The Human League

The Human League effortlessly bridged the gap between trashy art rock and glossy synth pop, becoming one of the few New Wave acts to earn money and imitators. Brilliant singles such as "Fascination," "Love Action," and the worldwide smash "Don't You Want Me Baby" sound better than ever, but this also includes experimental tracks and lite rock ballads. Whew.

Despite frontman Phil Oakey's ridiculous lopsided hairdo and the presence of two northern
England disco dollies who could neither dance nor sing, the Human League defined Eighties
New Romantic cool. The band's 1982 trans-Atlantic smash, "Don't You Want Me" -- driven by
devilish techno beats, Oakey's distinctive droll baritone, and its killer blue-collar refrain,
"You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar" -- established the League as le... More >