Dare!

Album is pretty good, synth-pop with plenty of catchy hooks, will probably give it another listen

The 80s were an experimental time so it was either hit or miss. This project gave you a great example of both.

It was OK. One good hit. The rest of the music is OK, but forgettable.

Nowhere near as cheesy as I was dreading. Still too 80s for my taste. It's fine, just not for me.

3.5 don't you want me and a few other nice electronic 80s tunes

It's easy to see why there's only one long standing hit on this album as "Don't You Want Me" is by far the most catchy and memorable while the rest kinda blends in together and is largely forgettable. The thing that really works against this album is most of the songs lack energy and fall flat when you stand them up against the almost anthemic sing-along chorus of "Don't You". That said, the album is not without it's merits, there are a few other songs that I found rather enjoyable even if I'll likely never revisit this album or even those tracks. Worth listening to "Darkness", "Love Action"

Kind of twee and fun but somehow not really super interesting.

The definition of the 80's. A lot of synths. A lot. But this is executed pretty well

Don’t you want me brings it to 3 stars. Otherwise uneven synth record

The sounds are great but the songs are not hitting like Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, et al.

I think every song had the 80s synth sound. Overall, I thought it was a fine album.

Their hit "Don't You Want Me" was a good conclusion to the album, but everything else was just ok.

VERY 80s sounding. Not my jam but not hateable.

Ich wür euch gern the human review vorstelle: Guet vorstellbar dass the human album anno dazumals musikalisch revolutionär gsi isch, inkl ein human banger track. Ihri musik sehr erkennbar, aber für meh als 3 sternlis isch es doch zwenig schön zum lose. Bin scho lang nüm länger als 1 album ufm 3 strike gsi will eigentli ja eher ufm 2er trend ahcho im 2025i. Ich glaubs das isch e klassische fall vo th(re)e human stars

the human league - sinds echt würklich mensche? ich meine das wär doch genau sonen name wo sich alien invaders würdede geh als deckname aliens hi oder her, wenns so sache usehaued derfeds gern da blibe das album erinneret mich eifach immer as gliche: und zwar an noah und sini GIGANTISCHI ENDGEGNER OLDIES PLAYLIST! also wenn die da jemals chunt simmer würklich alli am arsch ezt no zum album ,hett mir sehr gfalle das ding han zerst nume "dont you want me" kennt und bin aber würklich uf mini chöste cho intenses fuess stampfe isch bi mir abgange so das de lucas vo dune mir grad bulle uf de hals gjagd hett, ai caramber drum wünsch ich eus allne 3 userirdischi buttplugs bi de nögste abduction oder wie de fischi würd sege: uhh ihh ähh öhh ehh ahh öhh ähh ühh usw

Not great but last three songs pretty good so worth a 3

Giving it three stars because it’s like a discount Depeche Mode. There were like two songs that I could’ve used for Julia’s lullaby to put her to bed.

I like Don’t You Want Me and not much else. 2.5 rounded up to 3.

I don't know what it is with this album. I've tried listening 3 or 4 times. Everytime I forgot I was doing it and remembered near nothing of the experience. I think I like this but I can't seem to listen to it and actually process what I'm listening to

-I WAS WORKING AS A WAITRESS IN A COCKTAIL BAR!! -this is very anachronistic 80s synth pop. perhaps the most anachronistic. I really enjoy the genre so maybe I’m a bit biased, but this was a really fun listen -maybe not the “best” of the genre from a technical standpoint but I love the early experimenting with electronic instrumentation. made all the songs sound catchy and unique -Favorites are Darkness, Love Action, and Don’t You Want Me

3.89/5

Really enjoyed listening to this today. Total synth pop overload! Don’t you want me was one of the first singles I bought (on 45) He haircut was next level back then and just looks a bit try hard now! Lol

Pretty fun for a one time listen, I'll continue to enjoy 'Don't you want me baby' on the mixtape b-sides playlist

Nice album, not just the one or two keepers I expected.

Synth pop to the core. Of course, recognized "Don't You Want Me"

Don’t you want me is a weird album closer ngl, like it’s a great song but it’s not a finale type song. The rest of the songs are a tad awkward sounding but historically if you want to mark a point where post punk began sounding like new wave this is a good place. Darkness was probably my favourite of these kinda songs, I am the law sounds like what depeche mode would be doing a decade later, though if depeche mode wrote it I think it would have some amazing climax to it or just some oomph. Love action is like the transitional track between the other 8 tracks and don’t you want me I think hearing this, the human league certainty are one of the first artists to be doing this kinda thing and to that I give credit but there is so much better to come in the next decade. 3/5

This was the first band who I liked more than one song by. And it was brought to my attention that I could like a "band". Or that songs were even done by the same people at all. For that I will always be grateful. Although I never owned anything by Human League, I do keep a warm place in my hear for them.

It doesn't get more 80s sounding than this, but overall, despite me usually loving 80s music, nothing here really stuck with me

An average at best '80s album

Two tracks in, and I can say I am fairly uninspired, but definitely transported back to the 80s. For some reason, I am reminded of the Cold War Coca Cola and Levi's situation in the USSR. I can definitely acknowledge this album's influence on other synth/new wave artists, but to me, this lacks soul. I can imagine these guys in the studio looking really bored and withdrawn from what they're doing. Or maybe almost robotically disinterested..? 2.99

I guess this was really cool in 1981. It's nerdy groovy. Do or Die did have me wanting to do some blow and shake my tush. That one is probably my favorite on here. I am the Law is cool. Obviously, their hit, Don't You Want Me, is catchy and great. I can't help but to sing it every time I hear it. It was an OK album, but just middle of the road for me, so 3.

Even as a youth, I thought that The Human League didn't sound too human. Even beyond the drum machines and synths, something sounds robotic. It has its own merits, and it does set them a bit apart from sounding like others. Catchy, fun, upbeat, and at times cosmic ("Get Carter"), Dare! is a good album and likely influenced others in the dance-synth genre, but I don't find much innovation aside in the songs.

I guess my favorite song here was, unsurprisingly, Don't You Want Me. It had more energy than the others, and I really don't think I liked it the most just because it's the only one here I'd heard before--dozens of times throughout my life. That song led me to think that there was always a male and female singer in this band, but I think it was only this song that featured the female vocalist here. This album was pure synthetastic '80s, but it felt very straightforward and controlled, sometimes dare(!) I say, flat? cold? but not without its merits.

