http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3209&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rssOne of the highlights of British Synth Pop is in fact not simple synthesizer melodies, but attention to vocal harmonies. This is especially true for the Human League. The charm of their first hit, 1981's "Don't You Want Me," lies mostly in its unforgettable, highly emotional narrative delivered through deadpan vocals that harmonize like the Beach Boys. Even when the subject matter was desperate, their male and female vocal exchanges always maintained either a New Romantic cool or the emotional distance of a Godard character. But this is not to give their instrumentation short shrift: at their peak, their driving basslines, post-Disco beats and keyboard symphonics were unmatched and a perfect match for their vocal depth. - Marc KateNew Romanticen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:59:44 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3209&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss One of the highlights of British Synth Pop is in fact not simple synthesizer melodies, but attention to vocal harmonies. This is especially true for the Human League. The charm of their first hit, 1981's "Don't You Want Me," lies mostly in its unforgettable, highly emotional narrative delivered through deadpan vocals that harmonize like the Beach Boys. Even when the subject matter was desperate, their male and female vocal exchanges always maintained either a New Romantic cool or the emotional distance of a Godard character. But this is not to give their instrumentation short shrift: at their peak, their driving basslines, post-Disco beats and keyboard symphonics were unmatched and a perfect match for their vocal depth. - Marc Kate http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159810&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159810 tra.7159810 The Human League art.3209 1.29 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Don't You Want Me tra.7159810 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159810&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159810&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159815&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159815 tra.7159815 The Human League art.3209 1.29 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true (Keep Feeling) Fascination tra.7159815 224000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159815&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159815&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159820&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159820 tra.7159820 The Human League art.3209 1.29 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Human tra.7159820 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159820&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159820&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25599079&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 25599079 tra.25599079 The Human League art.3209 0.0 He's Just Not That Into You: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack alb.25598050 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/5/9/1549593_170x170.jpg 2009-02-03 00:00:00.0 2009-02-03 00:00:00.0 true Don't You Want Me tra.25599079 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25599079&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25599079&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159814&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159814 tra.7159814 The Human League art.3209 1.29 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Mirror Man tra.7159814 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159814&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159814&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7641621&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7641621 tra.7641621 The Human League art.3209 0.99 Crash alb.7640513 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/0/920287_170x170.jpg 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Human tra.7641621 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7641621&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7641621&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159816&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159816 tra.7159816 The Human League art.3209 0.99 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true The Lebanon tra.7159816 224000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159816&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159816&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159811&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159811 tra.7159811 The Human League art.3209 1.29 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Love Action (I Believe in Love) tra.7159811 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159811&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159811&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24363752&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:41:27 -0700 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 24363752 tra.24363752 The Human League art.3209 0.99 Fascination! alb.24358060 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/8/3/1473800_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 null true Fascination (Extended Remix) tra.24363752 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24363752&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24363752&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2259262&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 2259262 tra.2259262 The Human League art.3209 1.29 Dare alb.125576 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/1/8/1008166_170x170.jpg 2007-04-17 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't You Want Me tra.2259262 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2259262&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2259262&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159821&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159821 tra.7159821 The Human League art.3209 0.99 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Heart Like A Wheel tra.7159821 270000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159821&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159821&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30367115&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 30367115 tra.30367115 The Human League art.3209 0.99 Remixing The 80's 2 alb.30360997 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/9/5/1815983_170x170.jpg 2009-01-09 00:00:00.0 2009-01-09 00:00:00.0 true (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Brown Remix) tra.30367115 392000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30367115&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30367115&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1954633&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 1954633 tra.1954633 The Human League art.3209 0.0 The Very Best Of The Human League alb.322947 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/6/386768_170x170.jpg 1998-07-14 00:00:00.0 1998-07-14 00:00:00.0 false Love Action (I Believe In Love) tra.1954633 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1954633&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1954633&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159822&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159822 tra.7159822 The Human League art.3209 0.99 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Tell Me When tra.7159822 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159822&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159822&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23767359&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 23767359 tra.23767359 The Human League art.3209 0.0 Get Your Boots On 2 alb.23703774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/5/0/1440539_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 false Don't You Want Me (Dance Dub Remix) tra.23767359 316000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23767359&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23767359&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7591249&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7591249 tra.7591249 The Human League art.3209 0.99 Hysteria alb.7590946 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/0/0/740011_170x170.jpg 2005-09-06 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Lebanon tra.7591249 304000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7591249&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7591249&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159813&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159813 tra.7159813 The Human League art.3209 0.99 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true The Sound Of The Crowd tra.7159813 244000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159813&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159813&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24363753&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:45:02 -0700 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 24363753 tra.24363753 The Human League art.3209 1.29 Fascination! alb.24358060 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/8/3/1473800_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 null true Mirror Man tra.24363753 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24363753&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24363753&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030937&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:27:28 -0700 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 24030937 tra.24030937 The Human League art.3209 0.99 This Is... 1981 alb.24024317 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/3/6/1456365_170x170.jpg 2008-11-24 00:00:00.0 null true Love Action (I Believe In Love) (Edit) tra.24030937 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030937&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030937&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159812&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159812 tra.7159812 The Human League art.3209 0.99 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Open Your Heart tra.7159812 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159812&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159812&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159818&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7159818 tra.7159818 The Human League art.3209 1.29 The Very Best Of alb.7149809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/3/8/698378_170x170.jpg 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Together in Electric Dreams tra.7159818 235000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159818&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7159818&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2271399&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 2271399 tra.2271399 The Human League art.3209 1.29 Dare alb.125576 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/1/8/1008166_170x170.jpg 2007-04-17 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Love Action (I Believe In Love) tra.2271399 301000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2271399&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2271399&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030956&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:13:32 -0700 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 24030956 tra.24030956 The Human League art.3209 0.99 This Is... 1983 alb.24024318 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/3/6/1456366_170x170.jpg 2008-11-24 00:00:00.0 null true (Keep Feeling) Fascination tra.24030956 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030956&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24030956&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.835428&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 835428 tra.835428 The Human League art.3209 0.99 Dare alb.125576 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/1/8/1008166_170x170.jpg 2007-04-17 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Get Carter tra.835428 62000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.835428&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.835428&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7641627&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Romantic Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Human League on Rhapsody Online 7641627 tra.7641627 The Human League art.3209 0.99 Crash alb.7640513 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/0/920287_170x170.jpg 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Real Thing tra.7641627 257000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7641627&variant=play&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7641627&variant=data&rws=%2Fhumanleague%2Ftop-tracks.rss