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Subject: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: Trimac20 on 07/13/06 at 7:55 am

1. Human League (they were computer programmers, for goodness sake!)
2. Gary Numan
3. Devo
4. Wham
5. ABC
6. Kraftwerk (although they were also big in the 70s)

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: Tia on 07/13/06 at 8:56 am

no thomas dolby? ric ocasek was also thought of as sorta dorky, till he got with that supermodel.

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: Tanya1976 on 07/13/06 at 1:02 pm

Elvis Costello

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: SpaceHog on 07/13/06 at 1:48 pm

Timbuk 3

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: David Sari on 07/13/06 at 2:42 pm

Geeky, but not in a good way since he really looked like a dork...but seriously have no talent: Rick Astley  ::)

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: Paul on 07/13/06 at 2:51 pm


1. Human League (they were computer programmers, for goodness sake!)


Borderline...before the girls joined, just about!

4. Wham
5. ABC


Tsk! No way!

OMD in the early 80s looked like a pair of accountants...

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 07/13/06 at 3:55 pm

Thomas Dolby?

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: delilah on 07/16/06 at 10:22 am

Nick Rhodes......geeky, not in a good way!!!

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: JamieMcBain on 07/16/06 at 1:53 pm

Thomas Dolby would be one of them, and so would Devo.

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: Jeffpcmt on 07/17/06 at 9:25 am

David Byrne of the Talking Heads

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: Chasey on 07/20/06 at 2:24 am

Some Great suggestions here guys, I think you are all spot-on!!  :D

Subject: Re: Geekiest Artists of the 80s...

Written By: robby76 on 07/20/06 at 3:52 am

There's only one... The Proclaimers!

"...and I would walk 500 hundred miles!"
:D

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