Edited sentence: "...happens all the time to a friend of mine...."."trained eyes in coordination.'  They should have been stars, but the US was not comfortable with any pop star(s) that wasn't blatantly hetero.Beautiful, engaging melodies brought to life by synths and a drum machine.By the time of Dazzle Ships they had mastered sound manipulation into 'melodie gorgeous.Initially very raw and unrefined, OMD quickly grew into a lush and well-orchestrated outfit.OMD created the field of synthetic syncopation and melody merged as one.Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was one of the original "synth-duos," and easily one of the best.Shame (title of another great OMD song.Start here if you can.That's OMD.The first two albums were scattershot, but combined neatly into the U.compilation titled OMD highlighted by "Messages," "Enola Gay," and "Electricity