What is it about 1980? The year is under-represented in my collection of DM 10@10s. As the punk
revolution gave way to the New Wave trend, and people were starting to shake off the torpor
of the late '70s bloated arena rock and the mindlessness of disco, there should be lots of good
material. But for some reasons these sets never gel for me.
BOS Dire Straits and XTC, FF that they are. VHM Pretenders. The Kings are way overplayed, both
on10@10 and on KFOG generally, including Friday afternoon's "Weekend Salute." The Tears Of A
Clown remake is no improvement on the original. Donnie Iris, The Rolling Stones, The Bruce, and
Jim Carroll are all songs that have been rapidly crossing the line from okay to irritating the more
I hear them.
