Episode 38: Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
Violator was Depeche Mode's international breakthrough after spending the latter part of the 1980s on the verge of worldwide success. The album didn't depart much from their style, but a surprising e...
21 Apr 20247min
Episode 37: King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon
After the revolutionary In the Court of the Crimson King in 1969 King Crimson did a tour behind the record, which was a hit in the UK and a cult favorite in the U.S. Problem was, by the end, Robert F...
14 Apr 20245min
Episode 36: Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining
After achieving international success with the 1987 Diesel and Dust and a hit single, "Beds Are Burning", Midnight Oil could have decided to go mainstream pop and capitalized on their success. Instea...
7 Apr 20247min
Episode 35: The Georgia Satellites - Open All Night
After scoring a number two hit with "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" in 1986 the public were quick to write off the Georgia Satellites as a one-hit wonder novelty act. There was much more to them, as ev...
31 Mars 20244min
Episode 34: Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion
Arch Enemy's addition of Angela Gossow on vocals for their 2000 album Wages of Sin was revolutionary at the time. No other death metal band had a female singer, and Gossow certainly proved that she c...
24 Mars 20245min
Episode 33: Kansas - Monolith
Kansas, after working hard for years, finally had a top-five hit with "Dust in the Wind" from their 1977 album Point of Know Return. Thinking it was time to move away from the progressive sound they ...
17 Mars 20245min
Episode 32: The Cars - Candy-O
The Cars was a successful debut album, containing a list of songs that played like a new wave best-of. Candy-O, the follow-up, sold even more, despite not all the songs being up to the same level as ...
10 Mars 20245min
Episode 31: Rush - A Farewell to Kings
2112 proved to be the album that Rush needed to save their contract with Mercury Records. The follow-up, A Farewell to Kings, was even more ambitious. Challenging themselves in different ways and fu...
3 Mars 20246min
