Podcast appearances and mentions of Pete Byrne

Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes was one of the first interviews I did solo for Stuck in the '80s. It was back in 2008 and I had just seen the band perform as part of the Regeneration Tour in Las Vegas. Pete and I had a great chat as he shared stories behind some of the band's biggest hits.  Naked Eyes is playing on the 2025 voyage of The 80s Cruise, so it's a good time to revisit this classic interview.  Our Sponsors The 2025 lineup of The 80s Cruise features Squeeze, Adam Ant, Christopher Cross, Sheila E, Men at Work, Andy Bell of Erasure, Warrant, FireHouse, Dokken, Information Society, Kurtis Blow, Honeymoon Suite, Faster Pussycat, T'Pau, Tiffany, Naked Eyes and Musical Youth. Tribute bands include Sunset Boulevard, Trial by Fire and The Reflexx. Listen to this week's show for a special promo code that will give first-time cruisers $200 in cabin credit. For more information, go to www.the80scruise.com. Our podcast is listener-supported via Patreon. Members get special swag and invitations to patron-only Zoom happy hours with the hosts of the podcast. Find out more at our official Patreon page. The Stuck in the '80s podcast is hosted by creator Steve Spears and Brad Williams. Find out more about the show, celebrating its 19th year in 2024, at sit80s.com.

WSBT Sports Director Pete Byrne discusses the points in the season after the Northern Illinois loss that he felt Notre Dame could and would end up in a position to play in the College Football Playoff, the growth of quarterback Riley Leonard and head coach Marcus Freeman, how good running back Jeremiyah Love has been, the improvement on ND's offensive line, the most impressive part of ND's defense, the trajectory of USC's program, his expectations for what a playoff game in Notre Dame Stadium would be like and more. Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Insider Lounge (31:31). The Inside ND Sports podcast is presented by MyBookie. Sign up with promo code INDS to double your first deposit up to $1,000 (100% deposit bonus). Click here to sign up: https://bit.ly/joinwithINDS Podcast listeners can sign up for a 30-day free trial of InsideNDSports.com using the code NDPOD at the link below. https://notredame.rivals.com/sign_up?promo_code=NDPOD Want to receive a daily newsletter from Inside ND Sports? Sign up for free here: https://www.getdrip.com/forms/284599664/submissions/new

It's day one of Notre Dame fall camp and you will hear from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman, two segments with InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen and Pete Byrne from WSBT News 22 in South Bend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's day one of Notre Dame fall camp and you will hear from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman, two segments with InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen and Pete Byrne from WSBT News 22 in South Bend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WSBT sports director Pete Byrne discusses the latest Notre Dame football news during a busy stretch including the decision to fire wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey, the turnover at the wide receiver position, an evaluation of ND's offensive issues, the potential of bringing in Duke quarterback Riley Leonard, the program progress under head coach Marcus Freeman, how the Irish should feel about landing in the Sun Bowl, his background as a Notre Dame graduate and former student manager and more. Then Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from Twitter and The Insider Lounge (40:06). Podcast listeners can sign up for a 30-day free trial of InsideNDSports.com using the code NDPOD at the link below. notredame.rivals.com/sign_up?promo_code=NDPOD

Our two guests today are .... No, stop. This episode needs a different intro because before we recorded it, we went through a special experience together with our guests. We experienced a Breathwork Session that left a lasting impression on both of us. Now, if you're rolling your eyes and thinking, "What the heck is this doing on a Future of Work podcast?" ... please read on or even better listen in right now. You will experience an entrepreneur and investor who slipped into a deep mental and physical crisis despite his great success. You will also experience another person for whom one label is not enough. Facilitator, Mentor, Artist, Singer-Songwriter and Breatwhorker. Together they have founded a company that aims to use breathing to make us healthier and happier. For over 6 years, we have been exploring how work strengthens people - instead of weakening them. In almost 400 episodes, we have talked to interesting and interested people about what has changed for them when it comes to work and what needs to change further. We are quite sure that it is important to talk about "New Work" right now, because this idea was developed during a real crisis. New Work starts with each and every one of us and the issue of health is part of it. So what can we do to turn the ever-increasing pressure into positive energy, and what role does breathing play in this? We are looking for methods, role models, experiences, tools and ideas that bring us closer to the core of New Work! In addition, from the very beginning we have been concerned with the question of whether all people can find and live what they really, really want in their innermost being. You are with On the Way to New Work - today with Björn Keune and Pete Byrne.

