Among other things I used to run the first semi-regular soft rock dj night in Finland and in my mind there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. I love to listen to some AOR. We had a dresscode for those nights and it was ’Miami Vice’. It was very popular.
Sniff’n The Tears - Driver’s Seat,
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Mr. Mister - Kyrie
And so on. I’d be far more embarrassed listening to Manowar or Blind Guardian, but I’m not. I love that stuff too. Oiled muscles playing heavy metal, mmmmmh, good stuff.
Rock your body is a modern classic. Good call. Every now and again a song c9mes along that strikes out in a different direction production wise. This is one of those for me. Neptunes/Pharrell are in a different class.
Talk Talk is a hell of a band. Try also spirit of eden, laughing stock, and Mark hollis solo album ( 1998 ) … As beth gibbons put it, there would be no Portishead without talk talk …