Human Racing

Delightfully corny new wave synth pop, a full on day-glo bath of cheesy keyboard patches, rubbery funk bass, upbeat grooves and sultry plastic moods. Abandoning the strictures of guitar rock gave this generation freedom to go fully neon, embrace disco’s ephemerality and aesthetic superficiality, and pair light hearted fun with a latent minor key darkness. Some of the singing really sucks though, yikes.

Truly the most gloriously 80's synth album

I like the middle part, it's just wacky enough to stand out, but the rest of the album does feel like it's chasing other sounds, especially Stevie Wonder. Still, solid enough, and certainly better than I thought it'd be.

Nik Kershaw is still way cooler than you or I will ever be.

I have zero appetite for more of this kind of bullshit after living with the main list for three whole years

Woah there cowboy, what is with these drum samples? Wouldn't It Be Good is a hit pitched right down the middle. Drum Talk is WILD. Cloak And Dagger is a fucking bop. This was such a strong 4 star for me that some of the songs deserve a special call out.

A very average 80’s album, I thought they were enough of those on the original list.

80s synth landfill hardly worthy of comment.

A forgettable and bland 80s pop staple, like plenty of others that did make it into the book! Absolutely not what I would choose to listen to, but clearly not terrible; just not for me.

When people say they don't like 80s music this is what they think it all sounds like.