80s Music Exposed! - 80s Albums Reviewed

Send us a textBig grab of underground/alt drops here at the end of the year, with seminal releases served up for today's listening ears? Also, Dylan and Elton albums? How do they fare in the early 80s? Where do your favorite 80s Exposed personalities land? PLACE YOUR BETS on TWITTER! Hootenanny | The ReplacementsLife's a Riot with Spy... | Billy BraggHead Over Heels | Cocteau TwinsInfidels | Bob DylanToo Low For Zero | Elton JohnThe podcast with guts: 80s ...

Send us a textThe march to the end of 1983 continues with breakdowns and tears about Duran Duran, conflicting ideas on Billy Idol, and question marks about band Yes, the rise of the Eurythmics and The The. Rebel Yell | Billy IdolSeven and the Ragged Tiger | Duran Duran90125 | YesTouch | EurythmicsSoul Mining | The TheApple Music PlaylistThe podcast with guts: 80s Music ExposedWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports o...

Send us a textIn 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 mind we recorded this 4 years ago - a bit of water under the bridge since then!Queen - The Game, Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight Fela Kuti and Africa 70 - I.T.T. Olivia Newton John and ELO - Xanadu Soundtrack We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supp...

Send us a textYep, we did it. We listened to it. Track by track. Was the world right about Huey Lewis? Does the album Sports deserve the cinematic spiel it was given in American Psycho? Do you want a new drug? Is sometimes bad, ya know, uh.......bad? Also, - an 80sMusicExposed FIRST! We introduce NEW music from an artist we love JUNATIME! The podcast with guts: 80s Music ExposedWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your ...

Send us a textJust in time for your July 4th weekend! October 1983 records include one from our Patron subscribers! Was this the genesis of the rise of Genesis or the genesis of the decline of Genesis?Should it be "Color by Numbers" in the US? Was Lionel Richie's "Can't Slow Down" a "Thriller lite"? Nick Heyward? Who was that? Cyndi Lauper - did she popularize punk/alternative for the masses? Genesis | GenesisCan't Slow Down | Lionel RichieColour by Numbers | Culture C...

Send us a textNew 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 lot in 4 years - and learned a lot too!!! This one was a favorite from before many of you found us! Megan hadn't even joined us yet! Find us on the web! www.80sMusicExposed.comBreakdowns on - The Feelies - Crazy RhythmsJudas Priest - British SteelPete Townshend - Empty Glass X - Los AngelesEno/Budd - Ambient 2: Th...

Send us a textTry finding the keyboard shortcuts for the two dots in MOTLEY CRUE (I refuse).Like champs, we just come back to blow your mind once again with selection from the stack for SEPTEMBER 1983. Stick your hand in the (non-bargain) bin to have a look at these again! Welcome to the only podcast to DARE to put this line up on the same show: Shout at the Devil | Motley CrueSwordfishtrombones | Tom WaitsLabour of Love | UB40Chomp | PylonJuicy Fruit | MTUMEThe podcast with guts...

Send us a textSpecial episode on the massively commercially successful David Bowie album Let's Dance, his first for EMI America, released 39 years ago - in April of 1983. After signing a 17 million dollar contract, he chose a fresh new producer in Nile Rodgers, and history was made! We talk about the importance of Let's Dance to the cultural moment, and prattle on about whether it's worth your time. Guess what we say ?We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast ...

Send us a textSeen any good TV lately? Take some BC or STANBACK POWDER and try to ignore The Slap heard around the world, and focus on an episode chock full of LETTER BAND NAMES! VISIT: 80sMusicExposed.com! Which of these statements is true: a) Henry now loves Billy Joel. b) Every podcast now mentions XTC somewhere. c) Dazzle Ships is underrated. An Innocent Man | Billy JoelMummer | XTCFlick of the switch | AC/DcDazzle Ship | OMDRock for a light | Bad BrainsWe love Bu...

Send us a textBack to a regular format show, featuring albums from JULY 1983!!Questions answered include: Was Metallica a thrash metal band? Were those bagpipes on the Big Country albums? Was The Final Cut really a Pink Floyd album? Was Robert Palmer defined by his biggest hits? What and who was ZAPP? Kill em All | MetallicaThe Crossing | Big CountryThe Final Cut | Pink FloydPride | Robert PalmerZAPP III | ZappApple MUSIC Play...

