"Words like 'cheesy' and 'synthesizers' have popped up. It
made me reflect back on 80s pop music. When I think of 'cheesy 80s
pop' I think of people like Hall & Oats, Kim Karnes, The Human League
and Madonna. Then when I consider 'Wild Things Run Fast', 'Dog Eat
Dog' and 'Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm' I find little or no resemblance
in those records to Hall & Oats or any of those others that I
mentioned before."
--I hate to be so disagreeable, BUT, I was one of those who posted that her
80's output was dated and dated badly.........(with the exception of some of
"Wild Things".......and "smokin (try another)")....... Recordings by the 80's
artists who did use state of the art production, (ex. Madonna, Prince, U2,
Peter Gabriel) who had good producers at the helm, (Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois,
Prince, Patrick Leonard) don't sound embarassingly awful. I'm sorry, but
"Good Friends" is just terrible. As is the production for most of "Dog Eat
Dog"......Thomas Dolby was not a good choice for that album. I love Joni, I
think she is one of the greatest singer/songwriters who has ever lived, BUT,
I can't say that I think "Dog" and "Chalk" are sonically in good taste.
