But drummer Sakurai had his mind set on becoming a singer. Higuchi’s brother Toll Yagami was in a band called SP, and when they lost their vocalist, Sakurai asked Yagami if he could be the replacement. Yagami politely refused his request, and SP broke up. However, at the same time,…
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A legal dispute with Rough Trade had delayed the album by almost seven months (it had been completed in November 1985), and Marr was beginning to feel the stress of the touring and recording schedule. He later told NME , “I was extremely ill. By the time the tour actually…
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INXS toured North America, Europe, and New Zealand from November 1985 to February 1986.
In November 1985, Titov decided to leave Kino in favour of Aquarium, of which he was also a member. He was replaced by jazz guitarist Igor Tikhomirov [ ru ] , who remained part of Kino’s “classic lineup” until its end.
Listen Like Thieves was released in October 1985 to critical approval, reaching No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 11 on the US charts.
In October 1985, Mute released a compilation, The Singles 81→85 ( Catching Up with Depeche Mode in the US), which included the two new non-album hit singles ” Shake the Disease ” and ” It’s Called a Heart “, with the US version also including their B-sides (“Fly on the…
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Soda’s second album Nada personal was edited in October 1985. During the summer the group toured Argentina, playing in Mar de Plata , Villa Gesell , and Pinamar , and ending the tour at the Festival De la Falda in Córdoba , which featured Andres Calamaro and Charly García on…
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The single was also a top 20 hit in Canada and reached No. 2 in Australia (September 1985), but only reached No. 51 on the UK charts.
In August 1985, INXS toured ahead of the release of Listen Like Thieves , touring South America before returning to Melbourne to play for Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales at a concert. The concert was filmed and later released on a home video entitled Living INXS ; an…
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In March 1985, a Rolling Stone cover story called U2 the “Band of the ’80s”, saying that “for a growing number of rock & roll fans, U2 … has become the band that matters most, maybe even the only band that matters”. On 13 July 1985, the group performed at…
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