Album · Blue Peter
Radio Silence by Blue Peter
Radio Silence is an album by Blue Peter, released in 1980. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Radio Silence”, on 1 list with a best position of #662.
Radio Silence was Blue Peter's first full-length album, released on Ready Records in 1980, and it catches the Toronto new wave outfit that Paul Humphrey and Chris Wardman had started in Markham two years earlier sharpening their angles. It followed Test Patterns for Living, and with Geoff McOuat on bass the band play chilly, wiry synth-pop with a nervous pulse.
The title track rides a simple keyboard figure that seems to be running out of batteries as it goes, while "Video Verite" did respectable business as a single. CFNY put the album at number 60 on its list of the year's best, and at their peak this was a band that opened for the Police and Simple Minds.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Radio Silence on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radio Silence | 1 | #662 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.