Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1986 - (page 212)

RandolphMABlue said:
1986 saw the release of Daring Adventures, of one of my least favorite Richard Thompson albums, but it still had two magnificent tracks to wrap it up.

How Will I Ever Be Simple Again - Richard Thompson
Al Bowlly's In Heaven - Richard Thompson
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There's a couple of other songs on there I like but those are absolutely the two standouts.

I rarely get past the line "there was nothing but fever and ghosts in the water" without choking up a bit.
 
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When we had The Queen Is Dead on the album thread I wrote a lengthy screed on my last pick. This time I think I'll just put out there that though stylistically very different, the vocal phrasing on this track is so good it's pretty much Sinatra level in it's quality.

The Smiths - I Know It's Over
 
threespires said:
By 1986 Ginger Baker had mostly run out of people who were prepared to work with him, with the exception of Bill Laswell. Laswell got him involved in PiL's Album and also persuaded him to record what I'd argue is a bit of a lost classic. Horses and Trees is a more like an EP than an LP but is interesting take on a variety of world music and for all that Baker was clearly not a very nice bloke, you could argue his approach in this space was more respectful than that little bloke with his Graceland escapades!

Ginger Baker - Satou
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Sorry, this is another track I'm not finding in Spotify. Also cannot find Horses and Trees either. Unless someone has a hack for this, I'll wait for another.
 
homerdog said:
And seeing as there's less songs than in the last playlist, if I can have an extra choice it would be Spirit of '76 - The Alarm
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Even though this track was off of 1985's Strength, I'll allow it with Mrs. B&W also being a fan and introducing this band to me, with now both of us being fans.
 
If there's spares going can we please have

Doctor and the Medics - Spirit In The Sky

On the basis that though it's arguably a bit naff, (Dr) Clive and drummer Vom were polite young men who when we would have to chuck them out of the pub would have the manners to then come back the next day to apologise. They were never malicious just a bit daft. As well as a number one hit, Clive got a wife (backing dancer/singer Wendy) and three kids out of the band. When some years afterwards somebody told me he'd become a snail farmer I wasn't remotely surprised.
 
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One final song before we transition to the Coda, a bit pleasantly surprised this wasn't taken prior, but this omission works out perfectly for me.

While I don't remember seeing "Pretty in Pink" when it first came out, this song leaves quite the memories as the track first heard together with Mrs. B&W after listening mostly to the previous year's album release of Crush in early 1986. This song was written after the ending of the movie was changed and was composed in under 24 hours. The band has stated that the song lyrically is about "The end of high school... the ending of your childhood", elaborating that they were trying to capture "this fear of what comes next". I had similar feelings during that same time.

I need you now like I need you then
You always said we'd meet again someday

"If You Leave" - OMD
 
A few songs added and already suggested for the Coda...

“In the Garden” – Van Morrison
"Livin' On A Prayer" - Bon Jovi
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" – The Smiths
“Smoking Gun” – Robert Cray
“Always The Sun” – The Stranglers
“Human” – The Human League
“American Storm” – Bob Seger
“Domino” - Genesis
"Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi
“Jersey Girl” – Bruce Springsteen (Tom Waits remake)
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
One final song before we transition to the Coda, a bit pleasantly surprised this wasn't taken prior, but this omission works out perfectly for me.

While I don't remember seeing "Pretty in Pink" when it first came out, this song leaves quite the memories as the track first heard together with Mrs. B&W after listening mostly to the previous year's album release of Crush in early 1986. This song was written after the ending of the movie was changed and was composed in under 24 hours. The band has stated that the song lyrically is about "The end of high school... the ending of your childhood", elaborating that they were trying to capture "this fear of what comes next". I had similar feelings during that same time.

I need you now like I need you then
You always said we'd meet again someday

"If You Leave" - OMD
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Aaah...the song that ruined OMD's UK street cred. Record sales plummeted over here, they were slagged off for chasing the Yankie dollar, readily admitted by the band.

The UK b-side is a doozy though.
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
A few songs added and already suggested for the Coda...

“In the Garden” – Van Morrison
"Livin' On A Prayer" - Bon Jovi
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" – The Smiths
“Smoking Gun” – Robert Cray
“Always The Sun” – The Stranglers
“Human” – The Human League
“American Storm” – Bob Seger
“Domino” - Genesis
"Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi
“Jersey Girl” – Bruce Springsteen (Tom Waits remake)
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Someone suggested two BJ songs?

Surely "Wanted" is enough?
 
"Wanted Dead or Alive" was my fifth pick that was just edged out. A superb song, great intro, vocal and a Sambora classic solo.
 
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