Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1984 - (page 198)

OB1 said:
Played the Gabriel album the other day and it is rather good. Several tracks went onto my personal 1980 playlist.

Played “The River” too but mostly went for the party tracks. Mind, there’s not many Bruce tracks that I don’t like much.
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Hear hear, I love the stupid rockers on The River like Ramrod, Cadillac Ranch, Crush On You...
 
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Still seems fairly quiet on this list so going to push my luck (can’t help myself) with a few more suggestions:

Blue Oyster Cult: The Marshall Plan
Journey: Anyway You Want it
Rossington Collins Band: Don’t Misunderstand Me
Ted Nugent: Terminus Eldorado

Some favourites from albums I bought on release. The BOC track in particular is smoking’. Nugent track amused my greatly back in the day: you can’t argue with a sick mind.

I do have more suggestions!
 
OB1 said:
Still seems fairly quiet on this list so going to push my luck (can’t help myself) with a few more suggestions:
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It's been quiet as I had some final touring in Chester and Wales and then transatlantic travel to deal with, but I'm Back (in Black), the first song I cued up when the plane landed after 14 hours of end to end travel yesterday. ;-)

Sometimes, the B-Side is better and more appreciated than the overly popular main hit, and this one for me might be my favourite Queen song of all time. Back in 1980 when I heard this and bought the 8-track of The Game, this song was one I couldn't get enough of. A Crazy Little Thing, indeed.

This song was a Brian May written classic. It was a great funk rock song with a driving bass by John Deacon, great energetic Freddy Mercury vocals, and of course that May solo that simply blew me away back in the day.

"Dragon Attack" - Queen

I'll be back later today with my final tracks, with a lean on the political, social, and environmentally conscious offerings, so please hold fire if you can! ;-)
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
It's been quiet as I had some final touring in Chester and Wales and then transatlantic travel to deal with, but I'm Back (in Black), the first song I cued up when the plane landed after 14 hours of end to end travel yesterday. ;-)

Sometimes, the B-Side is better and more appreciated than the overly popular main hit, and this one for me might be my favourite Queen song of all time. Back in 1980 when I heard this and bought the 8-track of The Game, this song was one I couldn't get enough of. A Crazy Little Thing, indeed.

This song was a Brian May written classic. It was a great funk rock song with a driving bass by John Deacon, great energetic Freddy Mercury vocals, and of course that May solo that simply blew me away back in the day.

"Dragon Attack" - Queen

I'll be back later today with my final tracks, with a lean on the political, social, and environmentally conscious offerings, so please hold fire if you can! ;-)
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Good choice.
 
A-one, two, one, two, four...

For my last group, I'll go with some songs from 1980 that covered more of the political, social, and environmentally conscious songs.

I too was a big fan of Peter Gabriel's third self-titled "melting face" album, and the one song that initially drew me into the album as a whole, which is still very much enjoyed, was this one where the lyrics are interpreted as a commentary on war and international diplomacy being like children's games. Names thrown in from WWII and incidents from the Vietnam war along with the French lyrics at the beginning, including Kate Bush on backing vocals, gave it a very unique mystique back during the beginning of a decade where the Cold War would reach its peak.

"Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel

This album was the first I remember getting into as a whole from the Police, despite being familiar with the prior rock hits off their first two albums already covered here. This was also the first politically themed song that Sting wrote, and while not released as a single, it was well heard on FM stations in the US. It very well addresses the divide between rich and poor and was written after seeing the plight of starving children in Biafra on TV. Sting has stated that the title and song came to him because he was literally driven to tears by what he was seeing.

"Driven To Tears" - The Police

Protest is futile, nothing seems to get through
What's to become of our world? Who knows what to do?

And as noted prior, I'm going to complete a trifecta from Rush's Permanent Waves, the first album of theirs I also recall listening to as a whole that same year. I maintained during the 80's and still do that there is not a misstep on this album, and if I were scoring or nominating today, it would still be the 10/10 I felt it was during that time.

