Cocteau Twins and The Smiths on back to back nights in a tiny club in Manhattan? Are you KIDDING me?A door opened in 1984- everyone felt it. There were incredible energies flying around in the air above our heads. It was so brief and fleeting- but absolutely exhilarating.
No one realized it at the time, but it was actually the end of a cycle when everyone thought it was the beginning.
But that's the Janus Point- the moments in time when the revolving door turns and all sorts of interesting things slip in before it closes again. The aftershocks lasted for a while longer, but sloppy seconds are never fun.
It was like that in 1979, the real start of the 80's. After that, 1980 itself was a major letdown in comparison.
