Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop: The Last Gasp

A look at Jeff Beck's 1989 album Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop, with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas.

U2 and the Magic of The Joshua Tree

Review and discussion on U2's 1987 classic, with a focus on U2's place in the current cultural conversation.

Relevant Links: Rick Beato's breakdown of I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

2021 Album Eliminations Ep 1: Gunship vs. Disheveled Cuss

2021 Album of the Year Elimination – Gunship vs. Disheveled Cuss

Preview Post including Gunship

Preview Post including Disheveled Cuss

Gunship – Gunship

Disheveled Cuss – Disheveled Cuss

ZZ Top, Dusty Hill, and Afterburner

 Review and discussion on ZZ Top's 1986 album Afterburner, with special mention of the late Dusty Hill

Sinead O'Connor, The Lion & the Cobra, and Fame

 Review and discussion on Sinead O'Connor's stunning 1987 debut "The Lion & The Cobra."

Relevant links: Post on Clutching at Straws, Marillion's 1987 release that I passively refer to in the above discussion.

Through the Fire With HSAS: A Gem In The Rough

Review and discussion on the 1985 release from Sammy Hagar, Neal Schon, Kenney Aaronson, and Michael Shrieve.

Relevant Links: Short film Miss You

Howard Jones' Dream Into Action: The Optimist's Prime

 Review and discussion on Howard Jones' 1986 album Dream Into Action

Roger Waters' Radio K.A.O.S: A Cold War Bridge

 Review and discussion on Radio K.A.O.S., Roger Waters' 1987 album with special guest Brent E. Jones, author of Days of Steel Rain.

Below is the extended version of the discussion, with forays in to the relationship between Radio K.A.O.S. and David Gilmour's Pink Floyd

Relevant links: An old text post on Is This The Life We Really Want?

Van Halen's Diamond Days Part 6: 1984

 Review and discussion on Van Halen’s classic 1984, and the final installment of a six-part series covering the David Lee Roth era of the band.

Van Halen's Diamond Days Part 5: Diver Down

Review and discussion on Van Halen’s 1982 album Diver Down.

Relevant links:

Full video of Funky Soul’s Roller Rink version of Dancing in the Street.

Van Halen's Diamond Days Part 4: Fair Warning

Does Fair Warning predict 1984? Review and discussion on this Van Halen cult classic

Relevant links: Link to image: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/davidsanangelo/van-halen-fair-warning/

Van Halen's Diamond Days Part 3: Women and Children First

 Part 3 of a six part series covering the albums released by Van Halen with David Lee Roth.  This episode looks at Women and Children First with a special emphasis on Alex Van Halen’s contributions to the group.

Relevant Links;

Post on Van Halen I

https://youtu.be/z5Vj03txEN0

And Van Halen II

Rick Beato’s post on Alex Van Halen’s distinctive snare sound

Full animation for In A Simple Rhyme by Vazz Toons

Dana Jean Phoenix's Pixeldust: Yesterday Through Today

Review and Discussion on Dana Jean Phoenix’s 2018 album Pixeldust.

Relevant links

Mentioned link on nostalgia and FM-84

Living Colour: A Vivid Recollection

Review, discussion, and anecdotes surrounding Living Colour’s 1988 album Vivid.

Swimming With The Fish Part 4: Clutching at Straws

Review and discussion on Marillion’s 1987 album Clutching at Straws

Relevant Links

Part 1 – Script for a Jester’s Tear

Part 2 – Fugazi

Part 3 – Misplaced Childhood

Jan Hendrick Fennema’s channel

Fishbone's "In Your Face:" Echoes of Desegregation

Review and discussion on Fishbone’s 1986 album In Your Face through the lens of 70s and 80s school desegregation practices.

Relevant Links
Older post on Truth and Soul

Swimming With The Fish Part 3: Misplaced Childhood

Review and discussion on Marillion’s landmark 1985 album Misplaced Childhood

Relevant Links

Part 1 of this series 

Part 2 of this series

Swimming With the Fish Part 2: Marillion's Fugazi

Review and discussion on Marillion’s Fugazi (1984).

Relevant links:

Part I of this series: Script for a Jester’s Tear

A text post on a more recent album: F.E.A.R.

Another text post addressing Anoraknophobia

Duran Duran's New Ordinary: The Wedding Album

Review and discussion around Duran Duran’s 1993 self-titled release, often referred to as The Wedding Album.

Swimming With the Fish Part 1: Marillion's "Script for a Jester's Tear."

Review and discussion on Marillion’s 1983 landmark, Script for a Jester’s Tear

Relevant Links:

A couple of older text posts on Hogarth-led Marillion albums

Anoraknophobia

F.E.A.R.