Depeche Mode

Before being overwhelmed by the fucking Rock n' Roll and the most spastic electronic music, I primarily fed on stuff like this when I was 14. Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Human League, Duran Duran (for real!)... well, it was still the '80s, and I hadn't yet discovered Husker Du. The fact is that albums like Some Great Reward, Black Celebration, and especially Music For The Masses remain excellent works of synthetic pop. Nothing to complain about.