Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “Run to You”, “Somebody”, “Heaven”, “Summer of ‘69”, “One Night Love Affair”, “It’s Only Love” Album MVP: “Heaven” Why I Loved It: I put Adams on the same pedestal as Bruce Springsteen and John Cougar (Mellancamp—I hate typing that) as male 80s hit machine rockers. Adams had already made a … Read More
Jack Eichel has earned his first trip to the NHL All-Star game as a member of the Atlantic team. The Buffalo Sabres forward, who leads team in goals (17), assists (22) and points (39) is Buffalo’s lone representative. The game is being played at the Amalie Arena in Tampa on January 28th (I may attend … Read More
(WARNING: Many Season four spoilers are included here, so if you haven’t yet watched the latest batch of The Ranch episodes and/or plan to do so anytime soon, you definitely want to skip this post and follow my scintillating countdown of the Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s or another topic from my stable of … Read More
Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “Stay the Night”, “Hard Habit to Break”, “You’re The Inspiration”, “Along Comes a Woman” Album MVP: “Hard Habit to Break” Why I Loved It: if you were a male in the 80s and wanted to what we’ll generously say show off your soft side, tracks from Chicago 17 was about … Read More
Here’s my five primary takeaways from Smackdown Live last night in Birmingham, Alabama. If you want match-by-match results or expert full commentary you’re barking up the wrong tree. These are simply five takeaways of mine based on the show: ♦ In general I’ve liked Smackdown Live more than Raw for some time but must admit … Read More
Here’s my five primary takeaways from Monday Night Raw last night in Memphis, Tennessee. If you want match-by-match results or expert full commentary you’re barking up the wrong tree. Try here instead. These are simply five takeaways of mine based on the show: ♦ Jason Jordan is going to be a huge star before 2018 … Read More
Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Church of the Poison Mind”, “Karma Chameleon”, “Miss Me Blind”, “It’s a Miracle”, “Victims” Album MVP: “Karma Chameleon” Why I Loved It: Culture Club struck gold with Colour By Numbers, easily their best album both commercially and critically. Without question is it one of the most trendy albums of the … Read More
Year Released: 1979 (by days it’s technically not an 80’s album… Talk to my lawyer, pal) Notable Songs: “Sailing”, “Ride Like The Wind”, “Never Be The Same” Album MVP: “Sailing” Why I Loved It: This album was released at the end of December 1979 but didn’t have a single off it until 1980, so this … Read More
In case you didn’t notice and going by the comments, emails and Twitter mentions you certainly haven’t, I’ve been on an extended holiday hiatus. I live in Florida now but was afforded an opportunity to spend three weeks in my hometown of Buffalo, New York for Christmas season. I used the chance to spend quality … Read More
Year: 1980 Notable Tracks: “Keep On Loving You”, “Take It On The Run”, “Don’t Let Him Go”, “In Your Letter” Album MVP: “Keep On Loving You” Why I Loved It: REO Speedwagon was always unapologetically manufactured rock and roll completely produced for the mainstream masses, yet their tunes often had a genuine sense of emotion. … Read More