The McFarland show features interview with Pete Byrne

Pete Byrne is a musician, breathwork facilitator and mindset coach that helps high-level entrepreneurs build lives of sustainable happiness and fulfillment. He is not only a remarkable artist and facilitator but he's also the host of the „Alive and Aligned Podcast“ – a show dedicated to inspiring others to live authentically and in alignment with their own truth From an early age, Pete discovered his passion for facilitating transformative experiences, initially channeling this through becoming a musician. This brought him down a path of traveling across the world to offer his voice through life performances and shows. As health challenges began to emerge caused by the lifestyle of being a full-time musician, Pete was driven to point where he needed to assess a more sustainable way of living that didn't ask him to live at the cost of his own connection & vitality. This led him down a path of exploring various different healing modalities in order to find deeper regulation within himself – eventually being introduced to „ Conscious Connected Breathwork“, which took him down a journey of becoming a facilitator himself. He began to explore how he was able to use his previous skills to now facilitate transformative change combining breathwork, coaching & music. Pete and I connected early on in my own journey in Bali, and he has become a dear friend in the process, who has as well deeply supported me through my own personal challenges. With the launching of this Podcast, I knew we had to come together for a conversation so he can share his personal journey, experiences and wisdom. With a wide array of lessons & insights he learned along the way, I am sure this will be incredibly valuable for all you, listeners. In this episode, we go into: Pete's personal journey of being a successful musician, discovering breathwork & stepping into the role of an „Artist“ Embracing our so-called „shadows“ & exploring the aspects of us that we have been taught to believe are unacceptable Seeing life as a container & learning to work with our triggers vs. fighting them Stepping beyond the nice guy persona & connecting to a more empowered version of ourselves The importance of embodiment and why mindset alone isn't enough Creating „Conscious“ the musical, claiming one's own unique voice and moving past old limiting beliefs Using music and comedy as a tool for transformation to help others — Follow Pete on IG | @itspetebyrne Watch "Conscious: The Musical" online: https://www.awakenedutainment.com/conscious-the-musical Listen to "Safe to be me" now live on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/2MKfqrKVocg1NLsT1FLqHf?si=d3bbd169a2d74caa Follow Alex on IG | @alexlehmann_

This week we travel back in time to the radical 80s when the 2nd British Invasion hit the States in the form of New Wave! However, we are exploring the true background of all these big pop hit makers; when they were PUNK! Whether you like this style of music or not, this is a fun exploration of the seedy underground beginning of some of the biggest 80s pop stars. This episode features songs with short track lengths and lots of, “No way! I can't believe that's ____”! It's PUNK ROCK people! It's fun and filthy and is where Kevin started down his path of music fanaticism. These songs are all firmly in the category of “Forgotten”. We hope we introduce to some tunes you may not have heard from these big New Wave hit makers.Songs this week include:Neon – “Information Of Death” from Obsessions EP (1982)The Cure – “I Dig You” from I'm A Cult Hero (1979)Beastie Boys – “Ode To…” from Polly Wog Stew EP (1982)Joy Division – “Warsaw” from Substance 1977-1980 (1978)The Go-Go's - “Party Pose” from Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's (1979)Generation X – “Ready Steady Go” from Generation X (1978)Bananarama – “No Feelings (Sex Pistols)” from Party Party – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1983)Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uCheck out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/

It's a Hurricane Ian special: We go back to 2014 and listen to our first episode on "Unlikely Cover Songs of the '80s," featuring a short interview with Naked Eyes frontman Pete Byrne.  Stuck in the '80s is sponsored by The 80s Cruise. The 2023 lineup has been announced. Join Steve and Brad on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas on March 3-10 for a weeklong trip back to the '80s. The lineup includes: Devo, Bret Michaels, The Church, Kim Wilde, Morris Day and the Time, Howard Jones, Living Colour, Jody Watley, The Smithereens, Vixen, Tone Loc, Cutting Crew, Midge Ure, John Parr, Autograph, China Crisis and EXTC. Listen to this week's show to get a promo code that will get you $200 in cabin credit. Our podcast is listener-supported via Patreon. Members get special swag and invitations to patron-only Zoom happy hours with the hosts of the podcast. Find out more at our official Patreon page.

