80s Music Exposed! - 80s Albums Reviewed
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80s Music Exposed! - 80s Albums Reviewed
Chris and Henry are on an continuing journey to visit the past, wrestle it into the unexpurgated present, … and perhaps give it the context it deserves. Joined by their social media director Megan, they review 5 albums for each month of the 80s and nail down whether or not you should dig these out A...
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1983 Year End BEST OF with JUNATIME!
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Weeee're baaaaaack! We simply can't be faded.
Thanks to everyone who continues to remember us and keep us in the f...
DECEMBER 1983: The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Cocteau Twins, Bob Dylan, Elton John
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Big grab of underground/alt drops here at the end of the year, with seminal releases served up for today's listening ears?
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NOVEMBER 1983: Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Yes, Eurythmics, The The
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The march to the end of 1983 continues with breakdowns and tears about Duran Duran, conflicting ideas on Billy Idol, and question...
RETRO REWIND: JUN '80, Olivia Newton-John with ELO, The Stones, Queen, Fela Kuti and Africa 70, The Soft Boys
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In light of the passing of Olivia Newton-John, thought we'd give folks a chance to check out our take on XANADU - please keep in...
CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Sports by Huey Lewis and the News
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Yep, we did it. We listened to it. Track by track.
Also, - an 80sMusicExposed FIRST!
We introduce NEW mu...
OCTOBER 1983: Genesis, Lionel Richie, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Nick Heyward
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Just in time for your July 4th weekend!
October 1983 records include one from our Patron subscribers!
Was th...
RETRO REWIND! From The Archives: APR '80: Judas Priest, Pete Townsend, X, The Feelies, Budd/Eno
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New episodes are on the way - but here's one you might have missed from the early days of 80s Exposed (2018) - We've grown a lo...
SEPTEMBER 1983: Mötley Crüe, Tom Waits, UB40, Pylon, MTUME
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Try finding the keyboard shortcuts for the two dots in MOTLEY CRUE (I refuse).
Like champs, we just come back to blo...
CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Let's Dance by David Bowie
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Special episode on the massively commercially successful David Bowie album Let's Dance, his first for EMI America, released 39 ye...
AUGUST 1983: Billy Joel, XTC, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), AC/DC, Bad Brains
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Seen any good TV lately? Take some BC or STANBACK POWDER and try to ignore The Slap heard around the world, and focus on an epi...
JULY 1983: Metallica, Big Country, Pink Floyd, Robert Palmer, Zapp
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Back to a regular format show, featuring albums from JULY 1983!!
Questions answered include:
Was Metallica...
CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Madonna by Madonna
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Attention Material Girls, and all others! The long-awaited Madonna episode is here!
As we get together to pass j...
JUNE 1983: Talking Heads, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Midnight Star, Donna Summer, The Church
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Holidays are over, but we keep on givin'!
Megan, Henry, and Chris throw down on records from JUNE 1983!
All w...
May 1983: The Fixx, Iron Maiden, New Order, Billy Bragg, Kenny Rogers
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WE ARE STILL GOING! Just in time for your holiday, a new edition of 80sX comes atcha!
FOR MAY 1983, what do we h...
APRIL 1983: REM, B-52s, Violent Femmes, Sparks, Aztec Camera
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We are up to April 1983 (alt-April?)- and there are as many 80s albums falling into our laps like rain. (Maybe like leaves sinc...
MARCH 1983: ZZ Top, New Edition, Quiet Riot, Tears for Fears, Spandau Ballet
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Henry, Chris, and Megan jump in, hang on, and go back to the bin to cover albums from March 1983!
Eliminator | ZZ T...
CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: SYNCHRONICITY by The Police
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A FULL EPISODE dedicated to the Final Album By The Police - Synchronicity!
Who was Scylla and Charybdis?
Mega...
FEBRUARY 1983 : U2, Journey, Echo & the Bunnymen, Styx, The Ramones
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February brings us the battle of the vocalists! We put Bono, Steve Perry, Ian McCullough, and yes uh..... Dennis DeYoung (?) i...
JANUARY 1983 : Def Leppard, Eurythmics, Alabama, Bryan Adams, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
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Henry, Chris and Megan kick the doors down on 1983, and decide which of these albums from January 1983 are worth listening to. ...
