Kylie Minogue

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

Thanks to the excellent A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman podcasts, am currently living my best early 90s style realness, to the dance pop masterpiece that is the Rhythm Of Love album! Such a confident and bold record, never fails to put me in a good mood, and the original 5 minute album version of Shocked, is quite a serve even if not as epic as the DNA mix. As is also this:

 

[AllyJB]

Just listened to the first part of the Journey Through SAW podcast on What Do I Have To Do, great to hear the enthusiasm for this amazing track. It's my all time favourite Kylie single too and my favourite Kylie video, she has never bettered this as a single package for me. People rave about Better The Devil You Know but it's always been What Do I Have To Do for me.

I mean

Iconic.

I agree with this wholeheartedly!

 

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

The Rhythm Of Love era must have been so cool to actually experience at the time I think.

 

[AllyJB]

The Rhythm Of Love era must have been so cool to actually experience at the time I think.

I was still very young at the time, but it definitely was my favourite era of hers back then. Every time those videos came on MTV I was glued to the screen. There was such a buzz around her that era for sure.

 

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

I was still very young at the time, but it definitely was my favourite era of hers back then. Every time those videos came on MTV I was glued to the screen. There was such a buzz around her that era for sure.

I bet it real contrast to her first two albums, especially image wise. It was truly her coming of age era I think.

 

[iveivan]

I was still very young at the time, but it definitely was my favourite era of hers back then. Every time those videos came on MTV I was glued to the screen. There was such a buzz around her that era for sure.

I was also glued to the screen even though I wasn’t very young

 

[Brother Louie]

It was a great era in terms of the music, the record sleeves, the videos, the performances, Kylie's voice sounding stronger and not multi-tracked, all brilliant. I was 14 at the time and think Kylie 'came of age' at the perfect time for me.

What was less good was the backlash that appeared in November 1990, where she won lots of 'worst' awards at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, and the magazine had it in for her pretty much from that moment on, culminating in the dreadful Madonna/Minogue article, which was very early 90s 'let's pit women against women because they've both danced in front of flames and worn bras'. So although it was a fantastic era to experience, the album only getting to 9 and no number 1 singles made it feel like Kylie really had to work hard to stay where she was.

 

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

It was a great era in terms of the music, the record sleeves, the videos, the performances, Kylie's voice sounding stronger and not multi-tracked, all brilliant. I was 14 at the time and think Kylie 'came of age' at the perfect time for me.

What was less good was the backlash that appeared in November 1990, where she won lots of 'worst' awards at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, and the magazine had it in for her pretty much from that moment on, culminating in the dreadful Madonna/Minogue article, which was very early 90s 'let's pit women against women because they've both danced in front of flames and worn bras'. So although it was a fantastic era to experience, the album only getting to 9 and no number 1 singles made it feel like Kylie really had to work hard to stay where she was.

It's ridiculous how female artists and indeed women in general, always have to be pitted against each other. Madonna is Madonna and Kylie is Kylie. And both icons in their own right too boot!

 

[Brother Louie]

It's ridiculous how female artists and indeed women in general, always have to be pitted against each other. Madonna is Madonna and Kylie is Kylie. And both icons in their own right too boot!

It is, annoyed me so much I've never forgotten it! They dragged Dannii into it too. Any images that might have been influenced by Madonna (most were tenuous) should be celebrated - she was a trailblazer. But Kylie carved out her own style, moreso as the 90s progressed, but she really had to work for it.

 

[Shocked]

For a good few years 90-94, there wasn't 1 interview where Madonnas name wasn't mentioned.

 

[torontodj]

I'm still sad that I never got to experience the Rhythm of Love era. Kylie and her team abandoned North America after Enjoy Yourself flopped in North America.

All I remember about this period was Entertainment Tonight had a story about Kylie and her 'sexy' new image. It was all about her image and body and nothing about her music, of course.

 

[Brother Louie]

I loved that interview in The Face c.93 or 94 that discussed the first decon album - it was mostly about the music, and was the first time she really talked about the recording of an album. I mean, half the tracks mentioned never appeared but was fantastic at the time.

 

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

I loved that interview in The Face c.93 or 94 that discussed the first decon album - it was mostly about the music, and was the first time she really talked about the recording of an album. I mean, half the tracks mentioned never appeared but was fantastic at the time.

Was it this issue? Always liked the cover for it too:

 

[Juango]

Discovering Rhythm of Love after becoming a fan around the Fever era was a revelation.

 

[Shocked]

I loved that interview in The Face c.93 or 94 that discussed the first decon album - it was mostly about the music, and was the first time she really talked about the recording of an album. I mean, half the tracks mentioned never appeared but was fantastic at the time.

It was so exciting to read at the time. Chris Heath too as the journalist so it was of course going to be amazing. One of my favourite interviews/articles still - 30 years on.

 

[AllyJB]

For a good few years 90-94, there wasn't 1 interview where Madonnas name wasn't mentioned.

There’s a video on YouTube compiling some of these moments, and the progression of Kylie’s responses, from just lightly batting away comparisons in the beginning, to being just downright pissed off by the end is quite something to see. I personally never ever saw the comparisons.

 

[letuinmybackdoor]

I had just started going clubbing in 1990 and was out every Saturday by 1991 and in London she was EVERYWHERE. What do I have to do and Shocked just sounded the coolest and fitted in with the club records. Plus, seeing her in magazines like I-d gave her so much 'cred' for want of a better word.

 

[phoenix123]

The rhythm of love era was business as usual for me. I was 12 and still loved her just as much, the image and music was now developing at breakneck speed compared to the first two albums which were fairly consistent in tone.

I agree November 1990 was where it started going pear-shaped in the teen mags. People really reacted negatively to her 70s retro vamp image and she seemed to keep it for TV appearances such as TOTP for the rest of the campaign into 1991. I remember lots of black PVC, tight tops and big hair.

It was only really Word Is Out that dented my standom. I think after several months of trashing in the media I finally felt the music was playing second fiddle to the image.

 

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

Discovering Rhythm of Love after becoming a fan around the Fever era was a revelation.

Never seen this clip, so cool!

 

[phoenix123]

Madonna got much more of a backlash with Erotica. I can’t quite believe Smash Hits was calling her grandma in 1992/3 (She was mid 30s). Erotica was a difficult time for a lot of teen fans. I don’t think the one-two of Bad Girl and Fever helped.