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Title: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:04:52 AM
Big hair, Blue Bowie.

and now Dolby gets hyper.

"This isn't any rap attack" -- you're tellin' me, white boy!
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:08:48 AM
"I can reach into your homes, like an itch in your headphones."
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:08:52 AM
only thing I like better than a good trumpet solo is a good trombone solo.

BOS Dolby
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:10:07 AM
BOS rarely-heard Broooooce, "No Surrender"
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:11:07 AM

BOS rarely-heard Broooooce, "No Surrender"

Side 2, track 1, and it's a Db bustout.

BOS #2
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:14:08 AM

BOS rarely-heard Broooooce, "No Surrender"

Side 2, track 1, and it's a Db bustout.

BOS #2

The Sound appears to be doing '87 -- and they're playing Bruce too, "One Step Up".

BOS2 -- ah lurves me sone "Suzanne", as does Sweet Lou.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:14:35 AM
TANC: I was thinking of this album just this morning: New Sensations

BOS for I Love You Suzanne

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/NewSensations_reed.jpg/200px-NewSensations_reed.jpg)
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:16:53 AM
Songs from Born in the U.S.A. now in the KFOG Db:

1  Born in the U.S.A.
2  Cover Me
5  Downbound Train
6  I'm on Fire
7  No Surrender
9  I'm Goin' Down
11  Dancing in the Dark

Songs not yet in the Db (couple of surprises here methinks)

3  Darlington County
4  Working on the Highway
8  Bobby Jean
10  Glory Days
12  My Hometown
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:17:33 AM
wontcha be John Delorean's #2?

(http://www.thejsworld.com/fifth/wp-content/photos/delorean.jpg)

BOS3 JJ.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:17:52 AM
BOS #3 sweet Lou, BOS #4 JJ

me and number one are through...
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:19:45 AM

Songs not yet in the Db (couple of surprises here methinks)

3  Darlington County
4  Working on the Highway
8  Bobby Jean
10  Glory Days
12  My Hometown


indeed, I'd've sworn we've heard "My Hometown", in conjunction with a political segue or two. And no "Glory Days" is kind of amazing.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: radical347 on October 01, 2009, 10:19:52 AM
Finally!  It's been an entire week since we heard something not from the 60s or 70s! (I know most of you are not complaining, I however was livid.  :P)

BOS Dolby, VHM Bruce.

Kind of a slow set so far.  Even the new-wave ones were midtempo.  I'd like to see her pick up the pace a bit.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: radical347 on October 01, 2009, 10:21:13 AM
Kind of a slow set so far.  Even the new-wave ones were midtempo.  I'd like to see her pick up the pace a bit.

...and then Sister Christan comes on  :-X
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:21:38 AM
Finally!  It's been an entire week since we heard something not from the 60s or 70s! (I know most of you are not complaining, I however was livid.  :P)

BOS Dolby, VHM Bruce.

Kind of a slow set so far.  Even the new-wave ones were midtempo.  I'd like to see her pick up the pace a bit.

I expect we'll be Mo-tor-in' soon!
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:22:09 AM
 I'd like to see her pick up the pace a bit.

Yikes, "Sister Christian" ain't gonna do it.

WOS to one of the most awful (and inexplicably beloved) songs of the decade. whotheFUCK ever used the word "motorin'" before this song came out?
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 01, 2009, 10:22:57 AM
Kind of a slow set so far.  Even the new-wave ones were midtempo.  I'd like to see her pick up the pace a bit.

...and then Sister Christan comes on  :-X

Nice segue from JJ's piano ballad into the piano intro to this.

BOS, Broooooce.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:22:57 AM
far as I can tell this is only Annalisa's 2nd trip to 1984.  By the time Dave had hit 1966 three times he'd visited 1984 a couple dozen times.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:24:33 AM
 I'd like to see her pick up the pace a bit.

Yikes, "Sister Christian" ain't gonna do it.

WOS to one of the most awful (and inexplicably beloved) songs of the decade. whotheFUCK ever used the word "motorin'" before this song came out?

maybe they meant to say "you're moldering.."
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Davefish on October 01, 2009, 10:26:00 AM
You sure are motorin'.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 01, 2009, 10:26:45 AM
BOS2, Beverley Hills Cop. 
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Davefish on October 01, 2009, 10:26:59 AM
Eddie Murphy gets the BOS for sticking a banana in the tailpipe.  "You take those bananas"  One of my favorite lines.

And it goes from bad to worst with John Waite.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:27:06 AM
speaking of inexplicably loved...
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:27:06 AM
VHM Eddie Murphy, pissing off the police

WOS2 John Waite, ripping off The Police.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: radical347 on October 01, 2009, 10:29:45 AM
LOL. I don't mind John Waite, and on a good day I'd VHM it but he's not going to help either.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:30:42 AM
tell you what we ARE missing, some kick-arse rock, OR some synth laden new wave..

OK -- the Smiths take care of what was missing for me.

Big ol' BOS!
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:31:36 AM
Huzzah! finally something truly outstanding -- and a bustout?  BOS4 the Smiths -- but I'm still fond of you, Morrissey.  What a difference it *does* make!
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:35:08 AM
BOS #5 The Smiths

breaking sports update, the Cardinals are playing a day game in Cincinnati & Chris Carpenter just hit a grand slam!  He's also struck 3 of the first 6 batters & not given up a hit yet.

BOS #6 & probably my overall top pick R.E.M. "Pretty Persuasion".  God how I loved their first 4 albums.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:35:20 AM
pretty persuasive VHM: REM
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Davefish on October 01, 2009, 10:35:26 AM
BOS for REM's jangly "Pretty Persuasion".
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 01, 2009, 10:39:35 AM
Shootin' out the walls of heartache.  Bang! Bang!


