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| 0.0 | Eloriaz | April 1st 13 |
Quite simply one of the greatest synthpop records. You need this!
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| 5.0 classic | trickert | December 1st 20 |
Dark, moody, and a bit experimental, yet also hopeful and very tuneful. An indelible classic.
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| 5.0 classic | ElviGemini | January 3rd 18 |
Brilliant Synthpop from the early 80s. Somehow very experimental but still commercial
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| 4.5 superb | Naseki | November 22nd 17 |
At first it may sound like typical synthpop with new wave elements, but this band seems to get how to convey emotion in this genre. The melancholic atmosphere that this album envelopes somehow appears not only in the lyrics, but even in the sound despite its catchiness. That's what makes this album so amazing, and makes me strongly appreciate this band. FAV SONGS: Souvenir, Of All The Things We've Made
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| 5.0 classic | Tom93M | June 29th 11 |
What makes the album really special is the fact that it feels more important than the 'synthpop' constraints would have you believe. It's aged extremely well, and the power of hits like 'Joan of Arc' still ring true. It's far too considered and beautifully executed to be brushed off as an unnecessary product of electro-pop cluttered 80s Britain - it's too clever, subtle and, more than anything else, gorgeous, to be ignored. A cohesive album that is extremely consistent in not only its tone, but also its quality; 'Architecture & Morality' is one of the great gems that many may have overlooked or missed - and that is simply a crime. If you're unsure about the pretentiously named Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, or whether this record is worth the time; one can only plead to you as a fan of great music to another, to give it a chance - and if you?re a fan of electro-pop at any level, you may find that that chance may be one of the most satisfying you ever took.
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| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | April 10th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | Snuron | May 21st 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | bnest | January 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nagrarok | November 10th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | BoerK | October 19th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | June 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrzg85 | January 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | hel9000 | July 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Bossie | October 26th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | arkngt | July 21st 18 |
| 5.0 classic | phylum | April 1st 18 |
| 5.0 classic | KOZAKY | October 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Surtur | July 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | adr | May 21st 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Onel | April 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | March 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | e210013 | March 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | zundza | October 7th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | jsegura | January 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Lethean | December 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | trtles | July 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | SuzyC | December 25th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | arcane | August 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | May 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ethos | May 3rd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | edpaine | December 9th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | YaelPol | August 11th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | TwigTW | March 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | bobbi | October 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | ruukie | August 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trond | November 21st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | djigor | August 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | FLRTE | March 13th 10 |
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