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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