THURSDAY TOP 10s: Bruce Hornsby & The Range had a huge hit with The Way It Is in 1986, and it ended up being the eighth biggest selling single of 1987 as well as hitting number 1 on the US and Canadian charts amongst others. Even better - the song still holds up pretty well today: … [Read more...]
Pete Townshend – Give Blood
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: This 1986 song from Pete Townshend's fourth solo album White City: A Novel features Simon Phillips, Pino Palladino and David Gilmour and it rocks like hell. Here's a video showing it being performed live: … [Read more...]
‘Til Tuesday – Coming Up Close
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Here's an outfit that deserved a much longer career than they had. Three albums were released, with their single Voices Carry the best known. Their follow-up album, 1986's Welcome Home contains some of the band's best work, not least of which is this song: … [Read more...]
The Triffids – Wide Open Road
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: The Triffids are one of those bands defined by the length of their career. It's not a fair definition as their output is greater than most bands achieve. The fact remains that David McComb's death at 36 ended what could have been one of the most impressive bands Australia has produced. Wide Open Road was voted as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all … [Read more...]