YEAR RELEASED: 1982 NOTABLE TRACKS “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”, “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”, “Time (Clock of my Heart)”, “Take Control” ALBUM MVP: “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me” WHY I LOVED IT: This was the Culture Club’s debut album and to call it a guilty a pleasure is an understatement. Let’s … Read More
Author: Patrick Moran
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#87) Beverly Hills Cop – Movie Soundtrack
YEAR RELEASED: 1985 NOTABLE TRACKS “Axel F”, “The Heat is On”, “Neutron Dance”, “Stir It Up”, “New Attitude” ALBUM MVP: “Neutron Dance” WHY I LOVED IT: I hold albums in high regard for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it’s because the album does astoundingly well in sales. Other times the tracks are so good I … Read More
Buffalo Bills Player Power Rankings – Week Seven
Each Wednesday during the NFL season I’m compiling power rankings of the best Buffalo Bills players for 2017. The rankings are cumulative and not based solely off their last game. Here’s my rankings after Week six; a 20-16 loss in Cincinnati on October 1st followed by a bye last week. (most recent rankings in parenthesis): … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#88) Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast
YEAR RELEASED: 1984 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Boys of Summer”, “All She Wants To Do Is Dance”, “Sunset Girl”, “Not Enough Love In This World”. ALBUM MVP: “Boys of Summer” WHY I LOVED IT: Don Henley’s one of my favorite vocalists of all-time. I should probably float that out there before proceeding. If there were a Mt. … Read More
(Episode 7) Vegas 5, Sabres 4 (OT): The One Where I Fell Asleep
I’d be lying to my thousands dozens of Moran-Alytics fans if I said I stayed up to watch the Buffalo Sabres debut in Vegas conclusion so I could deliver you an intuitive game review. Truth is after David Perron scored for Vegas 3:50 into the third to give the Golden Knights a 4-1 lead, I … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#89) New Edition – Heartbreak
YEAR RELEASED: 1988 NOTABLE TRACKS “Can You Stand The Rain”, “If It Isn’t Love”, “You’re Not My Kind of Girl”, “Crucial”, “Boys To Men”. ALBUM MVP: “Can You Stand The Rain” WHY I LOVED IT: I first fell in love with New Edition music in 1983 with their debut album “Candy Girl” LP even more … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#90) Def Leppard – Hysteria
YEAR RELEASED: 1987 NOTABLE TRACKS “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, “Love Bites”, “Hysteria”, “Rocket” , “Animal” ALBUM MVP: “Pour Some Sugar On Me” WHY I LOVED IT: Purely for the sake of discussion let’s say you couldn’t stand this album. Sadly for you it wouldn’t have mattered, because “Hysteria” was utterly inescapable. Radio, music videos, … Read More
(Episode 6) Sabres 3, Ducks 1: The One Where Buffalo Breaks Their Cherry
It took six tries but the Buffalo Sabres finally ventured into the win column Sunday night. Playing their third road game in four nights Buffalo put together a strong all-around performance in Anaheim to beat the Ducks, 3-1 as Phil Housley earned his first NHL head coaching victory. Making his season debut, Justin Bailey scored … Read More
(Episode 5) Kings 4, Sabres 2: The One Where Rasmus Goes Soft
If your special teams sucks, there’s clearly no better cure than playing the Buffalo Sabres. The Los Angeles Kings entered Saturday night’s contest scoreless in 17 power play opportunities but naturally converted all three Saturday against the Sabres, easily the difference in their 4-2 victory. Buffalo by far played their most competitive game of the … Read More
(Episode 4) Sharks 3, Sabres 2: The One Where “It’s Not Fun”
The bright side is the Buffalo Sabres far more presented themselves as a team with a passing interest in winning a hockey game last night, more that can be said for their previous two opportunities. Moral victories, however won’t put points on the standings. The Sabres often played hard but stupid mistakes led them losing … Read More