365 Albums from 1986
66. Bonnie Raitt - Nine Lives
Unremarkable mix of a little bit of everything style-wise but nothing that sticks. An all-star lineup of songwriters & musicians must’ve been saving their best stuff for somebody else. It’s not bad by any means, just mediocre.
Sunflowers and Black-Eyed Susans have joined the party!
365 Albums from 1986
65. Matt Bianco - Matt Bianco
Funky latin/jazzy/dance pop that sounds like something right out of the early 60’s.
Matt Bianco is the name of the band. One of the original members was Basia, who had departed by this point.
He sings a song that reminds him of the good times, he sings a song that reminds him of the better times
Mainstream mid 80's country definitely had a lounge act vibe to it.
365 Albums from 1986
64. Steve Earle - Guitar Town
Solid debut album for its time. Definitely leans more into the pop country sound of those years than the stuff he’d be better known for later in his career. The title track is a good ‘un.
At some point in the 1979 season a Topps photographer must've moved to Detroit because their 80's sets are full of cards photographed at Tiger Stadium. 80T is the first noticeable year of an big increase.
This is wild. I briefly worked for Arby's in Brunswick Maine when I was in HS in 85/86 (new location that was under a different ownership group) and I never heard this story until today! Would've loved to try one of those grilled fish sandwiches.
Just peppermint and cilantro for now. If those go well I'm going to order a packet of seeds from Freeport IL for my next round of planting.
Cornflowers, Marigolds, and Zinnias have started to sprout!
That's twice in one year. A few more and this might actually be a real blog again.
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365 Albums from 1986
63. The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional
Richly layered, mesmerizing mix with haunting vocals that remind me a lot of James. Wide Open Road is the track to check out first and it you like it dive in from there. This is a really good album. I highly recommend.
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I've been itching to build this set from scratch! Looks great!!
what athlete's expression will stay with you the rest of your life
365 Albums from 1986
62. Great White - Shot In The Dark
I always felt like Great White was a notch above the rest of the hair metal bands and that’s certainly the case here. More bluesy hard rock than glam, this is a fine effort.
OMG TOPPS NEVER need to become a thing ASAP lol.
In the last ~5 years I've started picking up sets of all the Tigers minor league affiliates and by far the most fun part is seeing the managers/coaches that are familiar from their MLB playing days.
It went up 60 cents yesterday morning where I live. Glad I filled up on Sunday morning!
My brother reminded me tonight that I had the Warehouse album way back when because he took it from me and that's how he discovered them. I vaguely remember listening to it once and never seeing it again haha. I'll have to revisit it!
365 Albums from 1986
61. Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
I think I like every band that ever claimed HD was an influence, but I never got into them myself. I never thought they were bad, I just never found them to be interesting. This might just be the album that changed my mind.
Is this the card he's telling people is worth $30 mil lol?
Taking inflation into account, I think you could get all 3 today for a LOT cheaper than you could in 1981.
365 Albums from 1986
60. ELO - Balance of Power
Textbook ELO album (and I'm guessing the reason why it was so poorly received?) Sounds EXACTLY like what an ELO album should sound like. I really enjoyed it. The critics did not.
Seeds planted!
Minton is an all-timer. So good they did it again.
365 Albums from 1986
59. Pretty In Pink - Soundtrack
One of the best soundtracks of the 80s. Not a single bad song.
I went to my senior prom about the time If You Leave was blowing up the radio. What a great time in life.
I also went to a 30th anniversary showing of the movie 10 years ago today.
Surprisingly enough this album spawned 4 top 10 hits on the country charts. Mid 80’s mainstream country was in serious decline outside of George Strait and Randy Travis from what I can remember. 2/2
