Joe Jackson — Beat Crazy
I’m pretty certain I picked this up shortly after becoming enamored of Joe Jackson when “Night and Day” became such a big hit. Definitely bought it used, definitely bought it at Desertshore Records in...
Category: New Wave
Joe Jackson — I’m the Man
I mostly came to Joe Jackson, like millions of others, through “Night and Day,” which came out in 1982. I was very aware of “Look Sharp!” – maybe my roommate had it. For whatever...
Humans — Happy Hour
I don’t remember how I came by what I consider to be one of the finest New Wave albums of all time, the absolute peak of what New Wave rock meant. I have a...
The Human League — Crash
1986 was a serious moment for Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, from The Time, as Flyte Time productions. First gaining attention as an opening act for Prince, these two guys owned mid-‘80s soul and...
The Human League — Hysteria
In the ’80s, two and a half years was quite the gap between albums, but that’s how long we had to wait for the follow up to the huge-selling “Dare” from The Human League....
The Human League — Fascination
The Human League’s next release after their platinum Dare in the US was this 1983 EP, apparently pushed out while work was still proceeding on the next full album. It’s a bit meh, honestly....
The Human League — Dare
I’ll admit, I was kinda putting off The Human League. I thought they just weren’t where my head was at these days. Blues or basic rock ‘;n’ roll? No problem. ’80s electronica? Eh… I...
Jools Holland — Jools Holland Meets Rock ‘A’ Boogie Billy
This release from 1984 has less annoying production than Jools Holland and His Millionaires, and some better songs in the boogie woogie / rockabilly tradition. But it still falls kinda flat and again, I’m...
Jools Holland and His Millionaires — Jools Holland and His Millionaires
This first solo record by Jools Holland came out in 1982, and I think I got it around 1983. I was such a huge Squeeze fan at that time, and although Jools had left...
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