There’s never been a musical trend that Cher has been afraid to jump upon.Á‚ From watered down hippie-dippy love songs to disco to adult contemporary schlock, the Dark Lady has…
When New Wave Happens to Old Artists
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John C. Hughes
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It’s the age-old story in pop music Á¢€” when the hits start drying up, it’s time to grab the current “hot” producer and jump on the latest trend, hoping to…
John C. Hughes
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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…
John C. Hughes
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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…
John C. Hughes
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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…
John C. Hughes
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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…
John C. Hughes
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Can’t do one without doing the other, I suppose. After seeing massive success with her debut solo album, “Belladonna”, Stevie Nicks settled into more regular pattern of releasing solo works…
John C. Hughes
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An alarm clock rings starting from the right speaker, crossing over to the left, then back and forth. A chorus of Lindseys intones “I want you” in a robotic monotone…
John C. Hughes
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The 80s were a weird period for Alice Cooper, and thatÁ¢€™s saying something. In the 70s, AliceÁ¢€™s musical journey had wound through catchy, extremely underrated Á¢€Å“shock rockÁ¢€ like Á¢€Å“SchoolÁ¢€™s OutÁ¢€…
John C. Hughes
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SITE NOTE: Whew, those Stars on 45 did a number on my bandwith! Help a brother out Á¢€” hereÁ¢€â„¢s the deal Á¢€” if you download a track, click on a…
John C. Hughes
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The year: 1989. The artist: Liza with a Á¢€Å“zÁ¢€. The idea: Bring Liza back into the present out of the standards ghetto sheÁ¢€â„¢d been reduced to by teaming her with…
John C. Hughes
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Okay, this one might sting a bit. The Steve Miller Band was riding high after the huge success of 1982Á¢€â„¢s Á¢€Å“AbracadabraÁ¢€ LP and single Á¢€” the single was just about…
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