OMD TO PERFORM LIVE IN MANILA !!! 3-12-12

Farmers  Market, Cubao

ATM section



OMD's concert poster  with Olivia-Newton John and Brian Mcnight's concert posters

 Talk about a very pleasant surprise or another wish came true--Of all places, I found out about the upcoming concert of Liverpool’s  New Wave band OMD (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark)  at the Smart Araneta Coliseum  on March 12, 2012, while withdrawing at the ATM  section  in Farmers Market here in Cubao, today February 15, 2012.

 I was reading the poster rather nonchalantly, since this was totally unexpected. The realization that they were coming here dawned on me in a delayed fashion but when it did, my neurons got electrified. I wasn’t able to contain my excitement, "Wow! Unbelievable! Amazing! OMD live here in Cubao!" , I told my wife in a restrained shout much to the consternation of the people nearby.

            

              OMD was in the forefront of the New Wave synth-pop revolution in the 80’s. Though   they never reached the level in popularity of some contemporaries like Depeche Mode,   they are one of the pillars of New Wave music. Their influence and contributions are undeniable. Their songs such as “Secret, “So In Love”, “If You Leave”, "Dreaming"  and the New Wave gem “Enola Gay” amongst others, once ruled the Philippine airwaves during the 80’s.

              OMD’s classical line-up of Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys with Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes reformed the band last 2007 and have been touring since then. They released an excellent  album, entitled, History of Modern two years ago. That is 24 years after their last album with this classical line-up (Pacific Age,1986) and  14 years after the last (McCluskey-only led) OMD album (Universal ,1996).   

                             

OMD is  one of my favorite New Wave bands. I have all their studio albums. Their comeback live concert dvd (2008),  OMD Live Architecture & Morality & More  is one of my favorite concert dvds. If  they  will perform the same way they did in that concert , then I believe we are in for a TREMENDOUS  live  synthpop experience, the OMD way.



Paul Humphrey's and Andy McCluskey



OMD -1983
L-R: Martin Cooper, Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys and Malcom Holmes

                        


Some of my OMD cds
L-R: Messages OMD Greatest Hits cd/dvd - available in local record bars. OMD Live Architecture &Morality &More dvd.  History of Modern cd. The concert poster says" new album out now." I checked the Odyssey music bar in  Cubao but it wasn't available.