Big Thing is the fifth album by Duran Duran, released worldwide in 1988. It reached #15 in the UK and #24 in the US. A CD reissue (with one bonus track) was released in 1994. The album was reissued as a three disc boxset on September 27, 2010.
The last album with Rob Dean, Gentlemen Take Polaroids was also unquestionably the album in which Japan truly found its own unique voice and aesthetic approach. The glam influences still hung heavy, particularly from Roxy Music, but now the band found itself starting to affect others in turn. Even the back cover photo says as … Read more
Dare (released as Dare! in the U.S.) is the third studio album from British synthpop band The Human League. The album was recorded between March and September 1981 and first released in the UK on 20 October 1981, then subsequently in the U.S. in mid-1982. The style of the album is the result of the … Read more
Notorious is the fourth studio album by Duran Duran. Released in November 1986, it peaked at #16 in the UK and #12 in the US. The singles “Notorious” and “Skin Trade” demonstrated a Duran Duran reaching for funk, heavy on bass and brass. The gap between previous efforts and the new one, however (one year … Read more
Oh, No! It’s Devo is the fifth studio album by Devo. By the time of its 1982 release, Devo were a full-fledged synth-pop act, with guitar-based New Wave sounds pushed more towards the background. Most of the music on Oh, No! was created by electronic means which gave it a much different sound than, for … Read more
Only a Lad is the full-length debut album by Oingo Boingo, released in 1981 following their self-titled EP. The album’s musical arrangements, by vocalist Danny Elfman and guitarist Steve Bartek, complete the group’s switch from a cabaret act to a New Wave band (see Oingo Boingo – The Mystic Knights Years). Only a Lad features … Read more
Zenyatta Mondatta (spelled as Zenyattà Mondatta on the album cover artwork) is the third album by The Police, released in 1980. The album was written during the band’s second tour and recorded in four weeks (minus several days for concerts in the UK – Milton Keynes festival – and Ireland). The band members have often … Read more
Following the dissolution of Adam and the Ants in early 1982, Adam Ant pursued a solo career. His début as a solo artist, “Goody Two Shoes” was written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni and produced by Ant, Pirroni and Chris Hughes. The song details Ant’s frustration with press intrusion, which was reinforced by the … Read more