Best of '80s Synth-Pop

British artist Gary Numan incorporated the moog sound into New Wave music, pioneering the experimental spirit of synth-pop, yet just as important as that electronic sound were the ideas. Moody, ambitious bands such as Yaz, Visage, Erasure, The Human League, and Ultravox made synth-pop the sleek, pre-eminent sound of a thoroughly forward-thinking musical age that's never really gone away.