Audience chants "OMD" for an encore and Orchestral Maneuvres in the Dark return to the stage to perfor "If You Leave" during their 40th Anniversary Tour at Chicago's Riviera Theatre on May 6, 2022.
Andy's still got it, Paul's looking good, Martin's slaying it as usual . . . miss Mal behind the kit. Frickin' still brill all these years later. What a time to (still) be alive. Gold. Pure gold.
I had a friend who was in OMD in their early days. He left England and OMD and then the band hit gold with their 1st album.. My friend was gutted... True story (unless my friend was a pathological liar 🤥)...
@@eightiesmusic1984 my friend was called Ian Humphrey's...he sang and played guitar.. I knew him when he first come to Australia and he worked in I T with my sister. He'd come to our house every Tuesday (darts/cards night)... I lost contact with him yrs ago now though..
@@leek1002 There was no-one of that name in OMD or earlier iterations as far as I am aware. Mike Humphreys is Paul Humphrey's brother but he was a teacher for many years until he retired to Cumbria. Just had a quick check of the precursors to OMD, The Id and Dalek I Love You but no-one of that name is listed as having been a member. Paul's brother is interviewed as part of a programme about OMD that is on You Tube but he is not called Ian and there was no reference to moving to Australia.
@@eightiesmusic1984 I was really young (10-12) when Ian first told me he'd had some involvement with OMD...He may have been in the band for a month...maybe a session...but I have no reason to believe he lied to me... I remember he told me that he played with them and soon after left England for Melbourne, Australia... I wasn't aware of other Humphrey's in band until 30 minutes ago (i Googled band members)...maybe Ian was a cousin or just a coincidence...don't know. Either way, Ian was a true gentleman and I can't believe he made the story up... I new him for yrs and he wasn't one to fib... To be fair, my memory of the original OMD story is hazy at best...maybe Ian had 1 audition did well and then unexpectedly jumped on plane to Australia...that isn't going to mentioned on Google... What I can recall from Ian's story is that when he had the involvement with OMD they weren't successful yet... That part of his story remains really clear...you know the sliding door situation.... Ian had a 'what if' element to the story. He hated his job in Melbourne, so maybe he just wished a different life (the OMD going on to having suçess) maybe upset him.... P.s I miss the 80s music. My youth was lots of sports with friends listening to tunes on me Boombox (great memories). I still listen to Pet Shop Boys, Erusure, George Michael, Bob Marley, Madness, The Specials...etc... P.s.s where are you located - UK?
@@leek1002 Sounds implausible to me. Many more than the 70,000 capacity of the old Wembley Stadium claim to have been at Live Aid in 1985 and cannot all have been there according to something I read a while ago. People make things up all the time, though I fail to see why. I am in the UK. PSB made great music in the eighties and early nineties. George Michael was hugely talented. I like Madness- Michael Caine, The Sun And The Rain and One Better Day are three of their best. Ghost Town by The Specials summed up inner city despair around the time of the riots in 1981. The eighties was a special time for music as evidenced by its longevity. I am 53 but knew then it was going to last without the proof but it felt like something out of the ordinary. The combination of new technology, creativity, so many genres and the competitive edge of trying to bend the technology to create exciting music, all provided a push for greatness. Many bands achieved it. There will never be another time like it for many reasons but it was incredible. I also think the grim political backdrop saw bands view music as an escape route.
I wish they didn't encore with the song that appeals to the lowest common denominator. People who listened to the radio and watched movies. I feel like bands should appeal to the most hardcore fans even if it's the royalties from this one song that pays a lot of bills.