This is some cheese I can get behind.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:39:53 AM
ah ayum da wah-wee-uh!
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:40:24 AM
Scandalous!  Patty Smyth's got some pipes...
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 10:43:22 AM
Scandalous!  Patty Smyth's got some pipes...

indeed, but ultimately another pretty face who married a rich guy (John McEnroe -- she cannot be serious!). Fun Fact: Eddie VanHalen asked her to replace DLR in VH, but she said no.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: radical347 on October 01, 2009, 10:46:48 AM
Oh, no.  WOS to Scandal.  She does the obligatory cheese every 80s set, of course, but most of them, even the bad ones, are at least interesting.  Today's were not.  Or maybe that's because bad cheese can be very tolerable in between synth new wave...but bad cheese sounds awful in between more bad cheese and/or mid-tempo rock songs.  The Smiths couldn't save this set, and quite honestly sounded out of place here.

This is the first AL 80s set that's been a disappointment.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:47:26 AM
Scandalous!  Patty Smyth's got some pipes...

indeed, but ultimately another pretty face who married a rich guy (John McEnroe -- she cannot be serious!). Fun Fact: Eddie VanHalen asked her to replace DLR in VH, but she said no.

Oh yeah, I heard her once on Howard Stern talking about her married life w McEnroe.  She was pretty cool.  I'm sure they asked her about Tatum O'Neal, but of course Patty wouldn't bite. She was mum on Tatum. No scandals.

Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 10:57:39 AM
Oh, no.  WOS to Scandal.  She does the obligatory cheese every 80s set, of course, but most of them, even the bad ones, are at least interesting.  Today's were not.  Or maybe that's because bad cheese can be very tolerable in between synth new wave...but bad cheese sounds awful in between more bad cheese and/or mid-tempo rock songs.  The Smiths couldn't save this set, and quite honestly sounded out of place here.

This is the first AL 80s set that's been a disappointment.

I see what you mean about the over all gist of this set... she's done better: last week's '87 set was one of my fave of the week.   I would have preferred another Lou Reed cut, for instance. 
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 11:13:25 AM
only thing I like better than a good trumpet solo is a good trombone solo.

BOS Dolby

LOL!  Do you play either?   My theory is that if you play trombone in the Bay Area, you can definitely get into a hip/wacky band somewhere.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 01, 2009, 11:15:28 AM
Songs from Born in the U.S.A. now in the KFOG Db:

1  Born in the U.S.A.
2  Cover Me
5  Downbound Train
6  I'm on Fire
7  No Surrender
9  I'm Goin' Down
11  Dancing in the Dark

Songs not yet in the Db (couple of surprises here methinks)

3  Darlington County
4  Working on the Highway
8  Bobby Jean
10  Glory Days
12  My Hometown


OMG.  I had college roommates who wore their BITUSA album out.  I'm surprised ANY of these are missing from the DB.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: RGMike on October 01, 2009, 12:50:22 PM
10/01/09 - Thursday!  Good times...1984!!

   1.  David Bowie - Blue Jean
   2.  Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive
(TV:  The A Team)
   3.  Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender
   4.  Lou Reed - I Love You Suzanne
   5.  Joe Jackson - Be My Number Two
   6.  Night Ranger - Sister Christian
(Movie:  Beverly Hills Cop)
   7.  John Waite - Missing You
   8.  The Smiths - What Difference Does it Make (BOS!)
   9.  REM - Pretty Persuasion
  10.  Scandal - The Warrior

BONUS TRACK:  General Public - Tenderness
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on October 01, 2009, 09:42:02 PM
BOS: David Bowie, for the immortal lyric "One day I'm going to write a poem in a letter"
WOS: Night Ranger, although it was generally a strong set IMHO

Song I'd love to hear in a 1984 10@10 set, but probably won't (and I didn't recently list):

"Strut" by Sheena Easton
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Big Fingers McGee on October 01, 2009, 09:45:39 PM
Songs from Born in the U.S.A. now in the KFOG Db:

1  Born in the U.S.A.
2  Cover Me
5  Downbound Train
6  I'm on Fire
7  No Surrender
9  I'm Goin' Down
11  Dancing in the Dark

Songs not yet in the Db (couple of surprises here methinks)

3  Darlington County
4  Working on the Highway
8  Bobby Jean
10  Glory Days
12  My Hometown


I'm kind of surprised that "Glory Days" has never made 10@10. "My Hometown" seems like something Dave would have jumped on, but in all fairness, it was in my humble opinion one of the lesser tracks of this album.
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: Gazoo on October 02, 2009, 12:04:14 AM
Oh, no.  WOS to Scandal.  

I'm with you, but for solely this reason:

"Your eyes touch me physically."

EWWW!!

PS: BOS Broooce
Title: Re: 1 Oct 2009: 1984
Post by: mshray on October 02, 2009, 09:22:23 AM
only thing I like better than a good trumpet solo is a good trombone solo.

BOS Dolby

LOL!  Do you play either?   My theory is that if you play trombone in the Bay Area, you can definitely get into a hip/wacky band somewhere.

No, but my two brothers played each.  Chris went & played trombone in the Stanford Band, and matriculated the year after The Play, so you could argue that he took over for the guy who got flattened in the end-zone.  Davefish was also in the LSJUMB at that time, so I knew him through my brother initially (sorry D, if you read this, for bringing up painful memories) and then a few years ago he showed up on this board & we figured out that we'd known each other 20+ yrs earlier.