If there is any band than has been innovative at making music in a creative way while still using real instruments it has been the Eurythmics. Not that they would shy away of using new technology where it was recording concerned, certainly not but I feel that their power has always been in creating songs that were difficult to put in a standard music style. And while doing that, their music is of high quality on a technical level and shows some great hooks and gimmicks. Many musicians of today could do with a lesson or two from this band.