The 1970s were over, and the year 1980 brought in some excellent new classic rock tunes that set the mood for the decade.

When one looks back at the 1980s, they think of MTV, hair metal, synth pop, and the occasional classic rock hit. Those were, of course, the staples of the decade. As a result, they’re also the topics ...

When you close your eyes and think about the music of the 1980s, what comes to mind? Synths, early rap? Prince dressed in purple, Tom Petty and his wheat-colored hair? Stevie Nicks and Michael Jackson ...

These country artists scored individual hits in the 1980s, then virtually vanished from the Top 40. Here's where they are ...

It’s still live album time here; I hope that's ok with you as there are plenty of them to go around and write about. I recently looked at all the stunning live albums from the 1970s that made it to ...

The 1980s gave us some of the best rock songs in history. While most of the fashion and other fads from the decade have been out of style or forgotten for decades, the music will live forever. Some of ...

As decadently cringeworthy as the ’80s might be, they created some of the catchiest tunes of all time. Matter of fact, ’80s pop music is arguably the foundation of all contemporary pop music. That ...

When it comes to musicians with fleeting fame, the decade that arguably has the most of them is the 1980s. The careers of so many artists were completely dictated by the fads of the decade. Thus, when ...

When it comes to the wider conversation about country music, the 1980s get overlooked much too often. The 1970s saw big acts like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson rise to prominence. Additionally, ...

Pop music was everything in the 1980s, but some of the singles we came to associate with the decade never charted on mainstream charts. The decade of decadence was saturated with the fads of the times ...

These 1980s one-hit wonders virtually disappeared after scoring their one hit, and yet, I can't help but feel that they ...