic groove that keeps the listener engaged—at least initially. The album opens with the anthemic "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of," setting a high bar that tracks like the MJ-influenced "The Sound of the Crowd" and the impeccably mixed "Do or Die" manage to maintain through sharp production and clever instrumental layering. However, the record’s momentum is frequently hampered by a lack of vocal range and tracks that feel musically stagnant; "Open Your Heart" leans into an interesting Galactica-style sci-fi vibe but quickly becomes tedious, while "Love Action" suffers from uninspired basslines and remarkably weak lyricism. This inconsistency peaks during the album’s later half, where experimental tracks like "I Am the Law" and the overly repetitive "Seconds" leave the listener more confused than compelled. Fortunately, the album recovers with the undeniable "Don't You Want Me," a melodic masterpiece that ensures the experience closes on a high note. Ultimately earning a 3/5, Dare is a landmark of its genre that remains a "vibe" despite its technical limitations, though it ultimately leaves one wishing for more musical variety and a more dynamic vocal performance to bridge the gaps between its brilliant highlights and its more "boring" lulls.

Moving today and this was the perfect album for it, but maybe only here for 1 song.

Favorite Track: Don't You Want Me

Some good songs, some not so good songs. 3/5

Very good record but not their finest. Certainly early days of New Romantic, electronic pop, synth music. Not too complex but still a lot of fun.

As far as New Wave goes this is an entertaining listen. While Don’t You Want Me is a classic, I’m not sure I would go back to this anytime soon.

Classic 80’s sound. Electrical. Moving. A little bit dark in the middle, as if you can’t stop the vice, you keep moving with ups and downs.

So stereotypical 3/5

The major shift from Disco to the 80s we know and love. Don't You Want me (to play more Synth)

sooooo 80s. ‘don’t you want me’ was fun, don’t think i’ll revisit this one

I thought I'd like this more than I did.

Actually enjoying this one more than I expected. Usually this new wave/electropop stuff sounds really dated, but this one holds up. Also recognized Don't You Want Me, which is a classic. But still, not my style of music, just a solid album.

I've had a passing familiarity with The Human League for years, and like many, mostly only knew "Don't You Want Me" prior to listening to Dare! The Human League produces the synth pop casual listeners would expect. It's pleasant, a little cheesy, but otherwise enjoyable. Most of the music is actually fantastic, but the vocal melodies and lyricism occasionally fall short or flat. If you don't hear any earworms right away, rest assured that the album is pretty backloaded. Highlights: "Darkness", "Seconds", "Love Action (I Believe In Love)", "Don't You Want Me"

I had fun with it. This kinda started a lot of 80s sound

It's not bad.

I put this one off for a while, thinking it would be something I would despise. But I’ll admit it, I bopped along. I tapped my foot under the desk as a wrote my little reports. I felt good inside.

So good! And so energetic. Darkness is my favorite.

What I liked about this synth pop album is that it focus way more on creating interesting textures with the synthesizers instead of prioritizing more in crafting just catchy melodies. I think this approach makes the album distinguish itself from the more generic products of the style and makes it closer to acts such as Kraftwerk. However, this only really works for the synths, as the voice seems to be trying every track to create some catchy New Wave phrases. Some work, like the intro "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of", and most notably, "Don't You Want Me". The rest I think are decent performances. Some infectious hooks here and there, but nothing as memorable as the ones mentioned. And what's more about the album? Not much really. This is Minimal Wave, so there are only synths, vocals, drums and an occasional bass, so all the work here is carried by the first two elements. The second one is decent, and the first one, while they do some interesting textures with the synths, I don't think it does enough to make the album super memorable. Maybe I'm sounding like I'm contradicting myself, but I think it lacks an immersive aspect. What they do sounds nice, but I'm not here saying "I absolutely love what they are doing". So in the end, a decent synth pop album with some nice textures.

The last song is one of the greatest singles of the 80s

There is some really cool synth on here. Some of the songs I already knew so it felt quite nostalgic to hear them again. Some songs I dont really care for however, like I Am The Law.

Gave it a nonchalant listen Nice chromatic ideas, sometimes jazzy Cool diatonic play with major and minor tones, daring, maybe charukeshi.. Ups and downs

watch 2:42 minute remix on youtube called Working as a waitress in a cocktailbar

Not a bad album once again not my taste but i cant rate it any lower than 3 especially with dont you want me. Giga banger.

Just some groovy 80s music. Dont You Want Me is still a generational banger

This album smells of the ice skating rink "Antarctica" I frequented, usually with my cousin, in the 1980's. They always played Don't You Want Me. For me, this album will always be the soundtrack to chavs with mullets skating backwards to impress the girls. I could not skate backwards. I did not impress any girls (at least not as intended). I did not like The Human League. Flash forward, I don't skate any more, I don't need to impress anyone any more (by skating backwards). So what do I think of this album? Hard to tell. I definitely belongs on the list, it was really novel back then, and the sound is so recognisable (esp. the vocals). Not something I'd put on but it definitely has merit. Goes in my very broad 3* category.

