Where in the world are the middle-aged dummies? Worldwide top 31 song countdown. (4 Viewers)

[MAC_32]

Side note: I mostly know "Wake Me Up" from the music that's piped in at my workplace.
It is, however, a song I've also heard live. Just performed with(/by) 2Cellos.

I was very close to picking 2Cellos here - they’re awesome.

Yeah, I was trying to avoid covers, mostly to narrow down possibilities. Otherwise, they'd likely have found their way onto my list.

Love string covers, but couldn't find myself narrowing it down to one so I just bagged the idea.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Just heard a snippet of an interview with Stewart Copeland - I would have been really surprised by his American accent if these lists hadn't educated me on his upbringing.

 

[Chaos34]

Sorry I haven't been more engaged this time. I just haven't had me time lately. I've only read the playlists and scrolled the thread quickly. I was entertained by the Tommy Ramone outting. That's the stuff I like about this format. No biggie to lose the song. Fun to learn a bit of Tommy's background. This isn't an exercise to take so seriously. It's just time wasting entertainment. Sedated is a great punker and I ranked it rather high. So now a replacement song is ranked that high, which is also entertaining for me.

 

[shuke]

There's a scene in the 1990s mini-series version of Stephen King's The Stand where a couple of characters listen to the 45 RPM "Don't Dream It's Over". Needle drops, scratchy guitar comes in, and that bass hits. It's one of the most perfect music-to-scene moments I've ever seen. The film itself is cheesy as hell, but they nailed it here.

I remember this scene from the relatively underrated miniseries well; it was Molly Ringwald as Frannie Goldsmith and Corin Nemec as Harold Lauder. That series had a lot of pretty solid casting and some decent acting. It isn't perfect by any means. I didn't see the newest version that had James Marsden, but I got the sense it wasn't great, which is too bad - you'd figure HBO Max would blow it out or something, but we'd probably have to wait another 20 years.

I personally loved the original miniseries.

 

[shuke]

My favorite by them is Ripple

WOW

 

[Manster]

Who are the fools harassing up in this mofo? Sounds like some sedation is needed.

 

[krista4]

Six-Point Selections:


timschochet:

Burden Of Tomorrow - The Tallest Man On Earth (Sweden)
(new song)


Just Win Baby:

Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band (South African artist)
(new song)

(Yes, I realize this is actually DM solo.)


Pip’s Invitation:

Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (Canada/US)
(new song)


Andy Dufresne:

Eric's Theme - Vangelis
(new artist)


DrIanMalcolm:

Ai Du - Ali Farka Toure (feat. Ry Cooder) (Mali)
(both new artists)


Don Quixote:

Waterloo - ABBA (Sweden)
(new song)


Dr. Octopus:

Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire (Canada)
(new song)


scorchy:

Left And Leaving - The Weakerthans (Canada)
(new artist)


shuke:

Subdivisions - Rush …...........Canadian
(new song)


Sullie:

Don't Wanna Fall In Love - Jane Child (Jane wore a Montreal Canadians shirt in her music video and Krista has her rules.)
(new artist)


The Dreaded Marco:

Surprise Hotel - Fool's Gold
(new artist)


Mister CIA:

Twin City Mini - Fred Eaglesmith (Canada)
(new artist)


Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)


Mrs. Rannous:

Ashes - Celine Dion (Canada)
(new artist)


titusbramble:

Turn Out The Light - Nelly Furtado (Canadian)
(new song)


Raging weasel:

Dreamer - Lucifer (Germany)
(new artist)


Ilov80s:

Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
(new song)

(warning to @Ilov80s regarding the hyphen in this artist's name)


worrierking:

For What it's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (Canada/US)
(new artist)


Val Rannous:

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (US, UK)
(new artist)


krista4:

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)
(new song)


Mt. Man:

So Far Away - Dire Straits (UK band, American drummer)
(new artist)


JMLs secret identity:

Butter - BTS (South Korea)
(new artist)


otb_lifer:

Endless Blockades For The Pussyfooter - G.I.S.M. (Japan)
(new artist)


simey:

