80s Music Exposed!

Weeee're baaaaaack!  We simply can't be faded. Thanks to everyone who continues to remember us and keep us in the feed after the Big Hiatus! We return with an honored GUEST host - Heather Sommerhauser of JUNATIME, who talks to us about her work and helps us fish out the best of 1983 and put to bed the best and worst of it!1983 Year End 80s Music Exposed Spotify Playlistbed signs band:https://www.instagram.com/bedsignsisaband/https://bedsignsisaband.com/https://bedsigns.bandcamp.comMint City Records: https://www.mintcityrecords.com/https://www.facebook.com/MintCityRecordsThe podcast with guts:  80s Music ExposedWe 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedInstagram JUNATIME: @junatimeJUNATIME's LINKTREE - https://linktr.ee/junatimeTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show

We are not gone!   Quick update for our listeners on current status. 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show

Big 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 Music ExposedWe 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show

The 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)The James McMahon Music PodcastThis is the podcast of the UK music journalist James McMahon. Former Features Editor of...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

In 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed) The Enthusiasm ProjectDeep dives exploring the world of what it means to be an independent creator.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Yep, 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)The Age Old Question: A Podcast for Music FansThe Age Old Question is a podcast for the music fan who has ever debated music's...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Just 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 ClubNorth of a Miracle | Nick HeywardShe's So Unusual | Cyndi LauperApple Music Playlist linkThe podcast with guts:  80s Music ExposedWe 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Inside The Mix PodcastA serial podcast that delivers the BEST artist interviews and music production tips.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Music Junkies Podcast Are you ready for something raw, hilarious, and heartwarming? Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

New 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: The Plateaux of Mirror 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show

Try 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:  80s Music ExposedWe 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)NEW BLOG/Website COMING - see www.80sMusicExposed.com for sneak peaks as we develop it and build it out.  What would you like to see on it? - let us know at 80sMusicExposed@gmail.com  (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show

Special 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)NEW BLOG/Website COMING - see www.80sMusicExposed.com for sneak peaks as we develop it and build it out.  What would you like to see on it? - let us know at 80sMusicExposed@gmail.com  (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Seen 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)NEW BLOG/Website - www.80sMusicExposed.com for sneak peaks as we develop it and build it out.  What would you like to see on it? - let us know at 80sMusicExposed@gmail.com  (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Back 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 Playlist link!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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)NEW BLOG/Website COMING - see www.80sMusicExposed.com for sneak peaks as we develop it and build it out.  What would you like to see on it? - let us know at 80sMusicExposed@gmail.com  (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Attention 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:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights on -Become a member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)NEW BLOG/Website COMING - see www.80sMusicExposed.com for sneak peaks as we develop it and build it out.  What would you like to see on it? - let us know at 80sMusicExposed@gmail.com  (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Holidays 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 the Money | Donna SummerSeance | The ChurchSPOTIFY PLAYLIST 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 the lights on -Become a member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

WE  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/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights on -Become a member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

We 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Henry, 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 the lights on -Become a member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

A 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

February 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Henry, 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 album)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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

After 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 member of 80s Music Exposed:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedLeave us a voicemail!  https://www.speakpipe.com/80sMusicExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Dec. 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 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 member of 80s Music Exposed: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposedBuy Us a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/80sMusicExposedSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)

Henry, 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 PettySpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram:  @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

The 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. Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

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 GayeH20 | Hall & OatesKissing To Be Clever | Culture ClubSPOTIFY LINK - OCTOBER 1982Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGee / Chris Instagram: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

King 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 GabrielSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

Get 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 AlbumSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

Decisions 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 | Depeche ModeIf That's What It Takes | Michael McDonaldForever, For Always, For Love | Luther VandrossSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

It'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 Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

A 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 - Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92YouTube - THE RAW FEED - what we look like, uncut bits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFmxiYLZFiMHbCZR6FQceALike and subscribe!

Its 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 WorkSpeak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

What? 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: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

Don'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: @80sExposedTwitter Henry: @HankGee / Twitter Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

Shoot - 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 DolbyAsia | AsiaThe Number of The Beast | Iron MaidenA Flock of Seagulls | A Flock of SeagullsSpeak 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!

A 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!

Hey 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: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

Hey 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: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92

Well 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: @bastardsofyoung92

Our 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 DECEMBER 1981 for your listening pleasure!AS usual: Our millennial-in-residence, Megan keeps us honest!Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Henry Instagram: @HankGeeSpotify Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ykMuYw6GYQ8wwyWs5UVUm?si=-nt3s-ISQ52wmUwqjK5EnQ

One 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 what is the what! Speak and spell back to us here:Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeHenry Instagram: @HankGeeInstagram: @80s374 Megan Instagram: @bastardsofyoung92Spotify playlist for the albums: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4NL59J4tG0MHErk9Wbu46b

Take 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/3Ekqo11sAExpYiQYB1JJq4Speak and spell back to us here: Email: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan: @bastardsofyoung92

Did 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: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan: @bastardsofyoung92

HORNS 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: 80sMusicExposed@gmail.comTwitter: @80sExposed Henry: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan: @bastardsofyoung92

YES 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: @HankGee / Chris: @tcidukeInstagram: @80s374 Megan: @bastardsofyoung92

The 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 Megan a new record player!!!!!

Henry 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!

Well 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!

Henry 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!

June 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!

We 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 Twitter: @80sExposed Facebook: @80sMusicExposed80sMusicExposed@gmail.com

OUR 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 (completely unbiased) pick of the month!