It’s a noisy, bombastic hair metal tune of melodramatic proportions. Guitar riffs were long and loud, studio production was more complex than it had ever been, vocals were more and more operatic, and lyrics became gigantic and “inspiring.” “The Touch” is an exemplar of these things. Rock ‘n’ roll trends in the 1980s tended to skew demonstrative. I cannot speak to Bush’s more recent output, but his recordings from 1986 are… well, very, very 1980s. Not only are two of his songs featured in Transformers: The Movie, but also Kickboxer, Bloodsport, and the TV series Sailor Moon. The bulk of his fame comes from his contributions to movie soundtracks. Stan Bush is a hard rock musician who began recording in 1979 (as part of the band Boulder), and released a new record as recently as 2014. Let’s roll out, kiddies, and delve into the world’s most baffling combination of space robots and hair metal. SoundTreks is going to take this opportunity to listen to that record, and see if A) it can unlock any secrets to the Transformers’ popularity, and B) it’s any good. teens and adults) still have affection for it? Are they blinded by nostalgia? Is there some deep, mythological underpinning to the Transformers that I am simply missing? Is there a general metaphor that I have, as yet, been unable to interpret? As far as I can tell, it’s a shabby TV show from the 1980s that has, through dint of gimmickry and marketing, somehow become a cultural juggernaut both at the box office and in the hearts of its fans.Ģ016 marks the 30th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie, the theatrically-released animated feature film based on the show, as well as its well-consumed soundtrack record. Also: SoundTreks | Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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