Sunday, May 26, 2019

Brenda K. Starr's "I Still Believe": The Final Aching, Dying Whisper Of '80s Pop

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In his AllMusic biography for Rosie & the Originals, Richie Unterberger quotes another writer, Mark Sten, who provides the following...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

"Something About You": Jazz-Funk Fusion That's Simply On Another, Ahem, Level

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Countless '80s hits, from "Take My Breath Away" and "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" to "Shattered Drea...
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Belinda '88 Interview Highlights AKA Who Knew Identity Crisis Could Be This Much Fun?

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While late '80s corporate gloss may have dulled Belinda's musical rough edges, it certainly didn't dull her cagey, self-loathi...
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Sunday, April 14, 2019

"Kissing A Fool": George Unleashes His Inner Rat Pack

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From Track One, Side One all the way up through "Monkey," one could not have exactly accused  Faith of being an album lacking i...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Can't Stay Away From "Can't Stay Away From You"

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Back when a cassette copy of Let It Loose found itself permanently lodged in my family's car stereo, I thought it was  da bomb . I wa...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

"Land of Confusion": Too Many Puppets, Too Many Caricatures, Not Much Horse Tranquilizer To Go Round

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Perspective. Why can't we just pop into the local Trader Joe's, grab a big fat jar of perspective off the shelf, and just stick it...
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Sunday, March 3, 2019

"I Feel Free" To Affectionately Mock Belinda's Random Cream Cover

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December 1966. A hot new act has just taken the London psychedelic scene by storm. The group showcases a thundering drummer, versatile bas...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

What Were We Really Going To Do Instead, Roll Against It?

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Personally, I would prefer to roll in perpendicular relation to it, but if I ultimately must roll "with" it, I suppose I will. ...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

Another #1 Hit From Faith? Don't Make A "Monkey" Out Of Me

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So the "monkey" he's talking about in "Monkey" is the other guy's penis, right? Bueller? Bueller? Anybody? I...
Sunday, January 20, 2019

"Fast Car"; Slow Build AKA Bummer Of The Summer (Of '88)

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It's kind of a bland song until the chorus. "You've got a fast car," yadda yadda yadda, blah blah blah, the same circul...