ABC
USA
Formed: 1980
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Dance-Pop, Dance, Club/Dance, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, New Romantic, New Wave, Synth Pop
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One of the most popular new wave bands of the early '80s, the British group ABC built upon the detached, synthesized R&B pop of David Bowie and Roxy Music, adding a self-conscious, campy sense of theatrics and style. Under the direction of vocalist Martin Fry, the group scored several catchy, synth-driven dance-pop hits in the early '80s, including "Poison Arrow," "Look of Love," and "Be Near Me." During the late '70s, Fry ran his own fanzine, Modern Drugs, while he attended Sheffield University. ABC formed in 1980, after Fry interviewed Vice V...
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