Mudcrutch. Before the Heartbreakers, this was Tom Petty's band. Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017. Nine years tomorrow. For me, Mudcrutch always means Tom Petty. ameblo.jp/wsuki2001/entr…
I thought Depeche Mode might be a one-hit wonder. In 1984, I danced to “People Are People” at Tsubaki House and New York New York in Shinjuku. Listening back to 1983’s “Everything Counts” now, I hear more than synth-pop blips: metallic sounds, a bright melody and biting lyrics.
U2's "Two Hearts Beat As One" (1983). To me, "War" had no weak tracks, and I was hooked. Then in 2014 their album landed in every iTunes library without anyone asking, and I still call that a theft of taste. And at their 1989 Japan show, the guy yelling "Give me my money back!"