tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post2372166087234728495..comments2024-03-27T22:35:08.926-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: The Music of 1985GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-68960631749595652532022-04-25T21:30:53.883-04:002022-04-25T21:30:53.883-04:00Barbra Streisand issued "The Broadway Album&q...Barbra Streisand issued "The Broadway Album" on November 4, 1985, and I've probably listened to that album more often than any other from that year -- except for Suzanne Vega.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84661331146906788492022-04-22T18:31:20.890-04:002022-04-22T18:31:20.890-04:00I should have said something about Lone Justice, w...I should have said something about Lone Justice, which is also one of my favorites (although not top 5), and which I still listen to fairly often.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-55563734119429565432022-04-22T15:23:48.862-04:002022-04-22T15:23:48.862-04:00You know how you sometimes hear one of those DJ mi...You know how you sometimes hear one of those DJ mixes where some person with all sorts of knowledge of different musical styles can lace together all of these interesting songs by all of these different musicians in one continuous loop? Well, that's what it's kind of like listening to <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5TTk8J5yPs8pXhggWGftjRj5FwsqCChu" rel="nofollow">1985 Prince</a>.<br /><br />Except that the person who loops all the music together is Prince, all of the songs are written by Prince and every instrument of every song is played by Prince.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-82879611841218174652022-04-22T15:10:24.161-04:002022-04-22T15:10:24.161-04:00Well, I've been 17 years old for the last thre...Well, I've been 17 years old for the last three or four hours, and I seriously kind of forgot I've got an eighth-grader to pick up from her middle school in a few minutes. That was a fun lark. Thanks for getting these posts going.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-41539773611297569252022-04-22T15:04:48.259-04:002022-04-22T15:04:48.259-04:00I have all kinds of guesses--even somewhat informe...I have all kinds of guesses--even somewhat informed guesses--of what it might've been like to be Prince in 1985, and <a href="https://youtu.be/6FviYneRkaM" rel="nofollow">I'll bet I'm NOT EVEN CLOSE</a>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-86630857359399263042022-04-22T14:52:03.640-04:002022-04-22T14:52:03.640-04:00Oh, that Supertramp album is one I bought at the t...Oh, that Supertramp album is one I bought at the time of its release, too. I got it on cassette from the Columbia record club. I joined that thing probably 20 times.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60003007804956717172022-04-22T14:50:03.306-04:002022-04-22T14:50:03.306-04:00Once owned and listened to from the top 500:
Houn...Once owned and listened to from the top 500:<br /><br />Hounds of Love, Kate Bush (I’m counting the ones I recorded from records other people purchased)<br />Brothers In Arms, Dire Straits<br />Meat Is Murder, Smiths<br />Songs from the Big Chair, Tears for Fears<br />Tim, Replacements<br />Fables of the Reconstruction/Reconstruction of the Fables, R.E.M.<br />Little Creatures, Talking Heads<br />Around the World in a Day, Prince and the Revolution<br />No Jacket Required, Phil Collins<br />The Dream of the Blue Turtles, Sting<br />Suzanne Vega, Suzanne Vega<br />Hunting High and Low, a-ha<br />Scarecrow, John Mellencamp<br />Once Upon a Time, Simple Minds<br />Listen Like Thieves, INXS<br />Southern Accents, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers<br />Be Yourself Tonight, Eurythmics<br />The Best of the Doors<br />Songs to Love and Sing, Echo and the Bunnymen<br />Brother Where You Bound, Supertramp<br />White City: A Novel, Pete Townshend<br />Dream Academy<br />This Is Big Audio Dynamite<br />Fine Young Cannibals<br />Welcome to the Real World, Mr. Mister<br />Lone Justice<br />Play Deep, The Outfield<br />Wide Awake in America, U2<br />Sun City, Artists United Against Apartheid<br />Voices Carry, ’Til Tuesday<br />Romance 1600, Sheila E<br />That’s Why I’m Here, James Taylor<br />Ain’t Love Grand, X<br />The Wishing Chair, 10,000 Maniacs<br />Lost and Found, Jason and the Scorchers<br />Pictures for Pleasure, Charlie Sexton<br />Under a Raging Moon, Roger Paltry<br /><br />The ones of these that I actually acquired in 1985 (or maybe 1986, while they would still be considered new releases) were Brothers in Arms, Songs from the Big Chair, No Jacket Required, Dream of the Blue Turtles, Suzanne Vega, Hunting High and Low, Scarecrow, Once Upon a Time, Promise, White City, Dream Academy, Welcome to the Real World, Lone Justice, Play Deep, Wide Awake in America, Sun City, Voices Carry, Lost and Found, Pictures for Pleasure, Under a Raging Moon … this is why you market to teen-agers … My first job was working for my parents’ pottery business, and I guess I spent all the money on records and tapes. It certainly wasn’t on dates, and I think I had decided I was too old for football, baseball and basketball cards by this point.<br /><br />Over time, I’ve listened most to Tim, Fables, Around the World, Suzanne Vega, White City and Lone Justice. The Replacements were probably the band I listened to most in my early 20s. Maybe 10,000 Maniacs. Or U2.