1980's… 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…
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… The Cardigans 13 Aug 20211 Jan 2022 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… 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…
1990's… Sinéad O’Connor 8 Jul 20218 Jul 2021 I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Thoughts Before Listening Scott Here are the things I know about Sinéad O’Connor: She had one massive hit, a few lesser singles,…