goldfinger Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 The original group seemed to split up and half became Heaven 17. But Phil Oakley stayed on and built up the bands success. He had the vision and the staying power, without him Human League would never have happened . I read that he had affairs with both Joanne and Suzanne... lucky devil. He was a big fan of Abba who had a blonde and a brunette fronting the band ( so Phil recruited a blonde and a brunette ) The formula worked and throughout the 1980s Human League put Sheffield firmly on the pop map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Are they already considered "classic"? I used to love the song "Human". It was popular when I was in High School. Man, I suddenly feel very old..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Oldies stations here in SoCal have been playing "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" for a coupla years now However, I really dig the earlier albums, including those they cut when they went by the name "The Future." They had a great Cold Synth feel, the way John Foxx sounded years after in 1980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfinger Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 They saw themselves as a "synth " band and they seem to have been pretty faithfull to that idea you never hear a piano or an elec guitar on their tracks... its all synth ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Not bad but I have to say I preferred them before they were famous. Their 1979 (or was it 1980?) single, Empire State Human, I bought when it came out and love it to this day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think that was an album they cut with Martyn Ware of Heaven 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Heaven 17 were an offshoot of the League... :sing1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 They were an offshoot of The Future, I thought. What was left was then called The Human League - both, still, totally awersome bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nope - the League were already going and recording... :frenchie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I need to get those early albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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