A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
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A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
Billy Squier spent the ’70s in New York City, playing with the rock band Piper. They toured with Kiss. Squier released his first solo album in 1980, The Tale of the Tape. “The Big Beat” got some radio airplay.
All of that changed with 1981’s Don’t Say No.
I count eight songs that were played, either on pop radio or, to a greater frequency and depth, on rock radio of the 80s.
Huge album. Billy Squier had made it.
One ill-conceived video stopped - mostly - his career.
But Squier hung around. Made more music before eventually essentially retiring from the music business.
His legacy? Complicated. We discuss.
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A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980‘s, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It‘s a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