Send us a textAttention Material Girls, and all others! The long-awaited Madonna episode is here! As we get together to pass judgment on Madonna's solo album from 1983, its ALSO an opportunity to discuss how Madonna does 2022, the Instagram era, ageism, and her seismic impact on 1983 and culture since then!Happy 2022 everyone! We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:h...

Send us a textHolidays are over, but we keep on givin'! Megan, Henry, and Chris throw down on records from JUNE 1983!Did Henry interview David Byrne? Was Stevie Ray Vaughn proto-shoegaze?Midnight Star wrote about sex! A lot! Was Donna Summer into Jesus? Was The Church a better band after they "sold out"? All will be revealed!!!! Speaking In Tongues | Talking HeadsTexas Flood | Stevie Ray VaughnNo Parking on the dance floor | Midnight StarShe Works Hard for...

Send us a textWE ARE STILL GOING! Just in time for your holiday, a new edition of 80sX comes atcha! FOR MAY 1983, what do we have for thee? Reach the Beach | The FixxPiece of Mind | Iron MaidenPower Corruption and Lies | New OrderLife's a Riot with Spy... | Billy BraggEyes That See In The Dark | Kenny RogersWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?refer...

Send us a textWe are up to April 1983 (alt-April?)- and there are as many 80s albums falling into our laps like rain. (Maybe like leaves since we are recording in the fall?) Henry, Chris, and Megan catch these five albums from April of 1983!!! Whammy! | B-52'sMurmur | R.E.M.In Outer Space | SparksViolent Femmes | Violent FemmesHigh Land, Hard Rain | Aztec CameraSpotify LINKWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our ...

Send us a textHenry, Chris, and Megan jump in, hang on, and go back to the bin to cover albums from March 1983!Eliminator | ZZ TopCandy Girl | New EditionMetal Health | Quiet RiotThe Hurting | Tears for FearsTRUE | Spandau BalletSpotify LinkWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep t...

Send us a textA FULL EPISODE dedicated to the Final Album By The Police - Synchronicity!Who was Scylla and Charybdis? Megan, Chris, and Henry get Gordy another beer and discuss one of the biggest albums of the 80s by The Police! We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights on -Become a m...

Send us a textFebruary brings us the battle of the vocalists! We put Bono, Steve Perry, Ian McCullough, and yes uh..... Dennis DeYoung (?) in the ring to duke it out! Who prevails? Who referees? Who has the gloves on? Who doesn't? Also somehow we review ANOTHER Ramones album? Frontiers | JourneyWar | U2Porcupine | Echo & the BunnymenKilroy Was Here | StyxSubterranean Jungle | The RamonesSpotify Link We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do yo...

Send us a textHenry, Chris and Megan kick the doors down on 1983, and decide which of these albums from January 1983 are worth listening to. Was 1983 the year of the raspy voice? Did Foghorn Leghorn like Alabama or Def Leppard more? Albums considered are: Pyromania | Def LeppardSweet Dreams | EurythmicsPancho and Lefty | Merle Haggard /Willie NelsonThe Closer You get | AlabamaCut's Like A Knife | Bryan AdamsSpotify link(try YouTube music for the Poncho and Lefty albu...

Send us a textAfter entirely too many weeks of challenges, Chris and Henry and Megan throw down and FINALLY close out 1982, holding court on all that fell into our earholes, and preparing to plunge upward to the year 1983!!!!We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights on - Become a memb...

Send us a textDec. 1982 - The world knows technology is coming - undercurrents of suspicion and some worry about where this is headed, and some think it’s just a cute new boyfriend/girlfriend. Wesley Willis wore an Eddy Grant costume! Killer on the Rampage | Eddy GrantTrans | Neil YoungShabooh Shoobah | INXSAll Four One | The MotelsNight and Day | Joe JacksonWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 A...

Send us a textHenry, Chris and Megan start shutting down the year with: Food comparisons A band named after a beverageSpurious claims about Lionel RichieEveryone must be hungry! Spotify LinkCODA | Led ZeppelinMusic For A New Society | John CaleLionel Richie | Lionel RichieRip It Up | Orange JuiceLong After Dark | Tom PettyWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card: https://www.buzzspro...

Send us a textThe long-awaited and eagerly anticipated reckoning with THRILLER by Michael Jackson is here! Chris, Henry, and Megan deal with the best selling album of all time, and discuss the cultural impact of Michael Jackson on the world, and his tarnished legacy. We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us ...

