you can't beat 80's synth

Sir Osis of Liver. · 03-10-2014 11:26PM

Shyte,yet catchy.

Shakespeare's Sister · 03-10-2014 11:29PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Synths? You want Synths?

Nearly 10 minutes of sparkling ethereal drama (opening scene of Thief 1980 Michael Mann's first feature film) Music by Tangerine Dream.

Play it loud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEvomyYkIPY

Brilliant.

They also do the soundtrack of the Michael Mann film The Keep (1983).

Beano · 03-10-2014 11:32PM

I just cant get enough of it.

Welsh Megaman · 03-10-2014 11:33PM

Oh yeah!

(If you count holding down one note on a keyboard as 80's synth!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU

C.K Dexter Haven · 03-10-2014 11:36PM

The frightening thing is some posters in AH think this is an original Homer Simpson song:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw

Griever931 · 03-10-2014 11:36PM

Love the atmosphere of this band.

GTA Vice City had a lot of great tunes in this style.

philstar · 03-10-2014 11:40PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

great tune, but i wouldn't class it as synth

Harry Palmr · 03-10-2014 11:41PM

Griever931 wrote: »

Love the atmosphere of this band.

GTA Vice City had a lot of great tunes in this style.

Their early stuff is good but the post synth Spirit of Eden is superb.

Molester Stallone II · 03-10-2014 11:42PM

Talk Talk are the mutts nutz

Czarcasm · 03-10-2014 11:44PM

At the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, the video for "Take On Me" won six awards—Best New Artist in a Video, Best Concept Video, Most Experimental Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, and Viewer's Choice—and was nominated for two others, Best Group Video and Video of the Year. It was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Video at the 13th American Music Awards in 1986.

My browser is crashing like crazy, but god I love these classic music threads!

dreamers75 · 03-10-2014 11:44PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Oh yeah!

(If you count holding down one note on a keyboard as 80's synth!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU

GTA Vice City.

That is all.

philstar · 03-10-2014 11:46PM

now this is classic 80s synthesizer....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTHDa6Akqvo

dreamers75 · 03-10-2014 11:50PM

Jimmy Sommerville is a bit fo a hero of mine.

this confirmed it.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 03-10-2014 11:55PM

Cant beat the ould '80s harpsichord

04-10-2014 12:00AM

Lest we forget:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs

Czarcasm · 04-10-2014 12:04AM

One of my favourite Bowie songs this one -

Anyone got some Prince lined up?

philstar · 04-10-2014 12:08AM

the king of synth, Vince Clarke was with depeche mode then yazoo and later erasure....he wrote some gems including this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvZa46xb3M

Sir Osis of Liver. · 04-10-2014 12:08AM

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

I really like this post Jimmy Somerville Bronski Beat track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kxwt8oKEWk

Rumour has it he's gay.

Andrewf20 · 04-10-2014 12:14AM

BBDBB · 04-10-2014 12:18AM

Some great music already mentioned by OMD and the like

Id also add Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, early Talk Talk, Yazoo to the list

(cant embed the YouTube vids as my browser is having a fit just opening this thread)

edit - Donna Summer - I feel love - or try the Blue Man Groups version

wendell borton · 04-10-2014 12:24AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU

foxtrot101 · 04-10-2014 12:25AM

Echo and the Bunnymen - Bring on The Dancing Horses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_bJf3foa5I

BlaasForRafa · 04-10-2014 12:27AM

When reel-to-reel tape was the way of the future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ECu-JzaVLY

foxtrot101 · 04-10-2014 12:37AM

Love will tear us apart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbhtVGskmzM

Aidric · 04-10-2014 12:40AM

Word!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntG50eXbBtc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7I5UaB7mx4

unkel · 04-10-2014 12:43AM

uch wrote: »

I win[/YOUTUBE]

Thank you very much.

kryogen · 04-10-2014 01:00AM

A classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YepfoPEbT5Q

BBDBB · 04-10-2014 01:04AM

a couple of classics I just found/remembered on You Tube

Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven

China Crisis - Wishful Thinking

The Lotus Eaters - First Picture of You

(now I think on it, maybe they aren't pure synth after all.....but still damn good tunes)

Griever931 · 04-10-2014 01:05AM

BBDBB · 04-10-2014 01:13AM

I need to go to bed.........but Blancmange - Living on the ceiling!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03PJeB38dI

you can't beat 80's synth

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