After 15 years at the helm of British rock legends Queen, singer Freddie Mercury finally released his first solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, while the band was on hiatus in 1985. As Queen’s vocal signature and creative leader, it was only natural that many aspects of the group’s sound would carry over into Mercury’s solo … Read more
Talking Heads’ most immediately accessible album, Little Creatures eschewed the pattern of recent Heads albums, in which instrumental tracks had been worked up from riffs and grooves, after which David Byrne improvised melodies and lyrics. The songs on Little Creatures, most of which were credited to Byrne alone (with the band credited only with arrangements) … Read more
Promise is the second studio album by English group Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 21 December 1985 by Portrait Records. The major hits from this album were “The Sweetest Taboo” and “Never as Good as the First Time”, which … Read more
Around the World in a Day is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and The Revolution. It was released on April 22, 1985 by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. In compliance with Prince’s wishes, the record company released the album with minimal publicity, not even releasing an accompanying single until … Read more
Two Hearts is the third and the last studio album by Australian group Men at Work, released on June 3, 1985. It is currently out of print. Drummer Jerry Speiser and bassist John Rees had left the band prior to the album’s production, while guitarist Ron Strykert quit the band during recording sessions. Touring behind … Read more
This album shows the synthesizer pop idol at the height of his creativity — Dream Into Action is definitely the most interesting of Jones’ albums. It contains some of his best songs — “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life in One Day,” and “No One Is to Blame.” The CD includes two bonus tracks, “Bounce … Read more
The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming of age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. The storyline follows five teenagers (each a member of a different high school clique) as they spend a Saturday in detention together and … Read more