Human League - Path of Least Resistance (live BBCtv 1979)

Top clip of the original line-up performing a song from the first album on some programme called "Mainstream". Repeated as part of the "Sounds of the Seventies" series, hence the daft bookending with Paul Darrow and Patrick Troughton.

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Music

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• human
• league
• reproduction
• path
• least
• resistance
• phil
• oakey
• martyn
• ware
• adrian
• wright
• ian
• craig
• marsh
• electronica

[closertofiftythanyew]

Adrian was a cracker on the slides, made an introspective pop group live performance nectar as an atmospheric event. Where is the photo library botherer these days?

The only thing I have seen in britland since that has come close for 'family photos' is this, from Brightons Katsen, yootoob search,

watch?v=bgcDqiIbwOI

[spacehopper70]

@closertofiftythanyew If you saw the Heaven 17 documentary on BBC2 the other week, it had a scene where Martyn Ware and Glen Gregory were talking about using a slideshow backdrop onstage while performing the Penthouse and Pavement album. Glen thinks it's like having someone watching the telly while he's singing.

[Scotsman707]

Extremely difficult to find a Human League video before Dare. Thanks for posting!!

[spacehopper70]

If anyone saw "Synth Britannia" on BBC4 last week, it used archive footage of the four-piece line up, shot on film, including them on stage doing "Blind Youth". I was like one of Pavlov's dogs - where was it from, and how do I find it?

[Noragirlie63]

This earlier stuff was the best stuff before the two girls joined after they split.... Heaven 17 did not make up for it in any way, shape or form....IMHO

[Boricua3lions1985]

@eff901 and you don't need that car.

[Boricua3lions1985]

who are the 11 sons of bitches that hate this?

[grayaj23]

Oh Emm Eff GEE

OK for a long time I've thought that Human League was one of the few "true voices" in 80's or "BIG BEAT" sound. This video totally fucking ends the discussion. This is awesome.

They took the big beat sound, made it experimental, and sold it 100%.

My background is in alt 70's rock and punk. The 80's always seemed so phony to me. But this video is ultra not phony. This **IS** the 80's sound condensed into one video.

My hat is off to you, sirs and ladies of THL.

[Lizday1334]

That sneer is delicious.

[bondbug73]

@lordoid Martyn Ware is on a Roland Jupiter 4. I've noticed that the System 100 complete set up in Martyn home as seen on TV recently.

[Petard001]

Only synths....

[DuranFan09]

Is that Patrick Troughton at the very end, dressed in period costume? Lol

[fuckamericanidiot]

@DuranFan09 i love the fat crack on the studio version :)

[DuranFan09]

The drums on this live version are better than on the actual recording IMHO. They seem to have more swing.

[apofkapsokefopaskfeo]

the ORIGINAL Human League!