The Place I Left Behind - The Deep Dark Woods (Canada)
(new artist)


rockaction:

Started From The Bottom - Drake (Canada)
(new artist)


New Binky the Doormat:

Breakfast In America – Supertramp (Bob Siebenberg/drummer)
(new song)


landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday - Boney M. (Monserrat)
(new song)

(note to @Ilov80s , this artist was previously selected, but the name was misspelled and I didn't notice until now, not being a Boney M. expert and all. I've used the corrected name here, which should have an "e" in "Boney" and a period after the "M")


MAC_32:

Somebody I Used To Know - Gotye (feat. Kimbra) (There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.)
(duplicate, second vote)


jwb:

The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath
(new artist)


Eephus:

Modern Drift - Efterklang
(new artist)


Hov34:

You Don't Think You Like People Like Me - Alex Lahey
(new artist)


Manster:

Estranged - Guns N' Roses
(new artist)


simsarge:

Down Down - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Hands down, my favorite "group" of all time. Sorry for the crappy video. Slim pickins.)
(new song)

(warning to @Ilov80s regarding the hyphen in this artist's name)


ditkaburgers:

Desire - Years & Years
(new artist)


Doug B:

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
(new artist)


westerberg:

Misread - Kings Of Convenience
(new artist)


KarmaPolice:

Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) - Thin Lizzy
(new artist)


higgins:

The Way - Meshell Ndegeocello (Germany)
(new artist)


zamboni:

Positive Vibration - Bob Marley (Jamaica)
(new song)


Zegras11:

Synchronicity II - The Police
(duplicate, third vote)


Oliver Humanzee:

Authentic Celestial Music - Dirty Three
(new artist)


Chaos34:

Stompin’ Ground - Tjupurro
(new artist)


AAABatteries:

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
(new song)

 

[krista4]

Another city checked off today:

8. Where In the World ARE the Middle-Aged Dummies?

Which of the following much-maligned US locales will NOT receive a song-title shout-out: (a) Bakersfield, (b) Buffalo, (c) Detroit, (d) Memphis, or (e) none of the above (all will be represented)?

 

[krista4]

And again both good and bad news for Ace Award guesses:

Ace Award Guesses:

Two votes:

The Final Countdown – Europe

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil



One vote:

Lovefool -- The Cardigans

Battle Scar – Max Webster

99 Luftballons - Nena

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield – Six points

Some Like It Hot - Power Station

Take On Me - A-ha

Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House – Five points

This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide – The Kings – One point

Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling

Layla - Derek & the Dominoes

Cult of Personality – Living Colour

David Bowie for “Under Pressure” – David Bowie and Queen – Four points

 

[krista4]

First appearance for a couple of big names (Guns N' Roses, Jimi Hendrix) and our first song with three votes (Synchronicity II)!

 

[krista4]

krista4:

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)
(new song)

I'm as surprised as anyone that I chose a Queen song, but I love this one despite its being a bit cheesy. It just kept moving up on my list from "also-ran" to last five out and then all the way to six points. It's so much fun. My favorite part:

I'm burning through the sky, yeah
200 degrees
That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
I'm travelling at the speed of light

&

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Wow. So many songs on this list that I'm completely unfamiliar with including some from of the bigger name artists. I suspect I'll realize I do actually know some of them when I hear them, but yeah, looking forward to this playlist.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

In honor of all my Jewish friends here are my 6 point star selections:

Waterloo
Subdivisions
Let It Ride
Voodoo Child
Don't Stop Me Now
Somebody I Used To Know
The Mob Rules
California Dreamin'

 

[MAC_32]

Despite others not finding today's list as good, I found a lot of new-to-me songs to like on today's playlist, actually adding seven to my new-favorites playlist.

I've not had many hearts and I'm still only about halfway through, but I've found this list consistently enjoyable despite knowing almost nothing beyond 3 songs deep. I am glad I didn't try to listen much yesterday as I'd have been too distracted to appreciate a lot of this. I may also be further along had I not decided to listen to Sanitarium a half dozen times (not sure if kidding).

