Human League - Dare / Love & Dancing
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Artist: Human LeagueEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-01-28
Music Label: Blue Plate Caroline
Soundtracks:
- The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
- Open Your Heart
- The Sound Of The Crowd
- Darkness
- Do Or Die
- Get Carter
- I Am The Law
- Seconds
- Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Don't You Want Me
- Hard Times
- Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Don't You Want Me
- Things That Dreams Are Made Of
- Do Or Die
- Seconds
- Open Your Heart
- The Sound Of The Crowd
Free Music Notes for Dare / Love & Dancing
Free Music Review: Pop Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
The Human League. 1981. DARE!, one of the best synthpop albums to come from the best decade for music. Ah, where to begin? Anyone glancing at this review has certainly heard the smashing hit "Don't You Want Me," but this album has so much more to offer an electronic-minded listener. First, there is
1. "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of," a delightful, bouncy number featuring somewhat laughable lyrics, my favourite being "March, march, march across Red Square!" All in all, a fun, energetic track perfect for the urban dillettante. Next, we have
2. "Open Your Heart," a nice tune with rather decent lyrics and lovely synths--as usual. But the next track is possibly my favourite--or second favourite--on the disc. It is
3. "The Sound of the Crowd," which certainly deserved its number twelve spot in the British charts back in '81 soon after the original band split into Heaven 17 and what is now more or less The Human League. I adore this song! It features decadent, hedonistic dance lyrics and beats with Phil's signature delivery backed up by the girls. This song soon gives way into
4. "Darkness," a somewhat creepy, pessimistic song about madness and fear. Cool vibes throughout, though, and it segues nicely into
5. "Do or Die," which has extremely awesome synths all over the place--especially its synth solo in the middle part of the song--and it has a catchy, upbeat chorus. Then, we get
6. "Get Carter," an extremely short instrumental that acts as a prelude to
7. "I Am the Law," which would have fit perfectly on TRAVELOGUE, The Human League's 1980 effort. It's rather minimalistic and dour, with none of the bounce or flair that the other tracks possess, but it has interesting lyrics that actually make some sense. However, I usually skip this one and go on to
8. "Seconds," another creepy track, but this one concerns the Kennedy assassination--at least from what I can tell from the lyrics. Icy cold, this one song is perhaps another vestige of The Human League's creative and innovative period of their career. It certainly isn't like its more pop-oriented peers on this album. But! we're now at my all-time favourite The Human League track which is
9. "Love Action (I Believe in Love)," an all-around perfect pop tune--it reached no. 3 in the British charts--that encapsulates everything I love about the League: quirky synths (come on, check out the opening one! I never fail to smile when this pops on), cool vocals, and cheesy lyrics. Listen and love it as I have. Ah, but now we have
10. "Don't You Want Me," the League's most famous track, one still played on radios and Muzak all over the world, one performed at karaoke bars, one forever beloved by the masses...etc., etc. Everyone knows this song! And rightly so: it's pop perfection, and it helped cement that distinctive '80s sound, so infused with synths and Casio keyboards and British/continental elegance. But I'm digressing...The rest of this remastered edition is the 1982 remix album, LOVE AND DANCING, which features instrumental or dub-ish sounding versions of most of the songs found on DARE! This is a most worthy purchase. You will be happy for buying this epic synthpop/New Wave marvel, I can assure you.
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