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

[Catfish]

September 1987 list
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1. Neil Young (+2)
2. Bryan Adams (-1)
3. Foreigner (-1)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Cars (No change)
7. Toto (+1)
8. Bob Seger (-1)
9. Eagles (+1)
10. Huey Lewis (+1)
11. Fleetwood Mac (-2)
12. Dire Straits (+2)
13. INXS (-1)
14. Bruce Hornsby (-1)
15. Heart (New)
16. Pat Benetar (-1)
17. Journey (-1)
18. Rush (No change)
19. Jackson Browne (-2)
20. Tom Petty (-1)

 

[Catfish]

October 1987 List
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1. Bryan Adams (+1)
2. Neil Young (-1)
3. Foreigner (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Cars (No change)
7. Toto (No change)
8. Eagles (+1)
9. Bob Seger (-1)
10. Heart (+5)
11. Huey Lewis (-1)
12. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
13. Dire Straits (-1)
14. INXS (-1)
15. Pat Benetar (+1)
16. Tom Petty (+4)
17. Journey (No change)
18. Honeymoon Suite (-4)
19. Jacksn Brown (No change)
20. Rush (-2)

 

[Catfish]

November 1987 List
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1. Bryan Adams (No change)
2. Neil Young (No change)
3. Foreigner (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Toto (+1)
7. Heart (+3)
8. Cars (-2)
9. Bob Seger (No change)
10. Eagles (-2)
11. Dire Straits (+2)
12. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
13. Huey Lewis (-2)
14. Pat Benetar (+1)
15. INXS (-1)
16. Yes (New)
17. Tom Petty (-1)
18. Jackson Browne (+1)
19. Journey (-2)
20. Rush (No change)

 

[Catfish]

December 1987 List
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1. Foreigner (+2)
2. Bryan Adams (-1)
3. Neil Young (-1)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Toto (No change)
7. Heart (No change)
8. Cars (No change)
9. Eagles (+1)
10. Bob Segar (-1)
11. Dire Straits (No change)
12. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
13. Pat Benetar (+1)
14. Huey Lewis (-1)
15. Tom Petty (+2)
16. INXS (-1)
17. Yes (-1)
18. Jackson Browne (No change)
19. Journey (No change)
20. Rush (No change)

 

[Catfish]

January 1988 List
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1. Foreigner (No change)
2. Bryan Adams (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Toto (No change)
7. Cars (+1)
8. Heart (-1)
9. Eagles (No change)
10. Tom Petty (+5)
11. Bob Seger (-1)
12. Dire Straits (-1)
13. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
14. Pat Benetar (-1)
15. Huey Lewis (-1)
16. Yes (+1)
17. INXS (-1)
18. Journey (+1)
19. Jackson Browne (-1)
20. Rush (No change)

 

[Catfish]

February 1988 List
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1. Bryan Adams (+1)
2. Foreigner (-1)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Toto (No change)
7. Bob Seger (+4)
8. Cars (-1)
9. Eagles (No change)
10. Heart (-2)
11. Tom Petty (-1)
12. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
13. Dire Straits (-1)
14. Pat Benetar (No change)
15. Yes (+1)
16. Huey Lewis (-1)
17. Journey (+1)
18. Jackson Browne (+1)
19. Rush (+1)
20. INXS (-3)

This is my last intentional concert to attend. By this time, work and family obligations, and its associated exhaustion had pretty much squeched the priority to attend concerts. This one was 2 1/2 since the last one attended. I did attend a Def Leppard concert 11 years later from this point, but that was for my kid.

In this one.... I had a chance to see Yes, while on a business trip.

Concert: Yes - February 22, 1988, price on stub- $16.00

Along just like Rush, the experience of hearing such spectaular musicanship, and such great music was an etheral experience. The conert was a beautiful mix of their old classic work, and a good mix of 90125 and Big Generator. Anderson's voice was pitch perfect amazingly strong for someone getting up to that age as. a rocker. If there ever was an act to end your concert going career on, this was the one.

Here was the set list..... (From Concert Database)

Rhythm of Love
Hold On
Heart of the Sunrise
Changes
Big Generator
Shoot High, Aim Low
Holy Lamb (Song for Harmonic Convergence)
Keyboard Solo
Solly's Beard
Make It Easy
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yours Is No Disgrace
Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil)
Amazing Grace
And You and I
Starship Trooper
Love Will Find a Way
I've Seen All Good People
Roundabout

 

[Catfish]

March and April 1988 List
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1. Bryan Adams (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Yes (+9)
7. Toto (-1)
8. Cars (No change)
9. Eagles (No change)
10. Bob Seger (-3)
11. Heart (-1)
12. Tom Petty (-1)
13. Pat Benetar (+1)
14. Dire Straits (-1)
15. Fleetwood Mac (-3)
16. Journey (+1)
17. Huey Lewis (-1)
18. Jackson Browne (No change)
19. Rush (No change)
20. Led Zeppelin (New)

 

[TACdtf]

How does Led Zeppelin get added...in 1988? Is that due to the popularity of Plant's Now And Zen release?

 

[Catfish]

I had Zep near the top of these lists even back to the first ones in '73. I have no idea of why some of these re-entered during the subsequent years. Maybe nostalgia? Maybe lack of new good music? honest, I don't remember, and these were what I wrote down at the time.

 

[TACdtf]

Oh yeah, I know you had them in there earlier. It's interesting to have Zeppelin in there in the 70's, only to fall off the list, only to re-emerge in the late 80's. I was curious.

I honestly don't think my favorite bands have really changed, even from my teenage years.