My Top 20 Lists that I compiled as a kid 1973-1990

[Catfish]

July 1985 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Bryan Adams (No change)
3. Foreigner (No change)
4. Survior (+2)
5. Bob Seger (-1)
6. Cars (-1)
7. Dire Straits (+1)
8. Styx (-1)
9. Police (No change)
10. Huey Lewis (No change)
11. Journey (No change)
12. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
13. Jackson Browne ((-2)
14. Toto (No change)
15. Rush (No change)
16. Loverboy (No change)
17. Tom Petty (+2)
18. Led Zeppelin (-1)
19. Jefferson Starship (+1)
20. Pat Benetar (-2)

Noticed movements are fewer and lot's less drastic. The realities of adulthood and all that means .... sets in.

 

[Catfish]

August 1985 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Bryan Adams (No change)
3. Dire Staits (+4)
4. Foreigner (-1)
5. Survivor (-1)
6. Bob Seger (-1)
7. Cars (-1)
8. Huey Lewis (+2)
9. Styx (-1)
10. Jackson Browne (+3)
11. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
12. Police (-3)
13. Journey (-2)
14. Eagles (New)
15. Toto (-1)
16. Rush (-1)
17. Loverboy (-1)
18. Led Zeppelin (No change)
19. Tom Petty (-2)
20. Jefferson Starship (-1)

Concert: Shooting Star and Heart August 21, 1985- Price on Ticket Stub- $13.50

Shooting Star- I will have to shamefully admit, that I had no idea or recollection of who this was, or what they sounded like. Well after doing a wiki lookup and listening to some of their YT songs...... I still don't. From what I heard and read, they are obviously forgettable, and am surprised Heart's management signed them as an opening act. I got to ask, and answer me honestly..... Do any of your remember this band? This apparently one of their awful, and cheesy ventures into what they are calling music. Can't believe they rated high enough in somebody's book to allow a video to be made..... Here its is.... Don't blame me, I've warned you.

Heart- Finally got to see Heart after two earlier misses, due to other obligations. Was not disappointed either. Heart sure toured alot in the day, and if you missed them, you missed a good long, all the hits covered show. I do remember this was during Ann's weight gain period, and she seems like she was struggling with energy. Or maybe she was just ill at the time. With 10 years and 18 charting hits by that time. It'd would have been tough to mess that up.

This came after the cioncert, but my favorite in the latter half of their career.....

 

[Catfish]

September 1985 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Bryan Adams ((No change)
3. Foreigner (+1)
4. Dire Straits ((-1)
5. Survivor ((No change)
6. Huey Lewis (+2)
7. The Cars (No change)
8. Bob Seger (-2)
9. Styx (No change)
10. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
11. Jackson Browne (-1)
12. Journey (+1)
13. Eagles (+1)
14. Police (-2)
15. Toto (No change)
16. Rush (No change)
17. Loverboy (No change)
18. Led Zeppelin (No change)
19. Tom Petty (No change)
20. Jefferson Starship (No change)

Concert: Neil Young and the International Harvesters- September 20, 1985 Price on stub $15.50

This concert was 2 days before the 1st Farm Aid, which Young was a founder of.

After being burnt by attending the worst concert in my concert going history a few years earlier, I decided to chance it again. Results were mixed. Honestly some of Young's Harvest stuff back in the early '70's were good. But when he tinges that kind of work with C &W? It Sucks. But this time mixed in enough rocking tunes, it was worth the price of admission. Best part of the show is he did Like a Hurricane in true Crazy Horse grinding and crunching style, but without Crazy Horse.

It was a lot like this..... This isn't the burnt out hippy spotify turd, and if he tried this now he'd break a hip......

 

[Catfish]

October 1985 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Bryan Adams (No change)
3. Foreigner (No change)
4. Dire Straits (No change)
5. Huey Lewis (+1)
6. Bob Seger (+2)
7. Survivor (-2)
8. Fleetwood Mac (+2)
9. The Cars (-2)
10. Styx (-1)
11. Journey (+1)
12. Jackson Browne (-1)
13. Ealgles (No change)
14. Toto (+1)
15. Police (-1)
16. Loverboy (+1)
17. Led Zeppelin (+1)
18. Rush (-2)
19. Tom Petty (No change)
20. Jefferson Starship (No change)

 

[Catfish]

November 1985 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Bryan Adams (No change)
3. Foreigner (No change)
4. Dire Straits (No change)
5. The Cars (+4)
6. Bob Seger (No change)
7. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
8. Huey Lewis (-3)
9. Styx (+1)
10. Journey (+1)
11. Jackson Browne (-1)
12. Survivor (-5)
13. Toto (+1)
14. Eagles (-1)
15. Police (No change)
16. Led Zeppelin (+1)
17. Rush (+1)
18. Loverboy (-2)
19. Tom Petty (No change)
20. Jefferson Starship (No change)

Concert: Robin Trower and Foreigner, November 19, 1985, Price on stub- $15.00

Robin Trower- Best opening act, I'd seen since Styx about 10 years earlier. Trower and SRV are/were the closest you would be able to ever see Hendrix channeled on stage. Awesome long solos that Steamrolled and Rolling Stoned the crowd.

