80sography - 80s music interviews

Something a bit different this time as we run through The Seeds of Love, track by track, with Co-Producer, Engineer and Mixer of said album, Dave Bascombe. Was a wonderfully enlightening conversation covering many aspects of the recording of the classic LP. Much to enjoy if you are a fan, love the album (and especially own the box set). So get set up on your devices....any 2 of the following will...

Managed to nab the great Chris Hughes (T4F producer & Merrick from Adam & The Ants) for a 2 hr interview recently.  Some of the interview relating to Seeds of Love will be siphoned off for Episode 4 but that leaves plenty of T4F content discussed from first meeting to last goodbye. Find out; * Who was really behind the SFTBC album title * Which song inspired Roland's guitar solo in Sh...

37-year-old Loretta Castorini, an Italian-American widow, works as a bookkeeper and lives in Brooklyn Heights , New York, with her family: father Cosmo...wait, that's the synopsis for "Moonstruck" Hold on...copying from wrong bit... We are now halfway through the mid-80s TFF meisterwork that is Songs From The Big Chair and conclude with side two and all the goodies therein contained...

As John Lennon once remarked in song "Life is what happens to you while you're trying to finish episode 2 on a series of Tears For Fears podcasts.." (slight paraphrase there) Apologies - work, family, hospital stay (NOT the dreaded C-19) got in the way. But nothing (I say NOTHING) will deter us in our quest following Roland & Curt through the 80s jungleland to pop perfection (an...

And we are back! Back!! BACK!!! with an act very much defined by this glorious decade; Tears For Fears. Not picked purely cos their hometown is located not 30 miles from 80sography Central. If location was the definer then this would be part 1 of 4 of Douggie Alsopp’s Banjo Ragtime Razzamataz combo from Lechlade. And it’s not (that's further down the line between Huey Lewis and The Cure*). Fi...

And the Elton journey has endethed (breathes sigh of relief..) and we have our summary episode and also an interview with Neil Barrett, host of the premium EJ podcast, “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Elton John Podcast”.   00:00: The Elton interview 03:25: The Summary 06:36: The Worst 5 EJ Songs of the 80s 07:39: The Top 10 Best EJ Songs of the 80s 08:36: The Album Rankings 09:39: The Intervi...

Finally our travails lead us to the end of the 80s road for Elton - and here he negotiates his rockiest terrain (regarding quality not style) but the final destination is a happy one creatively and commercially.  Songs included; Slow Rivers Candle In The Wind (live) I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That Healing Hands Sacrifice These Dreams - Heart Give Me Love Your Way 0:01:22: 1986 0:03:42:...

We’ve reached peak 80sElton with the middle trilogy as Our Reg re-locates his mojo and the hit parade and Bernie regains sole lyricist status.  The peak was covered with plenty of snow. Songs included; I’m Still Standing I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues Sad Songs (say so much) Passengers Nikita I’m Not Getting Married       02:25: 1983 / “Too Low For Zero”    33:02:  1984 / “Breaking Hear...

We start the 80s odyssey with Sir Reginald Hercules Dwight - an 80s of excess both in and out of the recording studio but was quality control maintained? (spoiler alert - er, possibly...) S First doors, the prequel years of 80sElton - the lean times with the odd smash and a smattering of, shock, non-Bernie lyrics! Songs included; Little Jeannie Sartorial Eloquence Nobody Wins Blue Eyes Empty Garde...