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Good GRIEF man, where have you BEEN?!!
Alphaville is known by anyone who has ever turned on a radio around here,
particularly for the above song, which was something like the #1 song on
all the Top 40 stations for 1984 or whenever the heck that song was released.
"Forever Young" (the album) is owned by everyone in the state, it seems, and,
although I used to think it the greatest album of all time, constant
overexposure to it has somewhat waned my enthusiasm.

So that's how it is around here.  They may be relatively unknown outside
of Utah, however, much as Oingo Boingo, which is extremely popular here
but (I hear) only known to fans of *good* music out there.  Hmmmmm.

> I'm a great fan of this group, who are a bit like a cross
> between Human League and the Beach Boys. But I only have 2
> of their albums: Forever Young and Adventures in Utopia.

Interesting observation.  I completely disagree, of course, but still,
interesting observation.

Not exactly being an Alphaville expert(although I just pretended to be
above), the only album that I am aware that you don't have is The 
Breathtaking Blue, their most recent release.

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