Send us a text In October 1982, masters of the craft swung for the fences - in a bid for artistic, commercial and critical success. ….and another band showed up also. Chris, Henry, and Megan help you decide which was which from this month in a decade that mattered! The Nightfly | Donald Fagan1999 | PrinceMidnight Love | Marvin GayeH2O | Hall & OatesKissing To Be Clever | Culture ClubSPOTIFY LINK - OCTOBER 1982***We love Buzzsprout, the BEST podcast serv...

Send us a textKing me! September brings us royalty with records from the 80s Art Rock King and Queen, The 80s Soundtrack King, the Kings of Progressive Rock, and the Kings of Hard Rock! This ain't chess, this is 80s Music Exposed!What famous 90s rock band stole their entire sound from Kenny Loggins? Click and inquire within! It's Hard | The WhoHigh Adventure | Kenny LogginsSignals | RushThe Dreaming | Kate BushSecurity | Peter GabrielSPOTIFY - SEPT 1982***We love Bu...

Send us a textGet your Nagel posters out of the attic!Another classic album episode-length episode! This time discussing RIO by Duran Duran!Duran Duran - were they annoying 80s-era teeny boppers? Coke-addled bon vivants? RIO - Overhyped synthpop or classic masterpiece? Chris, Henry and Megan stake all their claims to sort out the truth! Spotify Album***We love Buzzsprout, the BEST podcast service provider! - Sign up to do your OWN podcast project using this link: https://www...

Send us a textDecisions made: There's no better mode than a Depeche type of mode. Michael McDonald mode is unreachable for most humans. The Go-Go's did not actually go on Vacation Luther Vandross mode is also unreachable for most humans. Marshall Crenshaw mode and Elvis Costello mode are actually not the same.. Listener reminisces with us over the Worlds Fair and more!Records reviewed are: Marshall Crenshaw | Marshall CrenshawVacation | The Go-Go'sA Broken Frame ...

Send us a textIt's ALL HANDS on DECK again! And ANOTHER chapter in the ongoing Elvis Costello dispute! And Billy Bragg appears - wat! Other weird asides and rabbit holes to explore! Eye of The Tiger | SurvivorImperial Bedroom | Elvis CostelloScreaming For Vengeance | Judas PriestToo-Rye-Ay | Dexy's Midnight RunnersSo Excited! | The Pointer SistersSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chri...

Send us a textA very special SECOND of its kind episode for 80s Music Exposed:Full episode album content - dedicated to milestone/ classic/ definitive albums from the 80s! This episode we consider: Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen - We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights o...

Send us a textIts not a Mirage, there are men and women at work behind the Curtain - because this episode is Strait from the Heart! Fall in love with these albums from June 1982!!!Chris and Henry break em down again!!!! The Nylon Curtain | Billy JoelStrait From The Heart | George StraitThe Lexicon of Love | ABCMirage | Fleetwood MacCargo | Men At WorkWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift c...

Send us a textWhat? The boys did southern rock? (well, kinda?) Chris and Henry get in their own phone booth, dudes, and journey back to grab albums from the 80s month by month, and listen and learn!Special Forces | .38 SpecialAvalon | Roxy MusicThe Gap Band IV | The Gap BandCombat Rock | The ClashPornography | The CureSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagr...

Send us a textDon'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!Chris and Henry continue their journey back to grab albums from the 80s month by month, and listen and learn! Records are:Toto IV | TotoAmerican Fool | John CougarTug of War | Paul McCartneyDiver Down | Van HalenBlackout | ScorpionsSpotify link: https://sptfy.com/lTqMSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTw...

Send us a textShoot - Our March 1982 episode is one for the ages! Flock on over to our podcast, Maiden!Do you know the difference between Mike Love and Mike Score? Have you ever tried to work the word Asia into a podcast blurb? Henry and Chris duke it out over records from March 1982! Joined by our millenial in residence and social media manager Megan Maddox, setting us straight on what's what! Shoot Out the Lights | Richard and Linda ThompsonThe Golden Age of Wireless | Thomas Do...

Send us a textA very special first of its kind episode for 80s Music Exposed:Full episode content - dedicated to milestone/ classic/ definitive albums from the 80s! This episode we consider: The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five!Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Twitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Like and subscribe!&n...

Send us a textHey Lou guys - Wiilie listen to our podcast? We think you should Nick a copy, maybe even during your Haircut - it should leave you in XTC! Chris and Henry (again) consider records from February 1982!The Blue Mask | Lou ReedAlways on my Mind | Willie NelsonEnglish Settlement | XTCPelican West | Haircut 100Nick The Knife | Nick LoweSpotify link: clickySpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris...

