Enya and Crowded House
The former I had to endure a week of during my work experience on the record counter at WH Smiths in 1989. I hate Orinico Flow to the point where I'd quite happily have bludgeoned our stereo to death.

The latter's best of album was on loop constantly in my ex-g/f's (nee ex wife) bedroom for three months in 1998. I'm surprised it didn't provoke erectile dysfunction.

I don't agree on the New Order point though.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:46, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I really cannot understand the appeal.
Everyone loves New Order but to me they register a complete emotional flatline. I truly don't get it at all.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:50, Reply)

The early stuff is a continuation of the Joy Division emo theme.
Which fitted in with my teenage MO quite nicely.

The screaming disco queen in me loves Blue Monday and I quite enjoyed the raw jangliness of Confusion too. The latter is underrated. IMHO.

The Perfect Kiss is quite a good chill out track too.

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Thieves Like Us and Bizarre Love Triangle sucked donkey balls though and bits of Technique were a tad unambitious.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:52, Reply)

I don't like Joy Division either.
Just sounded like middle-of-the-road pop music to me, if I'm honest. I don't like Ian Curtis' vocals and that fucking 'same on every track' bass-playing drives me to distraction. Perhaps they should have also had an actual bass player, to fill out the bottom end*...

*not a euphemism

I have to go back to work now - see ya
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:59, Reply)

you don't like anyone that isn't ACDC

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 14:03, Reply)