The OMD Singles
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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| Total: 29 Songs |
Album Review
Looking back on 20 years of creative growth since the electro-pop band's inception, The OMD Singles is logically and chronologically arranged. The earliest recordings, 1980's "Electricity" and "Messages," prove electric messages were being channeled from such German pioneers as Kraftwerk and Neu! These English boys were enamored of melody, though, and it was not long before such dulcet, song-like structure became self-evident, as in 1984's "Tesla Girls." From then on, it is a steady climb in coherence, with synth rhythms downplayed in order to bring the melodic theme to the front. The pinnacle of this progression is OMD's memorable "So in Love" (1985) and "If You Leave" (from 1986's Pretty in Pink). The album closes with their last hit, 1996's glam-influenced autobiography "Walking on the Milky Way." The last original member, Andy McCluskey, has blessed this greatest-hits package as the final swan song for the long-lived group. Originating in post-punk synth experimentation and closing in dated, but still strong, pop productions, The OMD Singles is an excellent time line of the band whose sound covered in a single career that same territory explored by the Human League, Erasure, Yaz, New Order, and beyond.
Customer Reviews
The OMD Singles
Oldies with lots of extras, quality purchase.
OMD The Singles + A Few Surprises.
After far too long (and only available on French Import) is the re-released OMD - Singles Collection. Not only are we presented with the classic's (was it really twenty years ago) but also a batch of Remix's by such artists like Moby and The Mirconauts. These Remix's maybe a little bit to 'Techno' for some taste's but it just goes to show how OMD (like Numan, Duran Duran and Depeche Mode) influenced today's electronic music scene. It's only a shame that the original 80's Remix's are missing from this collection.
An amazing discovery
This is the definitive collection and a great introduction to the OMD novice. When my partner first played me a vinyl original album of which he has a complete collection I was hooked. The music is stunning and the lyrics invoke a certain train of thought even in the background. Just fantastic music and a great album for newbies to their music.
Biography
Formed: 1978 in Liverpool, England
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Enola Gay | Organisation | 3:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Enola Gay | Anthems - Electronic 80s | 3:28 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Enola Gay | The Best of OMD | 3:32 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Souvenir | The OMD Singles | 3:37 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Joan of Arc | The Best of OMD | 3:48 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sailing On the Seven Seas | The OMD Singles | 3:45 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Souvenir | The Best of OMD | 3:38 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Maid Of Orleans | Architecture & Morality | 4:12 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Maid of Orleans | The Best of OMD | 4:12 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Electricity | The Best of OMD | 3:32 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
- £10.99
- Genres: Pop, Music, Electronic, Alternative, Pop/Rock, New Wave, Dance
- Released: 17 November 1998
- ℗ 2003 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
