As I began to write this review, I heard that John Hughes had died. The man who almost single-handedly defined the '80s in film, starting in 1983 with Vacation and moving on through Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club before closing out the decade withUncle Buck. As the '90s rolled into town, he changed up his schtick a bit, and did three Home Alone movies, Curly Sue and a few others we won't mention here before ultimately petering out. Regardless, he is remembered for his work in the '80s, which helped to define not only that decade, but much of what came after; where would Judd Apatow and Kevin Smith be today, if not for Hughes? I mention this here because like Hughes, Love and Rockets got started and rose to fame in the '80s, helping to define that decade and influencing many bands that came after. They broke up in the 90s after changing up their sound, and despite a few feints at getting things back together, gradually petered out. And much as I remember growing up with The Breakfast Club, I also remember growing up with Love and Rockets. It is somehow fitting, then, that I have the opportunity to review New Tales To Tell: A Tribute To Love and Rockets today, because it's an opportunity to doubly reminisce. Most tributes tend to end right there, at reminiscence; fans buy tributes to be completists, and aside from one or two good songs, what they often end up with is a bunch of filler material from lesser-known bands. In this case, however, the filling is full of tasty goodness, and there's little here to dislike, from start to finish. Read the complete review at the link below...
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