ALBUM OF THE WEEK #154 BILLY SQUIER - DON'T SAY NO (1981)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Artist: Billy Squier

Genre: Rock

Country Of Origin: USA

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member: No

Album: Don't Say No

Released: April 13, 1981

Producer: Mack and Billy Squier

Best Single: In The Dark

Best Album Cut: You Know What I Like

Additional Hidden Gems: Too Daze Gone/Whadda You Want From Me/Nobody Knows/I Need You

Filler: The Stroke

Lyric Of The Week: "Life isn't easy from the singular side, down in the hole some emotions are hard to hide" - In The Dark

How 'bout some Billy Squier this week.  Don't Say No is his 1981 release.  Truth be told, I wasn't much of a Billy Squier fan in the 80's.  I have more of an appreciation for him now.  We all know that a little video totally tanked his career, but that's neither here nor there.  This album totally rocks.  If you haven't heard it, check it out here by clicking the link above.  And if you have heard it, share your feelings regarding it.  Everybody wants to know how you feel.  I promise.

As always, below are some facts and observations concerning the album.  The facts are from Wikipedia and the observations are from yours truly.  

• This is a vinyl rip.  Because of that, tracks 2 and 3 ran together during the transfer to mp3 and appear as one track, although they are separate on the actual album or CD.
• Don't Say No is Squier's second studio album.
• It reached number 5 in the U.S. and was also certified Triple Platinum in the U.S., remaining on the charts for 111 weeks and producing 2 Top 40 hits (The Stroke/In The Dark).
• I despise the song The Stroke.  I just can't listen to it.  Ever again.
• But that's really the only bad song on the album.  Nobody Knows is sung for the most part in falsetto, and I totally dig it.  Call me wimpy if you want, I don't care.  
• In The Dark is my all-time favorite Billy Squire song.
• I Need You is also a cool song.  It reminds me of Cheap Trick, and I definitely would love to hear them cover it.

Tracklist:

1. In The Dark

2. The Stroke

3. My Kinda Lover

4. You Know What I Like

5. Too Daze Gone

6. Lonely Is The Night

7. Whadda You Want From Me

8. Nobody Knows

9. I Need You

10. Don't Say No

[RJhog (Admin)]

Huh?

[Jon]

It skips over those two songs for me.

[RJhog (Admin)]

I've had a lot of problems with it skipping tracks.  I just go back to it until it plays.

[Jon]

The first time I heard this album was at a friends friend's house. He lived in the basement and had his records alphabetized, lined up against the walls (if that makes sense).  I had never seen som many albums in my life and this was when I was basically newer to rock, but he was my hero. Hell, he even made us a couple Tom Collins so he introduced me to alcohol.

Anyway, he introduced us to this album claiming that it would be a huge hit. And he was right on the money. He also had a bunch of AC/DC and I thought they were a new band, but he thought they were the coolest. Stupid story, I know.

But, I also remember some guy in High School got a brand new tape deck in his car and he wanted to show us how awesome and loud this thing could get, so we went out the parking lot and he CRANKED "Lonely Is The Night". It sounded incredible, and I got it in my head that one day I would also have an awesome car stereo just so I could crank that one song.

And that's all I got. Classic album.

[Scott]

Amazon has the 2010 Remastered edition on sale for 3.99 download ...  Not sure how long this will last but that's a heck of a deal if your OK with downloaded albums...

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Say-No-Remastered-Edition/dp/B003TAFC2O/...