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« on: April 03, 2006, 07:58:46 AM »
Expecting ho-hum; the '80s not being Bob's strong point. Surprise me!
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Re: The Drive: 4/3/06: 1981
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2006, 08:05:30 AM »
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Expecting ho-hum; the '80s not being Bob's strong point. Surprise me!


Well, a live Seger version of "Old Time R'n'R" is a surprise, but not a necessarily a good one.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2006, 08:11:37 AM »
VHM Styx, "Too Much Time on My Hands" -- a possible BOS depending on what else Bob has up his sleeve.
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2006, 08:15:16 AM »
Eeek -- JS, "Find Your Way Back"...  there's cheeze and then there's cheeze.
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2006, 08:16:37 AM »
Your standard rock-radio set.  I won't be surprised if we get one softie (Franke & the Knockouts, Benny Mardones, or somesuch) along with more arena rock (Foreigner seems a safe bet).
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2006, 08:19:51 AM »
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Your standard rock-radio set.  I won't be surprised if we get one softie (Franke & the Knockouts, Benny Mardones, or somesuch) along with more arena rock (Foreigner seems a safe bet).


Psychic Gazoo! And it's "Juke Box Hero", one of their lesser-played hits. VHM2.
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2006, 08:24:42 AM »
BOS Rod the Bod, "Young Turks", one of his perfect-radio-fodder '80s singles.
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2006, 08:26:54 AM »
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BOS Rod the Bod, "Young Turks", one of his perfect-radio-fodder '80s singles.


I'll BOS it, as I have very fond memories of it and it's still fun, but really, this is five immense cheezers out of five tracks, a dangerous ratio.

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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2006, 08:29:59 AM »
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this is five immense cheezers out of five tracks, a dangerous ratio.


Agreed, and yet of the 5 only one (The Rod) even approaches being a Morey regular.  (OK here's another: "Start Me Up").
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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2006, 08:32:55 AM »
OK, I feel better now.  BOS to "While You See a Chance," empowerment encapsulated.
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2006, 08:33:25 AM »
"When you see a Katrina, play it."
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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2006, 08:40:47 AM »
back to the cheeze buffet with 38 Special's "Fantasy Girl" -- but again, one we don't hear often (it may even be an across-the-board breakout, iirc).

Kudos to Bob for knowing his target (Midwestern) audience all too well.
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« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2006, 08:45:15 AM »
One thing that makes "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" so special is that it doesn't sound all that much like "a Stevie Nicks song" or "a Tom Petty song."  Probably more of the latter, but the whole's far more than the sum of its parts.
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« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2006, 09:37:29 AM »
TEN @ 10 LOG FOR 04.03.06
1981

The Police  -  Every Little Thing
Bob Seger  -  Old Time Rock 'n Roll(live)
Styx  -  Too Much Time on My Hands
The Jefferson Starship  -  Find Your Way Back
Foreigner  -  Juke Box Hero
Rod Stewart  -  Young Turks
The Rolling Stones  -  Start Me Up
Steve Winwood  -  While You See a Chance
.38 Special  -  Fantasy Girl
Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks  -  Stop Dragging My Heart Around

1976 comes a calling on Tuesday's Ten @ 10.
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