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Human League: Dare (A&M); Japan: Japan (Virgin/Epic)

J.D. Considine, Musician, June 1982

CONTRARY TO popular belief, all synthesizer bands are not unlistenable. True, many do sound rather like the result of an infinite number of silicon chips in the hands of an infinite number of monkeys, but there are a few noteworthy exceptions. The Human League and Japan are two of these.

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