Andy Hears the ‘70s

19/07/2022

Our latest episode takes us all around the world to hear five albums from five different countries showcasing the global breadth of prog rock! Lots of cool stuff this week, take a listen:

Doing stuff.

10/07/2022

Our latest episode is all about the ‘70s albums of Pink Floyd! From Atom Heart Mother to The Wall and everything in between, Aaron and I cover it all. Plus, as always, our top 5 songs and rankings of the albums. Take a listen!

Doing stuff.

19/06/2022

Happy Father’s Day! On our latest episode, I have a very special guest… MY DAD! We talk all about the ‘70s albums of Genesis, one of his favorite bands growing up. It’s a very fun episode with some great conversation, take a listen!

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Doing stuff.

25/05/2022

Our latest episode is all about the music of Stevie Wonder! We discuss his life and career all while hearing some of the best music of the ‘70s. Which albums and songs ended up being our favorites? Listen on your favorite podcast app today and find out!

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Doing stuff.

23/04/2022

Season premiere! Let’s ease on into the ‘70s with Bruce Springsteen! We dig into his albums from the ‘70s AND the ‘80s, take a listen!

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📷: Eric Meola

06/04/2021

The Championship matchup is awaiting your votes! In 24 hours either Purple Rain or The Joshua Tree will be crowned our listeners’ Best Album of the ‘80s!

Cast your vote at Twitter.com/andyhearsit

And of course you can now hear our entire bracket conversations on the podcast at andyhearsit.Podbean.com or whoever fine podcasts are downloaded.

02/04/2021

The Final Four! Go cast your votes and decide which albums will face off in the Championship on Monday! And of course our final episode of OUR deliberations is now live on your podcast app of choice!

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31/03/2021

We’re down to 8! Cast your votes for the Elite 8 matchups now and decide which ‘80s albums will win their divisions and advance to the final four!

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29/03/2021

It’s Sweet 16 time! Only four albums left in each division, go cast your votes!

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25/03/2021

Round 2 of the tournament is off and running! You can vote now (Twitter.com/andyhearsit) on your picks for the Early ‘80s side of the bracket and the Late ‘80s battles will start tomorrow morning!

And of course all of our deliberations are dropping right alongside the polls and are available to listen wherever you hear podcasts! 🤘

22/03/2021

The final division of round 1 voting is now live! Make your picks now to determine which albums in the Late ‘80s Club division will advance! Vote now at: Twitter.com/andyhearsit

19/03/2021

Voting for the Late ‘80s Arena division is now live over at Twitter.com/Andyhearsit so go make your picks! Some of the toughest competitors in the whole tournament are in this division, but only eight can advance to round two!

17/03/2021

Round one of the Best Album of the ‘80s bracket marches on with the Early ‘80s Club division! Head over to Twitter.com/andyhearsit and cast your votes!

15/03/2021

The first round of our March Madness bracket has begun! Listen to our deliberations and cast your votes at Twitter.com/andyhearsit

The albums in the Early ‘80s Arena Division face off first, and the polls will last 48 hours. Get your picks in now!

07/03/2021

What is the best album of the 1980s? There’s only one way to find out!

One week from tomorrow our March Madness style event begins to decide the best album of the decade! Episodes featuring our deliberations will go up every Monday/Wednesday/Friday until the tournament is complete and you can vote on your picks over on our Twitter page: Twitter.com/andyhearsit

The full bracket and methodology can be found at https://actn.wordpress.com/2021/03/01/andy-hears-the-80s-presents-the-best-album-of-the-80s-an-album-absurdity-bracket/

Take a look at the bracket, pick your favorites, and prepare to vote starting on 3/15!

30/01/2021

🚨Season Finale Alert!🚨

It’s our Best of the ‘80s spectacular! We look back at all the great music we heard and pick out our favorites! Sit back, relax, and hear our picks for the best songs from the following categories:

Top 5 Opening Tracks
Top 5 Cover Songs
Top 5 Sax Trax
Top 5 Guitar Solos
Top 5 Closing Tracks
Top 15 Songs of the '80s

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Which albums from the 1980s are worth adding to your collection?

