#24/1181
January 1986
Marilyn Martin
Marilyn Martin
Genre: Pop (Not Rock)
2 out of 5
Highlights:
Body and the Beat
Night Moves
Rock is so heavily dominated by men that, in the past, I was accused of not focusing enough on female led bands or solo artists. I maintained, at the time, that the percentages dictated what I chose to review but maybe I was biased. It was a long time ago and I don’t have connection to that thought process anymore.
That can’t happen in this project because the list determines what’s covered and the list is what’s released.
Personally I can’t wait until we get into the 90s/00s and we get to cover a LOT more bands that were made up almost entirely of women. All Girl Summer Fun Band, Donora, cub, just to name a quick few.
With Pat Benatar going soft rock and then trying to come back and Linda Ronstadt retreating to the 40s, it’s left to the Bonnie Tylers and Joan Jetts and Kim Caries to try to find that sweet spot of radio play and edge.
Marilyn seems to get that. Like she’s picked up where 1982 Benatar left off.
This album starts off with crunch and heft and says that she’s totally up to the task.
You can guess where we are headed after that, though, right?
Bad pop masquerading as pop rock and headed straight for the bargain bin.
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