On todays episode I spoke with Dublin man Pete Byrne. I came across Pete when he was performing at a festival in Bali. I then later witnessed him perform a play which he created called 'Conscious The Musical' and I was blown away, I even shed a tear at the end. Based off watching the musical I just knew that this guy must be really self aware and filled with knowledge so I had to get him on the show. We touch on many different topics in this valuable conversation including projection, suppressing emotions, energy, trauma, Breathwork, a new earth, people pleasing, self awareness, plant medicine and much more.I really hope you enjoy the episode and dont forget to subscribe! This podcast is Sponsored by The Braveway & you can use code KEGS10 for 10% discount! https://www.thebraveway.co/store

When you think about all the classic synth pop duos of the 80s (Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, etc) Naked Eyes are right up there too. Rob Fisher and Pete Byrne only managed two albums in their heyday, but scored four top 40 hits like "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Promises Promises" that have remained evergreen. After Rob's death, Pete IS Naked Eyes these days and put out a brand new album this year called Disguise The Limit, their first album of all new material in over 35 years. Pete tells us about singing with Stevie Wonder, writing for the Olsen Twins, and a lot more. Enjoy!  www.facebook.com/NEyesMusic www.patreon.com/thehustlepod

Steve Cooper talks with musician Pete Byrne. Pete is best known as the lead singer for the pop/new wave duo Naked Eyes. Naked Eyes rose to prominence in the early 1980s. The band had four US top 40 singles. The group's first hit, Always Something There to Remind Me was a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard. The band had subsequent hits with more of their own compositions, Promises, Promises, When the Lights Go Out and (What) In the Name of Love. On June 8, 2021, Naked Eyes released its latest album, Disguise The Limit.

WSBT News 22 Sports Director Pete Byrne joined Darin Thursday to talk Notre Dame football and his Saturday FOX pre-game show on Sports Radio 960 WSBT's Sportsbeat AM.

Darin Pritchett hosts Sportsbeat AM on Sports Radio 960am every weekday morning from 6-to-9am.  On Thursday's show, the five keys for the Irish offense to have success against Wisconsin.  WSBT News 22 sports director Pete Byrne on

Pete Byrne has a fascinating profile - having been raised as a Christian, he studied Neuroscience as an undergraduate before completing a Masters in Philosophy a few years later (while working as a full-time High School Science teacher). In this interview I got the opportunity to explore his perspective on the relationship between Science and Religion. While the interview is slightly longer than the usual 15 minute format I think it is worth listening in - Pete has spent considerable time reflecting on this topic and it was/is refreshing to travel with him.

Darin talks all things local sports with Pete Byrne, sports director at WSBT-TV.

Darin talks all things local sports with Pete Byrne, sports director at WSBT-TV.

Most of us have got used to wearing a mask over the past year, but imagine not being able to take it off for 10 years. That's what Pete Byrne says his life felt like until he finally told just four people that he was gay – at the age of 24. Since then the well-known and highly-respected SDLP Crossmaglen Councillor has become a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, including championing the annual Pride festival. He also married his husband Trevor in 2012, after struggling for years with worries and fears about acceptance in his small rural village. The pain of inequalities, injustices, and having to mask his sexuality, runs deep however, and Pete, who is quiet by nature, feels compelled to help others and try to prevent them from suffering as he has. His wounds have been opened many times throughout his life – most recently when having to debate the merits of banning conversion therapy in Northern Ireland. And when Pete spoke to Armagh I for this podcast he implored politicians and the church to look at the damage that abhorrent practice, along with archaic attitudes and hurtful language, causes to the LGBTQ+ community.

