Author Topic: Classic Rock Discussion thread, including Catfish's Top 20 Lists. (Read 135289 times)

catfish1957 · « **Reply #550 on:** February 09, 2022, 05:53:34 pm »

March and April 1987 List

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

A few posts ago, we had Bruce Dickinson lamenting about needing more cowbell. Well, when you are a 10 year old boy and you are living through the the mid to late '60's. There was only prescription for TV, and that prescription was More Go-Go Girls.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEJ0lV_vSpE

berdie · « **Reply #551 on:** February 09, 2022, 09:18:36 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on February 09, 2022, 05:31:31 pm

February 1987 List

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

Bruce Hornsby and the Range-. Pleasant soft rocking crooner of the late '80's. Brief successful career with a number of hits in the late '80's. Fired his band, after 3 Albums, and solo career tanked. Tried with another band (Noisemakers -lol), and that fell short. Most of his work in the past 25 years has been collaborations with C & W stars. (Yawn). But in the beginning he had a couple of nice soft rockers, that were worth a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeKidp-iWo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUWZB5Uoi90

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfKIq1Pmc8Q

I went to a concert that featured Hornsby for the opening act for Bonnie Raitt. He was excellent. He played piano for Bonnie's "I Can't Make You Love Me" that brought tears to my eyes due to it's purity.

I have enjoyed this thread and been to many of the mentioned concerts.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #552 on:** February 09, 2022, 11:12:19 pm »

Quote from: berdie on February 09, 2022, 09:18:36 pm

I went to a concert that featured Hornsby for the opening act for Bonnie Raitt. He was excellent. He played piano for Bonnie's "I Can't Make You Love Me" that brought tears to my eyes due to it's purity.

I have enjoyed this thread and been to many of the mentioned concerts.

Thanks, and would love to hear about your experiences at those concerts. Attending rock concerts were a sociological statement for many of us back in the '70's and '80's. Who, what, and where we heard these great bands gave many hours of great conversation back in the day. Like for me, buing the entire band of the Ramones a drink, and having a conversation with them at a bar they were performing is not an every day occurence for most people.

And of course there's the dark side, like me almost getting crushed at an Alice Cooper concert. I actually believe I was lucky, and could have easily been a statistic, like the the poor people in Cinncinnati who attended The Who concert. And many in between, concerts were great places to take dates too. And back then, music was music. Not the noise we mostly hear today.

catfish1957 · « **Reply #553 on:** February 10, 2022, 01:57:56 pm »

May 1987 List

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

Look Ma..... No Tats or Piercings!!!!!! Just a little Canned Heat......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iy3d-i6IQE

catfish1957 · « **Reply #554 on:** February 10, 2022, 02:16:55 pm »

June 1987 List-

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

I sure remember this. Styles just as I recall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbAM2HGGCVY

IsailedawayfromFR · « **Reply #555 on:** February 10, 2022, 02:28:01 pm »

You began losing my interest after the 70s.

I share this philosophy

https://youtu.be/PXwF7g5wksQ

catfish1957 · « **Reply #556 on:** February 10, 2022, 02:29:56 pm »

July 1987 List-

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

More Rock and Roll History, and along with Chuck Berry, one of the first great showman in Rock......

Back to 1958., and no recollection on my behalf, as I as was in diapers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elZbkfxRHZg

catfish1957 · « **Reply #557 on:** February 10, 2022, 03:51:23 pm »

August 1987 list-

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

Dedicated to Dr. Johnny Fever (1940-2022)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPABesa7wcE

catfish1957 · « **Reply #558 on:** February 10, 2022, 04:39:35 pm »

September 1987 list

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)

1987? Have to have some Def Leppard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs

catfish1957 · « **Reply #559 on:** February 10, 2022, 11:24:12 pm »

October 1987 List

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)

Hammer of the gods......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwG9iRFmY1I

catfish1957 · « **Reply #560 on:** February 11, 2022, 05:57:06 am »

November 1987 List

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)

Yes returns to the list based on strenghts of 90125 and Big Generator. Yes are such great musicans, never get tired of listening. Here are my two favorites from Big Generator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrowi4hHz8A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAf-SF3zLtw

catfish1957 · « **Reply #561 on:** February 11, 2022, 06:10:26 am »

December 1987 List

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)

Remember this coming out on Beaker Street. Wow, over 50 years now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCgs8KMU-nI

catfish1957 · « **Reply #562 on:** February 11, 2022, 06:19:37 am »

January 1988 List

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)

After what was a slight mid '80's lull, TP roars back permanently on this list with an earlier Southern Accents. He didn't make a weak album afterwards. Tom Petty is in my opinion outside of Dylan, the greatest rock songwriter of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCFAzPl1QmE

catfish1957 · « **Reply #563 on:** February 11, 2022, 01:27:06 pm »

February 1988 List

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 7 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.....

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmeJlm7Gcg

catfish1957 · « **Reply #564 on:** February 11, 2022, 11:34:31 pm »

March and April 1988 List

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)

I don't think I had added any Zappa yet....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0elpH46dOyQ

Hoodat · « **Reply #565 on:** February 12, 2022, 01:23:17 am »

1986 - Eurythmics

Missionary Man

Hoodat · « **Reply #566 on:** February 12, 2022, 01:28:35 am »

1986 - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Tuff Enuff

Hoodat · « **Reply #567 on:** February 12, 2022, 01:34:56 am »

1987 - U2 releases Joshua Tree album.

With or Without You (Live, '87)

Where the Streets Have No Name (Live, '87)

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For