3.5/5

Very 80s

Great album that really expresses what 80s new wave was all about. 3.5/5

It’s fine, but I’m just not that into it.

3 good cheesy 80 synth pop

Decent enough synth, just fell a bit flat overall. It almost too glossy, on Darkness they did add the reverberating bass and that added a nice wrinkle. I understand they likely wanted a shiny synth pop album and they accomplished that. Don’t You Want Me is quite a banger, I’ll give them that. 3 stars

there are some songs here approaching 'gems in the rough' territory, but nothing here, outside of the big song, is really compelling or interesting. the sound is sparse, but the synth sounds can be quite cool and a little dated. overall, it's a decent album, but nothing to write home about.

Electric 80s pop at its finest - a couple of classic tunes also

last song saves the album

What to do when an entire album builds to one song that is so clearly superior than everything else on it? That’s what we’ve got right here. I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to an album where the final song was the best song by such a significant degree. “Don’t You Want Me” is definitely one of the best 80s tracks ever and maybe I was subconsciously building anticipation for its appearance knowing that it was the final track. Nevertheless, the album is satisfyingly cromulent synth pop / new wave. Three stars

Classic 80s synth pop that feels like a big bowl of ice cream - delicious to the taste, but filled with empty calories. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.

I am familiar with the band and the album, but I never thought it would make this Top 1001 List. It had one humongous hit in "Don't You Want Me" (which you couldn't avoid on the radio in 1981) and one minor hit in "Love Action". They were in at the start of liftoff for MTV and they helped one another become popular. I've never listened to this album in its entirety. I can hear the influence their sound had on other 80's artists but I don't think of this as groundbreaking or a must-listen. I can hear Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Bravery, Thompson Twins, etc, but I also hear Devo, Gary Numan & Kraftwerk that came before them. I really enjoyed "Darkness" & "Seconds". It's a very 80's album but the sound has held up fairly well. I just don't feel it deserves a spot among the greatest and most influential albums of all time list. 3.5 stars would be my grade.

80's synth pop! What a ride. A nice blend of instruments accompanying the constant keyboard.

80er Synthie Pop

I listened to this all the way through and didn't hate it. The single "Don't You Want Me" might be the weakest song on the album. I appreciated the Ramones call out.

Not bad for this type of music, but not for me personally. I don't want you, baby, sorry.

classic 80s. a fun listen but nothing crazy. 7/10

If this was an instrumental album I could see myself revisiting it, but I can’t stand the vocals. Musically very cool, but the singer is not for me.

It’s an odd one, isn’t it?

Puoliepävireinen kasarilaulanta hieman hiertää, mutta kyllä nämä hyviä kappaleita ovat. Onnistunut levy. Tosin grande finale -hitistä poistaisin pari osaa. What do I know.

Big 80s sound with a hit at the end ("Don't You Want Me") that I didn't realize was theirs. Lots of synth and wonky sounds throughout, as expected with this decade's pop contributions. Fun record.

It certainly sounds like a product of it's time and clearly dated, but I still quite liked it.

Solid 80s synth pop!!

Lemppari: Don’t you want me Vähiten lemppari: I am the law

Makes me want to drive around Miami at night in a C4 corvette wearing a white suit.

It's a tough one to rate, this - on the one hand it's an album that's been around me for most of my life, with a couple of songs that are undeniably 80s bangers, but then it's not quite as varied as you might hope, and the synth pop sound is definitely a bit more aged nowadays... I don't think I can give it more than three, but the standout songs are definitely putting it up to three with no difficulty. Faves: The Sound of the Crowd, Love Action

Bit of a comedown after Nas, this. It's actually better than I thought it might be - lyrically it's pretty weak, but as 80s electro synth goes (and we've had a LOT of it), this is pretty well put together, the vocalists are decent. Other than don't you want me, none of it is really catchy, I guess if you listened to it over and over it would really stick, but it's not good enough to make me want to do that. I think it manages to squeak a 3, just.

Better than I expected. Definitely gets monotonous at times, but regardless is a very palatable album from a band that is not talked about enough in the genre of Synth Pop. "Get Carter" is such an unnecessary track. -1 for that track alone.

Somewhat enjoyable. Very same sounding

It’s not bad, but pretty inconsistent in quality. If they were looking for an early example of synthpop, there are several better albums.

Sounds sweet, but the tracks here are mostly weak

The epitomy of 80's synth pop cheese. Unfortunately, one stellar song does not an "essential" album make. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this record, it's just that it is "average". Nothing stands out against the backdrop of literally hundreds of other synth pop bands of the time. Good listening, but not mandatory for sure. Favourite songs: Don't You Want Me, The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, Do Or Die, Seconds, Love Action (I Believe in Love) Least favourite songs: I Am The Law, Open Your Heart 3/5

Many years ago I went trekking in Nepal with a bloke who was at art college with Phil Oakey. He said he was a foppish twat. This album is better than I expected, not that I had very high hopes. It's fine.

Might be the most 80est album of all time. Most tunes are catchy enough though.

It was through and through late 80s early 90s and feels like each song came straight out of a movie I watched growing up. Good, nostalgic but nothing stunning. Sort of blended together as it went on.

I am the Law kinda sucked. I liked the first and the last song. Everything between was okay.

This is SO 80s. Definitely makes me want to dance. Do or Die felt like running through a happy video game. I didn’t care for a few of the songs, but it was overall a pretty fun time!

Clearly it’s dated, but if you look past that, there are really some very good songs here. The first few tracks are great, especially the opener and Darkness. Do or Die is pretty bad, so is I Am the Law. Seconds is a good recovery before closing with their most famous song. Reminded me of a more synth, more pop, version of Echo & the Bunnymen, but also a fair amount is owed to Berlin era Bowie. A solid genre piece from a decade that will forever sound tragically dated.

I guess you had to be there.

Wow "that" synth in The Things That Dreams Are Made Of sounds terrible. The next song also has a terrible synth around the two minute mark. What is going on? Who thought these sounded good? Track 3 has this really annoying popping sound in the right headphone. I thought my headphones were breaking for a second. I should say, that despite some annoying noises here or there I am enjoying this album. Nothing is blowing me away, but I have a surface level appreciation. It really is funny how 80's one-hit-wonders can write some of the most forgettable/passable songs and then everything will come together, like the perfect storm, and they will write one of the greatest melodies of all time. I Am The Law is barely a song. I get what they were going for, but I don't think it turned out like they wanted it to. Don't You Want Me really is (Human) Leagues above the rest of this album low 3.

