1980’s – Yeah But What Else?

Love and Rockets

22 Oct 202122 Oct 2021

Love and Rockets (1989) https://open.spotify.com/album/41AN8Y0MHGV2OcE1FjJHfE?si=GMQ-DJoBTR6vTRVWkhG5sg Thoughts Before Listening Scott I vividly remember hearing this song as a teenager and thinking how low-key cool it was. It’s like they were trying…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…