Released : 1983 Ian McCulloch was never shy about Echo And The Bunnymen’s credentials, declaring them without a trace of … More
Tag: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #78 Finitribe – De Testimony
Whilst The Shamen’s In Gorbachev We Trust straddled that boundary between indie and electronic, Detstimony was a tougher beast altogether, relying on a clanging church bell phrase and atonal vocals, splicing industrial clatter with techno phrasing before most even knew what it was. @finitribe @shamen1
The 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s – The Playlist #100 – #79
Over the year the list will be regularly updated. Find it without the blurb here. Or read on… For all … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #81 Thomas Dolby – Airwaves
Released : 1981 Briefly, it seemed that the meek might inherit the earth. Engineered by futuristic lab natives like Kraftwerk … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #82 Black Flag – Six Pack
Released: 1981 Michael Azerrad’s beyond essential book Our Band Could Be Your Life tells the story of how a handful … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #83 Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm
Released : 1985 There was always a danger that the Grace Jones brand – if such terminology had even been … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #85 Sueño Latino – Sueño Latino
Released : 1989 Italo-House’s finest hour might’ve been Ride On Time, but it’s apex was Sueño Latino, a feature length … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #86 Icehouse – Hey Little Girl
Released : 1982 Iva Davies – the creative fulcrum of Icehouse, one of Australia’s most successful bands of the pre-Hutchence … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s #87 Visage – Fade To Grey
Released : 1980 Less (in)famous than it’s counterpart in Manchester of the same year, the Sex Pistols gig in Caerphilly … More
100 Greatest Songs of the ’80’s #79 Lil’ Louis – French Kiss
Released : 1989 Dancing has been part of the human mating ritual for thousands of years, so if strutting it … More
