Saturday, October 5, 2019

80's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Song Review: "I Wanted To Tell Her" by Ministry (1983)


U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Singles Chart Peak Position No. 106

Backstory: This American synthpop- turned industrial metal was formed in Chicago in 1981 by Al Jourgensen. In '83, they released one of their first albums off of their first album, With Sympathy, off of Arista Records. While the single only Bubbled Under the Hot 100, it was a pretty big success on the Dance Charts, getting to as high as No. 13 there and made it as high as No. 35 in New Zealand. This group still performs regularly to this very day, though they changed their sound from New Wave to industrial and alternative metal starting in the late 80's to early 90's. Other well-known songs by them include: "Revenge", "Everyday is Halloween", and "Jesus Built My Hotrod".

The review: Oh man, is this song just an absolutely funky and upbeat cool BLAST to listen to! The drum machine hand clap beats, the European sounding vocals, and, of course, the cool synths make this one a definite New Wave and synthpop winner! Just totally awesome and cool.

Final rating: 10/10

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