Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1985 - (page 203)

OB1 said:
Didn’t go to many gigs at G-Mex but I did see Bryan Adam’s there.
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One Saturday morning, I was in Piccadilly records buying tickets for some other show and they’d literally put the ticket in the window announcing the Bryan Adams show that morning. I managed to get a couple of tickets for a few rows from the front. What a great show that was.
 
RobMCFC said:
One Saturday morning, I was in Piccadilly records buying tickets for some other show and they’d literally put the ticket in the window announcing the Bryan Adams show that morning. I managed to get a couple of tickets for a few rows from the front. What a great show that was.
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As mentioned previously, my favourite ticket agency. It was a good gig. My first Bryan Adam’s gig was at least as good and was in 1985 at the Hammy Odeon. The atmosphere and audience response was such that you just knew his next tour would be in Arenas.
 
RobMCFC said:
One Saturday morning, I was in Piccadilly records buying tickets for some other show and they’d literally put the ticket in the window announcing the Bryan Adams show that morning. I managed to get a couple of tickets for a few rows from the front. What a great show that was.
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It’s funny, I used to object having to pay 50p on top of the ticket price at Piccadilly Records box office!
If only it was still that today!
 
Just looking at my alternate 1985 playlist (curated by Tidal). There are some pretty famous omissions from ours amongst them:

Manic Monday – The Bangles
We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
Living in America – James Brown
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Nikita – Elton John
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
Crazy for You – Madonna
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
Slave to Love – Bryan Ferry
Something About You – Level 42
Out in the Fields – Gary Moore

If You like, I will stick them on the end of the playlist as they are all representative of the year. If nobody responds or likes this post I wont bother :-)
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Just looking at my alternate 1985 playlist (curated by Tidal). There are some pretty famous omissions from ours amongst them:

Manic Monday – The Bangles
We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
Living in America – James Brown
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Nikita – Elton John
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
Crazy for You – Madonna
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
Slave to Love – Bryan Ferry
Something About You – Level 42
Out in the Fields – Gary Moore

If You like, I will stick them on the end of the playlist as they are all representative of the year. If nobody responds or likes this post I wont bother :-)
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I nominated Katrina and the Waves already
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Just looking at my alternate 1985 playlist (curated by Tidal). There are some pretty famous omissions from ours amongst them:

Manic Monday – The Bangles
We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
Living in America – James Brown
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Nikita – Elton John
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
Crazy for You – Madonna
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
Slave to Love – Bryan Ferry
Something About You – Level 42
Out in the Fields – Gary Moore

If You like, I will stick them on the end of the playlist as they are all representative of the year. If nobody responds or likes this post I wont bother :-)
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Can you change the Level 42 song to Leaving Me Now please. Much better song.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Just looking at my alternate 1985 playlist (curated by Tidal). There are some pretty famous omissions from ours amongst them:

Manic Monday – The Bangles
We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
Living in America – James Brown
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Nikita – Elton John
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
Crazy for You – Madonna
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
Slave to Love – Bryan Ferry
Something About You – Level 42
Out in the Fields – Gary Moore

If You like, I will stick them on the end of the playlist as they are all representative of the year. If nobody responds or likes this post I wont bother :-)
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I think you should add these, minus Katrina ;-)
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Just looking at my alternate 1985 playlist (curated by Tidal). There are some pretty famous omissions from ours amongst them:

Manic Monday – The Bangles
We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
Living in America – James Brown
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Nikita – Elton John
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
Crazy for You – Madonna
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
Slave to Love – Bryan Ferry
Something About You – Level 42
Out in the Fields – Gary Moore

If You like, I will stick them on the end of the playlist as they are all representative of the year. If nobody responds or likes this post I wont bother :-)
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Manic Monday and Living in America the essentials for me. Track 9 should surely result in a thread ban if you add it ;-)
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Just looking at my alternate 1985 playlist (curated by Tidal). There are some pretty famous omissions from ours amongst them:

Manic Monday – The Bangles
We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
Living in America – James Brown
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston
Nikita – Elton John
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves
Crazy for You – Madonna
Small Town – John Mellencamp
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
Slave to Love – Bryan Ferry
Something About You – Level 42
Out in the Fields – Gary Moore

If You like, I will stick them on the end of the playlist as they are all representative of the year. If nobody responds or likes this post I wont bother :-)
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Some decent or evocative of time stuff there. I nearly included Small Town as one of my picks.

I also think the Miami Vice theme by the wonderful Jan Hammer should be there (and a few others but I would…)
 
So if the Bangles are a sure fire bet for obvious reasons it would seem churlish to omit the song from the ginger rag lick-spittle on the basis that he is a, well ginger rag lick- spittle. The song was huge that year, no denying it. It is also melodic and well sung. putting aside the obvious reason to leave it off, I think it should go in as representative of the year. Who is with me?
Or do I get a thread ban?
 
Saddleworth2 said:
So if the Bangles are a sure fire bet for obvious reasons it would seem churlish to omit the song from the ginger rag lick-spittle on the basis that he is a, well ginger rag lick- spittle. The song was huge that year, no denying it. It is also melodic and well sung. putting aside the obvious reason to leave it off, I think it should go in as representative of the year. Who is with me?
Or do I get a thread ban?
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Much though it pains me to say it, that level of censorship is probably the thin end of the wedge so I agree.

Can we have something from a blue immediately after, that we can skip to? I'd go with something off This Nations Saving Grace, maybe Spoilt Victorian Child?
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Ok time to close the playlist but we can't have 1985 playlist that doesn't include Kate's 'Running up that Hill, (Deal with God)' so I have stuck it on as a closer. The playlist is now 62 tracks and looks nice and varied. It is around 5 hours long so happy listening.
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As I was listening (again) to the playlist last night and after hearing that second Kate Bush song, I thought to myself that it would really be a shame if we didn't get the radio staple in, but then I realized who was steering this ship, and I smiled knowingly to myself on how this would likely end.

Nice Coda with Manic Monday starting that off. Easy to remember, as hard as I might try to forget (overplayed, sorry, but I blame K92 FM).
 
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