Hello, thank you as always for joining me here on Talk of Ages for what promises to be a fun and noise-filled episode.

My wife is sitting directly above me.

She's got somebody over for work purposes right out front.

The gardener is doing some gardening things.

And the dog, he can't decide who he likes Barkinac more.

Nonetheless, we soldier forward as we take a look back at all the noteworthy new music releases

from May of 1985, and once we are done here, I will direct your attention over to my Patreon,

where we have got some deep cuts on the best of the rest, only for the most deranged 1980s music completists.

A tastefully restrained debut from Suzanne Vega, a posthumous release from Marvin Gay.

Joe Walsh of the Eagles unleashes an unlikely rock epic and striper stake their claim as the premier

titans of Christian hair metal that and very much more we did a terrific episode on

taking a look back at the historical events of the year 1901 what! I think you will believe me when I say,

arguably a better time to be alive than right now. Come check that out and everything else at

patreon.com slash Mike Tully. Okay, you ready to start this show?

Your host of the evening is a really funny dude.

I forgot his last name, but I've seen him before, and he's really funny.

I give it up for Mike.

Coming to you live on tape from an up-up-ground basement in rapidly gentrifying Culver City adjacent California

boasted a partially obstructed view of the world famous Hollywood sign. This is Talk of Ages.

I am your host, Mike Tully. Thanks as always for joining me this time around.

We take a look back at all the music that was new and noteworthy in the month of May, 1985.

Not a ton to talk about this time around relative to some other months that we have looked back at recently still,

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