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1981

New Wave Rockabilly 

The Blasters Brought Greaser Cool to the Punk Party 40 Years Ago

December 31, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Barry Allen, Dave Allen, Slash, Slash Records, Steve Berlin, The Blasters

One of the greatest albums of the ‘80s was fixated on the ‘50s

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Randy’s Last Stand: Diary Of A Madman Turns 40

November 10, 2021April 3, 2022 Nathan Carson 2 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Daisley, Diary Of A Madman, Flying High Again, Lee Kerslake, Over The Mountain, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, S.A.T.O

Ozzy’s final studio LP with Rhoads is a testament to the might of his original solo band

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Hardcore Punk 

Thirsty and Miserable: Black Flag’s Damaged Turns 40

November 3, 2021April 3, 2022 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1981, Black Flag, Chuck Dukowski, Damaged, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins, Robo

Looking back on the album that changed American hardcore forevermore

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Rock 

Weekend Warriors: Loverboy’s Get Lucky Turns 40

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Foreigner, Get Lucky, Jim Vallance, Journey, Jump, Loverboy, Mike Reno, SNL, Workin For The Weekend

Celebrating everything that makes the second album from the Vancouver rock legends both awesome and absurd

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New Wave 

Story of the Ghost: Celebrating 40 Years of a Classic Police Album

October 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, A&M Records, Andy Summers, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Ghost in the Machine, Hugh Padgham, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World, Stewart Copeland, Sting, The Police

1981’s Ghost in the Machine underscores the trio’s fast ascent to superstar success

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Punk 

Shiftless When Idle: 40 Years of Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

October 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg, Rhino, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson, Twin/Tone

With an expanded box set of their scrappy debut coming out this month via Rhino Records, the Rock & Roll Globe celebrates The Replacements at their rawest

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Like It Or Not: Abacab Turns 40

September 20, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Abacab, Atlantic, Earth Wind and Fire, Genesis, Hugh Padgham, Mike Rutherford, No Reply, Phil Collins, Tony Banks

From Prog to Pop, this 11th Genesis LP marked another new bold beginning for the legendary trio

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Rock 

Here Comes A Great Big Moon: Nine Tonight at 40

September 10, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, Bob Seger, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Capitol Records, Nine Tonight

With his second spectacular live album with his Silver Bullet Band, Bob Seger affirmed his superstar stature

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New Wave Pop 

It’s All in the Draw of the Cards: Mistaken Identity at 40

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bette Davis Eyes, Draw of the Card, EMI, EMI America, Kim Carnes, Mistaken Identity, SiriusXM, Voyeur, Waddy Watchel

Looking back at Kim Carnes’s fluky #1 album, and her brief hit-making career

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Alternative Rock Dance Electronic Pop 

Walking In His Shoes: Martin Gore at 60

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1981, 1988, 60th birthday, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Martin Gore, New Order, The Cure, Vince Clarke

The Depeche Mode guitar great defies age by always moving forward

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Folk Pop Remembrance 

Harry Chapin: The Story of a Life

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1981, Cat's In The Cradle, Do Something: The Harry Chapin Story, Harry Chapin, Jimmy Carter, Long Island, RIP, Tom Chapin, When In Doubt, World Hunger Year

40 years after tragedy struck on the Long Island Expressway, Jim Sullivan reminds us why the beloved singer-songwriter was so much more than one hit song

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Experimental New Wave Pop 

Goodbye Sadness: Season Of Glass at 40

July 13, 2021March 28, 2022 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, Geffen, John Lennon, MTV, Season of Glass, The Beatles, Walking on Thin Ice, Yoko Ono

The most accessible Yoko Ono album was made in the immediacy of her heartbreak over John Lennon’s murder

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jazz New Wave Pop 

We The Cats: Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive at 40

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Jim Allen 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, AM, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Brian Setzer, Cab Calloway, Graham Maby, Joe Jackson, Jumpin' Jive, Louis Jordan, Night and Day

In the Summer of ’81, a New Wave firebrand became the first neo-swing king

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Dub/Reggae Pub Rock Punk Rap 

A Funny Thing Happened En Route To Seeing The Clash At Bond International Casino….

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Billy Sternberg 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bonds International Casino, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, New York City, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Times Square, Topper Headon

One fan’s unique remembrance of catching the British punk godfathers on Broadway 40 years ago this month

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Hard Rock Rock 

The Last Rock Star: When Billy Squier Blew Up

May 21, 2021May 23, 2021 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Billy Squier, Capitol, Capitol Records, Don't Say No, MTV, Piper

40 years ago, America said yes to Don’t Say No

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