Armagh SDLP councillor Pete Byrne discusses the recent debate on gay conversion therapy in the NI Assembly and what it was like for him to come out as gay in Northern Ireland

Black Lives Matter! Wear a mask! Wow wow wow!!! We made it! 100 dang episodes! Can you believe it?? This is a long one folks because to celebrate 100 episodes, we decided to review 100 different topics! Does that sound wild?? Well, it is! We also couldn't have made it this far without all our wonderful friends and guests we've had on the show, so we got them to do mini-reviews of a topic of their choice as well! Thanks so much to Blaze Burke, Pete Byrne, Caitlyn Cerza, John Patrick Coan, Michael DeLaney, Allie Gospel, Charlie Irving, Ethan Krupp, Amber Linde, Angela Rak, Dave Reddyk, and Heather Scholl for joining in our celebration! You'll hear them chiming in every now and then throughout the episode. It's a fun and wacky episode y'all, so strap in and get comfy, because it's a long one. Here's to another 100 episodes! Disclaimer! If this is your first episode, maybe skip to a different one, because this is not our usual format! And if you're one of our regulars, thank you so much for getting us this far, we love you so much, but you're also allowed to skip this one! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah at josiahrobinson.biz and @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, feel free to check out the link below to support us in a monetary way! We love those dollars and cents baby.

We begin our Clemson week preview talking Notre Dame football with WSBT-TV Sports Director Pete Byrne.

We begin our Clemson week preview talking Notre Dame football with WSBT-TV Sports Director Pete Byrne.

Sean and Darin talk to WSBT Sports Director Pete Byrne

Sean and Darin talk to WSBT Sports Director Pete Byrne

On the most recent attempt at podcasting from Justin, he has on Pete Byrne and Jake Bradley of TWO MAN HAMMER to talk about their day jobs as Heart Surgeons! Learn about the best ways to take care of your heart on this special belated Valentine’s Day episode! Please rate, review and subscribe and give us a follow on Instagram @tigwpod! Follow your host, Justin Borak (@justinborak) and follow our two guests, Jake Bradley (@jokebadly) and Pete Byrne (@mrpetebyrne) and follow their comedy duo account (@twomanhammer). Also, check out Jake with his iO Harold team Trü Bangerz every Thursday at 10 at the iO Theatre in Chicago.

On the most recent attempt at podcasting from Justin, he has on Pete Byrne and Jake Bradley of TWO MAN HAMMER to talk about their day jobs as Heart Surgeons! Learn about the best ways to take care of your heart on this special belated Valentine's Day episode!Please rate, review and subscribe and give us a follow on Instagram @tigwpod!Follow your host, Justin Borak (@justinborak)!And follow our two guests, Jake Bradley (@jokebadly) and Pete Byrne (@mrpetebyrne) and follow their comedy duo account (@twomanhammer).Also, check out Jake with his iO Harold team Trü Bangerz every Thursday at 10 at the iO Theatre in Chicago.