Felt quite same-y. I was really waiting for the big hit to come up

This whole album sounds definitively 80’s so I was surprised to learn it was recorded so early in that decade. Don’t You Want Me is one of those songs that I’m willing to bet at least 90% of the planet has heard before, and that’s a tremendous achievement, but I wish there was at least one other song on the record as good as that one.

Cool.

How do you rank a 1.5-2 star album with one 5 star song? THE SONG (you know which one) is incredible but the rest of it kinda just goes nowhere. I do own this record on vinyl. Fascination is better. I do like Philip's voice but jeez, the lack of songs besides the one is rough.

This is much better than expected considering I've never been a fan of their big hit

Perfectly cromulent. Nice to see an album with hits toward the back.

I really enjoyed the second half of the album. Just fun, easy listening. 3.75 Favorite tracks: Darkness, Do or Die.

Not a bad album. Synthwave isn't really my thing but I appreciate the musicality here. Don't You Want Me is a classic.

Yep, classic '80s new wave synth-pop. "Don't You Want Me" and "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" are both memorable (in that I remember them), but the rest of it is fairly generic.

Very good danceable album.

Probably more like 3.5. I can’t imagine I will spend too much time with this album but a few (several?) of these songs could be on a great playlist.

Reasonable.

80s pop. 6/10

Actually don’t think Phil is a particularly good singer. No denying its influence though

Entirely made up of synthesizers and programmed drum machine under the vocals, this is a decent look at what alternative, new wave music was in 1981. Kraftwerk is a good comparison here. Except for the successful single "Don't You Want Me" it's pretty meh.

This kind of 80s synth pop feels to sanitised, too much made readily available for the masses while dumbifying the roots of this music, I keep thinking of Kraftwerk with that sentiment for some reason. So dead average of 2.5 on RYM, and I am being too charitable with the stars for this list, so this might be only 2, we will see. I really maybe only liked 1st and last song on the album lol, it's not bad, but it's not great either. P.S. Actually on each re-listen I found some new songs I liked here so can round up for 3 stars, some nice synth pop here, but not masterpiece by any chance

Well produced 80s pop with some big hits and a TON of synth.

I don't hate it, but I wouldn't listen to it again. It leaves me hankering to hear "real" instruments

Verso la fine migliora, ma è comunque noioso.

poppy synth... niet veel achter zoeken, maar dat is ook niet altijd nodig

Don't think the songs are quite up to scratch, though there's some decent ones (The Sound of the Crowd, Do or Die). Textbook definition of "fine". It's not bad by any means, but it's pretty bang average IMO.

Cool new wave / synth pop. Reminds me a bit of Kraftwerk, but more playful and fun. And funkier too. I like that the music has a meticulous, calculated style, but you can still dance and groove to it. Ohhh, I know “Don’t You Want Me”! Funny to save the big hit for last. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that on an album before. It’s usually the other way around. I love this song!

"Don't You Want Me" is a perfect moody 80's synthy track. I really love this sound, and part of me would have loved to be alive the year this came out, ushering in the wild decade of the 1980s. Man that was probably a great time. I think it's hilarious that it's the last song on the album too. I wonder how many people didn't even get that far in a listen? There's a lot of songs on this record that are missing that one "special" thing. "Don't You Want Me" is so special; it sounds like the singer and rest of the band really feel the lyrics and they all work together to take the song to the next level. I don't really get that anywhere else on the record unfortunately. I do love this album cover. It's bold and a bit silly, which really is how I feel about a lot of artistic things from this decade.

45 years ago? WTF? I used to listen to there hire over and over... fun 80's romp. doesn't hold up for me now... just nostalgic half smile.

This felt a little like a one-hit wonder album. None of it was bad, but none of the songs quite had the star power of the final track.

liked it didnt love it

A band that’s honesty so shitty it’s kind of inspiring. Fun garbage.

Kinda cheesy 80's synth which was probably super modern at the time. The songs are super catchy and fun. I'm enjoying this far more than I thought I would. Got a bit repetative about halfway through. Not a bad ablum but not something I'm super into.

Ah, the Don't You Want Me album. I still have fond memories of that evening we spent on a whim at a pub in Cardiff, when the drag queen who was performing the song suddenly jumped on my friend's back demanding a piggyback while the crowd was singing along and cheering. Balls to the walls while he had balls on his back. Fun was had. Good times.

How come the UK doesn't get an exclamation mark? This one is pretty fun, and there's a few really great tracks. This album has aged better than a lot of other 80's synth music, and the pop stylings are a big part of that. Favorite track: "Don't You Want Me"

3.5