1980's… Devo 8 Oct 20217 Oct 2021 Freedom of Choice (1980) https://open.spotify.com/album/6UsP4NQ9K4L4Nqxj0Qis41?si=xg_B_w0zR8uCc5Qbm0H1Yg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott Devo is weird. There, that pretty much sums up my Devo knowledge. That’s not entirely true - I know they wore…
1980's… Enya 1 Oct 202130 Sep 2021 Watermark (1988) https://open.spotify.com/album/2FZ2y8Z5sTRSnnSa8DIPHz?si=_x--EjPuRjuzDC1Wc6Tfmg&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott I remember Enya being a very unlikely hit-maker. Her music was cool, but definitely not your usual Top 100 fare (let alone Top…
1980's… Tommy Tutone 24 Sep 202123 Sep 2021 Tommy Tutone 2 (1981) https://open.spotify.com/album/7aks5lgwJAdiZLN51UjkU1?si=EqumdLSkQXSIuD0fA2h3gQ&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott I think of all the reviews we’ve done to date, I know the least about this artist / album. I know…
1980's… Bobby McFerrin 18 Sep 202118 Sep 2021 Simple Pleasures (1988) https://open.spotify.com/album/4zhRkgoZKC2xCPPys1gK4b?si=vXJfHyIwTA2hJmgsTciu6g&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott So this is a tricky review for me. When “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” came out, many, many years ago, I picked up…
1980's… Dexys Midnight Runners 10 Sep 202124 Sep 2021 Too-Rye-Ay (1982) https://open.spotify.com/album/7nCWzcMZanUBPZgZaKpzM6?si=YISjkL_ORsme1U0ThWGYmA&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott Things I knew about Dexys Midnight Runners prior to writing this: They’re from the UK - England, to be specific, although my brain…
1990's… Barenaked Ladies 3 Sep 20212 Sep 2021 Stunt (1998) https://open.spotify.com/album/0DuFDnZcj7B4R0Jik1aDmY?si=4lE8upQDQ8-n01pQEeapLA&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott Before a (relatively) angry Canadian mob shows up at our collective doors wielding hockey sticks and citronella torches, know this - in Canada…
1990's… EMF 27 Aug 202126 Aug 2021 Schubert Dip (1991) https://open.spotify.com/album/475PE6J6LTBGBpt26rRrHe?si=mLw64hNxQW2_nyxnugC-yA&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott Ah, EMF. As was the case with many of our hits, “Unbelievable” was everywhere when it came out. It saw longevity that…
1990's… White Town 20 Aug 202119 Aug 2021 Women In Technology (1997) https://open.spotify.com/album/3Xp1KG3G31VGZgV8JpMSX6?si=fyUMa30ZRS6mGcfknk0etA&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott “Your Woman” is a personal favourite of mine. I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for well executed synth-driven music,…
1990's… The Cardigans 13 Aug 202110 Aug 2021 First Band On The Moon (1996) https://open.spotify.com/album/56vFkneGivqQcoNQq362iZ?si=hKenQ8O5Rz2oq7IkoB9lAg&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott Sweden has brought a lot to the pop world over the years - ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base, and…
1990's… Right Said Fred 6 Aug 20216 Aug 2021 Up (1992) https://open.spotify.com/album/1qgGxfnTXeBOkBNnLzDi36?si=0v3XET1jQEuoiHNgMiqpQQ&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott There probably isn’t anyone who hasn’t heard “I’m Too Sexy”. It was literally everywhere when it topped the charts in ‘92. It’s an odd…