Don’t You Want Me is a classic but the rest of this is just ok. extremely 80s pop in sometimes not the best ways

It was okay

Habil 80-tals pop. Med en skön hit. Men överlag är det inte riktigt min kopp te.

I'll admit I liked it when it came out. Didn't age that well.

Sounds like a poppier Depeche Mode. Some of the electronic work is really enjoyable in this album, but I can't get over the singers voice and the lyrics. It just sounds like a hopeless romantic stalking a girl. Low 3, saved by the nuggets of electronic goodness

Holy synth-wave 80s noises. This album teetered on the line of being pretty cool or quite terrible. I did like a lot of the synth sounds that they put in that were all super unique sounds that I have never heard. This album makes complete sense now that I heard Don't You Want Me as the last song I thought they sounded familiar. This teetered upwards into a 3- mid 3

This certainly has some 80's cheese to it, but also has some parts I really like. Idk maybe this whole thing is opening my eyes up to 80s music is a better light. Going with a 3 on this one as it was interesting. Plus Don't You Want Me fuckin rules.

Fond memories of this album. There are a lot of nuances picked up on a close listen that I missed casually listening to the album. Lots of layers that create a depth you can get lost in.

Great single. Okay album.

80s proto synth pop. Prefer the darker songs vs "don't you want me"

This was jazzercise and retro bowling alley music - stereotypical 80s synthpop, although it was one of the pioneers of the genre. I'd argue that this *is* essential listening, especially to appreciate how synthpop has evolved, but it sounds so dated compared to modern synthpop. I didn't realize that "Don't You Want Me" is on this album and I nearly fell over in shock when it came on. It's a classic banger that has stood the test of time for a reason, and, of course, by far the best track on the album.

I am a fan of synthpop so receiving this was nice. I found the album to be rather enjoyable although it is a little repetitive.

Fond memories of this. Pure 80s.

Most noted for its closing track, “Don’t You Want Me,” which heralded the breakthrough of the new wave sound (and essentially telegraphed what the next decade would sound like). Nothing else on the record hits quite as hard, but Philip Oakley is a decent singer.

Enjoyable. I forgot about the song Seconds, which is a highlight. Some rather boring songs on here also.

Another one where most famous song is best song by far

Great record. Classic 80s vibe

The good thing about early 80s UK Synth Pop!™ is that when its good, its good and when its not, you know it. Dare! by The Human League plays easily in the background or for your 80s retro game night. 3/5.

Aside from that classic last song the rest made for a reasonable if forgettable listen. I do enjoy 80s tunes but found some of the songs a little repetitive.

Yep. That's 80's music. Gonna leave that right there....

"Don't You Want Me" is the reward for making it through this album.

Very 80s. I liked the synths, but the repetitive lyrics on some tracks got annoying. Not bad, not particularly memorable.

BL: I love the human league. I have very happy memories of me and my dad listening to “keep feeling fascination” when I was younger, and I was inspired by the vocals in the hook. That being said, I have never really delved into the human league besides that track, “don’t you want me”, and “together in electric dreams”. So it’ll be interesting to hear a full LP from them. AL: this album clearly blew the top off of the new wave movement at the time. There were some fascinating production choices and it was overall an incredibly enjoyable listen. Today it doesn’t quite hold up as the monolith it may have been upon release, but that’s not to say there definitely isn’t replay value here and it will definitely be something where I will come back to certain tracks, and I think it’ll grow on me over time. FT: “Do or Die”, “Seconds”, “Don’t You Want Me” 3/5

Simple 80s synthwave with 'Don't You Want Me' being the most iconic song from the album. I don't think many of the songs are memorable outside of that one, which I have heard many times over the years and always enjoy.

Jaren '80 pop uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Mannen met eyeliner. Dit hebben we op deze lijst al een paar keer eerder gehoord en dit gaan we nog wel een keer horen. Ik leg me daar bij neer, zonder weer een monoloog af te steken of dit wel of niet essentieel is om te horen voordat je een tuintje op je buik krijgt. Dit album is weer ontzettend '80's, maar tegelijkertijd is het verder op geen enkele manier aanstootgevend. De zanger verveelt zich minder dan normaal bij dit soort muziek. Het is zelfs een beetje catchy en de chiptune-achtige geluiden waardoor je je af en toe in Hyrule of op de straten van Double Dragon waant zijn ook wel weer grappig. De lengte van 40 minuten is perfect te doorstaan en de grote hit hebben ze helemaal aan het einde gepropt, wat ik vaak wel kan waarderen. Niet mijn muziek, niet mijn decennium, maar dit is een keurige 3 ondanks dat ik dit op maandag luister. Binnen z'n genre zelfs wel een 4.

From my youth, had this album and in the UK that year Human League were Huge! Some has past the test of time some hasn't. 3 out of 5

Pretty good synth pop, but I can’t help feeling that this album is mostly here because of its smash hit closing track. It really takes something unique within this genre to blow me away - and The Human League don’t quite deliver that.

Fun album. The famous track is the last one (Don't You Want Me Baby), but all the songs had the same fell, and I half-expected them to bust into that lyric at any moment. Interesting that this is the only track that has female vocals (and they're not bad!); all the others have just the guy singing. I could imagine this one growing to a 4 after some more listens.

Often wonder what they would have produced had they stayed on the Being Boiled/Empire State Human track, but nevertheless, this was thoroughly enjoyable

Super catchy plade! Don't You Want Me kæmpe banger!

Totally 80's. 3.25

interesting synth pop sound, definitely a historic place in the development of this genre.

I’m not a huge techno fan—too much repetition for mes but several songs were good and Don’t You Want Me is very good so it’s a high 3 for me.

Way better than I expected for synth pop.

Ok, so I may have become a little more amenable to synth pop in recent years, but this still doesn't quite land for me. Definitely prefer the Heaven 17 offshoot of this sound. This album might just be a victim of its own success? It created such an iconic sound that it spawned a bunch of soundalike rubbish? I dunno. Listening to it at a decent volume and there were some flourishes in most of the songs that I actively liked, but they're embedded in a sound overall that doesn't work for me. I guess I'd go 3.5 on this, if that were possible. Fave tracks - "The Thing That Dreams Are Made Of" was a good opener, and "Do Or Die" and "Seconds" both caught my attention. "Don't You Want Me" is fun in a karaoke room, but I've heard it too many times to dig hearing the album version again...

