Year Released: 1981 Notable Songs: “Who’s Crying Now”, “Don’t Stop Believing”, “Open Arms”, “Who’s Crying Now” Album MVP: “Open Arms” Why I Loved It: This is flat-out one of the best rock albums of the 80’s, if not all-time. Thanks to the Sopranos if you’re under 30 it’s almost automatic “Don’t Stop Believing” is the … Read More
According to early ratings numbers by Nielsen, the audience for Super Bowl 52 (I hate roman numerals) between New England and Philadelphia on NBC are on track to end up a little bit below last year’s telecast. This information is reportedly based on 56 markets. The overnight ratings for the Eagles’ overly exciting 41-33 win … Read More
Year Released: 1988 Notable Songs: “Don’t Be Cruel”, “My Prerogative”, “Roni”, “Every Little Step”, “Rock Wit’cha” Album MVP: “Don’t Be Cruel” Why I Loved It: With this album, Brown permanently ridded himself of the candy-pop/bubblegum perception that followed him around as a key member of New Edition in the early-to-mid 80’s. By the late 1980’s … Read More
The Moran-Alytics Podcast talks sports (especially the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees), 80’s music, wrestling and pop culture with interview guests in the world of each. This is (very) quick introduction of what you can expect when the podcast launches on February 19th.
Year Released: 1987 Notable Songs: “Only in My Dreams”, “Shake Your Love”, “Foolish Beat”, “Out of the Blue”, “Red Hot” Album MVP: “Foolish Beat” Why I Loved It: Don’t even come at with any bullshit if you’re not a Debbie Gibson fan. If you were around in the 80’s and didn’t have love for Ms. … Read More
I’m on my own personal strike from watching Buffalo Sabres hockey, self-imposed since December 2. That week began with shutout losses to Montreal and Tampa, contests I watched in their entirety. Frustrated yet not completely over the cliff, I decided to give my hometown team one more shot over that weekend, sacrificing opportunities for drinks … Read More
Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “Like a Virgin”, “Material Girl”, “Angel”, “Into the Groove”, “Dress You Up” Album MVP: “Like a Virgin” Why I Loved It: That album cover though… Madonna was so hot I would’ve bought Like A Virgin for that cover alone, even if the music was one huge pile of shit. I, … Read More
I was never an Aaron Williams fan. To make a long story short, the former Buffalo Bills defensive back rubbed me the wrong way. While having my Buffalo Sports Daily blog from 2009-14, I probably wrote more negative posts about Williams’ over his first few years than any Bills player during that time other than … Read More
Year Released: 1980 Notable Songs: “America”, “Love on the Rocks”, “Hello Again” Album MVP: “Hello Again” Why I Loved It: I have no doubt this selection is far higher than most would have, if they even included this at all. I can feel the criticism before even hitting send on this post. Fortunately, this is … Read More
Year Released: 1981 Notable Songs: “Private Eyes”, “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”, “Did it in a Minute”, “Your Imagination” Album MVP: “Private Eyes” Why I Loved It: First, let me just say how much I love God damn Hall and Oates. This is their second album to hit the top 30 of … Read More
