Eurythmics — Revenge
This came out in 1986, just about a year after “Be Yourself Tonight,” and I counted myself such a fan of the previous album that I probably bought this as soon as it came...
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Eurythmics — Be Yourself Tonight
I took a pass on the initial excitement around Eurythmics. While I liked the video imagery of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and yes of course I thought Annie Lennox had an amazing...
The English Beat – Wha’ppen?
So after falling in love with “I Just Can’t Stop It,” I decided to take (not much of) a chance on this re-release of “Wha’ppen?” and truthfully, it’s even more to my taste, the...
The English Beat – I Just Can’t Stop It
How did it come to be that I never really got into much two-tone or ska? I have only a handful of ska records, most acquired within the past few years. There was a...
The Enemies — Products of the Street
You always remember the band you saw the night your friend set his pants on fire. The summer of 1980 was one of extreme decadence for me. I worked on the summer weekly edition...
Elvis Hitler – Disgraceland
Honestly, I nearly missed this one. I haven’t played it in years and years. That’s not because I don’t like it, but because of its “album cover” format, if you can call it that....
Thomas Dolby — Aliens Ate My Buick
No one could accuse Thomas Dolby of doing the same thing over and over again. Starting with the weird Euro-atmosphere of “The Golden Age of Wireless,” moving into the very spare and beautiful “The...
Thomas Dolby — The Flat Earth
This came out in February 1984, right in the midst of our transition from wild college students into semi-stable married couple. My love of Dolby already established by “The Golden Age of Wireless,” I...
Thomas Dolby — The Golden Age of Wireless
It’s hard to imagine how exciting music was for about 10 minutes in 1982. Probably a lot of it had to do with my age and place — 22 and coming to the end...
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