80s Roll 1: How Great a Year Was 1984 for Pop Music?

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comHosts Nate Wilcox and Ed Legge open their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year" with an overview of what made 1984 so special for pop music: Thriller, Purple Rain, Born in the USA, Like a Virgin, She's So Unusual and many many more beloved classics that all hit the radio at once and reinvigorat…