Vinyl Rhetoric

Hello everybody. Kingcow is moving from female fronted bands to a more synthetic sound this month. Although not the Blobs favorite genre he is always willing to give it a try. Hopefully he will find himself gaining new insights into a realm he finds questionable. So let's give this a serious ear and put our thinking caps on.

This is the sixth studio album from Peter Gabriel and the ninth album overall. Released in 1992 this a;bum explored some dark areas of his life. It produced some excellent charting material. It even sparked a live show that was ahead of its time for cinematography. This is one album I wont forget as this was a show me and Kingcow attended. For your enjoyment we present Us, from Peter Gabriel.

This is third album by the pop duo The Eurythmics. It is also the best selling studio album for the group reaching the top 10 in the US and top 3 in the UK. Moving away from their traditional synthetic pop sound they took on a more traditional rock sound and image changes for vocalist Annie Lennox. Not that this caused the increase in popularity but you never know. Give it up for the Euythmics and the rhetoric.

This 1999 release from the band Incubus offered a change in style from their earlier work. They were now described as nu metal or alternative metal and even funk rock. This was their third release and was certified double platinum producing three charting singles and the song "Drive" breaking into Billboards top 100 at #9. A rather unique sound , we hope you find enjoyable.

Pat Benatar is our featured artist today. What a storied career she has had. Singing her first solo at the age of eight to winning the Grammy for best female rock vocalist in 1983 this rock icon eventually mellowed into a more pop-rock sound later in life and she found even greater success. Please enjoy the music of Pat Benatar.

Here is some blues with a hint of funk, soul, and R&B. This 1997 release takes us to some real fun music to listen to and relax with. Hope you enjoy this from the archives of the Blob. He thinks you will like it. Let him know if he was correct.

Kingcow chose this album to present for our listeners. This is Jossie Cotton and her 1982 new wave release Convertible Music. This was her first release and it did chart as high as 155 on Billboard 200. This is an interesting sound and completely fits the new wave genre that was beginning to emerge at that time. In the event you find this enjoyable you can always locate her second release which also had some chartable songs. Have fun.

Moving further into the new year finds us with a fairly open catalog from which to chose. For this episode we are sampling some rather hard metal from CoC. Formed in Raleigh North Carolina in 1982 our album choice is the bands fourth studio album, Deliverance. Breaking into Billboards top 200 Deliverance brought them a modicum of commercial success. With ten studio albums to their name this band brings it. Enjoy.

This show is in remembrance of Darryl Dragon, the Captain of Captain and Tennille. Hope you find this soothing.

Moving into the month sees the pop group T'Pau get to the spotlight. Formed in 1986 in Shropshire this band was named after a Star Trek character. Their first hit in the US, Heart and Soul initially flopped in the UK but rose to #4 in the Billboard 100 in 1987. With the synthesizer sound so prominent it is no wonder it is referred to as synth-pop. Not surprising the Blob finds it distasteful. But what does he know. We hope you enjoy this trip back to the mid 80's.