Chris Holmes steps into the Cassingle Vault to look at an offering from prog metal stalwarts QueensrÁ¿che — 1988’s “I Don’t Believe In Love.”
The Cassingle Vault
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David Medsker
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Duran Duran, The Comeback: Take One The late ’80s were strange and hostile times for the ‘and then there were three’ incarnation of Duran Duran. Yes, their 1986 album Notorious…
Jeff Giles
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Debbie Gibson – Anything Is Possible (1990) We hear a lot about the sophomore jinx in music, and rightly so; making the jump from hit debut release to Greatest Hits,…
Jeff Giles
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A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour (1993) Here’s one I don’t have much to say about, but should still help you get over the hump to your lunch break….
Jeff Giles
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Was (Not Was) – Walk the Dinosaur (1989) Boom boom acka-lacka lacka boom, fuckers! Yes, yes, I realize it’s become trendy in certain circles to dismiss (or just remain proudly…
Jeff Giles
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Zapp & Roger – Slow and Easy (1993) We’ve owed Roger Troutman some props since the Chartburn post in which half the panel confessed total ignorance of his work. A…
Jeff Giles
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Earth, Wind & Fire – Sunday Morning (1993) In a classic bit of Cassingle Vault good news/bad news, I give you, ladies and gentlemen, an Earth, Wind & Fire single!…
Jeff Giles
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Siouxsie & the Banshees – Peek-A-Boo (1988) Yes, “Peek-A-Boo” (download) turns 20 this year. You are old, old, so very old. I am too, but I have the slight advantage…
Jeff Giles
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Keith Sweat – I Want to Love You Down (1992) First of all, no. No, I did not own this when it came out. Not that there’s anything wrong with…
Jeff Giles
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Clive Griffin – Commitment of the Heart (1993) Ladies and gentlemen, meet Sony’s Next Big Thing of 1993! A little explanation is in order, I can tell. You’ve never heard…
Jeff Giles
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Shakespear’s Sister – Stay (1992) It’s the summer of 1992, and we’re in her living room. Like most days, she’s got MTV on in the background. I forget what I’m…
Jeff Giles
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Michael W. Smith – I Will Be Here for You (1992) What? Stop looking at me like that. You think I want to write about this song? Of course I…
Jeff Giles
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Chynna Phillips – Naked and Sacred (1995) Bet you didn’t even know this thing existed, did you? Don’t feel bad. Chynna’s post-Wilson Phillips coming out party, Naked and Sacred, was…
Jeff Giles
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[Jefito’s Note: This week’s Cassingle Vault comes to us courtesy of The Big Takeover’s Matthew Berlyant, whose past guest posts have included comprehensive Idiot’s Guides to Joe Jackson and Graham…
Jeff Giles
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Giant – I’ll See You in My Dreams (1990) Well, this is awkward. What are the odds that a Cassingle Vault entry during Power Ballad Month would wind up being…
Jeff Giles
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Glenn Frey – True Love (1988) We’ve covered some crappy songs here in the past Á¢€” and trust me when I tell you that we will cover many more Á¢€”…
Jeff Giles
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Salt-N-Pepa – Let’s Talk About Sex (remix) (1991) Aww yeah. Yet another box of free cassingles showed up here this week Á¢€” eighty of ’em this time Á¢€” meaning that…
Jeff Giles
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Chris Rock – Your Mother’s Got a Big Head (1991) Before kicking off his career as a star of terrible romantic comedies, Chris Rock was one of the best young…
Jeff Giles
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Queen – Too Much Love Will Kill You (1995) [Jefito’s Note: As Mr. Davis (of Mrs. Davis fame) astutely and oh-so-humorously noted a couple of months ago, jasonhare.com is this…
Jeff Giles
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Hi-Five – I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (1991) I’m not sure about this song. For one thing, I’m not sure why I have this cassingle. I do remember…
Jeff Giles
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The U-Krew – Ugly (1990) Here’s where good old-fashioned civic pride intersects with bad music. The U-Krew, an act I’ll be surprised if any of you remember, had a #28…
Jeff Giles
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Natural Selection – Do Anything (1991) Now here’s a special one. In a way, Natural Selection was formed a few decades too late; the technology used to create its music…
Jeff Giles
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Al B. Sure! – Missunderstanding (1990) I’m pretty sure I’ve gone into this in detail before, but if I’m wrong, and haven’t explicitly stated this already, I’ll do it here:…
Jeff Giles
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Del Amitri – Tell Her This (1995) I like to think of myself as being a fairly pragmatic music fan, at least insofar as I am generally able to resist…
Jeff Giles
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I was all set to run a post on Sting’s “All This Time” cassingle a couple of weeks ago, seeing as how it contains a non-album B-side (“I Miss You…
Jeff Giles
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There are almost certainly rock bands who have managed to string together longer careers out of briefer, less memorable brushes with mainstream success than Shooting Star. There have to be….
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