IdRatherBeSkiing's Top 20 (Sunday, June 21st, 2020 version)

Today another cassette. Not as exciting as the first ones but still shareable. This one has a file entry I created for it on what had to be my first computer. Only one before cassette S with such an entry. It looks like the reason was it was re-recorded 3 years later. I suspect I may have lost the first one or it became entangled in my walkman. (The leading spaces seem to be removed by the forum software.)

CASSETTE L [1981-3,3,5-2,6-4,7-8]

SIDE 1 (1989/02/05,1992/12/05) DOLBY-B
[1987] WHITE WEDDING - Billy Idol .................................... 8:20
[1987] MONY MONY - Billy Idol ........................................ 5:01
[1987] DANCING WITH MYSELF - Billy Idol .............................. 5:57
[1987] DEVIL INSIDE - Inxs ........................................... 5:11
[1987] POP GOES THE WORLD - Men Without Hats ......................... 3:43
[1985] AND WE DANCED - Hooters ....................................... 3:51
[1985] DAY BY DAY - Hooters .......................................... 3:27
[1985] ALL YOU ZOMBIES - Hooters ..................................... 5:59
[1985] NERVOUS NIGHT - Hooters ....................................... 3:58
45:28

SIDE 2 (1989/02/05,1992/12/05) DOLBY-B
[1986] LOVE FOR SALE - Talking Heads ................................. 4:30
[1986] WILD WILD LIFE - Talking Heads ................................ 3:39
[1986] RADIO HEAD - Talking Heads .................................... 3:14
[1986] PEOPLE LIKE US - Talking Heads ................................ 4:26
[1983] BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - The Pretenders ....................... 3:44
[1987] PAPER IN FIRE - John Cougar Mellencamp ........................ 3:53
[1987] CHERRY BOMB - John Cougar Mellencamp .......................... 4:49
[1987] ROOTY TOOT TOOT - John Cougar Mellencamp ...................... 3:29
[1981] STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - Stevie Nicks .................. 4:02
[1981] LEATHER AND LACE - Stevie Nicks ............................... 3:55
[1981] EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - Stevie Nicks .............................. 5:28
45:09
 
I've heard all of the songs on this one except three of the Talking Heads songs. I don't think there's been a tape yet that I've heard all of the songs on. (Not a good thing or a bad thing, just an interesting thing)
 
sadchild said:
I've heard all of the songs on this one except three of the Talking Heads songs. I don't think there's been a tape yet that I've heard all of the songs on. (Not a good thing or a bad thing, just an interesting thing)
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Those are all from their "True Stories" album which came out in 1986. It is interesting because while I do like the occasional album cut or hidden gem, I tend to like the tracks which are released as singles more. So the odds of not being known are lower (aside from those damn Canadian bands).
 
Today a Steely Dan Top 10. I don't think I have done one yet. I actually have all the full digital albums and/or CDs below except for whatever one FM comes off of and "Pretzel Logic". I have included album names.

10. Decon Blues (Aja)
9. Dirty Work (Can't Buy a Thrill)
8. FM
7. Time Out of Mind (Gaucho)
6. Do It Again (Can't Buy a Thrill)
5. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Pretzel Logic)
4. Reelin' In The Years (Can't Buy A Thrill)
3. Josie (Aja)
2. Peg (Aja)
1. Hey Nineteen (Gaucho)
 
1. Any World that I'm Welcome To
2. Deacon Blues
3. Dirty Work
4. My Old School
5. Aja
6. Hey Nineteen
7. Black Friday
8. Josie
9. Time Out of Mind
10. Kid Charlamegne
 
Since I am going away for 3 days, I will post a cassette before I go. Top 10 again on Thursday.

