Number 188: SSQ - Synthicide

Stacey Swain's short-lived SSQ project would release only one album, 1983's Playback. Three singles were released, but "Synthicide" was the only one to crack the charts. The video got solid airplay on MTV in the USA and MuchMusic in Canada, but the LP failed to catch on and the group soon changed their name to Stacey Q, focused attention on their lead singer, and turned musically into a dance-pop outfit (they had a hit with "Two Of Hearts" in 1986). But it's "Synthicide" that represents their best sound in my opinion, and gets them to #188 on my Top 200.