Moving Pictures

MUSIC REVIEW SERIES: LOOKING BACK ON THE 80’S MUSIC | 1981 THEN AND NOW Moving Pictures ~Rush | Then and Now Moving Pictures was Rush's 8th studio effort and continued to blaze the band into stardom. Three of my all time Rush songs are found on this record, "Limelight", "Red Barchetta" and "Tom Sawyer".  I've always …

Talk Talk Talk

MUSIC REVIEW SERIES: LOOKING BACK ON THE 80’S MUSIC | 1981 THEN AND NOW Talk Talk Talk ~Psychedelic Furs | Then and Now Like Echo and the Bunnymen and others, I didn't really pay a lot of attention to the Furs during my younger years.  I became more familiar with them later on.  Of course, in …

Mommy Doesn’t Love Daddy Anymore

MUSIC REVIEW SERIES: LOOKING BACK ON THE 80’S MUSIC | 1981 THEN AND NOW Mommy Doesn't Love Daddy Anymore ~Resurrection Band | Then and Now Sometime in '81, Resurrection Band released their sixth album, Mommy Doesn't Love Daddy Anymore.  The title alone showed that the Chicago-based rockers weren't afraid to address the realities of a …

Ghost In The Machine

Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80's Music | 1981 Then and Now Ghost In The Machine ~The Police | Then and Now The Ghost In The Machine came with significant changes when compared to The Police's previous 3 albums.  The obvious change was in the name.  Their producer, Nigel Gray was missing from …

¡Alarma!

Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80's Music | 1981 Then and Now ¡Alarma! ~Daniel Amos | Now and Then "Shining in the center, my Lord in the center Jesus in the center, revolving around Him Always revolving around Him" How do I put this, without sounding insulting to the band or to the …

Rejoice, Even When Under Pressure

Music Review Series: Looking Back On The 80's Music | 1981 Then and Now October ~U2 | Now and Then "Gloria In te domine Gloria Exultate Gloria Gloria Oh, Lord, loosen my lips." "Gloria" is hands down the reason I bought this album.  Early on, U2 recognized the value of  grabbing the listener's attention out of …