Send us a textHey cowboy, don't be a goody two shoes, and don't save it for later - Drive to Mesopotamia - look behind the magnolia curtain, and check out our album selections from January 1982!Chris and Henry consider records from January 1982! Behind The Magnolia Curtain | Tav Falco's Panther BurnsMesopotamia | The B-52'sAll The Best Cowboys... | Pete TownshendSpecial Beat Service | The BeatAdam Ant | Friend or FoeSpotify song list: clickySpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExpos...

Send us a textWell we did it! We make it through 1981, even as we make it through 2020! END OF YEAR ROUND UP for all these records we listened to - the good, the bad, the ugly! LISTEN IN and see which records were AWESOME and which ones stank up the joint!The journey continues! Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support th...

Send us a textOur service to you, dear listeners! Our first post-Covid episode!We listen, you listen, and we all can listen now. Live, from our RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS! We are well and we hope you are also! We are glad to be able to continue talking about records - indeed this might be the BEST TIME to discuss albums! Damaged | Black FlagArcitecture & Morality | OMDI Love Rock N Roll | Joan Jett & The BlackheartsDiary of a Madman | Ozzy OsborneLC | The Durutti ColumnWe present DECE...

Send us a textOne more PRE-Covid episode in the can. Can't stop, won't stop! Put your worries and concerns in a box and revisit a time when you bought music at a store, and actually rubbed shoulders with others! For your Victory Garden building ears, we review these albums from November 1981: Tonight I'm Yours | Rod StewartShake It Up | The CarsBusiness as Usual | Men At WorkFor Those About To Rock... | AC/DCMovement | New OrderAS usual: Our millennial-in-residence, Megan also tells us ...

Send us a textTake a break from the zombie hellscape and fill your newly aimless days with our NEW EPISODE, with NEW EQUIPMENT with DEEP MORE PLEASING VOICES discussing the days of yore.....MORE specifically ALBUMS from OCTOBER 1981 Part Deux! .... and Megan is with us LIVE! ON! THE! SHOW!Albums reviewed: Get Lucky | LoverboyPhysical | Olivia Newton JohnOctober | U2Quarterflash | QuarterflashFrom The Lions Mouth | The SoundSpotify playlist for the albums: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3E...

Send us a textDid the boys listen to October of 1981? WELL - Did Merle Haggard keep coke in his guitar case? It's not a Controversy, we Dare you to Police freeze frame yourself and listen to our podcast until you are just Haggard!Records coming out of the cornucopia horn: Big City | Merle HaggardDare | The Human LeagueGhost in The Machine | The PoliceControversy | PrinceFreeze frame | J Geils Band... and Megan Maddox keeps us in line: Speak and spell back to us here: Email: 8...

Send us a textHORNS STILL EXIST, WE MUST ASSURE YOU! Another Abacab-tastic episode, Mecca sure you eat your Oates, and Faithfully go into listen Mode to the Genesis of this podcast!Chris and Henry cover and dispute on:Red Mecca | Cabaret VoltairePrivate Eyes | Hall & OatesDangerous Acquaintances | Marianne FaithfulSpeak & Spell | Depeche ModeAbacab | GenesisMillennial hot take as usual from Megan Maddox our Social Media Director! Speak and spell back to us here: Email: 80sMu...

Send us a textYES WE ARE STILL HERE, AND WE STILL CARE, and THE MARCH CONTINUES! No need to talk amongst yourselves! Another Special Double Issue Part 2 - Chris and Henry cover:Tattoo You | Rolling StonesScissors Cut | Art GarfunkelSorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash | The ReplacementsSomething Special | Kool & The GangTin Drum | JapanMillennial hot take as usual from Megan Maddox our Social Media Director! Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @Ha...

Send us a textThe special double issue continues!!!!!August 1981 perlie dew drops drops for your Xmas vacation listening pleasure! Family Xmas making you cranky? Let the soothing album reviews role over you, into the sweet reverie of August of 1981!Megan the millennial (and our social media director) arrives with Thanksgiving wishes and right in time for your Christmas! Happy HOLIDAYS and HAPPY NEW YEAR from 80s Music Exposed! Hit us up on Instagram/Twitter, etc! - Offer to buy Me...

