Tag Archives: Power Station

The Second Power Station Album Was The Clear Runt Of The Litter…For ALL Involved

Posted on August 30, 2023 by postpunkmonk

As much as anyone was wowed by The Power Station Album in 1985, we were all taken by surprise by the appearance of a second album by the übergroup eleven years later. By then, Robert Palmer was just coming off … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 25]

Posted on January 9, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post] Commenter Jordan in the previous post made a supremely cogent comment about OMD’s creative conundrum by 1985: “What was the missing link? It could not have been just trying to write bland music for the market. … Continue reading →

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New Wave MVP: Guy Pratt

Posted on August 31, 2016 by postpunkmonk

This morning I was listening to my favorite Icehouse album and it reminded me that I’ve needed to look more closely at the career of bass player Guy Pratt in a way that I have been meaning to do for … Continue reading →

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