YEAR RELEASED: 1982 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Rio”, “Hungry Like The Wolf”, “Save a Prayer”, “My Own Way” ALBUM MVP: “Hungry Like The Wolf” WHY I LOVED IT: Duran Duran became huge during in the infancy of the MTV video era, in no small part due to their good looks which made the group teen pop magazine … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1981 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Freeze Frame”, “Centerfold”, “Angel In Blue”, “Flamethrower” ALBUM MVP: “Centerfold” WHY I LOVED IT: Unbeknownst to me at the time the J. Geils Band has been around many years before this came out—shame on my 10-year old self for not having a more expanded musical faculty by then. Regardless, the … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1981 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Here I Am”, “The One That You Love”, “Sweet Dreams” ALBUM MVP: “Here I Am” WHY I LOVED IT: I’m not sure I ever figured out which one between Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock is Air and which is Supply, but I digress. Also, I continue to forget “Here I … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1989 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Another Day in Paradise”, “I Wish It Would Rain Down”, “Something Happened on the Way to Heaven”, “Do You Remember”, “Hang In Long Enough” ALBUM MVP: “Another Day in Paradise” WHY I LOVED IT: This was Collins’ fourth studio solo album after leaving Genesis and you can make a strong … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1980 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Woman In Love” “Guilty”, “What Kind of Fool”, “Promises” ALBUM MVP: “Woman In Love” WHY I LOVED IT: You can go suck a fat one if you’re hating on Babs or this selection. If anything I may look back with regret that I didn’t place this higher. Incredibly this was … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1986 NOTABLE TRACKS: ”Say You Say Me”, “Dancing on the Ceiling”, “Love Will Conquer All”, “Ballerina Girl”, “Se La” ALBUM MVP: “Dancing on the Ceiling” WHY I LOVED IT: In a way I can see why this album wasn’t quite so fondly received by critics. Admittedly it’s a bit a letdown when you … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1987 NOTABLE TRACKS:”I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Could’ve Been”, “I Saw Him Standing There”, “Feelings Of Forever” ALBUM MVP: “Could’ve Been” WHY I LOVED IT: This was, is and always will be one of my great 80s musical guilty pleasures. No teenage dude in the 80’s would fess up to be a fan … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1982 NOTABLE TRACKS “Heat of the Moment”, “Only Time Will Tell”, “Sole Survivor” ALBUM MVP: “Heat of the Moment” WHY I LOVED IT: From the first track of this stellar debut album it’s unmistakably apparent with this record Asia’s not trying to complicate you, get overly philosophical or leave your mind on the … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1981 NOTABLE TRACKS “Start Me Up”, “Waiting On A Friend”, “Hang Fire”, “Slave” ALBUM MVP: “Start Me Up” WHY I LOVED IT: It’s the Rolling Stones—what’s not to love?!?! How many groups do you know capable of releasing an album erected from crumbs and leavings of former studio recording sessions and turn it … Read More
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
