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Nothing Succeeds Like Excess: Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Welcome to the Pleasuredome at 35

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments ABC, Buggles, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Island Records, Lexicon Of Love, Relax, Trevor Horn, Two Tribes, Welcome To The Pleasuredome, Yes

Frankie said relax, but did we really listen? This is what over the top of over the top sounds like

Pop

On the California Coast: Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind at 30

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1989, Aaron Neville, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Dolly Parton, Don't Know Much, Elektra, Howl Like The Wind, Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle

Linda Ronstadt’s 1989 return to pop was a surprise smash — and surprisingly great

Alternative Rock

Pop Top 40 – Modern Rock Tracks: Week Ending October 14, 1989

October 14, 2019October 18, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Big Audio Dynamite, Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks, Deborah Harry, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Exene Cervenka, Flesh For Lulu, Hoodoo Gurus, Max Q, Melissa Etheridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Squeeze, Tears For Fears, The B-52's, The Cure, The Innocence Mission, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Ocean Blue, The Rolling Stones, The Sugarcubes, The The

Billboard’s Modern Rock chart was just 13 months old in October ‘89 and it was… well, kinda weird

Soul

Pop Top 40: Hot Soul Singles for Week Ending September 28, 1974

September 27, 2019October 3, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Ace Spectrum, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Billy Preston, Blackbyrds, Bobbie Gentry, Bobby Blue BLand, Brother to Brother, BT Express, Chi-Lites, Dionne Warwick, Eddie Kendricks, First Choice, Four Tops, Funkadelic, Independents, James Brown, John Edwards, Johnny Bristol, Kool and the Gang, Little Beaver, Marion Jarvis, Parliament, Paul Kelly, Roberta Flack, Rufus, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Stylistics, The Dramatics, The Miracles, The Ohio Players, The Persuaders, The Spinners, The Tymes, Tower of Power, Tyrone Davis, Undisputed Truth, William DeVaughn

45 years ago these were the hottest songs in the land…of any genre

Alternative Rock

Both of Us Knew How the End Always Is: Disintegration at 30

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1989, Cureation 25, Disintegration, Ian Curtis, Robert Smith, The Cure

As their stunning new concert film comes to home video, one writer explores the importance of a goth-rock masterpiece to an 18-year-old Midwestern boy in the summer of 1989

Country and/or Western jazz Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40 – Top LPs Plus: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 30, 2019September 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Age of Aquarius, Aretha Franklin, Aretha's gold, Billboard, Blind Faith, Blood Sweat & Tears, Herbie Mann, HOT COUNTRY LPS, IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA, Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul, JAZZ LPS, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Romeo & Juliet, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Soul LPs, Tammy Wynette, The Bee Gees, THis is Tom JOnes

It’s the Summer of ‘69 Special, Part II: The Albums Edition

Pop

Pop Top 40 – Hot 100 Singles: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 28, 2019September 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments A Boy Named Sue, Aretha Franklin, Billboard, Bob Dylan, Choice of Colors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Easy to Be Hard, Get Together, Green River, In the Year 2525, John Lennon, Lay Lady Lay, Mama Cass, Neil Diamond, Polk Salad Annie, The Archies, The Rolling Stones, The Youngbloods, Tom Jones, Tommy James and the Shondells

A look back at the pop charts as the Summer of ’69 drew to a close

Pop

Pop Top 40: Week Ending August 5, 1989

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Cher, De La Soul, Don Henley, Jody Watley, Madonna, Neneh Cherry, Prince, Winger

A look back at the hits of 30 years ago this week

Electronic

Keith Flint, 1969-2019: Rest in Punk

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments

The face of the Prodigy is dead at the age of 49

Country and/or Western Electronic Glam Gospel Hip Hop Pop Rock Soul

Couldn’t Get It Right: 2019 Grammys Post-Mortem

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Grammys, Kasey Musgraves, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus

“Music’s Biggest Night”? More like music’s longest night

Pop Rock Soul

Uh-oh: Ooh Yeah!

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment 1988, 30th Anniversary, Daryl Hall, Hall abd Oates, John Oates

30 years ago, Hall & Oates released their final album of the ‘80s

Electronic Pop

Pet Shop Boys Reissues 1990-1997: Best of the Bonus Tracks

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Chris Lowe, Further Listening, Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys, Rhino Records

“Further Listening” is, in this case, a necessity