Foreigner- Foreigner was the complete band.....talent, great songwriting skills, and enough hook pop sensibiities to lure in radio play. Foreigner as we all know them really only existed the 1st 5 albums. And of those 5, 4 were classics. (minus Head Games). Concert did a good job of working in both new material and their catalog of hits.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34bcK

 

[Catfish]

December 1985 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (+1)
3. Bryan Adams (-1)
4. Cars (+1)
5. Dire Straits (-1)
6. Bob Seger (No change)
7. Styx (+2)
8. Huey Lewsi (No change)
9. Fleetwoos Mac (-2)
10. Journey (No change)
11. Survivor (+1)
12. Jackson Browne (-1)
13. Toto (No change)
14. Eagles (No change)
15. Police (No change)
16. Led Zeppelin (No change)
17. ZZ Top (New)
18. Rush (-1)
19. Loverboy (-1)
20. Tom Petty (-1)

 

[Catfish]

January 1986 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Dire Straits (+1)
5. The Cars (-1)
6. Bob Seger (No change)
7. Styx (No change)
8. Huey Lewis (No change)
9. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
10. Survivor (+1)
11. Journey (-1)
12. Jackson Browne (No change)
13. Toto (No change)
14. The Hooters (New)
15. Eagles (-1)
16. ZZ Top (+1)
17, Police (-2)
18. Led Zeppelin (-12)
19. Rush (-1)
20. Loverboy (-1)

The Hooters- Long before a Breastaurant and a Fox sitcom highjacked the name in the venacular, The Hooters were a band that took their name from the nickname of a keyboard harmonica. They were short lived, and honestly only produced four albums in the tradional sense of release. Their true debut was very very good. And after you hear the ones that got airplay, I'll venture you remember them too. But alas, too much... too soon, subesquent albums were much weaker.... and they quickly faded.

 

[Catfish]

February 1986 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Dire Straits (No change)
5. Toto (+8)
6. The Cars (-1)
7. Bob Seger (-1)
8. Styx (-1)
9. Survivor (+1)
10. Huey Lewis (-2)
11. Fleetwood Mac (-2)
12. The Hooters (+2)
13. Journey (-2)
14. Jackson Browne (-2)
15. Eagles (No change)
16. ZZ Top (No change)
17. Police (No change)
18. Rush (+1)
19. Led Zeppelin (-1)
20. Loverboy (No change)

Another great sleeper in the Rush catalog..... Their percieved filler would be hits for other bands.

 

[Catfish]

March 1986 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Toto (+1)
5. Dire Straits (-1)
6. The Cars (No change)
7. Bob Seger (No change)
8. Styx (No change)
9. Fleetwood Mac (+2)
10. Survivor (-1)
11. Huey Lewis (-1)
12. The Hooters (No change)
13. Journey (No change)
14. Jackson Browne (No change)
15. ZZ Top (+1)
16. Eagles (-1)
17. Police (No change)
18. Led Zeppelin (+1)
19. Rush (-1)
20. Loverboy (No change)

I haven't given much attention to the modern acts, mostly because this is a classic rock thead. My kids music pretty much stunk, but there were some songs and bands that weren't band. I really liked this one. Very unique sound for the time with kind of a Nirvanna / Pumpkins vibe to it. Crap!!!! This thing is 25 years old now. Where has time flown? Isn't 25 years the line for classic rock?

 

[Catfish]

April 1986 List
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1. Foreigner (+1)
2. Neil Young (-1)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Toto (No change)
5. Dire Straits (No change)
6. Cars (No change)
7. Styx (+1)
8. Bob Seger (-1)
9.Fleetwood Mac (No change)
10. Huey Lewis (+1)
11. Survivior (-1)
12. The Hooters (No change)
13. Journey (No change)
14. Jackson Browne (No change)
15. Eagles (+1)
16. ZZ Top (-1)
17. Led Zeppelin (+1)
18. Police (-1)
19. Rush (No change)
20. (No change)

Then there was that wave of alpha numeric nuevo punk bands of the '00's. Gotta laugh at Blink's perception of what they thought our generation was all about.