OMD - The Punishment of Luxury (Album Review & Catalog In Brief)
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
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Favorite Tracks: The Punishment of Luxury, Isotype, Robot Man, What Have We Done, Precision & Decay, Art Eats Art, La Mitrailleuse, Ghost Star, The View From Here
Least Favorite Track: Kiss Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Bang
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
All ratings based purely off of personal enjoyment at the time of this video's upload and either end in .0, .3, .5, or .7. Take nothing I say too seriously.
Well .....like Alien Covenant.....everyone is being so....shift in direction and the same........well as what.....THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY is simply fantastic intelligent synth pop with fantastic hooks and so appreciated audible lyrics.....and Andy sounds l8ke he did in the 80's and that's freakin awesome.......so thankyou OMD for a fuckin super synth pop album with real time sensibility........
Great review, been a fan of OMD for many years and love this album. It's fantastic to see that young music fans are discovering OMD now and realising how influential they have been.
Organisation was the best Orchestral Manoeuvres album, give it a listen. I bought it in 1981, I was 15. After Dazzleships they lost their creativity and churned out stuff I couldn't be bothered to listen to. Still love them though
It does not suck to be young, be it I'm 17, and love OMD, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys. If this is your first time hearing a OMD record you came across a good one!!!!! Keep it up. P.S. If I must OMD cited Joy Division as an influence for Organization, also I agree Dazzle Ships is way underrated.
Eustace Image PET SHOP BOYS..................!!!!!!!!!!
Electric album....
OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode are also among my favourite bands (and I quite like Erasure as well) ! It's nice to see other 'young' fans ^^
It seems like dazzle ships is the high point for them among musicians and people into the electronic/experimental scene. It's pretty obvious why it didnt gain as much commercial traction, but I'd hardly consider it underrated.
Explore OMD more deeply. They have much to offer
Helen of Troy is my favorite OMD track. Bunker Soldiers and Promise follow. Love this band.
Hey Wonky. You are NOT A TRUE FAN OF OMD.
I am a 60 year old men. In 1983 I was at Sound Warehouse they were playing a great song. I ask the guy that at DJ booth
"What are you playing"? He said Telegraph by OMD. I said "Do you have a 12" to that"? No we have the album "DAZZLE SHIPS". Bought it. Just fell in love with album. Bought their early stuff and became A BIG FAN OF OMD. Could not wait for the next album. JUNK CULTURE was release LOVED IT. A 7"single came with the LP.It had a small hole. Did not know if I should play it on 45 or 331/3. Played it on both. The name of the tune is (The Angles Keep Turning )The Wheels Of The Universe.
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK" LOVED IT. Songs like Bunker Soldiers, Julia's Song, Dancing.And all the tracks from that LP.
"ORGANISATION" LOVED IT. Songs like VCL XI, Promise, Stanlow. And all the tracks from that LP.
"ARCHITECTURE & MORALITY". Songs like Souvenir, Joan Of Arc, Joan Of Arc ( Maid Of Orleans). And All the tracks from that LP.
"DAZZLE SHIPS" LOVED IT. Songs like This Is Helena, International, Dazzle Ships(Parts II, III, VII)The Romance Of The Telescope. And all the tracks from that LP.
"CRUSH" LOVED IT. Songs like La Femme Accident,Women III. And all the tracks from that LP.
"THE PACIFIC AGE" LOVED IT. Songs like Southern, Goddess Of Love. And all the tracks from that LP.
"LABERATOR" LOVED IT. Songs like Sunday Morning, Agnus Dei. And all the tracks from that LP.
"SUGAR TAX" LOVED IT. Songs like Was It Some Thing I Said, Apollo XI. And all the tracks from that LP. Sugar Tax song was not included in the "SUGAR TAX LP.
"UNIVERSAL" LOVED IT. Songs like Walking On The Milky Way, The Gospel Of St Jude, Victory Waltz. Ans all the Tracks from that LP.
"HISTORY OF MODERN" LOVED IT.Songs like Sometimes, Pulse, Save Me. And all the tracks from that LP.
"ENGLISH ELECTRIC" LOVED IT. Songs like Helen Of Troy, Stay With Me, Final Song. And all the tracks from that LP.
"THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY" LOVED IT. Songs like What Have We Done, Precision And Decay, Art Eats Art, One More Time. And all the tracks from that LP.
Have you heard of VCR, AREA, THE NEW DARK AGE, 4 NEU, MATHEW STREET, ONCE WHEN I WAS SIX, TELSTAR, DRIFT. and a bunch of other tunes they have.
I have not found one track that I don't like.
I have ALL of OMD LP's and CD'S.
OMD should do the next James Bond. Adele's Skyfall and Shirly Bassey Diamonds Are Forever are the best. Anything after 1990 has sucked.
