Ian Burden, keyboards and bass guitar for The Human League 1981-87, talks about the writing and recording of Dare and highlights from his musical career.
- The Sound Of The Crowd (Dare, Virgin, 1981)
- Love Action (I Believe in Love) (Dare, Virgin, 1981)
- Don’t You Want Me (Dare, Virgin, 1981)
- Mirror Man (Single, Virgin, 1982)
- The World Tonight (Single B-side to Life On Your Own, Virgin, 1984)
- I Love You Too Much (Fascination! EP, Virgin, 1983)
- So Hurt (Hysteria, Virgin, 1984)
- Love on the Run (early version) (Anthology – A Very British Synthesizer Group, UMC, 2016) (Crash, Virgin, 1986) (Burden, Oakey, Jim Russell)
- Parralox Feat. Ian Burden – Overdrive (Subculture, Subterrane, 2017)
- Ian Burden – Let The Devil Drown (Hey Hey Ho Hum, Rutland Artspace Limited, 2018)
- Ian Burden – Hanging Around (Hey Hey Ho Hum, Rutland Artspace Limited, 2018)
All tracks by The Human League unless stated. Further information can be found at ianburden.uk
Details of the Dare 40 Tour 2021 by the current Human League line-up can be found at thehumanleague.co.uk
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Fantastic insight from the very modest Mr Burden ..really enjoyed it !
Fantastic insight from the very modest Mr Burden ..really enjoyed it
Thanks very much -great podcast!
Fascinating podcast with Ian Burden giving us a modest but interesting insight into the very significant part he played in the success of the Human League. He, Jo Callis and Adrian Wright should never have left the band, something I’m sure Phil Oakey may look back at with regret now. Maybe Mr. Oakey should contact them and try and get a proper Dare line up for the 40th anniversary of that brilliant album!!
By the way, I really like that Overdrive song Ian played on by Paralox.
As much as I love all line ups of the group, Ian Burden and Jo Callis were definitely my favourite members. All my favourite tracks were written by Ian Burden. A very talented guy.