I have to agree. Just recently listened again to "Information" and, while it's not as slick as later releases, it certainly is much more interesting from the lyrical point of view, such a wide range of themes - and themes I'm much more interested in. Also, Virginia's vocals actually sound a part of the overall sound, not the main ingredient (sometimes overpowering) as with Terri. I'd love to hear the same themes as on "Information" performed now in (or approaching) Berlin style of 1982-84 Of course if Crawford, Nunn and Diamond are at all capable of that!
I wonder what it is with that New Wave sound of roughly 1978-81 that makes one return to it again and again. Quite an addiction! While I love synthpop, it sometimes is just too slick, lacking that live element - and that where New Wave comes in, sounding refreshing and energetic. Music played by humans comes across as more, well, human, more alive. Perhaps sequencers are to blame...