New wave, synth-pop, Son los de Don't You Want Me. Bien, está bien. 3. 80's

As 80s as it gets. Nothing I’m crazy about though.

Not bad, not terrible.

A fun synth pop album that swells to their mega hit

Simultaneously peppy and depressing. Is “emo-synth pop” a thing? I do admire the variety of styles the 80s presented.

Ok, but forgettable.

Very much a product of its time. Did get kind of into it though.

Thoughts before listening: I know this is 80s new wave and I recognize the cover so I'd assume there will be a hit or two that I'll recognize. Review: Well, this certainly sounds like the 80s. Synths and drum machines and beeps and bops dominate. This just isn't my style of music but it's a fine album. \"Don't You Want Me\" is an all time banger. 3-stars.

Tää vaatii sellaista pilke silmäkulmassa kuuntelua. Tykkään kyllä, muttei nyt ehkä ihan nelonen. 3/5

Peak 80s, undoubtedly a fine example of that synth pop sound and the hits are massive but a whole album of this stuff is, for modern ears, a bit much.

so gosh darn 80s the synth is reallllly working in this album

Now that is the sound of a specific point in time right there. All in all, not a bad album.

Everyone knows Don't You Want Me but I had never heard of the group or the album before. Overall a solid but unremarkable 80's pop album. They remind me of a slightly worse Depeche Mode.

3 I really thought that The Human League were one-hit wonders, but I guess this album was a pretty big commercial and critical success. It’s also credited as having helped define the synth-pop sound of the 80s, though I feel like I’ve seen that said about multiple albums on this list. I don’t know how many albums one can realistically give credit to for having done so, so maybe it’s fair to say they all had a part in it, but I couldn’t tell you what this one does any better or worse than the others. For the most part, it’s just as mid and mostly inferior to a lot of the music it allegedly inspired later in the decade. This album does start pretty strongly though with the opening track The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, which has a catchy beat to it that I found myself vibing with and great lyrics to match. Well, maybe not great lyrics, but “Meet a girl on a boat” and “Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, good times” were both things that spoke to me on a personal level. So, I thought I was in for a bit of a surprise treat ahead, but man, does this thing just kind of devolve into the same kind of thing over and over again, to the point where you’re not sure if it’s getting worse or if you’re just growing bored, but either way, the sound of the synth is slowly driving you to commit atrocities. Fortunately, it ends on a high note with Don’t You Want Me Baby, a welcome (albeit awkwardly-placed) closer to the album. It’s not a song I would consider amazing by any means, but it’s at least pretty good - maybe it’s for the best it’s what the group is mostly remembered for these days. Outside of the two tracks that bookend this thing, the only song I really kind of dug was Seconds, and the rest I found to be kind of annoying. Still, it’s well-paced enough and provided enough of a sense of enjoyability that I’ll shoot for the higher end of average here, but not by much. Interesting tidbit from Wikipedia: In a bit of foresight, the group intentionally used extreme close-ups of their faces on the cover and within the gatefold knowing that the style of their hair and outfits would likely make the album appear dated years down the line. It’s kind of ironic given that everything else about this feels incredibly dated, but I appreciate their attempt. Decent album, but timeless music this is not.

quando è finito l'album, ho lasciato che l'algoritmo di spotifiy procedesse avanti: sono arrivati in rapida successione Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, Gary Numan... una perfetta foto dell'epoca e del genere. A volte geniale a volte noioso; a volte innovativo a volte autoreferenziale; sicuramente qualcosa che - in positivo o in negativo - rimarrà nei tempi.

I can see this album as an early blueprint for synth-pop that paved the way for much better bands and albums further down the road. In itself, while there are some good parts in the songwriting, it's really not great. The biggest downer is that the main vocalist simply isn't good.

7.5/10

I might Dare to listen to this again sometime, but would have to be in the mood to spend the Seconds again.

Interesting that their most famous and best song was last on the album. I am not a big fan of bands that only play synthesizers and no real instruments.

It the 80’s so classic. Anyone who doesn’t give it a decent score is disrespecting the decade.

This is so 80s I can’t handle it or take it seriously which isn’t really their fault but it doesn’t make me a bigger fan of it.

Tecno pop bailable. Una gran canción y el resto pasable

First listen: this is just a bunch of random 80s crap with a great one-hit wonder at the very end. Second listen: I like 80s stuff, I’ll let this play through again while I work. Third listen: maybe there’s more than meets the eye here? Is it DARING? Fourth listen: nah, it was fine and listenable. But it’s nothing special. Fifth listen: no thanks, I’m going to put on some 80s Bowie now instead.

There is some good stuff here, notably "The Sound of the Crowd" and "Don't You Want Me." Somehow I didn't get tired of the vocals. I might give this a second listen some time.

This sounds like the first time synthesisers and electronic music really sounded polished and shiny and pop-tastic. More songs I remember and they are pretty good too. Pivotal and fun.

Super 80s. I shall have to listen more.

Pop, 1981 -> 3

I found the lyrics to be pretty cheesy. I respect the artistry, but otherwise this wasn't for me.

I kinda enjoyed it more that I thought I would. This genre is one that gets old after a while for me, but it was a decent album. Who doesn't know that last track?

A lot of 80s synth-pop music is droning and repetitive, but this is not and has enough variety to keep it interesting.

Love Action is an old favorite and Don’t You Want Me was an anthem when it came out. Everybody can sing that one by heart. A lot of this album is dated by today’s standards. Darkness is still surprisingly good. Do or Die could do with a little update, but there’s something good there. Seconds is still relevant. The album gets much better in the second half. This band had some really fun tracks.

Ok, I'd give it a 2.5 but since I can't I'll give it a 3

some cool things going on here, even though each song was pretty sparse. it's not really my jam, but I liked it more than i thought i would. it was interesting reading about Don't You Want Me. The lead singer hated it (which is why he relegated it to the last track), and he didn't want it released as a single. Funny how artists often don't understand their own work.

It's got that one song!

Tidslomme, men lidt for meget tidslomme.

I’ve been really into the 80’s lately so I really enjoyed this!

Each track had a delightfully cringy sound that permeated. I loved it

I was greatly amused to find out that their number one hit was the last song on the album. Nice album to make pancakes on a Sunday morning to

Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe middling and repetitive

I appreciate the art/pop-rock that Dare! inspired many later artists, including of the 2000s, to jump in and try. The bouncy synths that are present in possibly every song here feel like they are driving the songs. Stand-outs: Open Your Heart, The Sound of the Crowd, Love Action (I Believe In Love), Don't You Want Me

3/5 interestingish

It's definitely the start of many things, and very much the 80s. The last track is a banger.

