When 1980s Production NAILED IT - Second Tier Singles YOU NEED TO KNOW | MUSIC is not a GENRE - Episode #29
SUPPORT ME ON PATREON\n\nWATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE\n\nAhh 1980s production values. It all started out so well. Crisp, clean, tight, bouncy but slightly dark, and with awesome amalgams of styles and sounds. But after 1982-3 or so, we all know how out of control it got. The big, crashing snare. The overlayered instruments. The cheesy keyboard sounds. The MELODRAMA. It\u2019s a perfect example of why every 10 years or so a new style comes along to clean the slate of excess \u2013 in this case grunge.\n\nBut all of that is true only if we focus on the biggest hits and broadest trends. There were some kick-ass second tier singles in the mid \u201880s that still sound very of their time but managed to keep it tight. The production did exactly and ONLY what the song needed. They weren\u2019t the biggest hits, or the most memorable or representative of their time. But they nailed it on every level.\n\nThese six 12\u201d singles from my collection all did that. You don\u2019t get tired of listening to them because their production is so choice. And they haven\u2019t been overplayed. And though two of the songs (\u201cHuman\u201d and the original Cherrelle version of \u201cI Didn\u2019t Mean to Turn You On\u201d) stemmed from Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, in general the other common factor is that they were artist driven and independently produced. They were prime examples of the artists following their muses. And the two cover tunes \u2013 from Robert Palmer & Pseudo Echo, plus Robbie Nevil\u2019s remake of his own composition, did total justice to the originals \u2013 in some ways even outdid them.\n\nThe 1980s are all over my tunes, especially the crispy-tight version of that era. You can hear this prominently in these two songs:\n\nREC - \u201cWhatever We Have To Do To Wake Up High\u201d (from the album Synergy for the Weird)\n\nREC - \u201cKPS (Korean Pop Song)\u201d (from the album The Sunshine Seminar)\n\nDo you remember these songs? Can you hear the difference in production values between these and other bigger 1980s hits? \xa0Discuss dammit!\n\n\n--- \n\nThis episode is sponsored by \n\xb7 Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app\n\nSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musicisnotagenre/support\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices