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‘87 Forever: Four Albums That Shaped Our GenX-ness


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Remember the episode earlier this season  where each co-host picked a 1986 GenX album and we got way too into it? Yeah… we’re doing that again. This time, it’s 1987—and no, we’re not out of opinions yet (not even close). Each of us picked an album from that iconic year, we all (mostly) gave ‘em a listen, and then lovingly (and loudly) overanalyzed them.

Expect deep tracks, random trivia no one asked for, and at least one “omg I totally forgot about that song!” moment. Oh, and as usual, we’ll be dragging our former teenage selves and probably uncovering something weird about each other along the way.

So press play, roll up those acid-wash jeans, and let’s get back to 1987—because clearly, we think it rocked.

Episode links

  • Did this concept earlier this season
  • Best albums of 1987
  • How Sting made art from loss
  • Sting’s November 1987 Nothing Like the Sun Spin Cover Story: Invisible Son
  • 10 things you didn’t know about INXS’s Kick
  • The Unlikely Story of How INXS Came to Rule the Late ’80s With ‘Kick’
  • Rock And Walk: Husker Du's 'Warehouse'
  • ‘Warehouse” marked the begnning of the end
  • ‘Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me’ Fall Back In Love With A Classic Cure Album
  • Just Like A Dream: The Cure’s Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Revisited

OUR ALBUMS

  • Lori: Kick, INXS
  • Courtney: Nothing Like the Sun, Sting
  • Chris: Warehouse: songs and stories, Husker Du
  • Eve: Kiss me, kiss me, kiss Me: The Cure


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