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Lost in the ’80s: When New Wave Happens to Old Artists – Cher
There’s never been a musical trend that Cher has been afraid to jump upon. From watered down hippie-dippy love songs to disco to adult contemporary schlock, the Dark Lady has matched only maybe Bowie
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: When New Wave Happens to Old Artists — Barbra Streisand
It’s the age-old story in pop music — when the hits start drying up, it’s time to grab the current “hot” producer and jump on the latest trend, hoping to ride it to the
Read More »When New Wave Happens to Old Artists: Carly Simon
After years of singer/songwriter musings, several albums and hit singles for Elektra Records, Carly Simon changed paths in the early ’80s, signing to Warner Brothers Records. Her first album for the label, Come Upstairs
Read More »When New Wave Happens To Old Artists – Robert Plant
If Led Zeppelin fans were taken aback at the increasing number of synthesizers on the final proper Zep album In Through The Out Door, a product of vocalist Robert Plant and bassist/keyboardist John Paul
Read More »When New Wave Happens To Old Artists – Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton, the adult comtemporary pop princess of the early ’80s, got a bit of a makeover in 1984 with her album, A Private Heaven, thanks to the Top 5 hit, “Strut”, and the
Read More »"there’s a kid in a band / got an axe in his hand / he’s been learning all the chords / and he’s writing all the words"
Yeah, they did more than that song… Buggles (no “The”, please) began as a trio, featuring future super-producer Trevor Horn, future Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley, who would leave the group prior
Read More »When New Wave Happens To Old Artists – Kim Carnes
Of all the mainstream artists to co-op New Wave, the most successful chart-wise by far was Kim Carnes. And I’m going to posit a fairly radical opinion – she may most successful on an
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