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1980 Fin.
I once did a deep dive of all the floor fillers from the early 80s. I am sure I am forgetting some of the best tracks, but here are best songs I can remember along with some other funk, soul and r&b:
SpoilerStomp, Brothers Johnson
When you were mine, Prince (Cyndi Lauper covered this later. One of my favorite Prince tracks.)
More Bounce to the Ounce (Part I), Zapp
Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me). Gap Band
Don't Stop the Music, Yarbrough & Peoples
Love TKO, Teddy Pendergrass
Watching You, Slave
I've mentioned this song before, but this is an absolute belter:
Take Your Time (Do It Right), S.O.S Band (I fucking love this song)
This track would have blown the book into smithereens:
If I were an MMA fighter, that would definitely be my entrance.
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1980 Cont.
I am actually kind of surprised they haven't included Peter Gabriel yet. Games Without Frontiers would be a good choice.
This John Foxx song is interesting as well. I guess they covered this sort of thing with Talking Heads, but still:
I'm gonna lump all the punk, post-punk, power pop, new wave stuff together. Some of this stuff is quirky, some of it is foreign and therefore cool. If I were to go into bat for any of it, it would be The Sound and Mission to Burma, whom I think they should have included on the list, and maybe Discharge.
SpoilerI thought this cover of Chic was really interesting:
And my go to karaoke jam!
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First off, the good stuff -- Love Will Tear Us Apart and Once in a Lifetime are all-time great songs. Ace of Spades is up there too. Bowie's Ashes to Ashes and The Jam's Going Underground would probably make up my top 5 for the year.
Did anyone else expect Biggie to drop some rhymes during that Diana Ross song? Fun piece of pop trivia -- Ross thought she was singing a song about leaving Berry Gordy & Motown until a DJ told her what "coming out" means. Apparently, she ran back into the studio in tears accusing Nile Rodgers of ruining her career.
I thought the book handled Bob Marley in a strange way. I can easily imagine an alternate version of the book where he has more songs listed. I do like the effort they made to spotlight other reggae and dub artists, however. (The B-side to Redemption Song has a version with the Wailers, btw. I prefer the acoustic version, but the band version isn't band.)
There's too much bloody ABBA, Blondie and Stevie Wonder in this book, and they made some odd choices (what was up with that Gibb and Streisand duet and that Pete Townshend song?) None of them are bad artists, and I'm not saying I disliked the songs they chose, but they could have cut a few of their songs to feature other things you ought to listen to before you die.
Having said that, a lot of the best stuff from 1980 was by the same artists who were doing great stuff in the years prior and after. I'm going to try to avoid those artists and focus on the fringe.
Let's start with NWOBH. Everyone has their own tastes, but these would be my top 5 for the year:
Spoiler747 Strangers in the Night, Saxon
Highway Rider, Black Axe
Name, Rank And Serial Number, Fist
Vice Versa, Samson
Don't Touch Me There, Tygers of Pan Tang
It's a close call, but I'd probably go with the Saxon tune since the lyrics have always intrigued me. How many songs have you heard about imminent plane clashes?
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Did Giannis' 178k headbutt ruin our changes of Dame vs. Booker? Maybe they would have rested him.
Imagine the 8-0 Suns being knocked out of the playoffs, but man, I really want more Dame Time.
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Jesus Christ.
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Tsk tsk, Liam, Split Enz and Crowded House were separate bands. Crowed House formed after Split Enz broke up. They formed in Melbourne and were 2/3 Australian, so the Aussies stole them just like pavlova and Phar Lap. I'm kind of stupidly proud that a Split Enz song made the book, tbh. You won't find too many Kiwis who can't sing along to that chorus (and other Split Enz songs.) Neil was only 21 when he wrote it, but it's a piece of pop perfection. All those hooks and melody. I guess it sounds a bit like the Cars or Squeeze if you compare it to the year it was written. Now I feel kind of homesick.
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I forgot how much I love early hip-hop.
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Man, how good is this? Should have been in the book.
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That headbutt cost $178k.
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Is the 7" rare even in Japan?
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And a couple of guitar players.
Ever heard of the Japanese Jimi Hendrix? Shinki Chen recorded several different psychedelic rock records (the most acclaimed being Food Brain, I believe) before quitting the recording business and preferring to only play live.