Pop un tanto electrónico de principios de los 80. Algún tema reseñable. Discos que a estas alturas, suenan un poco viejos

The first two tracks absolutely slap and obviously Don’t You Want Me is a stone cold classic. Unfortunately the songs in between are a bit mid The one exception is the surprisingly dark I Am The Law, which sticks out quite a bit but is a very good song in itself. Just a bit of a shame the rest of the album can’t quite keep the highs of its bookends

It's weird that that this album came out three years before Eddie Murphys album and sounds like the copy. And I think someone was playing Mega Man 2 when they were in the recording studio, which is also weird because that hadn't been developed yet. ALSO weird that the singer sounds like a Dollar General version of David Bowie. But the album isn't too bad except that one song where they forgot they were making a pop album and reverted back to that experimental sound, which the Grateful Dead did four times better a decade earlier.

I kind of liked this album. A lot of these ‘80s synth pop albums are just very one note. “Don’t You Want Me” is one of the greatest songs of this genre though. 3/5 Might listen again

Track 1: sounds like a fun 80’s song Track 2: I like the synth and the robotic drums Track 3: I like the weird synth lead thing it sounds fun. Track 4: I like the bass in this one. And the chorus synth part is fun I like the pop of the chords. Track 5: This one is fun I like the instrumental part in the middle. Track 6: decent song Track 7: kinda slow not my favorite. Track 8: I like the transition into this. Also all the weird noises that come and go. Track 9: decent song again. Track 10: I like the pace of this one. I also like the chords that come in and out that are staccato. Once the chorus hit I knew the song. Overall: 6.9/10 I liked the different sounds throughout the album and there were a few good songs on this but a lot of this album sounds like each other.

If you made a playlist of New Wave songs from the 80's, Don't You Want Me would be on that list. The rest of the album may not have the recognition of that one song, but in general it is about as '80s New Wave as you can get. From a listenability perspective, it has held up over time. It's not awsome but it's not cringe either. If it came up on the radio, I wouldn't change the station. But I don't think this is what I would pull up if I was in the mood for New Wave. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.

HOLY 80's NEW WAVE Batman. This Album COMMITTED to one sound and rode it al the way through. It's fun in small doses, but a whole album is a bit much.

It’s indeed new wave… but not much more to say about it than that. 5/10

Pretty good electro-dance synth-pop album. Sure it is of a particular time and sounds dated but the songs are of pretty high quality...and not just don't you want me. There's a lot of good quality songs here. And I like the playlist that Roon created after the last song...some really fine memories. 3.5 stars

Possessive boyfriend issues is the theme of this album seemingly. Hard to tell if it's validating these feelings or poking fun at them. Maybe both. Maybe that's brilliant and a good way to hedge your bets, provoke the thought and don't push the issue hard, just a gentle nudge to cut that shit out. Either way, the music is solid, even if it's been played out.

Enjoyable. Love Action is the standout for me

Not bad but a bit repetitive. Not bad but a bit repetitive. Not bad but a bit repetitive. Not bad but a bit repetitive. Not bad but a bit repetitive. 3 stars.

- you. you were working. you were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. - WORKING AS A WAITRESS. IN A COCKTAIL BAAAAR

3,5

Not the biggest fan of synth-pop, but I don't mind this. I wish there was a little more of the female singer and less of the guy. 3 stars.

Decent album. Probably ahead of ita time when it came out but feels very conventional new wave. Did not age as well as some other artists of the era

Didn't expect it to be as listenable as it was

Ive always loved 'don't you want me' but somehow never listened to the rest of this album. It doesn't reach quite the level of earnest anthemic belt-outable pure pop genius of that hit, but is a demonstration of the possibilities of synths for making era defining sounds. Bright and light instrumental tone combined with a dark moody vocal, robotic rhythms and human heartache. 'Seconds' does all that perfectly with a deeply affecting minor key Electro Joy Division dirge. Generally though it's more towards the pop new wave side of the spectrum, it still retains a lot of the energy of talking heads style post punk. Favorites: seconds, dont you want me, sound of crowd, darkness, love action

Not too shabby. The last 2 songs were the best ones. I like the synth sound.

It is definitely an 80s album with all of the synthesizers. I knew several of the songs. I would listen to some of the songs again but the entire album. I will round up.

Ensimmäinen biisi nujertaa kaiken toivon, vai nujertaako? Siinä kysymys jota joutuu miettimään koko albumin. Pienten transition kappaleiden sävyttämänä tämän voi nähdä todella vahvana esitksenä synth popista, enkä syytä ketään joka on erehtynyt ja päätynyt neljään ja viiteen tähteen arvioissaan. Kuitenkin ensimmäisen kappeleen sanat ovat anteeksiantamattomia ei ironisesti ja jokaisella ironia-tasolla, paitsi neljännellä tasolla. En aina osaa käsittää neljättä tasoa ja ajatukseni harhailevat sen laitamilla ja lähellä noita laitamia. Laidunmaani objektiamaa vastaa hätäsoittoihin. Näet yksinumeroisen vastauksen liitteenä. Ammuu! Ammuuu! Muuuh! Meuh! Mooo! Moo! 4th person perspective expanded through time helps us understand the choices we make.

Favorite Tracks: Don’t You Want Me The Sound of the Crowd

Strong 80s sound. Fun music

New wave, synth-pop, Son los de Don't You Want Me. Bien, está bien. 3. 80's

It was very synth pop - I could see the appeal and I love the single on the album (it was the last song on the record, which was a good decision).

Fine, not offensive

Classic 80s.

Bit boring except "Don't you want me". I still own the vinyl version of this song. Played that one a lot. Intern on a goatfarm in the middle of nowhere in the flevopolder.

Ooh wat is dit heerlukk. Krakende synths niks zeggende teksten en een oude drum computer Kende don't you want me natuurlijk maar de rest een welkome verrassing

Ik vond deze een beetje tegenvallen helaas, had er stiekem iets meer van verwacht. Het laatste nummer is natuurlijk een all time classic maar de rest vond ik simpelweg een beetje saai… misschien had dat ook te maken met dat ik een beetje een dinsdag dip had?

This was a lot

A bit synthed out after that. I'd say that apart from Don't You Want Me, the rest of the songs sit in the average category. There's a few flashes of brilliance, but mostly hiding behind some spacey electronic noises.