23/12/2020

Happy Holidays from Andy Hears the ‘80s! We have a Very Special Christmas episode all about “A Very Special Christmas” coming out on a Very Special Christmas Eve! (This one! 12/24/2020!)

Aaron and I go track-by-track on this charity compilation benefiting the Special Olympics and talk a little about how it came together. Don’t miss it!

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Visit actn.wordpress.com for the show notes, including links to everything we discuss on the episode! There are lots of fun posts for all the previous episodes there as well!

15/11/2020

It’s that time again! We’ve got a brand new episode all about The Cure! Join us as we listen to and discuss each of their ‘80s albums!

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(📷: Rex Features)

24/10/2020

Our latest episode is now available! This time, we focus on a true buried treasure of a band: Game Theory! This power-pop group put out five studio albums in the ‘80s, but struggled to find a larger audience. Join us in discovering their brilliant songs today!

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(📷: Robert Toren)

04/10/2020

Our latest episode is now available! This one is all about the iconic Grace Jones! We heard all six of her ‘80s albums and discussed her unique career. Give it a listen!

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(📷: Jean-Paul Goude)

13/09/2020

Our latest episode is all about the English post punk band The Fall! Fronted by the mercurial Mancunian Mark E. Smith, the band released 31 studio albums, nine of which were in the ‘80s. Check it out!

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(📷: Beggars Banquet)

22/08/2020

Our latest episode is now available! We discuss all things Prince this time around, diving into the music and movies of The Artist himself. Check it out!

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(Photo credit: Michael Ballhaus)

01/08/2020

Attention music fans! Our brand new episode focusing on the one and only Chaka Khan is now live! We heard all 6 of her ‘80s solo albums and had a blast doing it! Take a listen:

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(Pic: Chicago Sun-Times, 1981)

11/07/2020

🚨 New episode alert! 🚨 This week we heard the first six albums of Luther Vandross. Join us as we discuss his music and life. This was a fun one, check it out!

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(Photo credit- Ebet Roberts, 1988)

21/06/2020

Our brand new episode this week is all about the L.A. punk band X! Take a listen as we check out all of their albums from the 1980’s as well as their surprise 2020 release!

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(Photo Credit: Michael Hyatt, 1981)

30/05/2020

We’ve got a brand new episode for you today, all about British rock band XTC! We heard six of their albums and discussed their fascinating career, check it out!

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Which albums from the 1980s are worth adding to your collection?...

23/05/2020

So now that you’ve had a couple weeks to sit with The Replacements, what are your thoughts on the band? Which songs are your favorites? We’re you a fan before the episode? Sound off in the comments!

09/05/2020

It’s new episode day! This week we dig into nearly every record by The Replacements, one of my personal favorite bands from season 1!

We also discuss the (relatively) new box set “Dead Man’s Pop.” Give it a listen! And If you haven’t heard ep. 106 on alternative rock, go back and check it out, too!

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Which albums from the 1980s are worth adding to your collection?...

30/04/2020

It was a lot of fun going deep on R.E.M. for our March Madness bracket last month (all episodes of which are up now, if you missed it!), but the one thing we didn’t get to do was just straight up list our favorite R.E.M. songs of all time, singles or not!

I’ve had a list in my notes app that has been changing every time I look at it, so I figured I might as well post it before it changes again. I want to see your lists, too! (Especially yours, Aaron!) I managed to limit it to 15, which feels about right.

15. World Leader Pretend
14. Fall on Me
13. Pilgrimage
12. Hyena
11. What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
10. Sitting Still
9. Talk About the Passion
8. Pretty Persuasion
7. Überlin
6. Imitation of Life
5. Nightswimming
4. Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
3. Losing My Religion
2. These Days
1. Life and How to Live It.

24/04/2020

Season 2 begins in earnest with a deep dive on the first four albums by Madonna! Listen along with us as we examine the rapid ascent of one of the biggest pop stars of all time.

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Which albums from the 1980s are worth adding to your collection?...