Send us a textHenry and Chris revisit records from JULY 1981 - AGAIN!AND THIS TIME THEY MEAN IT and omg Journey is discussed (finally)! And OINGO BOINGO even! OH MAI. Bella Donna | Stevie NicksEscape | Journey4 | ForeignerPrecious Time | Pat BenatarOnly a Lad | Oingo BoingoMegan from Detroit gives her (defends her!) pick of the month also! 80s Exposed dropping a special double issue on ya! Support the show

Send us a textWell we're movin on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky! No more kitchen! FedEx guy channeled! BUT WE STILL DO SOME RECORDS! Henry and Chris begin reckoning with July 1981 albums: Whomp That Sucker | SparksBeauty and the Beat | The Go-Go'sPirates | Ricky Lee JonesPleasant Dreams | The RamonesHigh N' Dry | Def LeopardMegan gives us her pick of the month and gives us a review of Peter Hook and the Light! Support the show

Send us a textHenry and Chris bang out 5 albums from June - AGAIN! June had a bunch! Wha'ppen? | English BeatIn the Pocket | CommodoresKim Wilde | Kim WildeAs Far As Siam | Red RiderRockihnRoll | Greg Kihn BandChris show review - The Alarm / Modern English / and Gene Loves Jezebel (Jay Ashton version - we sort that out, too...) Megan discusses her pick of the month, RIP Rick Ocasek, Eddie Money, Daniel Johnston - she's going to see Peter Hook and Bob Dylan! Su...

Send us a textJune was a big deal in 1981, and again we have to split it in 'Twain!NEW EP! AN AVALANCHE OF CONTENT FORTHCOMING! The kitchen's days are numbered! A dog appears! Also - Henry and Chris review 5 selected albums from JUNE 1981!Albums reviewed are: Breakin' Away | Al JarreauSeason of Glass | Yoko OnoTalk Talk Talk | Psychedelic FursJuju | Siouxsie and the BansheesDuran Duran | Duran DuranAlso: Megan's Pick of the Month! Support the show

Send us a textWe told you we had more, and we do! Henry and Chris dig out some records from MAY 1981, and decide which you should give another spin! The HITS KEEP COMING. Records reviewed are: Wild Gift | X East Side Story | Squeeze Red | Black Uhura Hard Promises | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Computer World | KraftwerkMegan tries to decide which child is her favorite, and one of her most meaningful shows of all time! Instagram: @80s374 Twit...

Send us a textOUR TWENTIETH episode!!! We're back, the first in an oncoming AVALANCHE OF MONTHS! The boys again use the R.A.G.S. method to select records from April 1981, come to blows over Flowers of Romance by PIL / Public Image Limited. Other records considered include: Mistaken Identity | Kim CarnesStreet Songs | Rick JamesChariots of Fire | VangelisFaith | The CureMegan, our Social Media Maven - reviews Bryan Ferry show at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, and gives her (...

Send us a textWe're BACK! MARCH of 1981 looks us dead in the face and we stare back! Reviewing records from: Solid Gold | Gang Of Four The Dude | Quincy Jones Face Dances | The Who Don't Say No | Billy SquireOkay - and you also get The Vapors | Magnets, which was actually December. (sorry completely accurate folks) ! Also: Megan's Mixtape! See us on Twitter: @80sExposed, and Instagram: @80s374Support the show

Send us a textHenry and Chris zip back to February 1981 to decide if Phil Collins solo album was bunk. Rush swings the bat again! Eno makes yet a(nother) appearance (obvs)! Records covered: Face Value | Phil CollinsMoving Pictures | RushMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts | Brian Eno/David ByrneStray Cats | Stray CatsKillers | Iron MaidenMegan's Pick: The Stranglers - The Gospel According to the Meninblack, and Adam Turkel, Instagram - @80s374 - Twitter @ 80sExpo...

Send us a textChris and Henry boldly march into 1981, leaving behind 1980, and all that it was! 17 episodes in - a new acronym for album selection is birthed, assumptions are challenged, implications are made and drawn! Albums covered: Styx - Paradise Theater, Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog, Elvis Costello -Trust, dBs - Stands for Decibels, Marvin Gaye - In Our LifetimeFollow us on Instagram and Twitter, and Facebook! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google P...

