tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111217952707667352.post8465257708327842530..comments2023-03-29T02:18:02.825-07:00Comments on 39-40: 169. "Enola Gay" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkRex Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913451870804655287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111217952707667352.post-755035335132052010-09-06T20:22:03.159-07:002010-09-06T20:22:03.159-07:00Might do so. I thought I'd finally reached th...Might do so. I thought I'd finally reached the end of "but their early stuff is actually pretty interesting" bands, but there's *always* another one. I though OMD was actually designed by John Hughes or something.Rex Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913451870804655287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111217952707667352.post-6569702251997413432010-09-05T18:41:40.944-07:002010-09-05T18:41:40.944-07:00Early OMD (first 4 or 5 albums) is much better, mu...Early OMD (first 4 or 5 albums) is much better, much deeper and more avant-garde, than "early '80s synth-pop" suggests. They sorta went off the deep end afterwards, though - once they started using more contemporary synths (once they could afford them), they sounded more & more like everyone else. I highly recommend you check out Architecture & Morality and Dazzle Ships (third and fourth albums)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com