 

[MAC_32]

Just Win Baby:

Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band (South African artist)

2 days in a row, JWB!

 

[Raging weasel]

Only know 11 of today's list. Not sure I'll get to the playlist as I'll be pretty busy the next 7-8 hours

 

[Raging weasel]

krista4:

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)
(new song)

I'm as surprised as anyone that I chose a Queen song, but I love this one despite its being a bit cheesy. It just kept moving up on my list from "also-ran" to last five out and then all the way to six points. It's so much fun. My favorite part:

I'm burning through the sky, yeah
200 degrees
That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
I'm travelling at the speed of light

&

That's my fav part too!

 

[Don Quixote]

Don Quixote:

Waterloo - ABBA (Sweden)
(new song)

Because I enjoy my pop with a little bit of a history lesson too.

I think this is my first selection entirely in English. So, for any xenoglossophobics, I do have at least some in my list.

 

[krista4]

Don Quixote:

Waterloo - ABBA (Sweden)
(new song)

Because I enjoy my pop with a little bit of a history lesson too.

I think this is my first selection entirely in English. So, for any xenoglossophobics, I do have at least some in my list.

Wow, I just learned a new word.

 

[Doug B]

Six-Point Selections:

Andy Dufresne:
Eric's Theme - Vangelis

Don Quixote:
Waterloo - ABBA (Sweden)

shuke:
Subdivisions - Rush

Sullie:
Don't Wanna Fall In Love - Jane Child

Ilov80s:
Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

worrierking:
For What it's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (Canada/US)

Val Rannous:
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (US, UK)

krista4:
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)

Mt. Man:
So Far Away - Dire Straits (UK band, American drummer)

New Binky the Doormat:
Breakfast In America – Supertramp

MAC_32:
Somebody I Used To Know - Gotye (feat. Kimbra)

jwb:
The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath

simsarge:
Down Down - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Zegras11:
Synchronicity II - The Police

AAABatteries:
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

Lotta shout-outs today. 'Doug B Long List' artists in red.

Jane Child ... man, does that bring back some memories. Freshman year at LSU, trying out the BR bars & clubs for the first time. All that kind of scene.

This isn't exactly up-to-date, but here's Jane Child performing on The Wayne Brady Show in the early 2000s. Her husband Cat Gray is playing the Roland in the background. Gray followed Brady to Let's Make A Deal, and is the bandleader for that show to this day.

 

[Manster]

krista4:

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)
(new song)

I'm as surprised as anyone that I chose a Queen song, but I love this one despite its being a bit cheesy. It just kept moving up on my list from "also-ran" to last five out and then all the way to six points. It's so much fun. My favorite part:

I'm burning through the sky, yeah
200 degrees
That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
I'm travelling at the speed of light

&

Best choreographed zombie beating ever?

 

[Hawks64]

Six-Point Selections:


timschochet:

Burden Of Tomorrow - The Tallest Man On Earth (Sweden)
(new song)


Just Win Baby:

Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band (South African artist)
(new song)

(Yes, I realize this is actually DM solo.)


Pip’s Invitation:

Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (Canada/US)
(new song)


Andy Dufresne:

Eric's Theme - Vangelis
(new artist)


DrIanMalcolm:

Ai Du - Ali Farka Toure (feat. Ry Cooder) (Mali)
(both new artists)


Don Quixote:

Waterloo - ABBA (Sweden)
(new song)


Dr. Octopus:

Sequestered In Memphis - The Hold Steady (Canada)
(new artist)


scorchy:

Left And Leaving - The Weakerthans (Canada)
(new artist)


shuke:

Subdivisions - Rush …...........Canadian
(new song)


Sullie:

Don't Wanna Fall In Love - Jane Child (Jane wore a Montreal Canadians shirt in her music video and Krista has her rules.)
(new artist)


The Dreaded Marco:

Surprise Hotel - Fool's Gold
(new artist)


Mister CIA:

Twin City Mini - Fred Eaglesmith (Canada)
(new artist)


Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)


Mrs. Rannous:

Ashes - Celine Dion (Canada)
(new artist)


titusbramble:

Turn Out The Light - Nelly Furtado (Canadian)
(new song)


Raging weasel:

Dreamer - Lucifer (Germany)
(new artist)


Ilov80s:

Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
(new song)

(warning to @Ilov80s regarding the hyphen in this artist's name)


worrierking:

For What it's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (Canada/US)
(new artist)


Val Rannous:

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (US, UK)
(new artist)


krista4:

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)
(new song)


Mt. Man:

So Far Away - Dire Straits (UK band, American drummer)
(new artist)


JMLs secret identity:

Butter - BTS (South Korea)
(new artist)


otb_lifer:

Endless Blockades For The Pussyfooter - G.I.S.M. (Japan)
(new artist)


simey:

The Place I Left Behind - The Deep Dark Woods (Canada)
(new artist)


rockaction:

Started From The Bottom - Drake (Canada)
(new artist)


New Binky the Doormat:

Breakfast In America – Supertramp (Bob Siebenberg/drummer)
(new song)


landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday - Boney M. (Monserrat)
(new song)

(note to @Ilov80s , this artist was previously selected, but the name was misspelled and I didn't notice until now, not being a Boney M. expert and all. I've used the corrected name here, which should have an "e" in "Boney" and a period after the "M")


MAC_32:

Somebody I Used To Know - Gotye (feat. Kimbra) (There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.)
(duplicate, second vote)


jwb:

The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath
(new artist)


Eephus:

Modern Drift - Efterklang
(new artist)


Hov34:

You Don't Think You Like People Like Me - Alex Lahey
(new artist)


Manster:

Estranged - Guns N' Roses
(new artist)


simsarge:

Down Down - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Hands down, my favorite "group" of all time. Sorry for the crappy video. Slim pickins.)
(new song)

(warning to @Ilov80s regarding the hyphen in this artist's name)


ditkaburgers:

Desire - Years & Years
(new artist)


Doug B:

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
(new artist)


westerberg:

Misread - Kings Of Convenience
(new artist)


KarmaPolice:

Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) - Thin Lizzy
(new artist)


higgins:

The Way - Meshell Ndegeocello (Germany)
(new artist)


zamboni:

Positive Vibration - Bob Marley (Jamaica)
(new song)


Zegras11:

Synchronicity II - The Police
(duplicate, third vote)


Oliver Humanzee:

Authentic Celestial Music - Dirty Three
(new artist)


Chaos34:

Stompin’ Ground - Tjupurro
(new artist)


AAABatteries:

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
(new song)

The sixes playlist

No missing songs today!

 

[scorchy]

Thanks to @shuke I'm gonna have to fire up some Boogie Nights tonight.

Because shuke has a giant dong?

He very well could. I can neither confirm nor deny.

@WetDream

Looks like he'll never be able to confirm

 

[zamboni]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I thought about a longer song from the Vangelis oeuvre but who wants to listen to a 20 minute song?...

 

[Manster]

@zamboni Positive Vibration!....how can you not sing along to this one? The song title says it all. So good!

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Six-Point Selections:


timschochet:

Burden Of Tomorrow - The Tallest Man On Earth (Sweden)
(new song)


Pip’s Invitation:

Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (Canada/US)
(new song)


DrIanMalcolm:

Ai Du - Ali Farka Toure (feat. Ry Cooder) (Mali)
(both new artists)


Dr. Octopus:

Sequestered In Memphis - The Hold Steady (Canada)
(new artist)


scorchy:

Left And Leaving - The Weakerthans (Canada)
(new artist)


AAABatteries:

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
(new song)

Top 6 of known to me songs.

 

[Manster]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

Didn't @Hawks64 have the song from Asylum too?
I much prefer 70's to 80's KISS, but I'm enjoying digging into the 80's stuff as well......I had all those albums on cassette back in the day!

 

[krista4]

Best choreographed zombie beating ever?

