Posted April 18, 200916 yr 56. Frankie Goes To Hollywood http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200/drP000/P050/P05050W6L7X.jpg This 1980s Liverpudlian band may have been hyped and marketed to death by ZTT but their shortlived career gave a few very memorable decade defining highlights. ALL MUSIC GUIDE BIOGRAPHY Key Studio Album: Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984) http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov75/drf400/f487/f48788xbvry.jpg Key Compiliation: Bang!: The Greatest Hits Of (1994) http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov75/drg200/g241/g24109jintm.jpg Career Defining Song: Relax (1984 UK#1; 1985 USA#10)
April 18, 200916 yr Author Other Key Songs: Two Tribes (1984 UK#1; 1985 USA#43) The Power Of Love (1984 UK#1) Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1985 UK#2) Rage Hard (1986 UK#4) Were any of you fans of Holly Johnson & the rest of the band with Trevor Horn's productions or did you think they were all hype and no substance?
April 18, 200916 yr they were all hype but with substance! the sound of 84, the band of 84, good but short lived.
April 18, 200916 yr There was certainly a lot of hype surrounding them in '84, but for 12-18 months they dominated the charts with Relax, Two Tribes and The power of love. Very memorable songs and videos.
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