Chris Lowe and Dave Ball from Soft Cell went to the same school in Blackpool at the same time (although they weren't classmates, Lowe is younger). I saw Marc Almond live the other night in Cambridge and he covered the PSB song "Rent" along with a song both groups collaborated on this year. He described it as "The most influential synth duo and the most successful synth duo joining forces". Suicide and maybe Sparks in their synth/Moroder heyday might question the former opinion, but it got a hearty cheer when he proclaimed it.
