Romantic?

The Human League

1. Kiss the Future
2. A Doorway (?)
3. Heart Like a Wheel
4. Men Are Dreamers
5. Mister Moon and Mister Sun
6. Soundtrack to a Generation
7. Rebound
8. The Stars Are Going Out
9. Let’s Get Together Again
10. Get It Right This Time

It’s a neglected effort that deserves more consideration than it’s received in all the years since its untimely arrival. “Rebound” is singularly fine, whether as a Human League offering or on its own merits, and its followup “The Stars Are Going Out” remains unappreciated yet worthy of note with its “end times” darkness.

Countering all that shadow are the obvious tosser would-be hits, but also tracks such as “Mister Moon and Mister Sun” and “Get It Right This Time” which are like some offspring of quirkly-skewed computer-generated pop tracks—not generic synth-pop, not formulaic, not quite right either, they sound like interesting experiments that never quite found their perfect forms.

Personally I enjoy much of this album, possibly by not treating it as a Human League album per se but as a standalone with some outstanding tracks.

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