The final song is a 9:19 minute (hey to Rob! ;-) prog rock masterpiece consisting of three distinct parts -
I. "Tide Pools" (2:23)
II. "Hyperspace" (2:47)
III. "Permanent Waves" (4:08) (the album title itself)

The song from lyricist Neil Peart explores themes of nature, scientific advancement, and humanity's relationship with the natural world through cycles of creation, destruction, and renewal. Neil uses metaphors like tidal pools and space to discuss science, technology, and the need for balance between understanding and control.

Rush was one of those unique bands that to me always found a great balance between the music and the lyrics, and on this track and album in particular, they really hit a high mark for me that really extended their reach well into progressive and now classic rock radio.

"Natural Science" - Rush

Time after time we lose sight of the way
Our causes can't see their effects
 
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3 more for the list. And it's time for a couple of 12" records. I love an extended mix.

Fade To Grey 12" Long Version - Visage

Midge Ure's musical project started around the same time he flew Concorde to New York to play with Thin Lizzy learning the songs along the way. He then joined...

Sleepwalk - Ultravox

To replace John Foxx who left as he didn't like musical direction they were taking.

Underpass 12" - John Foxx

Metatronic version or the sinister mix.
 
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Mancitydoogle said:
One for Bimbo, not my type of music but I’m now good mates with the keyboard player Layne Rico who became a private airline pilot and is always good for a few celebrity stories.

‘LAWN CHAIRS’ by Our Daughters Wedding.
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I'll cross it off my list then!

Can you let him know that I have the 12" and that they were a bunch of money grabbing bastards as it's just the single version on a bigger record.

Thanks :)
 
OB1 said:
Still seems fairly quiet on this list so going to push my luck (can’t help myself) with a few more suggestions:

Blue Oyster Cult: The Marshall Plan
Journey: Anyway You Want it
Rossington Collins Band: Don’t Misunderstand Me
Ted Nugent: Terminus Eldorado

Some favourites from albums I bought on release. The BOC track in particular is smoking’. Nugent track amused my greatly back in the day: you can’t argue with a sick mind.

I do have more suggestions!
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One of my favourite tracks by Journey along with Separate Ways and Stone in Love.
The title track from Escape will always be my no1 though.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Never heard of them. Can you tell us more?
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Our Daughter's Wedding was an American synthpop trio, consisting of Layne Rico on Synare synthesizer, Keith Silva on vocals and keyboards, and Scott Simon on bass-synth and saxophone. Though the group was based in New York, Silva and Rico were from California. The group took their name from a type of DIY photo album.

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Silva and Rico played in a group, Human Bends, in their hometown of Fairfield in the Bay Area of California. They moved to New York, where Our Daughter's Wedding debuted in 1979 with Silva, Rico and 'a woman named Vanessa'. Simon replaced Vanessa soon afterwards. Of the group's name, Silva later said "It's so simple it's disgusting... You buy a little photo album at Woolworth’s and you get a stencil with it to write something on the cover like 'Baby’s first Year.' Or 'Our Daughter’s Wedding.'"[1]
In 1981, the group's "Lawnchairs", an independently funded and released single, reached #31 on the Billboard Disco Chart[1] and #49 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1981.[2] They toured with other bands of the day including U2, Duran Duran, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Iggy Pop, The Psychedelic Furs and frequently appeared on MTV as guest hosts. Their television resume also included various shows on both BBC & ITV. They appeared in Episode One of the ITV drama 'Jangles' (Opportunity) which starred Hazel O'Connor and Jesse Birdsall.

I’d never heard of the band until I met Layne about 5 years ago in Naples FL and we’ve become good friends he only mentioned he was in a band in passing.

 
homerdog said:
Iron Maiden are an exemplar of the NWOBHM. I was a Sounds reader, which hadn't taken the same path as the NME, who seemed to hate anything not associated with the punk/new wave movement.
I've picked a song that wasn't on their debut album, but which was originally released on the "Metal For Muthas" compilation. This version is different, released as a single in May 1980 and is notable for its cover depiction of their mascot 'Eddie' standing with a bloodied knife over the body of Maggie, the 'Iron Maiden', Thatcher. Later versions blanked out her eyes, apparently as a deliberate move to cause controversy. I've still got the original uncensored version somewhere in the attic.

Sanctuary - Iron Maiden
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Can only find a live version of this on Spotify - ping me a link if you know it's there thanks.
 
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