Episode 46: The B-52's - Good Stuff
The B-52's suffered a major tragedy with the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson and, though they managed to get 1986's Bouncing Off the Satellites put together and released, it appeared that may be their...
6 Okt 20245min
Episode 45: The Residents - Animal Lover
Molly Harvey became both a recognizable voice for the Residents beginning with 1999's Wormwood and the ensuing tour, singing lead on many songs from 2002's Demons Dance Alone. Her influence and vocal...
29 Sep 20245min
Episode 44: The Cars - Door to Door
There was a three-year gap between Heartbeat City and Door to Door, and in the 1980s that might as well have been an eternity. Though the hits from the former still got played on the radio the sound ...
22 Sep 20245min
Episode 43: Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
After the success of 1977's Song from the Wood Ian Anderson decided to do another song based on English country traditions. However, with Heavy Horses, he left the fantasy and nostalgia behind for a ...
15 Sep 20245min
Episode 42: Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid
After the success of Trash Alice Cooper continued his comeback with 1991's Hey Stoopid. Although it didn't sell as well it continued to produce songs that received airplay on hard rock stations and v...
8 Sep 20246min
Episode 41: Yes - Big Generator
After the success of the 1983 Yes comeback album 90125 guitarist Trevor Rabin found himself under pressure to come up with another hit single. He also found himself trying to hold the band together a...
1 Sep 20247min
Episode 40: The Ramones - End of the Century
After four albums that are now considered classics but didn't spawn any hits in the U.S. the Ramones gave into management and agreed to record with producer Phil Spector. The sessions didn't go well ...
5 Maj 20247min
Episode 39: INXS - X
INXS's 1988 album Kick was one of those '80s albums that kept delivering the hits over a year later. That gave the band some time to rest after their tour and regroup, releasing X in 1990. Since the...
28 Apr 20247min
