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It may be, but that’s a secondary track... For the Yello, I also mentioned SOLID PLEASURE which is from '80. Come on, let’s not nitpick over albums that might take months to get through :-)

The part of the video you saw must be "The Race," which dates back to the rave era. But by then, Yello were no longer the Yello they once were. Listen to STELLA, the '85 album, and you'll see what synth-pop really is. We're at peak levels. To give you an example, back then the Depeche would have eaten this up, trust me. If you want to go further back, there's SOLID PLEASURE, which I also reviewed. It's a much more experimental record, but it contains a track like "Bostich," which believe me, made history on the dancefloor. It had a vibe that was unknown at the time. In a way, it was Trance ten years before trance was born. It's one of those epochal tracks. It would be nice if Debaser opened a space for reviews of single tracks. Sometimes people influence history with one piece and may never have released a full album of quality.
As for Yellow Magic Orchestra, get SOLID STATE SURVIVOR, which I’ve also reviewed. They are not very well known, and that's a real shame. Maybe because Sakamoto is considered much more as a solo artist, which leads to his work with the group being overlooked, but I can assure you they sounded really good. More playful compared to Human League's REPRODUCTION, but I still believe that if you really want to be original, you need to come up with something that’s also beautiful. Otherwise, originality itself is not a gift.
The same goes for OMD; your comparison with certain sixties sounds is spot on (even in tone and singing style, sometimes), but there are tracks like "Almost" on that album that have an exceptional synth sound. It's a matter of programming. The same programming that gave the keyboards of Yellow Magic Orchestra particular harmonies, as rightly noted by a commenter on my review. This is because the one who programmed them was a certain Hideki Matsutake, a furious madman who collected synthesizers. And believe me, Mike, this guy's sounds were really years ahead...

In my opinion, yes, there were artists who, on the individual track, were better. Maybe less pretentious but simply more skilled with synths. For example, I think of Sakamoto's Yellow Magic Orchestra. The first album by OMD, for me, is much better than REPRODUCTION. Then there are Yello (I'm biased here; I think they were amazing). This is just to stay within relatively well-known contexts.

Well... I still don't see anything groundbreaking in this work. I repeat: for me, a lot of things are of a childish experimentation. It's better to be more direct and less pretentious. I much prefer Jarre's "Equinoxe" to this album.

Well Mariaelena, they’ve had more than enough space… after all, they were just a small group. Better with this unpretentious and well-produced album than with those pseudo-experiments of the previous ones. Anyway, not much to write home about.

Review that explains the group's personality very well. I like them a lot, also for personal reasons. The cover of Depeche Mode's Here is the House is beautiful, as it becomes complicity here. They were really good, for me. I won't comment on the ignorant fools in bold.

Thank you reverse, you are very kind. Indeed, the review is a bit old :-). Now I always think like this, but I get much less angry.

I’ve been meaning to buy "Acupuncture" for a couple of years now... the problem is that money is never enough, because I’m already busy (and that’s the right word, trust me) looking for older stuff.. I hope to buy it sooner or later, but instinctively I prefer these. It’s truly a great record. Hello everyone.

M. Oldfield is quite different though... I'm sorry that many snub him, and frankly, I've never been able to understand why. It might also be because of his image. However, I still believe that few knew how to use the synth like he did back in those years...
Beautiful Zion vinyl! Even though I don't have a turntable, I still envy you :-)

Obvious compliments to Grass's page. Certain works need to be "respected"; they almost instill fear, and above all, describing them becomes almost blasphemous. Because they were born to be played. What man would behave like the protagonist of "Famous Blue Raincoats?" That song is truly the quintessence of songwriting. Disillusionment, selfless love, awareness, disenchantment. My goodness, what beauty.