80s Music Exposed! - 80s Albums Reviewed

80s Music Exposed

Chris and Henry drag five albums from every month of the 1980s back into the light. Blockbusters, cult classics, sacred cows, and dollar-bin disasters - what still hits, what aged like milk, and what the hell were they thinking?

We love this music.
That doesn’t mean it gets away with everything.

69 Episodes

1983 Year End BEST OF with JUNATIME!
2/9/2023
58:31
Send us Fan MailWeeee'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: [email protected]: @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
DECEMBER 1983: The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Cocteau Twins, Bob Dylan, Elton John
10/20/2022
59:37
Send us Fan MailBig 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: [email protected]: @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
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NOVEMBER 1983: Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Yes, Eurythmics, The The
9/22/2022
1:01:56
Send us Fan MailThe 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: [email protected]: @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
RETRO REWIND: JUN '80, Olivia Newton-John with ELO, The Stones, Queen, Fela Kuti and Africa 70, The Soft Boys
8/25/2022
57:10
Send us Fan MailIn 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: [email protected]: @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
CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Sports by Huey Lewis and the News
8/4/2022
59:44
Send us Fan MailYep, 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: [email protected]: @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
OCTOBER 1983: Genesis, Lionel Richie, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Nick Heyward
7/1/2022
1:02:31
Send us Fan MailJust 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: [email protected]: @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
RETRO REWIND! From The Archives: APR '80: Judas Priest, Pete Townsend, X, The Feelies, Budd/Eno
6/9/2022
1:02:13
Send us Fan MailNew 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: [email protected]: @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
SEPTEMBER 1983: Mötley Crüe, Tom Waits, UB40, Pylon, MTUME
5/26/2022
1:00:43
Send us Fan MailTry 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: [email protected]: @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 [email protected] (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show
CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Let's Dance by David Bowie
4/15/2022
56:52
Send us Fan MailSpecial 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: [email protected]: @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 [email protected] (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show
AUGUST 1983: Billy Joel, XTC, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), AC/DC, Bad Brains
4/1/2022
1:02:42
Send us Fan MailSeen 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: [email protected]: @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 [email protected] (...psst - we are also getting adult email and s**t, too!) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/80smusicexposed)Support the show

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80s Music Exposed! - 80s Albums Reviewed

80s Music Exposed

69 Episodes

1983 Year End BEST OF with JUNATIME!

DECEMBER 1983: The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Cocteau Twins, Bob Dylan, Elton John

NOVEMBER 1983: Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Yes, Eurythmics, The The

RETRO REWIND: JUN '80, Olivia Newton-John with ELO, The Stones, Queen, Fela Kuti and Africa 70, The Soft Boys

CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Sports by Huey Lewis and the News

OCTOBER 1983: Genesis, Lionel Richie, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Nick Heyward

RETRO REWIND! From The Archives: APR '80: Judas Priest, Pete Townsend, X, The Feelies, Budd/Eno

SEPTEMBER 1983: Mötley Crüe, Tom Waits, UB40, Pylon, MTUME

CLASSIC ALBUM EPISODE: Let's Dance by David Bowie

AUGUST 1983: Billy Joel, XTC, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), AC/DC, Bad Brains