Year Released: 1989 Notable Songs: “Miss You Much”, “Rhythm Nation”, “Escapade”, “Alright”, “Come Back To Me”, “Black Cat”, “Love Will Never Do Without You” Album MVP: “Rhythm Nation” Why I Loved It: Let’s get this out of the way immediately – If I put emphasis almost exclusively the on success of an album Rhythm Nation … Read More
Trailer for Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War is coming May 4th and the full trailer is out. With close to every superhero via Marvel we’ve laid eyes on via the big screen since the turn of this decade, including a fully bearded Captain America to the new supervillain Thanos, this movie appears to have everything. Oh hell – just … Read More
Non-Tanking Sabres Doing Tanking Things With Jordan Nolan
If you’ve noticed lately and judging by the lack of comments/complaints headed my way you haven’t—I decided to stop torturing myself and have taken a break from watching Sabres games and more importantly, blogging on them after. Since they’ve quite apparently put forth zero effort to improve their product why the fuck should I? This … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#58) Huey Lewis And The News – Fore!
Year Released: 1986 Notable Songs: “Stuck With You”, “Hip To Be Square”, “Jacob’s Ladder”, “I Know What I Like”, “Doing It All For My Baby” Album MVP: “Stuck With You” Why I Loved It: In my opinion Sports established Huey Lewis And The News as the poster child for 80’s pop music. Three years later … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#59) Bon Jovi – New Jersey
Year Released: 1988 Notable Songs: “Bad Medicine”, “Born To Be My Baby”, “I’ll Be There For You”, “Lay Your Hands On Me”, “Living In Sin” Album MVP: “I’ll Be There For You” Why I Loved It: Oh boy. With yesterday’s inclusion of U2’s The Joshua Tree I offered a prediction that I’d get railed on … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#60) U2 – The Joshua Tree
Year Released: 1987 Notable Songs: “With Or Without You”, “Where The Streets Have No Name”, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, “In God’s Country”, One Tree Hill” Album MVP: “Where The Streets Have No Name” Why I Loved It: I’m probably going to get killed for this placement by rabid U2 fans, who … Read More
(Game Thoughts) Bills 16, Chiefs 10: Back In The Race Again
If anyone didn’t think the NFL truly is a week to week league you haven’t been watching the Buffalo Bills lately. After appearing like a team on the verge of finally making the playoffs in getting off to a 5-2 start, the Bills crashed back to earth with three consecutive blowout losses in which they … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#61) Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna
Year Released: 1981 Notable Songs: “Stop Dragging My Heart Around”, “Leather and Lace”, “Edge of Seventeen”, “After The Glidder Fades” Album MVP: “Stop Dragging My Heart Around” Why I Loved It: Despite being barely 10 years old when this album dropped I’d already developed a little bit of an infatuation with Nicks because of her … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#62) Tina Turner – Private Dancer
Year Released: 1984 Notable Songs: “What’s Love Got To Do With It”, “Private Dancer”, “Better Be Good To Me”, “Let’s Stay Together”, “I Can Handle The Rain”, Album MVP: “What’s Love Got To Do With It” Why I Loved It: For better or worse there’s a handful of songs that truly capsulate the 80’s, and … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#63) Tears for Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
Year Released: 1985 Notable Songs: “Shout”, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”, “Head Over Heels”, “Mother’s Talk” Album MVP: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” Why I Loved It: “Songs from the Big Chair” tip-toed the line connecting 80’s candy pop manufactured commercial and progressive pop that felt distinctive and new, while pulling from fundamentals … Read More