February 1984 List-
1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Styx (No change)
3. Loverboy (+1)
4. Jackson Browne (-1)
5. Journey (No change)
6. Dire Straits- (No change)
7. Bob Seger (+1)
8. Kansas (+1)
9. ZZ Top (-1)
10. Fleetwood Mac (+6)
11. Police (+4)
12. Big Country (New)13. Pat Benetar (-3)
14. Led Zeppelin (-3)
15. Rush (-3)
16. Bruce Springsteen (-3)
17.Foreigner (-3)
18. Tom Petty (No change)
19. Boston (-2)
20. English Beat (New)Seems the themes of late are one hit wonders and nostalgia.
Big Country- Scottish band used native sounds and roots into their sound. The tune I have added below, has their guitar almost sounding like how bagpipes would be if added. The did well in the U.S with their first album, and then pretty much faded. In the UK OTOH I noticed that all 9 of the works charted in the their Top 100.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19eti8Lf2ZoEnglish Beat- Another short time '80's English wuss band, who had good success mostly in the UK. But you got to give them props having a tune good enough that Pete Townsend asks you, if you can do a cover. Overall take on this band... 3 and done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bM0wVjU2-kConcert: Three Dog Night, February 5, 1984, price of ticket on stub- $7.50- Band nicely did their extensive catalog of hits for a few hours. In this fit of nostalgia, I noticed I was with a bunch of old people, and the venue had the energy of a nursing home. Found how it was at a Slim Whitman concert. Second thing I noticed, these weren't the same people I rememberd seeing on the albums 15 years earlier. But for $7.50 how could you go wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTCyjYjsVc8Concert: Night Ranger and Black Sabbath February 10, 1984, price on ticket stub $11.00- Nostalgia for the month Part II was entirely differently. Night Ranger was never in my scope, so after hearing Sister Christian, I was pretty much done with interest there.
Wow.... Now came Black Sabbath. Yeah, they were Ozzyless but seeing Iommi, Ward, and Butler was a joy as they hit the stage. Then the bricks fell. Tony and company cranked the Marshall's up to "12", and I was subjected to the loudest 2 hours of my life. The sets lists were great, as all the early epic classic stuff was covered, along with their newer, but less interesting material. True story though, when we all left, we all could barely hear other, and had an overbearing ring in our hearing. And it took 2 days to get it back.
My favorite Sabbath tune?....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xFc86tzFG4