I need to re-watch this movie.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Wow, I’m just seeing the news about Mississippi. @Mister CIA , please check in.

Mostly alive this morning. It was actually pretty tame in my neck of the woods. Seeing reports of 23 dead and more missing.

Unbelievable

Huge wedge tornado. That's got to be an EF4 or 5. One meteorologist said a prayer on air. I don't think he could help it.

 

[zamboni]

krista4:

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen (UK/Zanzibar)
(new song)

I'm as surprised as anyone that I chose a Queen song, but I love this one despite its being a bit cheesy. It just kept moving up on my list from "also-ran" to last five out and then all the way to six points. It's so much fun. My favorite part:

I'm burning through the sky, yeah
200 degrees
That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
I'm travelling at the speed of light

&

A few years back, DSMN was scientifically determined to be the happiest song of all time:

Science: Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' Is the Most Uplifting Song

It's official, it's science!

loudwire.com

Fits in well this round with my “Positive Vibration” pick.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

No teasers tonight and not sure I'll put in any effort on this again, other than posting the daily lists and announcing winners of contests. Not worth my time or love.

What's crazy is that all week I had thought I'd post at the end of this week to say what a fantastic countdown this had been. Until today (and setting aside our people getting banned!), it had been so positive and fun, with excellent discussion and so much great music. Better for me even than the first one. Obviously I don't think that now. But thanks to most of you for really making it a great time...for a while.

I am genuinely not sure what the problem has been for you. It all seems hunky dory to me.

And I love the teasers. Sigh.

As I already mentioned, in addition to the ****ty posts in the thread, I received additional crap and drama via PM. Over and over and over. So no, nothing is “hunky dory.” Glad you liked the teasers.

I had to replace one of my favorite picks. Why people lose their **** over these things is mystifying. Whoever did that should be massively ashamed.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Dr. Octopus:

Sequestered In Memphis - The Hold Steady (Canada)
(new artist)

These guys are American I messed this up.
Can we move my Arcade Fire Song “Keep the Car Running” from Last Five Out into this slot for playlist and other purposes?

Not sure what I was thinking.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Dr. Octopus:

Sequestered In Memphis - The Hold Steady (Canada)
(new artist)

These guys are American I messed this up.
Can we move my Arcade Fire Song “Keep the Car Running” from Last Five Out into this slot for playlist and other purposes?

Not sure what I was thinking.

I was wondering. I know Craig Finn is from Minnesota but I figured the drummer might be from Oslo. Great band.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

simsarge:

Down Down - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Hands down, my favorite "group" of all time. Sorry for the crappy video. Slim pickins.)
(new song)

Ineligible.

 

[zamboni]

simsarge:

Down Down - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Hands down, my favorite "group" of all time. Sorry for the crappy video. Slim pickins.)
(new song)

Ineligible.

And Slim Whitman ain’t happening here either.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Dr. Octopus:

Sequestered In Memphis - The Hold Steady (Canada)
(new artist)

These guys are American I messed this up.
Can we move my Arcade Fire Song “Keep the Car Running” from Last Five Out into this slot for playlist and other purposes?

Not sure what I was thinking.

Sorry - it was pointed out to me. I guess I had it stuck in my head that they were and didn’t look it up.

 

[Hawks64]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

Didn't @Hawks64 have the song from Asylum too?
I much prefer 70's to 80's KISS, but I'm enjoying digging into the 80's stuff as well......I had all those albums on cassette back in the day!

I did! 80s KISS was my first exposure to them, and still my preferred era even if it may not be their best.

 

[zamboni]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

Didn't @Hawks64 have the song from Asylum too?
I much prefer 70's to 80's KISS, but I'm enjoying digging into the 80's stuff as well......I had all those albums on cassette back in the day!

I did! 80s KISS was my first exposure to them, and still my preferred era even if it may not be their best.

Musically they were much better in the ‘80s IMO. Their ‘70s material had catchier tunes and, of course, the image.

 

[jwb]

Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band (South African artist)
2 days in a row, JWB!

Thanks!!

Oh, wait...

