Ep. 10: The Knack - Re-Examined
Their debut album was “Get the Knack”. It had one monster song, a lesser follow-up single and then the band rode the wave of success as best they could, before breaking up, reforming, and never dupli...
1 Elo 202039min
Ep. 9: The Great 80s Best Albums: Reckless from Bryan Adams
You ask me what is the greatest rock/pop guitar album of the 1980s and I say Reckless from Bryan Adams. Lyrically, it's mostly sophomoric. No deep thoughts. But that was never the strength of Bryan...
14 Heinä 202025min
Ep. 8. The Great 8os Best Albums: Sports from Huey Lewis and The News
Sports isn't fancy. It's rock music played tightly and with enthusiasm by the band, recorded cleanly. The songs are first-listen friendly and held up after the set became a monster hit, spending more ...
6 Heinä 202021min
Ep. 7: Friday 45 - Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers
This episode is "Friday 45" and features Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers. The band released Rumble in 1988, followed by Guitar Trouble in 1990. Conwell ended up in Philadelphia and The Hooters’ p...
26 Kesä 202013min
Ep.6: Five Overlooked Minor Hits For Five Big 80s Bands
The thing – one of the things – I can't stand about classic rock radio stations, and why they have become unlistenable, is the playlist that has stagnated. It's not that the bands are at fault. Led Z...
10 Kesä 202024min
Ep. 5: Five Hair Metal Songs and Bands That Matter
Did Hair Metal change the world? Well, some of the songs and the bands were part of the continuum that is rock music. It was really a flash - a bomb of hairspray rock and roll that hung around for a...
31 Touko 202032min
Ep. 4: What is a Momentum Radio Hit? The Story of Four 80s Bands
This episode is a look at four bands that had a big hit and then tried to capitalize on it with something called a "momentum hit" in the 80s. Or at least most had the followup hit. What's that even me...
22 Touko 202032min
Ep. 3: Friday 45: Tom Cochrane and Red Rider - "Big League"
It's our Friday series that takes a look at, and a listen to, one great single of the 80s that deserves another spin. There once was a band called Red Rider. The lead singer, Tom Cochrane, joined tha...
16 Touko 202010min