Char is generally regarded as the best guitarist in Japanese rock history. I've only listened to his early stuff, but he has a bit of a pop rock sound that even borders on city pop at times.
He formed a power trio that did some pretty good stuff:
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I went on a listening binge -- Zouo, L.S.D, Confuse, Bastard, Mobs, Gastunk, The Clay, Outo, The Execute. Some really heavy sounding bands, and a few that sounded more like thrash.
Let me change tack and talk about Yosui Inoue. Inoue was a folk-rock singer-songwriter who gained tremendous popularity during the 70s. His 1973 album Kori no Sekai became the first LP to sell more than a million copies in Japan. TBH, I wasn't sure what to make of his records at first, but he's so revered in Japan that I kept plugging away and slowly I became a fan of his unique tone.
He can be melancholic at times, but Christ it's Japan.
Also very good is singer, actor, poet, Shigeru Izumiya. He released some excellent LPs at the same time as Inoue. I got lost in his output a few weeks back
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Damian Lillard is cold blooded.
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Thanks for the info. I've only listened to 80s stuff so far. It really is a huge genre.
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This is a fantastic match. Cholak is a beast.
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Tetsu Arei were another band that came along slightly later, but few went harder in my humble opinion:
Gaseneta were a highly influential band in the underground scene. They didn't release any music while they were together, but eventually there was a comp released of their music:
Kikeiji mixed it up a bit more with slower songs and fast paced ones, and weren't the hardest band around, but listen to those vocals.
And of course, thrashcore legends S.O.B. Legend has it that they weren't really welcomed into the hardcore scene, but they certainly left their mark on it.
This is kind of the tip of the iceberg, and I don't profess to be an expert. This is the stuff I've listened to and enjoyed.
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Gai were hardcore pioneers, The Swankys, who were forced to change their name when they were banned from live venues for their shows being too violent.
Death Side came along later, and had more of a metal sound to my ear, or perhaps what more knowledgeable people would call crust punk, but in any case it's noisy and good.
Here are pioneering hardcore group, Lip Cream, tearing it up:
And The Comes featuring female vocalist, Chitose:
Speaking of girls, this all-girl group Nurse have a slightly poppier sound but are still cool:
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Next, I'm going to introduce some Japanese hardcore bands. I know this is Curt's territory, so hopefully I don't embarrass myself too much.
SS are often credited as the first Japanese hardcore band, forming in Kyoto in 1977. If you've ever been to Kyoto, or know anything about it, it's hard to imagine the city giving birth to hardcore punk, but here it is:
Guaze formed in Tokyo in 1981 with one goal in mind -- to play as fast as possible.
GISM are a band Curt has discussed before. They also formed in '81. Their unique sound drew upon metal elements as well as the industrial and avant garde scenes, which was unusual for Japanese punk at the time. Their sound is often compared to early death metal. Very noisy, and very good.
Kuro are another early hardcore band, infamous for beating up the metal band 44Magnum because they had blonde hair and were signed to a major label.
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I didn't know about these Mean Gene outakes until the Kamala thread. I feel as though I've waited my whole life for these:
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Next up is another metal band.
Dead End formed a bit later than the other metal groups I mentioned, and had more of a speed metal sound at the beginning. Their early sound is sometimes compared to the German band Accept.
By the end of the 80s, they had morphed into a hybrid band that incorporated elements of goth, metal and new wave. They were highly influential in the visual kei scene, especially lead singer Morrie, whose look everyone wanted to emulate. I believe they were the first visual kei band to start selling a significant number of records. If you like X Japan, you should give them a whirl.
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We'll see about that. One week leading into the next was pretty rare for European wrestling.
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I'm curious to see what you guys make of L'Ange Blanc. The Villars match is much better than his other stuff, IIRC.
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In those days, they wanted the heels to be big like Monster Ripper. Dump and Aja had the same demands placed on them.
I didn't read the interview carefully, but the reason Bull retired is because she wrecked the ligaments in her knees. Eventually, she needed artificial knee replacement. She had to lose weight to have the operation, but she couldn't exercise because of her knees, so I believe she had a gastric bypass and then had her knees done. That's why she looks so thin right now.
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And since we're talking about Bull's hair, here's where she got the inspiration from:
There's another story she tells about fooling around a bit when she was younger, and one guy dumping her when she got the half mohawk.
1,001 songs to listen to before you die...
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Iron Maiden get one song.