Music Highlights...
My Top 5 Albums of 1981
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And a couple of others that I don't think have been mentioned:
Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises
Journey - Captured (Live)
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band - Nine Tonight (Live)
"Escape" is another good one. I didn't pick that up until the end of the year, Bradlee's always had albums released the same year in a cutout bin for 99 cents at year's end for some reason.
The Tubes - My cousin had this record, and I somewhat remember this song. I definitely remember Talk To Ya Later from the same album. We listened to it a good bit, but that's really the only song I remember from it. This song is pretty good. I'm hearing some very nice low bass right now. I think The Tubes are one of those weird bands that aren't the easiest to listen to. Maybe I'm wrong.
Loverboy - This album was not on my radar back then. It would be a few years later, probably '83 or '84 before I discovered it. If you notice, my current top 10 list from that year features it at a very high spot. Every song is melodic and just fun to sing along to. I'd have to say my absolute favorite from the album is Take Me To The Top. This album takes me back to a very good time in life.
Blue Oyster Cult - Didn't have the album back then. I do now. Bought it a couple of years ago and again last year as part of the complete albums collection. I definitely like it and wish I would have known it back then. Again, a very good album.
Van Halen - Definitely the second most played album of 1981 for me (Escape is still number one). They say this album is a little darker than your typical VH album. Maybe true, but it's outstanding. The lead track is a monster. The track you have featured is a true hidden gem. Great pick from a great album.
Sammy Hagar - I picked this up a couple of years ago. I really have only spun it once. You did manage to pick my favorite Hagar song for this list. From what I can remember on the one spin, it's a good album. I need to listen to it again.
Excellent SHT episode Scott. I really like these yearly subjects. They always seem to be fun and spark a lot of conversation.
Thanks!! They're a lot of fun to put together too.. Loads of memories come flooding back...
I never thought, that Valere Bertinelli was anything special? She kind of looked like Eddie himself.
If this was 1981, my top 5 would had been, and probably still is:
1. High'Dry - Def Leppard
2. Fire Down Under - Riot
3. Point Of Entry - Judas Priest
4. Fair Warning - Van Halen
5. Killers - Iron Maiden
Other outstanding albums from that year was
6. October (U2)
7. Diary of a Madman (Ozzy)
8. Moving Pictures (Rush)
9. Mob Rules (Sabbath)
10. Difficult to cure (Rainbow)
11. "4" (Foreigner)
Eddie Van Halen in drag
Yeah, right, so I was wrong. Nice picture!!
Now you guys know I hate lists, can't do them cause I have too many songs in my head...it's all just one moving part.
But Scott, I enjoyed listening to all those songs.
A collection worthy of my own sometimes offbeat tastes, lol!
Nice job man!
Thank you Mike! It was a really great year for music so loads to pick from! Your collections are always spot on...
It's hard to believe all these songs and albums are from one year, 1981.
But then, I guess you can say that about any year.
Except 1634. No albums were released that year.
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