Big In Japan… Yello 15 Oct 202115 Oct 2021 Stella (1985) https://open.spotify.com/album/3Df3vYTyJKTZobnCvNUNMC?si=AoPcPDr3QuiULX0W_7m28w Thoughts Before Listening This is something that we haven't tried before... "Big In Japan" is a new review category. The idea is that there are bands and…
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… 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…
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… 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…
1990's… The Verve 30 Jul 202129 Jul 2021 Urban Hymns (1997) https://open.spotify.com/album/52AeC4gwbxDfFlLHgK1ByD?si=Mz3YabCmQbSa8NfmCtGFBg&dl_branch=1 Thoughts Before Listening Scott Once again, I know only the one song from this One Hit Wonder. “Bitter Sweet Symphony” is a big, sweeping, beautifully arranged…
1990's… Blind Melon 8 Jul 2021 Blind Melon (1992) Thoughts Before Listening Scott I don’t know a lot about Blind Melon. I know that “No Rain” dropped like a bomb in ‘93, and all the people…
