A few days ago, I felt absolutely snarky and thought, “why not write down exactly what I think of music from the 1980s.” In some ways, I feel I have the right to do this in a manner I could never for any other decade.
I was in seventh grade when a very disturbed fanboy tried to kill the fortieth president, and I was a first-semester senior in college when the Berlin Wall came down.
Yes, I’m very much a man of the 1980s. Reagan, Rush, Blade Runner. . . how I remember the 1980s. I came of age in that rather incredible decade.
Life continued after 1989, however, though I wasn’t so sure at the time that it would.
1990 proved to be one of the most interesting years in my personal life when it came to career choices as well as to music.
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Spirit of Cecilia 
World Party, Cocteau Twins, Charlatans, Richard Thompson – yeah, I’m definitely with you. I checked out Mazzy Star, because The Rain Parade were one of my favorites from the 80s, Roback came from them. Here’s a Spotify playlist I put together of favorite 80s tunes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LNYtnvSx3iblFdikbvbIp?si=tFYSwyI8TEKBPdun0kAfuA
The first song is “Fotzepolitic” from Heaven or Las Vegas!
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Yes, Mazzy Star, and World Party (the first album has some nice things on it too), The Sundays, Cocteau Twins! Takes me back to a place. I need to give Reverberation a re-listen (I think you sent it to me on cassette!)
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Mazzy Star!! Dang. I need to re-listen. Fantastic group.
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