Ep. 18: Elton John in the 80's - Rating the Singles
How do you follow up the 70’s if you are Elton John? Can you successfully. The 1980's Output of Elton John: How Was It? Rating his 80s singles. In 1970, Elton’s first hit single, "Your Song", from his...
10 Apr 202137min
Ep. 17: More than Celebration / The 80's Output of Kool & The Gang
Kool & The Gang mastered the transition from funkmeisters to smooth pop R&B. A band since 1964, they are still tour ready. Top 40 radio dug them for the better part of ten years. I mean, really loved ...
27 Mar 202123min
Ep. 16: Three Bands That Sounded Like Other Bands
There’s always been bands that had some part of their success because they – a little or a lot- sounded like other bands. The Beatles and Badfinger. The Beatles and a band called the Knickerbockers ...
1 Feb 202138min
Ep. 15: Bob Seger - 5 Big (But Almost Forgotten) Hits
As big as Bob Seger is on the radio – arguably one of the top half dozen classic rock artists to still have a big footprint on rock radio – in his entire career, he actually only had seven top 40 hits...
4 Jan 202126min
Ep. 14: Brian Setzer's Underappreciated Heartland Rock Album
By 1982, and 1983, Brian Setzer’s group, The Stray Cats, had earned three top 10 hits: “Rock This Town”, “Stray Cat Strut”, and “She Sexy and 17”. And in late 1984? That was the year Setzer decided to...
22 Des 202023min
Ep. 13: The Good and a Little Bit of Bad / Rod Stewart in the 1980s
On this episode of Rock Pop and Roll, we focus on the peculiar history of Rod Stewart. Some Good and a Little Bit of the Bad: Rod Stewart In the 1980’s. Rod Stewart is nearing 60 years in the music bu...
13 Nov 202039min
Ep. 12: 3 Underrated, Under the Radar 80s Rock Bands that Never Hit the Top 40
RockPopandRoll / Episode 12 • A legendary – maybe the most legendary Australian rocker - who couldn’t break through in the US • An influential Cowpunk band that had big names push them • A rock band...
18 Sep 202043min
Ep. 11: 6 Rick Springfield Songs You'll Dig If You Like "Jessie's Girl"
RockPopandRoll / Episode 11 Remember Jessie’s Girl? #1 in 1981? It is the iconic power pop song that threw musician Rick Springfield, a musician on lean times, back into the music game. He’d been in ...
23 Aug 202029min
