Relive or discover for the first time some of the extraordinary or obscure pieces of the decade in this lost ’80s music, movie and pop culture blog.
A forgotten gem or possibly even one that slipped in under radar of fans during its era, the Device pop rock album “22B3” (1986) is one that surely never received the recognition it so properly deserved. It was the only record ever released by the trio consisting of Holly Knight, Paul Engemann and Gene Black. Released in the Spring of that year under the production of Mike Chapman, it made it to No. 73 on the album’s chart and featured two hit singles, “Hanging On A Heart Attack” [No. 35] and “Who Says” [No. 79]. However, and too sadly, the group soon…