There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my t…
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.
Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, "You might like this" and if they don't like it, so be it.
Beastie Boys hit the scene. Whitesnake had a huge hit with their self titled album, and U2's The Joshua Tree seemed to have hit after hit.
But things were changing. Grunge was on the horizon, Hip Hip and Rap was mainstream now but Def Leppard's Hysteria was putting hard rock on the mainstream airwaves as well. And who could forget Guns 'n Roses.
One of my classmates introduced me to Long John Baldry. Yes, he had been around since the 60s, but how does one listen to every musician that's out there? You can't, so some will inevitably slip through the cracks. So better late than never.
OK, back to 1987. Jane's Addiction had this hit. probably the only rock song featuring steel drums, but not the only one to feature pole dancers:
Remember a year ago when I got into Led Zeppelin? Well, there was this other guy who had a few albums out already:
I found a Marillion album in a used record store. I have featured them before so I won't do it a third time.
So, apparently Jane's Addiction was the only band to put out a good song. Oh, I could have Rick Rolled you (is that still a thing?) or talked about the only song from the Grateful Dead most people now know...
But I won't
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
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