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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
It took me YEARS (and many ounces of very strong marijuana) to even begin to "get" the Peter Gabriel years, like The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
I love Duke and Abacab and their self-titled album Genesis, with 'Mama' on it. Fucking brilliant. (Of course it all came crashing down with the dreadful We Can't Dance. That album sucked balls.)
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Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
In '87, Huey released Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.