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-70830590317693383162022-04-22T14:36:38.061-04:002022-04-22T14:36:38.061-04:00The Beat Farmers were a really great cover band. H...The Beat Farmers were a really great cover band. Here's <a href="https://youtu.be/Smyw4aspPIw" rel="nofollow">their "There She Goes Again,"</a> and here's <a href="https://youtu.be/58VgS4Tvoio" rel="nofollow">their "Reason To Believe"</a>--both great.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-70541903906460471482022-04-22T14:28:20.690-04:002022-04-22T14:28:20.690-04:00Pete Townshend ... #smdh ...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lifehouse_Method" rel="nofollow">Pete Townshend ... #smdh ...</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-20954235564057187782022-04-22T14:06:31.599-04:002022-04-22T14:06:31.599-04:00What the heck? No. 155 is His Majesty's Pop Li...What the heck? No. 155 is <i>His Majesty's Pop Life/The Purple Mix Club</i> by Prince, which appears to have been released only in Japan. I might have to take off next week from work. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-50992519908542617322022-04-22T13:57:01.335-04:002022-04-22T13:57:01.335-04:00I like myself a little Mike + The Mechanics every ...I like myself a little Mike + The Mechanics every now and then.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51942918589704808872022-04-22T13:36:58.991-04:002022-04-22T13:36:58.991-04:00Annie Lennox's acting in the "Would I Lie...<a href="https://youtu.be/Uhpu2N4rQZM" rel="nofollow">Annie Lennox's acting in the "Would I Lie To You?" is outstanding.</a>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-37270781211123884812022-04-22T12:48:37.770-04:002022-04-22T12:48:37.770-04:00I've always loved Simple Minds' "Aliv...I've always loved Simple Minds' "Alive and Kicking" and its video.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-67240163570887806552022-04-22T11:33:15.564-04:002022-04-22T11:33:15.564-04:00My gosh, I liked the Waterboys in the 1980s, but I...My gosh, I liked the Waterboys in the 1980s, but I hadn't much listened to them in years, and I think I like them more now. "You saw Brigadoon!"Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-63539470126999920372022-04-21T17:27:18.146-04:002022-04-21T17:27:18.146-04:00When I got to Western, at one of the first parties...When I got to Western, at one of the first parties I walked into, two guys were playing acoustic guitar and a third was singing. They were playing "Driver 8," and I just couldn't believe how great they sounded. But, most of all, I just couldn't believe I was standing in some apartment in Bowling Green, late at night, listening to some guys I didn't know play R.E.M. songs, and I hadn't even asked my parents' permission to be there. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-22698614854581190182022-04-21T16:38:41.262-04:002022-04-21T16:38:41.262-04:00I don't know that I danced more to any record ...I don't know that I danced more to any record than <i>This Is Big Audio Dyanmite</i> over the course of my life.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-13804659317872250352022-04-21T16:36:56.118-04:002022-04-21T16:36:56.118-04:00I've still got the cassette copy of Past, Pres...I've still got the cassette copy of <i>Past, Present and Future</i> that I made in Matthew's dorm room, and I listened to it within the last five years, anyway.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48929002833595637552022-04-21T16:33:26.484-04:002022-04-21T16:33:26.484-04:00I'm pretty sure that I bought Suzanne Vega'...I'm pretty sure that I bought Suzanne Vega's first record and Matthew bought <i>Hounds of Love</i> on the same trip to Camelot Records in the Kentucky Oaks Mall on Thanksgiving break from our freshman years of college.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-83578211109548808052022-04-21T13:57:06.365-04:002022-04-21T13:57:06.365-04:00In 1985, I saw "Back to the Future," &qu...In 1985, I saw "Back to the Future," "Fletch," "St. Elmo's Fire," and "Silverado." I liked all of them, but "Silverado" was the one I ended up watching to this day.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-35256302979418580902022-04-21T13:55:11.628-04:002022-04-21T13:55:11.628-04:00Suzanne Vega's first album is one of my five f...Suzanne Vega's first album is one of my five favorite albums of all time, and I still listen to it a lot.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-7312191529221074062022-04-21T13:54:16.853-04:002022-04-21T13:54:16.853-04:00I still really like Dream of the Blue Turtles, by ...I still really like Dream of the Blue Turtles, by Sting, and Scarecrow, by John Mellencamp, but I don't listen to either of them as much as I probably should. GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-61363766321504736702022-04-21T13:51:21.918-04:002022-04-21T13:51:21.918-04:00I still listen to Brothers in Arms, by Dire Strait...I still listen to Brothers in Arms, by Dire Straits, which is one of my favorite albums ever (and which provided the soundtrack for the best ever episode of Miami Vice). I still listen to Fables, by R.E.M. -- and from 1985 until 1993, one of the big events of my year would be buying the new R.E.M. album.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.com