 

[Manster]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

Didn't @Hawks64 have the song from Asylum too?
I much prefer 70's to 80's KISS, but I'm enjoying digging into the 80's stuff as well......I had all those albums on cassette back in the day!

I did! 80s KISS was my first exposure to them, and still my preferred era even if it may not be their best.

Musically they were much better in the ‘80s IMO. Their ‘70s material had catchier tunes and, of course, the image.

Yea, I don't disagree with this....I think for me, the 80's, in general,were so damn cheesy. Many of the bands who were big in the previous decades released music that didn't age well for me. KISS is one of those bands.

 

[jwb]

Just Win Baby:

Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band (South African artist)

2 days in a row, JWB!

Thanks!!

Oh, wait...

 

[zamboni]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

Didn't @Hawks64 have the song from Asylum too?
I much prefer 70's to 80's KISS, but I'm enjoying digging into the 80's stuff as well......I had all those albums on cassette back in the day!

I did! 80s KISS was my first exposure to them, and still my preferred era even if it may not be their best.

Musically they were much better in the ‘80s IMO. Their ‘70s material had catchier tunes and, of course, the image.

Yea, I don't disagree with this....I think for me, the 80's, in general,were so damn cheesy. Many of the bands who were big in the previous decades released music that didn't age well for me. KISS is one of those bands.

Oh I’m purely on team ‘70s for Kiss - not an ‘80s guy for them. Just saying their musical talent improved when their image faded.

 

[jwb]

Lotta new to me today that I won't get to because today (and yesterday) is really busy but I realize that's no excuse because management is doing a bang up job despite being just as busy. And I dig the teasers a lot too.

This middle aged dummy is going to his first ever hockey game tonight. Go Canes!! And my buddy said "wear black or red". I have an awesome black and red Rush R40 tour jersey, which fits with the "where in the world" thread. Represent!!!

 

[Manster]

landryshat:

Her & I (Slow Jam II) - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard (Australia)
(new artist)

The grammar police are on their way,

Hawks64:

Lonely Is The Hunter - KISS
(new song)

Never would have thought anyone would have taken one from Animalize - nice

Didn't @Hawks64 have the song from Asylum too?
I much prefer 70's to 80's KISS, but I'm enjoying digging into the 80's stuff as well......I had all those albums on cassette back in the day!

I did! 80s KISS was my first exposure to them, and still my preferred era even if it may not be their best.

Musically they were much better in the ‘80s IMO. Their ‘70s material had catchier tunes and, of course, the image.

Yea, I don't disagree with this....I think for me, the 80's, in general,were so damn cheesy. Many of the bands who were big in the previous decades released music that didn't age well for me. KISS is one of those bands.

Oh I’m purely on team ‘70s for Kiss - not an ‘80s guy for them. Just saying their musical talent improved when their image faded.

Yep I think ur right......in general, I find that I usually prefer early stuff from bands with some BIG exceptions.....Stones, Beatles, Floyd, Screaming Trees, off the top of my head.....these bands blossomed later, imo.

Also off the top of my head, I much prefer early Metallica, Soundgarden, Zep, Modest Mouse

 

[Westerberg]

The Weakerthans!

Didn't know they were Canadian. Nice trip down memory lane.

 

[Westerberg]

Aw man, I just realized the link I sent for Misread is slowed down. His voice sounds funny in a not good way.

I'm sure it'll be fine on Spotify. Here is a better link for those who wanna listen on Youtube:

Misread - Kings Of Convenience

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

The Weakerthans!

Didn't know they were Canadian. Nice trip down memory lane.

Same.

Plea From a Cat Named Virtue has always been a favorite.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

The Weakerthans!

Didn't know they were Canadian. Nice trip down memory lane.

Same.

Plea From a Cat Named Virtue has always been a favorite.

It would’ve made my top 31 if I’d known they were Canadian. I assumed USA for some reason.

I need to pay better attention to where some of my favorite bands are from.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I did a double take - I think the person on the right of this Lucifer album looks a bit like Axl Rose.