Although it got lost in a flood of new romantic/new hairstyle dross at the start of the '80s, there is far more substance to ' official debut, , than the likes of or could ever hope to muster. Sure, there were cheesy synthesizers aplenty and a slick production that threatened to strangle the band's melodic flair, but in singer , had a natural star. 's sugary hiccup vocal style was both alien and alluring, going on to inform the styles of bands like , and . The pivotal song on the album -- the title of which is an anagram of the band's name -- is "Walking in L.A.," which became a minor hit on the back of the group's glossy magazine visibility. Additional singles "Destination Unknown" and "Words" fared even better on the Hot 100, bringing close to the U.S. Top 40. became the group's defining statement, entering the Top 20 and achieving gold certification. ~ Alex Ogg & Neil Z. Yeung