Sunday, June 26, 2016

Bananarama's Very Large "Venus"

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After "Cruel Summer," Bananarama suddenly got heavy. On the surface of it, "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." sounds l...
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Sunday, June 12, 2016

"That's All" The Funk Phil Can Muster AKA If You're Going To Be Extorted By Your Drug Dealer in Alberquerque, Might As Well Make A Hit Single Out Of It

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There are those who dare label Phil Collins "soft rock," "MOR," "Adult Contemporary" - even today! But a lit...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Different Light: A Little Less Bite, But Still All Right

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With their second album, the Bangles just said, "Fuck it, we want some  hits ." But I like hits. Not everybody does, however, i...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

"Money For Nothing" And Your MTV Promotion For Free

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Irony. Satire. Playing a "character." Quite common and acceptable tricks in the world of, say, classic theater, or modern telev...
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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Live At The Roxy '86: What's A Solo Career Without A Superfluous Concert Video?

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( He says in his best Troy McClure voice ): Who among us can ever forget classic straight-to-video Go-Go's concert films such as To...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

"Nasty": And The Winner For "Best Anti-Sexual Assault Song Of The '80s" Goes To ...

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For years I missed the point of Janet Jackson's "Nasty." This is an error I'm blaming entirely on Janet's peers. Se...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Why Whisper Carelessly When You Can Let The Sax Can Do All The Talking? - Part II: A Tale Of Two Artist Credits

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So where were we? Ah, yes, "Careless Whisper, Mach II." There are actually two different "final" versions of "Car...
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Wheel Of Palmer (Early '80s Edition): Which Style Will It Land On?

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Oh to be Robert Palmer in the early '80s - to be able to treat your singing career like a magician's card trick. Pick a style, an...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Hello, I Must Be Going! ... To Hell AKA Phil's Shocking Confession Falls On Deaf Ears

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If you thought Phil Collins got all the divorce bile out of his system with his first solo album, well, think again. Jovial title aside, ...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Stock Aitken Waterman: They Came, They SAW, They Produced Tacky Dance-Pop

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And there sat dance music in the early '80s, so "innovative," so "underground," so "trendsetting." Who, ...