Do you remember that song that's used in commercials a lot that goes "Don't you want me baby"? What if that band actually had recorded a whole album? It's certainly fun to imagine and think about, but luckily they never did so we don't have to worry about it too much.

This was a new one for me. I liked it overall. Sounds like the missing link between Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode. I like those bubbling, farty-sounding synths.

I liked how this album had the iconic 80s synth pop vibes. The first 2 or 3 songs almost made me give up on the album but then it picked up enough. I did enjoy how the songs had smooth transitions between them. However at time it did feel like I was listening to an overly long intro to the next song. Thankfully the album ends on a high note with the iconic song “Don’t you want me”. Now that was a jam! I did like the album but not my favorite. 3.5 from me! 😁

This was a huge influence on a ton of 80s music. I only saved the last song because it’s a banger. I feel like i was listening to music in GTA vice city and that is a cool vibe. Not 100% my cup of tea but hey at least it’s not another 70s album

Initial thoughts: Woo! Moving on to the 80's! Our first pop album too! Never heard of this guys, so I'm curious where this will go. Final thoughts: DONT YOU WANT ME BABY? DONT YOU WANT ME OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH Iconic pop songs, some of the pop melodies are even used to this day. I even spotted a few sounds that have definitely been sampled by various other artists. Genre defining for sure, but is it just me or does it feel like outside of the iconic songs the rest of the album seems half baked?

80s af. Dont you want me baby

Couple of really great songs but also balanced by some so so ones

"Don't you want me" is a well-known song, and a few other hit songs (like "Human") keeps The Human League from being considered a one-hit wonder on its back, but the rest of the album, to me, sounded like competent but fairly generic 80s electronic pop. Granted, coming as it did at the beginning of the decade, Dare may well have helped codify the genre, but otherwise nothing in the other songs popped to me - which isn't to say it was bad, however.

Me di cuenta que hay mucho de pop ochentoso en esta lista, por lo menos este album tiene una canción reconocida, y no es tan avasallante por lo que podría volver a escucharlo, ahora mí tema es que quizás esté encajaría mejor en una lista de éxitos más que en la de un album completo, pero dicho esto, queda en el medio

Good

Learning to love a genre I really had no interest in has been a fun experience. And as time goes on, I find myself enjoying new wave and synthpop more and more. This album in particular is probably the most synth focused of the albums I have listened to in this genre so far. Some of these songs hit you with really great, massive sounding synth leads. The chorus on the opening track is a great example of that. I'm still not 100% on the vocals for this kind of sound though. To me, they still sound a little processed and over-produced, but I could eventually become used to it. Unfortunately, the b-side of this album falls short for me. I think the first half is really solid, but other than the closing track, nothing really stands out to me. Also wasn't aware that I had heard Don't You Want Me before, but I recognized it the moment I heard the chorus. Rating: 6/10

A standard ‘80s dance record saved by an absolutely incredible single which also acts as the records swan song. Outside of this the songwriting is fine and instrumentally there’s not a whole lot going on outside of the ONE song.

I appreciated that one much more than I would have imagined. Synthpop that's on the sugary side, but the melodies are great and the whole thing reeks of spray net.

First 3 songs are good. Middle songs are bleh. Last 2 songs are good. I disavow Get Carter. Ez 3.

IDNTHT

It's okay, this didn't need to be on the list.

it was ok

Enjoyable but I'm not sure I'll ever come back to it.

Apparently Philip Oakley thought 'Don't You Want Me' was the weakest song on the album, so relegated it to the final track on Side B and was unhappy with the record company's decision to release it as a single. Perhaps an example of an artists' inability to be objective about their own work, as although this is a generally strong album, DYWM is a legit banger and the best thing on the record by a long way. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Don't You Want Me Date listened: 26/08/23

Seems to me like standard synth-pop. I mean, I don't know jack shit about this genre, so it's probable I don't get its importance. Anyway, it's nice, but it doesn't have anything special.

Some solid hits on here, high 3 with personal preference stopping me from rating it higher

Nice, not special except for the one song... just as so many other times.

Love them or hate them, the Human League wrote the definition of synth music and set the bar for the rest of the 1980s. I've always liked their music, it was something different from the 70s sound, but it did become a bit bland as they sought commercial success. This album isn't bad, although not as fresh and raw in that post punk period as their first single Being Boiled in 1978, which is worth a listen.

3/5. Honestly a lot more enjoyable than I was expecting after the first song. Synth solos and pop music galore. However, every song does sound the same. It was still a fun listen though.

3,5! Kepeää ja keveää poppista.

Don't You Want Me is the blockbuster song but the rest of the album is very 80s pop

If you like the human league you’ll like this. Apart from the remixes but I suppose they need to be taken in context of remixes and electronic music being fairly new on a mainstream album so they didn’t want to rock the boat too much.

Most likely this album was included on the list to present a snapshot of popular music at a moment in time, rather than for its artistic merit. It's not actually bad, but it's also really not great. Few very skippable tracks, only seemed to reach a good level during the last two.

V Strong 3, big 80s synth pop dance vibe, catchy catchy, goes on for a bit with a lot of the same stuff

Some interesting ideas, can hear the stereotypical 80's sound for sure.

This was okay. Extremely forgettable but not unenjoyable. 3.5

Album 107 of 1001 The Human League - Dare Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : Don't You Want Me A decent album for its genre. While all other songs aren't as strong, the hit song from it is pretty much iconic for the times. We all know that she was working as a waitress at a cocktail bar...that much is true.

New wave, synth-pop, Son los de Don't You Want Me. Bien, está bien. 3. 80's

De eerste paar nummers zaten met niet lekker, maar moet toegeven dat het uiteindelijk helemaal niet verkeerd was.

Heel eighties. Wel leukish

Ik hou van het 80s geluid, en sommige nummers zijn echt heel sterk en poppy. Maar word ik hier als mens nou echt beter van? Mwa. (Wacht.... had ik dat niet al eerder gezegd?)

the human league's dare had some heavy synth! with the intense synth sounds, the album definitely came across as dark. but oh my gosh, some of these beats were delicious. i heard some similarities with kraftwerk, who did predate them (no shade meant! it's just good to know who influenced who). like kraftwerk, their electronic/synth sounds definitely were more on the experimental side. an educating listen, to be sure. "don't you want me baby," as the fourth single, is absolutely bonkers to me, considering how it's their most famous song by far. it's a fun album closer, though.

