A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
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A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
Is Billy Idol a couple of hits and not much else? Is his career more than the peak "Rebel Yell", "White Wedding", and "Dancing With Myself"?
Surprises? I found some. The hits? Fewer than you might think.
He did have four top ten songs, but even they aren't what you might think initially. But he had some tunes that weren't big but did rock. We dig into a couple of those.
Was he a pioneer in blending punk attitude with mainstream rock and pop appeal, bringing a sneering, rebellious edge of punk to MTV? Or was he a jump-on-the-bandwagon pop-punker?
Some might argue that his music was more about style and image than deep artistic innovation, especially compared to more groundbreaking punk and new wave artists. If someone values raw, underground punk over polished rock, they might see him as more of a commercialized version of the genre.
I'm not so sure.
Embrace the sneer. Let's go.
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RockPopandRoll
A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
