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Do you remember Far Corporation, the '80s supergroup behind a hit dance pop cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"?The '80s were a wild time when new wave and synths became the flavor of the day. Experimentation was rampant as the '80s sound diverged further and further away from the '70s by each passing year. But, on occasion, there were covers attempting to modernize rock classics. The '80s collective Far […]
The '80s were marked by dizzying highs and catastrophic lows for ex-members of the Beatles.The horrifying first year of the decade saw John Lennon score his first U.K. No. 1 album in almost 10 years before being murdered by a deranged fan. Paul McCartney released his worst album ever but rallied late in the '80s amid a new songwriting partnership with Elvis Costello.George Harrison experienced his own ups and downs. […]
If there was ever a decade that defined the musical guilty pleasure, it was the ‘80s.The advent of new technologies unlocked sonic possibilities like never before. Blessed with a broad array of sounds, many musicians embraced a heavy dose of synthesizers and drum machines. These new tools also helped usher in the popularity of epic power ballads which permeated without the decade. In short, the ‘80s had a distinct sound, […]
March Madness is here, and we're joining in on bracket-mania by forcing 32 excellent '80s rock albums to do battle with each other.We've filled our bracket with the most popular, influential and enduring albums of the decade, made by the biggest artists in rock, heavy metal and classic alternative music.We seeded them using the best sales data available, and now it's up to you to choose our winner. As a […]
Genesis began the '80s in transition and ended the decade on top of the pop world. Whether that was a good or bad thing might come down to your affinity for their older, more progressive approach.Now down to the trio of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, Genesis finished the previous decade with the transitional And Then There Were Three. The album gave only the briefest of hints at […]
When Police guitarist Andy Summers got together with King Crimson mastermind Robert Fripp, they were just looking to have some fun as two like-minded guitarists who were perceived to be similarly innovative with what they did."At that age, we were dicking around in the studio, trying out everything and trying to make exotic sounds that worked," he explains in an interview with UCR. "It's very much a reflection of the […]
For much of her career, Joni Mitchell was compared to the person she was when she first started making music. Back then, she was usually branded a delicate folksinger who, in the words of Robert Plant, "plays guitar, cries and sings."But like anyone, Mitchell grew, developed and changed, so that by the time she got to the '80s, she was making a different kind of music and writing different kinds […]
For Tom Petty, the '80s began on complicated ground.Just before the new decade started, a significant conflict was struck up when Petty lost his publishing rights as the result of his original label, ABC, being sold to MCA. He fought back by refusing to hand over the tapes for Damn the Torpedoes until a new deal was made that afforded him his publishing back. At the end of it, Petty knew […]
Kimberly Burch, the fiancée of Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe, has died after going overboard on the first night of The ‘80s Cruise, a nostalgia-themed music cruise featuring performances from Faster Pussycat, Warrant, Dokken, Firehouse, Squeeze, Adam Ant, Tiffany, and Men at Work. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to TMZ, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. on March 3, aboard […]
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