These early '80s consumers were clearly not ready for the concept of Dazzle Ships. Look at the bemused faces on TOTP.
It is telling that OMD peaked with this album. Their first four works are all flawless, then after the cold genius of Dazzle Ships they slid into mid '80s synthpop mediocrity; I like some of it but they were just so much better early on.
Yeah, the Emulator did low end(8-12 bit digital sampling on the first model)samples but they could be fed back through analogue filters similar to those on Prophet 5 keyboards which gave the Emulator a grittier playback compared to the Fairlight. They just didn't(or weren't allowed to)have the Emulator on stage with them and just had the Revox doing it's thing in the background(at least New Order had the balls to have it on stage and not be forced to mime-btw, love both bands).
Absolutely stunning! Barking mad in the best possible way. If Andy McCluskey sees this now, I hope he is proud - you wouldn't get this on television now.
Simple as that for your simple ass
KiDCuDiLoVeRs 2 months ago
Also why the Hell did the producer leave the standard neon lights flashing totally out of tune?
sharomanet 2 months ago
These early '80s consumers were clearly not ready for the concept of Dazzle Ships. Look at the bemused faces on TOTP.
It is telling that OMD peaked with this album. Their first four works are all flawless, then after the cold genius of Dazzle Ships they slid into mid '80s synthpop mediocrity; I like some of it but they were just so much better early on.
sharomanet 2 months ago
Cool. Just saw them a few months ago. Love OMD.
jheuscher 7 months ago
simplemente genial......
eumeregildo2 10 months ago
such a cool performance.
kingboy69 11 months ago
so trippy
adicoIor 11 months ago
Bit of a pity the lads misspelled Frankenstein...
mwisse 1 year ago 3
this is way ahead their time. pure genius.
daavisz 1 year ago
OMG!!! Wow, never seen anything like this before! Amazing!!!!
rockgirl416 1 year ago
Yeah, the Emulator did low end(8-12 bit digital sampling on the first model)samples but they could be fed back through analogue filters similar to those on Prophet 5 keyboards which gave the Emulator a grittier playback compared to the Fairlight. They just didn't(or weren't allowed to)have the Emulator on stage with them and just had the Revox doing it's thing in the background(at least New Order had the balls to have it on stage and not be forced to mime-btw, love both bands).
daleksupreme7691 1 year ago
Audience: "wat"
DrRoy1 1 year ago
fantastic Performance
calimero1982 1 year ago
Good to see 3-2-1's Ted Rogers getting some extra work with that well-known hand gesture of his.
oo1ooo1oo 2 years ago
@oo1ooo1oo pmp now where is dusty bin god im old for rememberin that lol
nessie986 1 year ago
and this was all analogue!
x6aM3R 2 years ago
@x6aM3R
analogue? man, this is hand-cranked!
[Tiz good though]
oo1ooo1oo 2 years ago
@x6aM3R I'm not entirely sure that an Emulator - which was used heavily on the 'Dazzle Ships' album - could be described as entirely 'analogue'...
thisisnev 1 year ago
Anytime an artist does something like this its to be commended...and the melody/beat is flawless....thanks
x6aM3R 2 years ago
love OMD, love KiD CuDi, love that music is changing
hg585 2 years ago 4
they always doing gutsy moves on television.
depechemodevilla 2 years ago
Kid Cudi Samples OMD!
a5t3k 2 years ago 10
'Tell a bitch get gone with her simple ass"
smokeit3 2 years ago
Oh the brilliance of the '80s is encapsulated in this uber-amazing clip. But I gotta ask what happened to Ted Rogers and Dusty Bin?
djbethell 2 years ago
"FrankensTIENS" monster...,but an excelent synthpop song...
carnavalpark 2 years ago
I thought even now, it was great. Until I realised they managed to spell Frankenstein wrong.
I find it hard not to cringe now. Pity, but these things are basic.
jhnbd7 2 years ago
well done!:D
joecantstandmenow 2 years ago
Thanks :)
JawsManoeuvres 3 years ago
G O S H! I have uploaded this before in poor quality,never seen it in perfect picture! DOUBLE THANK YOU! you made my day!
IT95 3 years ago
Absolutely stunning! Barking mad in the best possible way. If Andy McCluskey sees this now, I hope he is proud - you wouldn't get this on television now.
aaronjthomas 3 years ago
No
Theres not much experimental stuff out there now.
They were golden times.
wildenfree 2 years ago