This is one new wave band that I have never bothered to check out outside of their huge hit, "Don't You Want Me". All throughout, this is fun new wave that is extra heavy on the synth (and man, are there some excellent synth hooks in here)! I imagine the heavy is due to what is some obviously strong influence from the German electronica space. This also definitely has a David Bowie quality to it that is undeniable and unmissable. I would say the album as a whole is a bit eclipsed by and doesn't quite reach that same peak as "Don't You Want Me", but still a fun ride in early new wave space!

Seconds and Don't you want are such great songs. The rest of album is just ok, a bit bland at times.

Seconds and Don’t You Want Me were the highlights for me and are very different songs appealing in different ways. Much of the rest was kind of generic 80’s synth pop.

Pretty standard synth-pop. The single still holds up.

Gewoon prima weetje

Very synth pop from the 80s, ends on a band with Don't you want me.

Enjoyable 80's style. Crazy time period.

Very 80s. Probably an album that helped define the decade. A lot of the songs sound similar. "Don't you want me" is great.

I can totally see how this is an influential 80's album. Really has a classic early-80's sound. I mean I grew up listening to Don't You Want Me. I think this album was fine

SYNTH!

I liked it, synth heavy which makes it fun, and is kind of like 50% of the way to Talking Heads

I'm a bit of a synth slut cause I like this.

This should be preserved as a human artifact of synthesizer usage in 1981. Holy crap this has lots of authentic 80’s Casio Keybord goodness! Simple beats underlying a HOF synth effort. And best of all, their only hit is left for the final track, like the sweet cherry at the bottom of a 1981 Old Fashioned.

Good very 80's sounding pop.

Some classics but probably not something I'd go back to.

pure 80s vibes

I would put this album maybe one step above the soft cell and a-ha albums and a few steps below the eurythmics album in that the whole thing revolves around one song and the rest of the tracks are just fine. Not dumb like the first two albums or good like the other album I mentioned, just whatever. Unfortunately, dont you want me isn't as strong of a single as take on me so it gets the same--maybe slightly higher--score as hunting high and low.

Pretty decent 80s jams

Every synthpop album of the 80's must reckon with the question "what are we doing that's better/different from Kraftwerk?". New Order has a post-punk background with immaculate production. Depeche Mode had a darkness that reflected on the human condition in modern society. The Human League had BEATS. This album feels like The Human League putting the emphasis on the wrong syllable: there's far too much focus on glossy, shiny synth sounds and not the incredible rhythms that they've stacked track after track. Do Or Die would almost certainly go on to inspire LCD Soundsystem's approach to crafting a danceable beat. I dislike everything else about Dare!. Side B opens with a lot of conceptual minimalist synth that meanders until the song Seconds, which brings us back to the rhythmic goodness of Human League's drums and bass synths. For all of the hit-or-miss of Dare!, I thought it was oddly good. I think it is quirky enough that I enjoyed the earnest weird synth parts of the Human League. Also ends on a strong note.

Some classic pop, some slightly going nowhere pop. Very of its time.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Do You Want Me (10) 2 - Seconds (8) 3 - The Sound Of The Crowd (3)

It's alright I think, doesn't blow the doors off but there isn't really anything offensive there either. Also has a very samey sound throughout the album which I guess comes with the early synth territory

I'm sad that Don't You Want Me ended up being the best song on the album. This was perfectly fine, but I found myself hoping that most of the songs would do something more. My favourite song was Don't You Want Me.

This was good! Much better than I expected, knowing only the big hit but thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. Not one I’m going to be knocking down doors to buy but good fun nonetheless!

Another essentiel 80’s album. Like it

“Don’t You Want Me” is definitely a founding 1980s New Wave single, and it’s hard to remember a time in my life when I didn’t know the song. The rest of this album is interesting and sometimes good, but other than the single/last song, most of the songs feel incomplete. New Wave developed quickly after albums like this, and you can hear how it influenced later electronic music… but I wanted a little more…

Plenty of hits. Good stuff.

If you change your mind, you better change it back or we will both be sorry. Interesting lyric to a very popular song. Just funny how lyrics were back in the day of "oh you don't like me? Well you better or you'll be sorry.". Either way, this was an enjoyable album to close out the week. We got that classic single, along with some other fun ones on here. There were a few skips as well, this is a UK band that seems like it was ahead of it's time back then, but a little outdated now.

Fun and catchy!

Better than expected

Mostly faded into the background, but that last song… now that will get stuck in your head.

As much as I dislike this era of music, this isn't terrible

first listen, very new wavy. Apart from the last track which is iconic nothing really stands out to me as brilliant

I enjoyed what I heard although I didn’t fully finish listening to it. It was a very different sound in the 80s and was nostalgic. 3*

very good, although some also very bad singing....it's the genre.

Enjoyed the energy of some of the songs. But lots of synth isn't my favorite.

Decent. Got old after a bit, soft 3

Strange synth pop made by synthetic, futuristic, robotic aliens. Stilted in such a way that I think is intentional. Straddles a line between too poppy for avant garde, but not weird enough. Fun enough. Favorite tracks: "The Thing Dreams Are Made Of", "Do Or Die", "Don't You Want Me"

'Don't You Want Me' is of course a classic. The opening track 'The Things That Dreams Are Made Of' was also a good song. Although I get the significance of this album it's too much synthesizers and 80's for my taste. 3/5

Good album. Very synth heavy sounds with a lot of different things going on. Last song is a classic gotta love it.

Last song = best song. Otherwise nothing special about this very 80s album. It is very background 80s music.

I liked it, but nothing too special.

The synth stylings are a bit a product of their time... though it is wrapped around a pretty decent set of songs. Most of them are an interesting listen, though nothing quite stands out as well as Don't You Want Me. Enjoyable.

Very 80’s. Only recognized the last song. Can’t say I’m a huge fan but glad I was exposed to it

okay

Side B is 5 star

ooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOO DON'T DON'T U WANT ME

Its interesting as a cultural artifact of the early 1980s and early synth pop.

Good! Didn't amaze me but I enjoyed it and I can see it's influence.

6/10. Don’t you want me is classic, and there were some interesting synth sounds , but it really felt like a one-hit-wonder list inclusion.

6/10. Don't you want me sounded like it always does, do or die was pretty good, the rest was pretty forgettable.