Recently, we had noted Sonic expert Pete Byrne as a guest on the show. Conveniently, the new formerly-terrifying-now-much-more-palatable CGI Sonic movie is coming out this week! We thought we'd take advantage of the timing and have Pete back on the show to discuss all things Sonic the Hedgehog. The video games that is. We are not cool Hollywood insiders and don't have access to advance screenings. Although that would be cool! So if anyone knows what a podcast has to do to get that privilege, please let us know. This episode has everything for new and old Sonic fans alike! We talk Sonic bedsheets, Sonic animated shows, the weird amount of sexy Sonic fan art on the Internet, the amazing music in Sonic, you name it! Josiah brings in an updated version of an old game, newly dubbed Apples and Oranges, comparing the quality of Star Wars movies with the quality of Sonic games. The boys also discover their Sonicsonas, in a horrifying and intriguing segment that you Hsweeties should definitely play along with at home. Pete's twitter is @mrpetebyrne and his sketch group Two Man Hammer can be found at @twomanhammer on instagram, facebook, and twitter. All their sketches are at youtube.com/twomanhammer. You can also find Pete's other work at petebyrnehere.com. If you have any comments or suggestions, you can email us at agoodpodcast@gmail.com. Or hit us up on Instagram and Twitter @howstarwarsisit. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel and Josiah @TheJosiahMan. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, feel free to check out the link below to support us in a monetary way! We love those dollars and cents baby. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey Hsweeties! Our guests this week have a hilarious Star Wars related video out now called "Please (Use CGI To Bring My Dead Dad Back To Life) -- A Star Wars Song" on their youtube channel that everyone should go check out right now! Right now! Before you listen to the episode! We here at How Star Wars Is It? hope that your 2020 is off to a Super start! Let's Smash all the negativity, and come together as Brothers! The previous two sentences contain clues about the subject of this week's episode! Also, the title of the episode contains a clue but the clue is just what the thing is! It's Super Smash Bros! Wow I shouldn't be allowed to write these when I'm tired. But anyway, we're talking Super Smash Bros, and we brought in some super bros of our own to help us determine how Star Wars the Super Smash Bros series of games really is. Jake Bradley and Pete Byrne make up Two Man Hammer, a sketch comedy group out of Chicago that makes some dadgum hilarious videos. Jake and Pete really elevate the discourse on the show and help Mike and Josiah get down to the nitty-gritty important stuff. Like which Nintendo games have pee in them? How many casino planets are there in Star Wars? How much blue milk is too much blue milk? And Pete and Jake, in classic HSWII tradition, bring a Who's that Quotemon game sure to please everyone: who said it, Jar Jar Binks or Donald Trump? Two Man Hammer is @twomanhammer on instagram, facebook, and twitter. All their sketches can be found at youtube.com/twomanhammer. Jake can be found on twitter @jokebadly and Pete's handle is @mrpetebyrne. You can also find Pete's other work at petebyrnehere.com. Check out all their stuff, they are hilarious and we were super happy to have them on the show. If you have any comments or suggestions, you can email us at agoodpodcast@gmail.com. Or hit us up on Instagram and Twitter @howstarwarsisit. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel and Josiah @TheJosiahMan. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, feel free to check out the link below to support us in a monetary way! We love those dollars and cents baby. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Comedy is in control on the podcast today because we have returning guest Pete Byrne (Morph Bots and TwoManHammer) and stand up Sean Marciniak on to talk about episode 11 of Los Luchadores entitled "Here Comes the Sludge"! On top of all that, we chat about ulcers returning, finding the right doctor, the rise and falls of wrestling, flushable wipes, grain vs paper, Nicole badgers James for freon discussion, mixing alcohol and cereal, spitting in the sink, working a little on Muscular Clown's "Todd Grobin's Going Away Party", frog in hot water, the balance of art and suffering, Los Luchadores episode titles, baby arm nightmares, Sean explains what he loves about Los Luchadores, Pete says when he hates about Los Luchadores, comedic writing in children shows, proper justice for The Whelp's victims, animals acting in children movies, & more! Follow Sean @SeanMarciniak on Instagram & Twitter! Watch Pete in TwoManHammer on YouTube and his comedic redubbing of Juukou B-Fighter called Morph Bots on www.TheBotsThatMorph.com! Also, follow @MuscularClown & @ChannelFullx on Twitter to know right away when Todd Grobin's Going Away Party is out, which both Pete & James worked on for past MSS guests Melzer, Katie, and Matthew! Find out more about James' other podcasts "What The Hellmouth?!" @WTHMPod on Twitter," I'll Get There", "Hit It & Crit It", and "This Movie's Gay" @ThisMoviesGay on Twitter, on our website, www.MLMPod.com!!! Plus, download James' new album "King Keizer X"! Love CBD oil and products? Want to support us while buying CBD products?! Purchase some at TryTheCBD with our affiliate link by clicking HERE! We'll see a percentage of all purchases using that link, so be sure to use the affiliate link whenever you need to re up! Nicole's website is live! Check out www.DarlingHomebody.com for all her art, the web comic Crumb Bums we make together, buy her merchandise, & watch her draw Gorma creations from the podcast! Find her @DarlingHomebody on Instagram, Tumblr and Etsy! Buy her wares! Follow the podcast on Facebook & Twitter @MSSPod, on Instagram @MSSPodcast, and on YouTube to see James play Spyro & ! Support us by buying Gorma creations on Red Bubble!!! RedBubble: www.redbubble.com/people/MSSPod/portfolio Listen to James' rap music under Marsh Land Monster on Facebook & YouTube. Watch along with us on YouTube on our Mostly Lovin' Lucha playlist!

