The band that gave us 'The Look of Love' and 'Poison Arrow' kept making records for decades.
For the full ABC experience, start with 'The Look of Love' and 'Poison Arrow.' That's the sound they built a career on.
When 'The Look of Love' hit in 1982, it wasn't just another synth-pop single. That song and the album it came from, 'The Lexicon of Love,' framed a whole mood, disco rhythms dressed up with sharp melodies and Fry's smooth delivery. Later tracks like 'Be Near Me' and 'Ark Angel' show they held onto that polished sound long after the New Romantic moment faded.
They started in Sheffield in 1980, originally calling themselves Atterbury Brothers and Cousins. 'The Lexicon of Love' arrived in 1982, followed by albums like 'Beauty Stab' and 'Alphabet City' through the '80s. They were still putting out records like 'Skyscraping' in 2016, a steady presence without major reinvention.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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