In my mind and ears OMD can do no wrong.
Oh I do play OMD music FULL BLAST when I'm in the car.
if what constitutes a "true fan" is loving literally every track a band or artist has ever released I don't think I could consider myself a "true fan" of any band or artist, and certainly not this one that I only just discovered like a few months ago, lol
but hey if you love them that much that's great :)
There are a lot of artist and bands that only have 3 or 4 good songs from the whole album.
The Beatles , Neil Diamond, Pink Floyd, OMD . Every track they have recorded sounds great.Well in the 90's Neil Diamond went down hill. He's albums still reached #1 on Billboard. Still bought them ,still unhappy.
There are a lot of artist and bands first albums are great and then down hill after that.
Group 87-A Carrer in Dadda Processing
The Lightning Seeds-Cloudcuckooland
Foster The People - Tourch
And their are more.
You may not be a true fan of OMD. At least you are listen to them.
You are young. There is lots of time for you to discover old and new music.
I am still discovering music from the 40's 50's 60's and the 70's.
I get my music from You Tube
Back in the day OMD were close buddies with Kraftwerk and Joy Division.
OMD open for Gary Numan.
Back then I was listen to Kraftwerk, 'cause There was no OMD.
It's a shame you don't know bubble gum music or Disco from Europe.
Well Wonky enjoy life and music.
The great OMD
Saw them open for Depeche in 88 then in 2916. My favorite band. I'm glad you found them. The live stuff at the end of the remaster is pre album OMD.
Give yourself a pat on the back mate. A very positive review.
You might also find Pet Shop Boys and Human League interesting.
Hey man, great review. Please ignore all the idiots in the comment section who want a medal for thinking they know this band better than you. You need to teach them what an opinion is.
Anyway, I enjoyed listening to your thoughts. I haven't heard every OMD album yet, but you've now helped inspire me to. I must say that this album is my favorite so far. "Ghost Star" has become one of my ALL TIME favorite songs. It's captivating.
Also, do you like a-ha? I'd like to know what you think about those guys. Great review, and keep it up!
Even though you said that you never really had a connection with 80s music there is one band I'm pretty sure you will love (if you don't know them already), and that is Yello. They are considered to be the fathers of techno music and, in my opinion, made some of the most interesting stuff in the electronic world. Their discography is pretty big but you got to check them put if you haven't, they are legends
I think the fathers of techno are Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson
You are right with that, as they are the first techno artists. But nevertheless Yello have this reputation to be one of the most important bands when it comes to "building" the characteristic techno sound (it wasn't intentionally though). The difference between Yello and Juan Atkins etc. is that they never really were a real techno band, but much more an experimental electro-pop duo. But their influence on the whole techno scene is pretty obvious, I recommend to listen to their songs "Bostich" and "Oh Yeah"
Thanks for your kind comments about OMD - very much appreciated.
I agree with most of your comments on the albums / tracks.
My personal views on OMDs albums / tracks are listed below:
OMD - 7/10 - Best tracks: Messages, Electricity, Julia’s Song
Organisation - 7/10 - Best tracks: Enola Gay, Stanlow
Architecture & Morality - 10/10 - Best tracks: Maid of Orleans, Souvenir, Joan of Arc, She’s Leaving
Dazzle Ships - 5/10 - Best tracks: Genetic Engineering, Telegraph
Junk Culture - 8/10 - Best tracks: Tesla Girls, Talking loud & Clear, Locomotion, Love & Violence
Crush - 6/10 - Best tracks: So in Love, Secret
Pacific Age - 5/10 - Best tracks: (Forever) Live and Die, Shame
Sugar Tax - 8/10 - Best tracks: Sailing On The Seven Seas, Pandora's Box, Was It Something I Said?
Liberator - 6/10 - Best tracks: Stand Above Me
Universal - 6/10 - Best tracks: Walking on the Milky Way, Too Late.
History Of Modern - 6/10 - Best tracks: Sister Marie Says, History of Modern (P1)
English Electric - 7/10 - Best tracks: Metroland, Night Cafe
The Punishment of Luxury - 9/10 - Best tracks: Isotype, Ghost Star, One More Time
Good to see that OMD are back making great music!
You forgot Universal
Sorry - yes you are right ! Thanks.
more love for _junk culture_ - yay! it's all about those untamed Fairlight sounds. :D
I didn’t see that he was “kind” in this review …. More like trying to have a dig at Andy from OMD . Or trying to take the Mike out of them .
Hilariously underscored. 5/10 for the influential Dazzle Ships? Pah.
Love these reviews! You should do retrospective on Blancmange leading up to their new album.