Nothing beats a good old-fashioned Hollywood “triple threat.” Who doesn't love a a classic acting-singing-dancing dynamo like…Bruce Willis? Or, um, Jeremy Renner? Or who could forget the musical stylings of Mr. Kevin Costner? This episode, The Music Video Podcast is joined by Pete Byrne to sort through the decades of actors trying to be singers, to varying degrees of success. For every Jennifer Lopez, there is a Tracey Ullman. For every Childish Gambino, a Shaquille O'Neill. Listen! Subscribe! Rate 5 Stars! Don't quit your day job! -- Follow the show: @musicvideopod Follow Ryan: @blackbeltjonz Follow Chris: @chrisjcoffin Follow Pete: @mrpetebyrne -- Watch THAT GAL IN YOUR OFFICE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQLfdWk4JqU

Pete Byrne was formally inducted as Headteacher at Chatsmore Catholic High School this evening. I got the chance to speak with him and his wife about what it means to them to support this important role. Half way through we also met Bishop Richard Moth who also gave his insights. I finished by asking him about a very special object that he was carrying.

1. Love Is All That Matters - The Human League 2. In The Name Of Love - Naked Eyes 3. What He Say - Ministry 4. Too Shy (Midnight Mix) - Kajagoogoo 5. (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena (Extended Version) - Sandra 6. Jet Set (Jellybean Mix) - Alphaville 7. Some People (Special Club Mix) - Belouis Some 8. World In My Eyes (Oil Tank Mix) - Depeche Mode 9. Vanishing Point - New Order 10. Boy (Original 12" Version) - Book Of Love 11. Probably A Robbery (12 Gauge Turbo) - Renegade Soundwave 12. Count To Three (House Mix) - Red Flag 13. Loved It (The Other Track) - The Other Two 14. Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) (Long Version) - Peter Schilling 15. This Occupation (Extended Mix) - China Crisis Notes and other random things: So, how often does a band release a non-hit to promote an upcoming Greatest Hits compilation? I don't know the answer exactly, but it can't be very often. Still, The Human League did just that with the first track in this episode. Truth be told, "Love Is All That Matters" did reach #41 in the UK, but this particular song was aimed at US audiences specifically due to the fact the that "Human", the first single from the album Crash, went to #1 in the States. Sadly, the track failed to chart in America. Oddly enough, the song, which was the third single off the album, was released almost two years after the album itself, which made it more of a promotion for the upcoming Greatest Hits package. Accompanying the song's release was a cheaply-made clips video, perpetuating the notion that the group's label was not willing to invest much more in the band, with their having reached a low point creatively. It's why the band was flown to Minneapolis in the first place to work with renowned producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, mega-producers responsible for the meteoric rise of Janet Jackson and others. While the parties got along personally, professionally the sessions were a total power struggle. Lead singer Phil Oakey said of the pairing, "We like to be in control in the studio. We don't like giving that up to a producer. That's why we had a big, final argument, and we just decided to go home and leave them to finish it off. It just got to the point of who had the power, and in that instance...They were the men behind the mixing console, so they had ultimate control." Jam and Lewis had notoriously rejected much of the band's material in favor of their own, even replacing keyboardists Philip Adrian Wright and Ian Burden. Wright was so humiliated, he quit the band upon their return to the UK and Burden shortly thereafter. Still, despite the power struggle, Oakey now admits that this record saved their careers, despite feeling as if its not truly their album. Whatever the case, "Love Is All That Matters" is a terrific song, which is why I chose to feature it here. Naked Eyes has not often shown up in these podcasts, mostly because I do not own any remixes by the group. (Insert audible gasp here). While their music is fantastic, it seems there was always something there to remind me that other releases took precedence over filling gaps in the Naked Eyes portion of my music collection. (You see what I did there!) Thank goodness for looping then, right? At least it gives me a chance to feature SOMETHING by these guys. In this instance, I chose "(What) In the Name of Love" from 1984's Fuel for the Fire album. It was the second full-length release from the group that was origially conceived as a duo featuring Pete Byrne on vocals and counterpart Rob Fisher on keyboards. Originally in a band called Neon with future Tears For Fears progenitors, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, that collaboration was short-lived, but it gave fans of 80s music two great bands at the expense of one, which is not a bad thing at all. And though you may hear lots of wacky stories from those who lived through the decade of excess, one thing you'll never hear anyone say is "I remember seeing Naked Eyes live." Though Pete Byrne has said they expected to tour after their first album, but their record label wanted them to produce more studio material, many believe that