Cassette M
Side 1
All Fired Up - Pat Benetar
Cool Zero - Pat Benetar
Bring Me Some Water - Melissa Etheridge
Like the Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge
Similar Features - Melissa Etheridge
Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders
Hymn to Her - The Pretenders
And Through the Wire - Peter Gabriel
Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
What You Need - INXS

Side 2
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
Tall Cool One - Robert Plant
Hard to Laugh - The Pursuit of Happiness
Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
Ordinary People - The Box
Closer Together - The Box
At Your Soul - The Grapes of Wrath
Peace of Mind - The Grapes of Wrath
Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
Echo Beach - Martha & the Muffins
Women Around the World at Work - Martha & the Muffins
Stand By Me - Ben E. King

Cassette N is a collection of "Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band" tunes.

Cassette O is a collection of "Tom Cochrane & Red Rider" tunes.
 
A bunch I've never heard. The ones I already know I like. I previewed the ones I hadn't heard before and only one of them appealed to me (Hard To Laugh).

Is cassette O prior to "Life Is A Highway"?
 
I think this may have been posted here but if not, this is a cool video. Also found out that this song was never released as a single, never made the billboard top 40 (peak of #41). Did chart in other countries. And certified platinum even though not a single.
 
Today a top 10. Some good southern rock : ZZ Top
I think a couple of these songs got played on the radio because the radio censor was not up on his sex slang.

10. I Thank You
9. Tube Snake Boogie
8. La Grange
7. Got Me Under Pressure
6. Pearl Necklace
5. Cheap Sunglasses
4. Tush
3. Gimme All Your Lovin'
2. Sharp Dressed Man
1. Legs
 
Nothing from Afterburner. Fan of the album in general? Or no?

ZZ Top

1. Gimme All Your Lovin'
2. Sharp Dressed Man
3. I Got The Six
4. Can't Stop Rockin'
5. Stages
6. TV Dinners
7. Rough Boy
8. Sleeping Bag
9. Tush
10. Pearl Necklace
 
sadchild said:
Nothing from Afterburner. Fan of the album in general? Or no?

ZZ Top

1. Gimme All Your Lovin'
2. Sharp Dressed Man
3. I Got The Six
4. Can't Stop Rockin'
5. Stages
6. TV Dinners
7. Rough Boy
8. Sleeping Bag
9. Tush
10. Pearl Necklace
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I like Sleeping Bag. Rough Boy is ok. It was a bit of a let down after Eliminator.
 
Today a cassette. Recorded some time before 1992.

Cassette P
Side 1
The End of the Innocence - Don Henley
The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley
The Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
American Dream - Crosby, Stills & Nash - American Dream
(The next 3 songs are tied to a weekend when I went camping with a couple friends up towards the Bruce Peninsula. We played these 3 songs then rewound the tape and played them again over and over and over and over)
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
The Crawl - The Spirit of the West
(this was the first song I heard of them. They were a performer in a park festival in Waterloo, ON which I was at with a friend. Hooked on the band every since even when they went commercial.)
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
(This song reminds me of this beer commercial: )


Wild, Wild West - Escape Cluib
(love the rolling of the Rs in this one)
Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer
Looking for Clues - Robert Palmer

Side 2
Lay It on the Line - Triumph
Magic Power - Triumph
(I was young and free when this song came out. Not so wild. Makes me feel old listening to it now)
Hold On - Triumph
Hold the Line - Toto
I'll Supply the Love - Toto
Let Go the Line - Toto
Five Long Years - Colin James
Voodoo Thing - Colin James
Free Fallin' -- Tom Pettty & the Heartbreakers
I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
Love Is A Long Road - Tom Petty
 
I'd never heard of Colin James before, sounds good!

Those first 3 remind me of the music playing overhead at grocery store I worked at in 1990. Musta heard "Heart Of The Matter" a hundred times. "Even if.. even if.."
 
Today a top 10 from Spirit of the West. I have most of their albums but looking at the top 10 it appears most of the songs I really like are on two of them: "Faithlift" and "Save This House" (#2 & #3). The only other one is from "Tripping Up The Stairs" (#1).

10. God's Apprentice
9. Sincerely Yours
8. Death on the Beach
7. Bone of Contention
6. Sadness Grows
5. Is This Where I Come In
4. And If Venice Is Sinking
3. Home for a Rest
2. This Old Sod


1. The Crawl
 
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