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THE ORIGINAL 80s SUMMER ALBUM - Various
Another twenty unforgettables form the decade that everything was supposed
to go Bang! While this decade spawned some great musical alternatives
taking on more extreme shapes, its most prominent offerings were in the
new electronically created pop songs and radio friendly rock classics.
As with the Original 70s Album several styles are covered. The
skanking stylings of Madness weathered the changing times (with
their Gospel flavoured Wings Of A Dove). The once locally banned Special
A.K.A.'s Nelson Mandela, UB40, The Selector and
Blondie's Jamaican cover The Tide Is High take a shift away
from the likes of pop giants Duran Duran, Culture Club,
Heaven 17 and Spandau Ballet. One hit wonders like Dexy's
Midnight Runners (not Come On Eileen, but Geno), Katrina
And The Waves and Power Station (with Robert Palmer and Duran
Duran members) are still quite memorable. Other 80s stalwarts include
Billy Idol, Talking Heads, Kim Wilde, Belinda
Carlisle, Simple Minds and Huey Lewis & the News. Debbie
Harry also appears separately from Blondie as does her production
pal Georgio Moroder with Phil Oakey (from Human League)
getting electronic (as usual). One omission I always notice as a defining
factor of the decade is that of Adams & The Ants...
6 / A
- PB
1 2 3 4 5 6
A
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