Singles - OMD

[First of all: I dedicate this opinion to the wonder that is theediscerning, because he and I share a passion for this particular brand of 80s electropop. Theed, I salute you. xxx] The opinion, then. Once upon a time, 16 year old Andy McCluskey sat in his Liverpool bedroom, dreaming of making different music. Kraftwerk-inspired electronic pop, with meaningful lyrics was his game, and he wanted to call his band, eventually consisting of himself ...
...Humphreys with a few regular supporting types, "the most pretentious thing I could think of". And so Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark - OMD - were born. They lasted almost 20 years, despite a Morrissey and Marr style rift which left Andy carrying the banner alone, and finally gave up the ghost in 1997, although rumour has it that all is not lost... watch this space, I guess. OMD fell in a rather unique category... successful enough to have a string ...

ruth_cole 15.12.2003 (16.12.2003) · Read full review
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...This collection of OMD singles was released in 1998, two years after their last album release 'Universal'. It includes 18 of their singles and for the most part is a joyous reflection of their musical acumen. I am not really one for greatest hits but for a band who invented the word 'singles band', owning the best of OMD would seem more logical than splashing out on their back catalogue of 10 albums. OMD were made up of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. ...
...timeless beat. Where the previous singles burnt a trail through limitless energy, 'Souvenir' blows you away with its carefree genius. Things get altogether eerie on the brooding 'Maid Of Orleans'. At times the singing is a little out of tune but the electronic accompaniment is of such a high standard these little flaws can be overlooked. At this stage the OMD sound had started to fill out into something bigger and at times it became downright challenging ...

indiecater 02.03.2003 · Read full review
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