This one hit wonder group was smart enough to put their hit at the end of the album! 5/10

One all-time pantheon song that stands so far above the other songs on the album to make them all sound like filler. Don't You Want Me works so well because it's a duet, which makes me wonder if the other songs would benefit from a little less Phillip Oakey, who gets annoying after a while. But they'll always have Don't You Want Me, a classic that alone warrants a spot on the list.

Sounds like something Gus listened to as inspiration

Likely on this list solely for "Don't You Want Me," which was indeed a critical pop breakthrough. But "Fascination" and some very early stuff aside, little stands out in their catalogue.

Quite fun to listen to

Decent 80s synth pop album. Liked the song Darkness. Kind of like ah ha

Sound, songwrighting and singing are all par for the course for early 80s wave music, but this is generally a pretty uneven record. Singing-wise, Philip Oakey aims for all the right notes, but misses too often. This, too, is a trademark of that kind of music, but one that I never was particularly fond of. Most songs are quite dark, but not all too memorable - except the obvious hit "Don't You Want Me". For this alone I'll raise by rating by .5 points. Without it, this album would have been very disappointing. 2.5/5.

Here’s what I find interesting about this album. The last song, “Don’t You Want Me” is not the best song on the album but a logical conclusion to it. Really cool to see the progression in a single album in a transformative era.

Surprisingly good and inventive for a synth-pop album. The synths, and the songs in general actually, are a bunch of hit-and-miss. When they did hit though, it's very nice and groovy, they have the haunting synth sounds that I love about '80s pop. It's definitely a daring, albeit monotonous, synth-pop album. The popular tracks hit it, and they hit it well.

Not as up beat as expected

Decent, but nothing amazing. I was a little bored, and could tell I wouldn't revisit. 2.75/5

New wave really is more of a singles genre than an albums. That’s probably why Substance is the only New Order album I only. “Don’t You Want Me” is a triumph of the genre, but most else os forgettable. C

This wasn’t an amazing album. It was pretty typical 80s synth-pop. Although, I did enjoy the use of auto tuned cat meows as the lead instrument for Love Action. Overall, there were three songs I kind of liked(Love Action, Don’t You Want Me, The Things Dreams are Made Of). The rest was really forgettable.

Like DJ said... I liked it the more I got into it. At first I was a bit lost and distracted by the lyrics, which are somewhat jarring. The second listen was where it started to come together for me. I read that this was a radically new sound, that really nothing like this had been done, and that nobody was clear (even up to the last minute) whether it was any good or not. That made me understand the album more... it's unintentionally groundbreaking. It does feel a little bit effortless in a funny way, and not contrived. I liked it the more I got into it.

As one reviewer on 1001 Albums Generator so eloquently puts it: “A synth-pop 80s purgatory is a better place to be than a 80s post-punk hell.” I don’t feel that I’m in purgatory listening to this album, but I do feel a little cleaner afterwards. I like 80s synth pop! ABBA, Laura Branigan, Tears for Fears. Maybe it was because I took a small taste of the first track at 6:58am, but those synths slap a little hard and that main vocal feels too forward in the mix and too gravely. I really just wanted Laura Branigan to start singing I guess. It was fun to read everyone else’s reviews first because I’m handing in my homework late. DJ, Jacob, and Charlie all had a very similar takes, which is funny. You all did some major take-backs by the end of your reviews. I don’t have the curse of listening with a producer’s/musician’s ear, so I embraced this album with no questions of irony or prejudices of commercial ambitions. I enjoyed it! I can see myself dancing to it while cooking! It’s a 3/5 for me.

I went through the whole album without knowing what the last song would be which was a fun exciting way to end it because I’ve known that song 4ever. Other than that the album was funny and strange.

Almost the essence of what I stereotypically think of as an early-80s robotic synth pop sound. Completely dated but that's probably the point of this being influential - I don't know how often this kind of sound broke through to the masses before this. Even if I only know the smash single it all has a familiarity to it; giving it a generous 3 as it doesn't have much that "sticks" but at ~40 minutes is short enough to not get annoying (and I kind of like that the hit is the last track). It is admittedly kind of fun; definitely worth putting on at a party. Sneaky best song: "Seconds" 6/10 3 stars

A good record in its day but not doing it for me today

More than just the cocktail bar song, this album sets the detached vibe for the New Wave.

When will I find an album from the 80s that I actually like... Don't You Want Me is a banger tho

It's an album I'm glad I persisted with. I'm really quite fond of synthpop and new wave, but if it was only for Side A I'd have given up and would've been wondering why in the world this should be on a 1001 greatest album list. It gets interesting on the B Side of this album and the album finally gets lifted out of mediocrity with the last 4 songs, starting with the interesting "I Am The Law", turning into the great "Seconds" and ending in the classic "Don't You Want Me." 4 songs can't save an album, but is does make it stand out among contemporaries.

Not really my thing, but since this appears to be such an inspiration for so much electronic music, I'll give it a 3.

I am not big into pop music history, and if I believe in paying respect to the most influential artists, then I do in a more theoretical way – not by making myself like it. But I do have to give kudos for paving a new way musically while writing absolutely iconic lines such as "Everybody needs cash to spend; Everybody needs love and affection; Everybody needs 2 or 3 friends" I am completely deaf to bleeps and bloops, but I can't help feeling some appreciation among weirdos

Wow this was SO of an era - could you get more 80s music..!? Probs not. Certainly enjoyed enough of this and better known songs, but have to say some of it was rather repetitive and probs needed a strong drink to go alongside. Don't you want me is obviously iconic - probs the right thing to put this at the end of an album and end on something more melodic and interesting

Didn't mind it at all but it was fairly repetitive. Would enjoy all the tracks on their own but a whole album was a lot. Also, the Human League just makes me think of the electro episode of the Mighty Boosh. I AM ELECTRO BOY, I AM ELECTRO GIRL

The album feels very typical for 80's synth pop. It's still a fun listen. However, it does not feel very inspired. The synths are nice, the vocals are decent. There are some very good moments in this record but most of it feels very bland. The beginning of the record feels fun and fresh. The middle starts to drag very slowly. The last track on the record is easily the highest point. The most poppy, and most musically interesting track. Favorite Track: Don't You Want Me Least Favorite Track: I Am The Law

Made me want to do the robot. Vibes were chill.

If you mention this website when the play Don't You Want Me at Holiday Club this Friday, I'll buy you a beer

Classic 80s music. Synths out the ass. Some pretty good songs on here although I though a lot of them sound very similar. I actually dont think i could tell you a song other than dont you want me and i just finished it 10 seconds ago. Shallow and pedantic 5/10