Send us a textChris, Henry, Greg and Megan get together to throw down on all the albums reviewed for the year 1980! Hands were shaken, and agreements were made to keep going! Twitter: @80sExposed - Find us on Instagram! Support the show

Send us a textChris and Henry grab the Uncle Nearest 1862, and deal with what December 1980 dealt us - beyond the birth of Magnum PI, the breakup of Led Zeppelin, and the tragedy of the death of John Lennon. Records dealt out are: Super Trouper - ABBA, Sandinista - The Clash, 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs - Dolly Parton, Sound Affects - The Jam, Fame Soundtrack - Multi Megan's Mixtape: - Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! by ToyahSupport the show

Send us a textNOVEMBER 1980 - Henry and Chris break down records for November 1980! Some reckonings include: Were Steely Dan total dicks? Motorhead or Motörhead? Was REO Speedwagon actually a band made for your mom? Albums reviewed: Gaucho - Steely Dan, Ace of Spades - Motörhead, Autoamerica - Blondie, Double Fantasy - John Lennon, Hi Infidelity - REO SpeedwagonSupport the show

Send us a textOCTOBER 1980 Part 2 - Henry and Chris break down records to finish out OCTOBER 1980, and welcome a new member of the team! Check out album reviews for: Dirty Minds - Prince, The River - Bruce Springsteen, Making Movies - Dire Straits, In the Flat Field - Bauhaus, and Hawks & Doves - Neil YoungSupport the show

Send us a textOCTOBER 1980 - Henry and Chris break down records from October 1980!! - another great month we had to split in TWAIN! Records reviewed are: Seconds of Pleasure - Rockpile / Boy - U2 / Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police / Remain in Light - Talking Heads / All Shook Up - Cheap Trick Support the show

Send us a textSEPTEMBER 1980 was such a big month that we have to split it into two parts! Join us for fresh reviews for: "Scary Monsters" by David Bowie, "Black Sea" by XTC, "Wild Planet" by B-52's, "Hotter than July" by Stevie Wonder and "Triumph' by The Jacksons! Playlist link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26aHaO0NTcukK4i6UOeAd0Support the show

Send us a textSEPTEMBER 1980 was such a big month that we have to split it into two parts! Join us for fresh reviews for: George Jones -"I Am What I Am", Tom Waits - "Heartattack and Vine", Dead Kennedys -"Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables", Kate Bush "Never for Ever", Simple Minds - "Empires and Dance" Playlist: https://sptfy.com/1ddySupport the show

Send us a textSetting you up for 2019 by tackling records from AUGUST 1980! Album reviews for: I Believe In You - Don Williams, One Trick Pony - Paul Simon, Kaleidoscope - Siouxie & the BansheesBack in Black - AC/DC, Jealous Again - Black Flag Catch up on the playlist and chime in with us! Twitter: 80sExposed Gmail: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comSupport the show

Send us a textJULY 1980 albums wrestled to the ground! Album reviews for: Joy Division - Closer, Devo - Freedom of Choice, Hall and Oates - Voices, Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles, Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier! Catch up on the playlist and chime in with us! Twitter: 80sExposed Gmail: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comSupport the show

Send us a textJUNE 1980 Chris and Henry mix it up looking back to June 1980! Reviewing: Queen - "The Game", Rolling Stones - "Emotional Rescue", The Soft Boys - "Underwater Moonlight", Fela Kuti and Africa 70 - I.T.T. , and Olivia Newton John and ELO - Xanadu Soundtrack! Support the show

Send us a textThe long awaited May 1980 Part II! Chris and Henry roll up May looking at "Peter Gabriel 3: Melt" by Peter Gabriel, "McCartney II" by Sir Paul, "San Antonio Rose" by Willie Nelson and Ray Price, "Roses In The Snow" by Emmylou Harris, and Flesh and Blood by Roxy Music! Support the show

Send us a textSo many records came out in May we gots to split em up! BREAKDOWNS: The English Beat : I Just Can't Stop It, The Cure - Seventeen Seconds, Diana Ross - Diana, Waylon Jennings - Music Man, Pretenders - PretendersSupport the show

Send us a textNew breakdown on - The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms, Judas Priest - British Steel - Pete Townshend - Empty Glass, X - Los Angeles, Eno/Budd - Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror Support the show

Send us a textChris and Henry review: Glass Houses - Billy Joel / Duke - Genesis / Women and Children First - Van Halen / Lost In Love - Air Supply and Autumn - George Winston / In which we get our dates right, and step closer to the mic. Knock Freaking Knock, you record nerds. Support the show

Send us a textChris and Henry review and talk about Squeeze - Argybargy, Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Get Happy, Bob Segar - Against The Wind, Burning Spear - Hail H.I.M., The Ramones - End of the Century - Further defining the game!Support the show

Send us a textPREMIERE - We review the most-well reviewed albums of the 80s, beginning with JANUARY 1980! Did they stand up over time? Were they duds? Did you listen to it the first time? Is it good? Should you give it another listen!The INTRO is SET! The board is set up! Game on - straight from The Kitchen.Support the show