1982 YEAR END BEST OF!!!
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After entirely too many weeks of challenges, Chris and Henry and Megan throw down and FINALLY close out 1982, holding court on al...
DECEMBER 1982: INXS, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Joe Jackson, The Motels
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Dec. 1982 - The world knows technology is coming - undercurrents of suspicion and some worry about where this is headed, and some...
NOVEMBER 1982: Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, Lionel Richie, John Cale, Orange Juice
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Henry, Chris and Megan start shutting down the year with:
Everyone must be hungry!
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CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: THRILLER - Michael Jackson
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The long-awaited and eagerly anticipated reckoning with THRILLER by Michael Jackson is here!
Chris, Henry, and Mega...
OCTOBER 1982: Prince, Marvin Gaye, Hall & Oates, Culture Club, Donald Fagan
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In October 1982, masters of the craft swung for the fences - in a bid for artistic, commercial and critical success.
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SEPTEMBER 1982: Peter Gabriel, The Who, Kenny Loggins, Rush, Kate Bush
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King me! September brings us royalty with records from the
This ain't chess, this is 80s Music Exposed!
What f...
CLASSIC ALBUM REVEW: RIO by Duran Duran
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Get your Nagel posters out of the attic!
Another classic album episode-length episode!
This time discussing RIO by D...
August 1982: The Go-Go's, Depeche Mode, Michael McDonald, Luther Vandross, Marshall Crenshaw
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Decisions made:
Listener reminisces with us over the Worlds Fair and more!
Records reviewed are:
Marsh...
JULY '82: Survivor, Elvis Costello, Judas Priest, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Pointer Sisters
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It's ALL HANDS on DECK again! And ANOTHER chapter in the ongoing Elvis Costello dispute! And Billy Bragg appears - wat! Oth...
CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
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A very special SECOND of its kind episode for 80s Music Exposed:
Full episode album content - dedicated to milestone...
JUN '82: Men At Work, Fleetwood Mac, ABC, Billy Joel, George Strait
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Its not a Mirage, there are men and women at work behind the Curtain - because this episode is Strait from the Heart! Fall in lo...
MAY '82: Clash, Cure, .38 Special, Roxy Music, Gap Band
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What? The boys did southern rock? (well, kinda?)
Chris and Henry get in their own phone booth, dudes, and journey...
APR '82: Van Halen, Toto, Cougar, McCartney, Scorpions
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Don't be a FOOL, Toto, this ain't no Tug of War, yr about to blackout! Instead DIVE right on in and welcome to April 1982!
MAR '82: Asia, Flock of Seagulls, Thomas Dolby, Richard Thompson, Iron Maiden
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Shoot - Our March 1982 episode is one for the ages! Flock on over to our podcast, Maiden!
Do you know the difference betwe...
CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
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A very special first of its kind episode for 80s Music Exposed:
Full episode content - dedicated to milestone/ class...
FEB '82: Lou Reed, Willie Nelson, XTC, Nick Lowe, Haircut 100
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Hey Lou guys - Wiilie listen to our podcast?
We think you should Nick a copy, maybe even during your Haircut - it should...
JAN '82: B-52's, The Beat, Pete Townsend, Adam Ant, Tav Falco
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Hey cowboy, don't be a goody two shoes, and don't save it for later - Drive to Mesopotamia - look behind the magnolia curtain, an...
1981 END OF YEAR BEST OF!!!
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Well we did it! We make it through 1981, even as we make it through 2020!
END OF YEAR ROUND UP for all these recor...
DEC '81: Ozzy, OMD, Joan Jett, Black Flag, Durutti Column
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Our service to you, dear listeners! Our first post-Covid episode!
We listen, you listen, and we all can listen now.
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NOV '81: AC/DC, Men At Work, Cars, New Order, Hot Rod
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One more PRE-Covid episode in the can. Can't stop, won't stop!
Put your worries and concerns in a box and revisit...
OCT '81 PT II: U2, Loverboy, Newton John, Quarterflash, The Sound
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Take a break from the zombie hellscape and fill your newly aimless days with our NEW EPISODE, with NEW EQUIPMENT with DEEP MORE P...