Out of the Blue

Way too poppy for me. It ain't bad, but would not want to put this on voluntarily

Damn, I think I lost all glazing from my teeth.... Bold suggestion, but an album I would never ever voluntarily listen to.

Standard toe tapping 80s fare

Let's go to the mall!! Sounds like roller skating.

A very light pop, very much for young girls of the time. I couldn't find a track that seemed explosive enough for a radio repeater, I think it's more of a run of the mill among all the good pop that there was in the eighties.

Wikipedia says this went triple platinum and when it came out I was smack in the middle of high school in the rural Midwest so it must have been UBIQUITOUS but I have to say nothing was really familiar - I mean the sound and style were all immediately familiar, and I certainly remember Debbie Gibson being A Thing, but none of these songs had that instant recognition factor for me like a lot of songs of similar provenance would (Walk Like an Egyptian, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, I Think We're Alone Now...). I've got nothing against this, but nothing particularly for it either, it is highly polished white girl pop of its era. It was a very peppy jam for my evening workout. After this I listened to somel late-stage Nico, so that was a contrast.

Surprising to me there weren't more 80s pop efforts on the initial 1001, so this felt like a breath of fresh air. The compositions are vibrant and lively, Gibson's vocals are rich and well-positioned in the mix, and the whole thing feels like a more well-suited use of the 80s' sense of indulgence than another New Wave or glam rock LP. Could definitely use some fat trimming (most tracks can't help but run one chorus too long), but a fun listen and again something that felt new after ~1200 albums.

Pop.

wth, why is this on the list, HORRIBLE

80's music really doesn't age well!

Chock full of good pop songs, like a more wholesome version of Madonna. Impressive that she wrote everything on this album herself and helped produce. Probably not something I'd listen to again, but it was enjoyable overall. 3 stars.

This was some lame 80s pop music. The repetitive lyrics and Richard Simmons feeling production had me wanting to skip some of these songs. Not the worst thing I’ve listened to but definitely not my speed. It was pretty meh throughout and won’t be revisiting this. 3.9/10

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Only in my dreams, Red hot, Shake your love, Play the field

Bro this is so good 4 for now