Why this group didn't hit it big in the 80's with this LP, "Phonongenic", I'll never know. The track "Man Overboard" should've been a huge hit, but basically no one ever heard it.

Their record company failed to promote them properly, and they fell through the cracks.

Band member Jimmy Lee Sloas went on to become a sought after studio bassist/producers, and worked with many artists in the country/rock/ and Christian industries, even forming his own band and releasing a CD. (Dogs Of Peace)

The tracks featured are:

01- Man Overboard

02- Piece Of Glass

03- The Curtain's Gonna Fall

04- Head In The Sand

Lead singer: http://www.robertwhitejohnson.com

Guitarist: http://www.moregendel.com

Disregarded as "one hit wonders", Men Without Hats actually had some great new wave material up their sleeves as evidenced in this podcast.

These songs were taken from a "live" performance during the band's peak.

The songs are:

01- Heaven

02- I Got The Message

03- Editions Of You

04- Safety Dance

Wang Chung's first album was recorded under the name "Huang Chung". They changed the spelling on subsequent albums.

Their first album is hard to find on cd, but it's worth it if you can grab it. Some nice forgotten gems from the 80's.

The songs included are:

01- China

02- Chinese Girls

03- Hold Back The Tears

04- Dancing

A truly FORGOTTEN powerpop/rock gem from the 80's. I can't even find what this guy's up to now. It's such a common name, searching the net is fruitless! If you have any idea what he's up to now, send me an e-mail.

This is a transfer from vinyl, not available on CD.

The songs on this podcast are:

01- Two Hearts On The Loose

02- Underdog

03- If I Was A Fool

Before they were the Cars, they were called Cap''n Swing. I've unearthed a few demos they recorded under that name. I'm just guessing at the titles! You can hear the beginnings of that signature Cars sound in these recordings.

01- Strawberry Moonlight

02- Come Back Down

03- Goes On Sleeping

04- Twilight Superman

http://www.thenewcars.com

Part two of my special "The Story Of A Young Heart Podcast".

Enjoy!

The songs on Part 2 are:

1- Remember David

2- Over My Head

3- Heart Of Steel

4- The End

5- Suicide Day

An excellent yet overlooked album from the 80's. The entire album is presented here divided into two podcasts for your listening pleasure. Good luck findingt this on cd. It's VERY rare!

The songs on Part 1 are:

1- The Story Of A Young Heart

2- Never Again (The Dancer)

3- The More You Live, The More You Love

4- European ( I Wish I Was)

First solo album from Frank's son Dweezil Zappa. He was only 16 at the time. It's a little rough, he got more polished as time went by, but for being just 16....well...just give it a listen..

The songs included are:

1- Let's Talk About It (with his sister Moon)

2- Having A Bad Day

3- You Can't Ruin Me (with Moon)

4- The Pirate Song (instrumental)

http://www.dweezilzappa.com

Peter Wolf left the J Geils Band after their live LP "Showtime". The boys of J Geils forged on with Seth Justman and Stephen Bladd sharing lead vocal duties on this LP "You're Getting Even While I'm Getting Odd". The new vocalists brought a slightly more quirky and "fun" feel to the band. Justman wrote the majority of the J Geils songs anyway, so it was natural for him to step in on vocals. Drummer Bladd brought a more smooth vocal, while Justman was definitely on the "new wave" side.

The songs on this album are great. If Wolf had stayed, this would've been another hit. As it is, it's a rare gem. Rumour has it that this was released on CD in Japan only, and only as few as 500 were ever produced. So if you ever run accross it on disc, grab it! I don't have it on disc, so these songs were transferred from clean vinyl.

The songs included are:

1- Concealed Weapons

2- Heavy Petting

3- You're Getting Even While I'm Getting Odd

4- I Will Carry You Home

http://www.jgeils.com

(if you notice under the "recordings" tab on the official website, this particular LP is NOT listed! It's treated as though it doesn't exist! Could be because Peter Wolf appears to be running the site!)

Joe Lynch has released a new cd called "Taking My Time". It's included here on the Forgotten 80's Podcast page because it's heavily influenced by the 80's music scene.

"Taking My Time", the cd's title track, sounds almost exactly like an early 80's Cars tune. "Cover Me" has a hint of journey like keyboards, with some Cars style keyboards thrown in as well. There's also a cover of the 80's Korgis classic "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" that stays true to the original while adding a few different keyboards to the mix. There is also a nod to the band A Flock Of Seagulls in the song "All Falls Down". "Let It Go" has a guitar pattern similar to something from Billy Squier (with an extended guitar solo) and "Under The Gun" has an Ichouse feel to it. There's even a nod to pink floyd with the moody song "Welcome To The Show".

Check it out, you'll like it!

Songs inclueded are:

01- Cover Me

02- Taking My Time

03- Let It Go

04- Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

To purchase and listen::

http://www.purevolume.com/joelynch