gold / 純金典 (2cd) - the human league / 人類聯盟合唱團
德國進口、無側標
* 帶領英倫電子音樂成功走上國際的電音先驅
* 2cd精選40首代表作,回顧80年代最潮new wave/synthpop派系風格
* 收錄“don't you want me”、“together in electric dreams”、“(keep feeling) fascination”、“human”…等必聽經典
70年代末期龐克風潮方興未艾,但是電子合成音樂卻已悄悄燃起火燄,開始向全球猛烈綻放熱力。雖然the human league一出道即獲得各界好評,卻發生創始成員martyn ware、ian craig marsh脫團另起爐灶heaven 17團隊的窘境。主唱philip oakey則邀請兩名才貌兼具的女生susan ann sulley、joanne catherall加入樂團,以兩女一男的方式重新定義the human league。1981年憑藉著專輯『dare』震撼全球,將英倫電子音樂成功打入流行市場。
從the human league雙碟精選輯【gold】的40首代表曲目當中,一窺80年代最潮的new wave/synthpop派系風格:榮登英國1981年聖誕節時的冠軍大作“don't you want me”,驚人創下150萬張銷量,入籍英國史上最成功單曲第24名,美國則穩坐3週冠軍,一枚金唱片入袋;80年代愛情經典電影「神通情人夢」主題曲“together in electric dreams”;電影「特勤沙龍」重點襯曲,登記英、美排行榜top 10的“(keep feeling) fascination”;us百萬銷售冠軍情歌“human”…等必聽經典。
[cd 1]
01. don't you want me
02. love action (i believe in love)
03. mirror man
04. i'm coming back
05. life kills
06. louise
07. kiss the future
08. the things that dreams are made of
09. darkness
10. open your heart
11. money
12. the sign
13. (keep feeling) fascination
14. marianne
15. the sound of the crowd
16. human
17. rock me again and again and again and again and again and again
18. the touchables
19. you remind me of gold
20. the real thing
[cd 2]
01. the lebanon
02. get it right this time
03. i love you too much
04. life on your own
05. being boiled
06. i don't depend on you
07. seconds [instrumental remix]
08. empire state human
09. don't you know i want you
10. together in electric dreams
11. love is all that matters
12. so hurt
13. soundtrack to a generation
14. heart like a wheel
15. i need your loving
16. i am the law
17. love on the run
18. do or die
19. blind youth
20. only after dark