I really enjoyed your OMD review. I was an infrequent listener of OMD, leaning more toward Human League, Soft Cell, Kraftwerk, DEVO and ELO. I've listened to the newest 3 OMD albums, and have been picking up the previous albums as I find them. I'd love to hear your take on Sha-Pink's Art Party album.
I discovered them in college back in 1980 and remember being impressed with their work…Enola Gay, Electricity, and especially Maid of Orleans and Joan of Arc.
Как насчëт сделать новый сезон про OMD после Tangerine Dream?
Well Ralf AND Florian will not take a lawsuit. It would be Ralf only. Florian has left Kraftwerk. The song by Karl Bartos on the English Electric Album is Kissing the machine. Its written by Bartos/McCluskey and was released in the Bartos Project "Electric Music". You will always find similarities between Kraftwerk and OMD - and between Early Depeche Mode and Erasure .... OMD are not ripping Kraftwerk off - for sure.
in literally any other case, even on this album, I would agree. but in the case of that one particular track it kinda went too far imo, like on Kissing The Machine they at least credit Karl Bartos as a writer and present it as a cover and not their own track, same with when they sampled Barry White on Liberator. but on Kiss Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Bang despite basically lazily combining two existing Kraftwerk tracks and calling it a day, they don't credit Ralf or Florian or anyone in Kraftwerk and try to pass it off as their own thing, and I just can't defend that
and yeah I know Florian's not in Kraftwerk anymore but he still co-wrote the track, if a lawsuit were to happen I imagine he'd get involved in some way (unless his relationship with Ralf went so sour they can't even bother to go through with it so as to avoid talking to each other, which is... admittedly also entirely a possibility)
Hey wonky, you once said that you liked The black dog - music for real airports album but never made a review for that. would be great if you make one
if I’m going to do that it will be in a series where I discuss the other albums by The Black Dog :) idk when exactly that will happen tho
Hey you should review the new A-Ha acoustic Album
Saw OMD live yesterday here in Holland,and it was great,really lot of old hits and a few from this album,Only not Robot man haha i like that song.
Love this album very much. Since their come-back, OMD released three good albums. Waiting for another...in 2021 ?...
Loved your review. I discovered OMD in the late 1990s with their 80s song called If You Leave. I can't wait for their next album which could come out between this year or maybe 2022.
Would you ever do a Cabaret Voltaire retrospective? You're the only other person I know who's heard of them
I don't exactly have one planned in the near future but I absolutely could do a series on those guys
yes, do a retrospective of Cab Volt and everything R. H. Kirk - ok see you when you're 90 lol
This Album is soooooo good!
Great review! It was really cool listening to a review from someone who doesnt have a nostalgia attached. Lyrically I find it interesting that they go from these very poppy love songs to songs that are really very pessimistic bordering on just outright nihilism. History of modern is fun, but christ it's like "okay, I get it, we are all going to die - noted."
Review the new album by Blancmange Called Unfurnished Rooms
SORRY TO PISS ON YOUR DAY BUT Kraftwerk where the Kings of synth pop electronic music so synth pop bands where copying kraftwerk so
true though Kraftwerk have their own sound separate from the rest of the genre, just being synth pop doesn't immediately qualify you as a Kraftwerk ripoff
Back in the day OMD were close buddies with Kraftwerk and Joy Division
Brandon Lightheart Kings of synth pop? They never made pop music! They are the godfathers of electronic music.
Andy & Paul have said many times in many interviews about their relationship with Kraftwerk. They were inspired/influenced by Kraftwerk; they worshipped Kraftwerk. “OMD never tries to rip them off”.
I listened to OMDs album English Electric at work where we could crank up the music because we worked 12 hour days.
My millennial boss said that it was old 80s pop music. English Electric was released in 2015 or so.
I still find that comment to be funny.
precision&decay my fav.but too short. need 12" boogie down version/dj mix.now.
Hi Judy - see "OMD - PRECISION & DECAY (Hagan's Extended Version) ". A great remix and extended version.ua-cam.com/video/kNMf7F2ZNd8/v-deo.html
They’re not electronic music
Hey Wonky, solid analysis! I pretty much agree, though Crush is right up there with their two latest, which are AMAZING! So great to have them back on the music scene. I even managed to see their English Electric show in Boston...they are seriously on top of their game now. :) p.s. This may piss off a lot of OMD fans, but I too have found Architecture & Morality to be overrated and dull.
Très bons commentaires ... Vraiment Bravo!
What is really necessary to take the Mick out of the best band of the 80s . Don’t you think that now OMD is Now still out there producing music and touring is a big achievement in it self for there age. It be on me why you feel the need to rip into OMD . Go back to the playlist you use to have if you never come across OMD … OMD is for hardcore 80s fans .
Love depeche.....but there last 3 albums r shite .....erasure....2 computerised.....