BiographyAs one of the leading New Romantic bands, Spandau Ballet racked up a number of British hits -- as well as one Top Ten American hit, "True" -- during the early '80s, becoming one of the most successful groups to emerge during new wave. The only other new romantic band to enjoy greater commercial success was Duran Duran, yet Spandau Ballet was there first, scoring three Top Ten hit singles during 1981 with their synthesized dance-pop. By 1983, the London-based quintet had shed its Roxy Music-inspired robotic art-disco and picked up on Bryan Ferry's latter-day crooner persona, revamping themselves as a slick, stylish white soul act. It was in this incarnation that Spandau Ballet experienced its greatest success, as "True" reached number one in Britain and number four in America. However, their time in the spotlight was shortlived. Though they had a few more hits in Britain, none of them were particularly big, and in America they disappeared at the end of 1984. By the end of the decade, the group had split, with their core members, brothers Gary and Martin Kemp, launching acting careers with the 1990 film, The Krays.
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'Gold video'
Trough the Barricades at http://www.spandauballet.com (go here for bigger screen)
Audio
Jukebox (audio)
Live concerts
You can find and listen to one of their concerts at http://www.spandauballetlive.com
Listen to the show that was originally recorded at the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham on December 16th and 17th 1986. It was filmed and directed by Emmy Nominee and Grammy Award Winner, Geoff Wonfer. The Concert tracklisting is as follows:
1 Cross The Line - 2 Highly Strung - 3 Virgin - 4 How Many Lies? - 5 With The Pride - 6 Gold - 7 Lifeline - 8 Through The Barricades - 9 Chant No.1 - 10 To Cut A Long Story Short - 11 True - 12 Revenge For Love (previously unseen) - 13 Fight For Ourselves
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