Post Tagged with: "1980s"

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Solo albums from members of Pink Floyd: Gimme Five

Nobody is going to accuse Pink Floyd — whether collectively, or apart — of inundating the market with product. The group has only issued three projects in the last 30 years, while its members have been just as stingy with solo albums. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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'Well, who’s the singer?': Journey guitarist Neal Schon's role in the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen

Journey co-founder Neal Schon knew, from the first, that Eddie Van Halen was a special guitar talent. He’d also worked with Sammy Hagar on a project away from Journey — and that’s how Schon played a role in the second Van Halen era. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Shanghai Confidential" (1988)

“Century’s End” wasn’t just released as a part of a soundtrack, it was the A side to a Donald Fagen single. Thus, Fagen had to come up with another song and so he recorded a rare instrumental, “Shanghai Confidential.” You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Hard Up Case (Live atRead More

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'The magic of music': An encouraging sign for Journey fans, as Steve Perry signs new deal

Another sign that Steve Perry may be readying his first solo project since leaving Journey in the 1990s comes with his signing of a new exclusive deal with the Universal Music Publishing Group. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "State Trooper" (1982)

I’ve always loved the tension that builds up in this little ticking bomb of a song. The sparse yet insistent guitar, the unhinged shouts and howls, and a man carrying that one secret that’s been with him for a long, long time You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Century’s End" (1988)

After The Nightfly Donald Fagen continued to work in music but over the next decade, he lowered his profile. You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “Walk Between Raindrops” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “Maxine” from ‘The Nightfly Live’ (2021): Steely Dan Sunday Donald Fagen, “NewRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless (1982)

A couple of mornings ago, me and one of my music nerd friends were having a good chuckle over the results of a recent scientific study, the distillation of which was published online at The Economist. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘Street Player: My Chicago Story,’ by Danny Seraphine (2010): Books

You won’t be interested in Danny Seraphine’s ‘Street Player’ unless you are a Chicago devotee. But, if you are, the book is a must read.

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'I lost every bit of identity': Don Felder opens up on his emotional departure from the Eagles

For former Eagles guitarist Don Felder, the story of his nearly three decade gap between solo efforts reads like a rock-star biography — with plenty of highs (packed arenas, superstardom) and lows (his sudden divorce). You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Desert Island Discs: One Hit Wonder Edition

By this estimation, the decade of the One Hit Wonder was the 1970s, as our panel of potentially stranded passengers voted for 18 tracks from that era to take along on their doomed trip. You May Also Like: The Rascals – ‘The Island of Real’ (1972): Forgotten Series