80s music
The 80s were chockful of New Wave power ballads, synthesizers, drum machines, and no shortage of Madonna and Michael Jackson.
8EEZ Playlist: Tom Petty (R.I.P.)
"And I'm Free. Free Fallin'." Hello, one and all. First, an announcement. The 8EEZ Playlist will be no more after this. After much consideration, my buddy Calvin "Oates" Cherry have decided to drop the stylized, "8EEZ" moniker (though fun it was) and we're going to just call it "The 'List" from now on. This is so we can add and encompass artists and music genres in our lists from all decades: 7EEZ, 9EEZ, etc. We figured that the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and yes, even the 10s, all deserve a shout.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: The Cars
"I guess you're just what I needed". Hello and welcome. This latest spotlight is on a band that just has only one thing going for it. Fun! Do I sound like a broken record? Maybe. But, that's what I firmly believe about music - it should be fun. Growing up that way I did, not allowed initially to listen to rock music because it was considered sacrilege, it was years after rediscovering the joy of my lost youth through music.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Phil Collins
"It's just another day for you and me, in paradise." Hello, and thanks for reading! This spotlight artist is a personal favorite of mine. I remember hearing his haunting smash ballad, "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" back in 1984, and literally crying my eyes out. Mind you, I was only a mere 12 years old, but, the voice, the melody and the poignant urgency of the song touched me quite deeply. I made it a point to buy up all his records from that point on. I did just that and have been a lifelong fan ever since, even despite the worries that he's now "Old Hat." It was also to my incredible joy that he was also the lead singer of one of my favorite 80s rock group: Genesis. Yes...they are due for a future 'list very soon. Meantime. Me and my buddy Oates will share this latest 'list of one Philip David Charles Collins of West London, UK.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Ronnie Milsap
So, here it is. The first playlist that really isn't my own. As I mentioned, this dueling playlist was designed to chronicle artists of various musical genres in the 1980s; but, as it turns out, I've been bested by at least one genre that I am a little unversed in: country music.
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Air Supply
G'day mates! As much as my buddy Oates and I enjoy writing about the long crop of 1980s new wave rock artists and the darlings of MTV, we like to explore ALL aspects of music from the 1980s, which will indeed include artists that were still held-over from the late 1970s as the dynamic began to shift slowly, but strongly away from disco and punk, and briefly had a renaissance of the kind of music that was the mainstay of pop in the early-70's.
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Corey Hart
Hello...I believe that's how it's said in Canada too! The spotlight is on a favorite from my buddy, Calvin "Oates" Cherry, who discovered his true identity with this next artist — Montreal, Quebec native Corey Mitchell Hart. Just Corey Hart will do, though.
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Foreigner
Hello, I've been waiting for a reader like you. Nyuk, nyuk! My buddy Oates and I have received many a positive response for this blog series and we appreciate the feedback and certainly hope to be entertaining you with more artists' playlists — lord knows, there's absolutely no shortage!
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Pet Shop Boys
Hello, one in all in Boogie Wonderland. Another request from my friend Calvin "Oates" Cherry is to cast the spotlight on one of the most influential new wave/dance/pop duos to come out of the UK. Neil Tennant, vocals/keyboards/guitar, and Chris Lowe, vocals/keyboards, both formed in London and derived their name from a few friends that worked at a pet shop near the borough of Ealing.
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Beat