the complexity of their music prevented them from ever touring. They were one of the early adopters of the Fairlight CMI and Emulator sampling synthesizers and, because of the sheer bulk of the equipment back then and the limitations those synthesizers possessed with regard to memory and sequencing ability, it was considered almost impossible to recreate their songs in a live setting. These were digital sound reproductions, not analog or reel-to-reel reproductions as bands like Depeche Mode used on stage for percussion early in their careers. So, much like Visage before them, the band was strictly a studio creation. After the second album, Byrne and Fisher took a hiatus from Naked Eyes to pursue other musical interests, but left the partnership open-ended. They had always planned to get back together to write more songs. The moment arrived in 1999, but sadly the sessions were interrupted when Rob Fisher died of complications from surgery. Still, Byrne has carried on and Naked Eyes in its current incarnation has been playing live shows across America from Hollywood to Carnegie Hall, has performed on PBS and has put out both a live concert DVD and a critically-acclaimed ten-song acoustic collection. An all-new studio album is apparently forthcoming as well. Maybe it will have some remixes! Anyone with a working knowledge of Ministry and Alain Jourgensen knows the group has gone through a fairly massive transformation from their early days as a new wave/synthpop group to the thrash metal juggernaut that tore up venues with punishing guitar-laden sounds from mid-90s to the present. To anyone else, it would seem that the Ministry appearing in this podcast is not even the same group as the current incarnation. Heck, it's still hard for me to connect the dots between point A and point B, but for Jourgensen that would probably be the preferable scenario. He has repeatedly said his previous persona, that of a clean-cut kid sporting new wave duds and singing with a fake British accent was a mistake, disavowing any willfulness on his part to produce such a monstrously "awful" album as With Sympathy, the source for "What He Say", the track that appears here. He has held tight to the notion that Arista records was solely responsible for the direction the band took on that first full-length release, though his wife at the time was quoted as saying "...the English accent thing was more an homage to the bands he loved than anything else. He was not trying to come off as British. The Stones used a southern accent and no one crawled up their ass for it." Regardless, With Sympathy is an excellent slice of new wave bliss despite the fact that its creator denies having anything to do with it. Out of print for quite a while (Jourgensen has said on several occasions that he destroyed the original master tapes) the album was reissued in 2012 with three bonus tracks. The Other Two, if memory serves (and it may not) has not yet appeared in CRC. The group consists of Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, husband and wife, drummer and keyboardist respectively of New Order and both critical components to the success of that band. Morris also drummed for Joy Division. Morris has said there is no real mystery to The Other Two band name "We're crap at names, and it was getting late" is his explanation of its origin. Interestingly, the pair originally sought out Alison Moyet and Kim Wilde to perform vocal duties, but Moyet didn't happen and Wilde apparently went on too many vacations to be a reliable addition. With Morris' dislike of singing drummers (Phil Collins and Don Henley specifically make him sick) Gilbert was recruited to provide the voice for the group. Most of the material appearing on their two albums, The Other Two & You (1993) and Super Highways (1999) is part re-purposed stuff and left-over stuff cobbled together from the various television and soundtrack work the duo has authored over the years. The track here, "Loved It (The Other Track)" was the last song on their debut album and appeared only on CD releases. Last, but not least is a woman who outsold Madonna in many countries during the mid-80s. Her name is Sandra Ann Lauer - Sandra - as her legions of fans know her, and is one of two artists in this episode to have collaborated with Michael Cretu, with one of them eventually marrying the producer extraordinaire. Can you guess which one? (Hint: it's not Peter Schilling) Formerly the lead singer of a disco trio called Arabesque, she also provided vocals on the string of Enigma albums released in the 90s and beyond. The track here, "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena was the lead single from her debut album The Long Play, which was released in 1985. While having a rather striking resemblance to Laura Branigan and Italian singer Raf's huge hit "Self Control" from a year earlier, this track went on to become a #1 hit in 21 countries around the world. It was re-released in 1993 with much more techno elements and a futuristic video, but it flopped signaling the start of her career decline from it's lofty peak. She is, however, still recording music to moderate success. Thus endeth the lesson and this episode. Until next time, Happy Listening!

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