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Tag Archives: 80s
Album review: JOHNNY HATES JAZZ – Wide Awake
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[Release date 14.08.20] Johnny Hates Jazz’s return in 2013 was well received, with a comeback album ‘Magnetized’ gathering airplay and even a short tour in 2016 (when we saw them in downtown Darwen Library Theatre) and a handful of festival … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 80s, album, Clark Datchler, eighties, interview, Johnny Hates Jazz, Mike Nocito, pop, pop rock, review, synth pop, Wide Awake
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Album review: DAVID HASSELHOFF – Open Your Eyes
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Cleopatra Records [Release date 29.09.19] David Hasselhoff, or the Hoff to his many fans, is no stranger to the recording studio having released his first album way back in 1985. He has always been big in Germany, indeed this album … Continue reading
Album review: STATUS QUO – Deluxe Editions – 1+9+8+2, Back To Back, In The Army Now, Ain’t Complaining
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earMUSIC [release date 17.08.18] These albums are the next in line to get the Deluxe Edition reissue treatment which covers the band’s output during the 1980’s. This was a period which saw band members come and go, the ‘End Of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, 80s, Ain't Complaining, Alan Lancaster, album, Back to Back, blues, End Of The Road, Francis Rossi, In The Army Now, Margurita Time, Ol Rag Blues, review, Rick Parfitt, rock, Status Quo, The Wanderer, Wembley. Live Aid
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Album review: JON BUTCHER AXIS
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Escape Music [Release date 19.01.18] If like me you were one of those who spent every fortnight reading Kerrang! and the Wimpwire column by Derek Oliver, Jon Butcher’s name came up quite often and indeed he got a feature in the AOR/melodic … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, album, Escape Music, JK Northrup, Jon Butcher, Jon Butcher Axis, melodic, re-issue, review, rock
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Album review: JAMES WARREN – Innocent Bystander
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David Randall chatted to James Warren in June 2017 about his career. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 25 June 2017. Angel Air Records [Release date 13.10.17] It’s a good time at the moment for eighties-based music. With … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, album, Innocent Bystander, interview, James Warren, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Stackridge, The Kogis
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Gig review: REWIND FESTIVAL – Scone Palace, Perth, 22 July 2017
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Although I am a rock fan through and through I have always had a sneaking love of all things 80’s. Being a teenager during the decade meant that although I was mastering in Iron Maiden and Saxon at the time … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, 22nd July 2017, 80s, Carol Decker, Chesney Hawkes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Go West, Heather Small, Human League, Level 42, Lol Creme, M People, Mark King, Musical Youth, Nik Kershaw, Perth, pop, Relax, Rewind festival, rock, Rusty Egan, Scone Palace, Scotland, T'Pau, The Real Thing, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Trevor Horn, Yes
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Album review: TEARS FOR FEARS – The Hurting (30th anniversary edition)
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Universal (3CD/DVD set) A real treat for Tears For Fears fans as this four disc set contains a DVD of the band’s 1984 show at the Hammersmith Odean; the original album; a disc of BBC sessions and a disc of … Continue reading
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Tagged 30th anniversary, 80s, album, classic album, Curt Smith, electronic, pop, review, rock, Roland Orzabal, Tears For Fears, The Hurting
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Album review: WANG CHUNG – Tazer Up!
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www.wangchung.com [Release date 03.06.13] Blimey here is a blast from the 80’s, a band I knew from the classic 80’s compilation album ‘American Heartbeat’ with their big hit ‘Dance Hall Days’ (although as one of my fellow melodic rock fans … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, album, eighties, pop, review, synth, Tazer Up!, Wang Ching
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