Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#33) Toto – Toto IV

January 17, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1982 Notable Songs: “Rosanna”, “Make Believe”, “Africa”, “I Won’t Hold Back”, “Waiting For Your Love” Album MVP: “Africa” Why I Loved It: It’s hard to put into words how much I love the single “Africa.”  Let me put it to you this way – last year on this very blog I ran a … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#34) Def Leppard – Pyromania

January 16, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1983 Notable Songs: “Photograph”, “Rock of Ages”, “Foolin”, “Too Late for Love” Album MVP: “Rock of Ages” Why I Loved It: First and foremost when I recall this album I instantly think of its unforgettable cover. I was only around 12 years old when Pyromania came out and I vividly remember going with … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#35) Heart – Heart

January 15, 2018By Patrick Moran

Year Released: 1985 Notable Songs: “What About Love”, “Never”, “These Dreams”, “Nothin’ at All”, “If Looks Could Kill” Album MVP: “These Dreams” Why I Loved It: As I got older one of the things that bothered me about long time Heart fans is their accusations that the group became “sell-outs” with this album.  I feel … Read More

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#37) Bryan Adams – Reckless

January 11, 2018By Patrick Moran

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

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#38) Chicago – Chicago 17

January 10, 2018By Patrick Moran

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

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#39) Culture Club – Colour By Numbers

January 9, 2018By Patrick Moran

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

Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#41) REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity

December 22, 2017By Patrick Moran

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