tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609392718030210229.post6539533937195843782..comments2024-03-22T05:54:49.301-05:00Comments on 1976-1985: My Favorite Decade: Counting down the Top 25 of '85: Albums #25 - 21Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13004375650529185768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609392718030210229.post-42635579550532066032015-07-22T18:38:41.608-05:002015-07-22T18:38:41.608-05:00Including some of Dirk's own "25 of '...Including some of Dirk's own "25 of '85" favorites, I see... Very kind of you to highlight them for me!<br /><br />Whitney Houston's debut is indeed her best album, and "Saving All My Love For You" is by far and away her greatest hit (even if it is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xlXXCUKC70" rel="nofollow">a cover song</a>). After Anita Baker's "Sweet Love", it's my favorite ballad/<a href="http://hercshideaway.blogspot.com/search/label/Summer%20Slow%20Jams" rel="nofollow">"smooth groove"</a> of the '80s.<br /><br />Didn't own The Power Station's self-titled gem at the time, but eagerly bought all three 45's upon release. Unlike you, I loved "Some Like It Hot", but wasn't quite so hot about "Get It On (Bang A Gong)". Liked it well enough then, but still to this day, it's my least favorite 'hit' from the album. ("Communication" is way out in front at #1... then "Hot" & "Gong"). – Side note: When I bought my first CD player in the Summer of '88, "The Power Station" was one of the first CD's I purchased (and before you ask...Yes, I do still have the longbox). The upgraded/super-sized/deluxe CD/DVD combo of the album also happens to be one of my favorite 'deluxe editions' of all time.<br /><br />Wang Chung's "To Live And Die In L.A." is my 2nd favorite album of '85. I didn't get to the theaters to see the movie at the time, but desperately wanted to because the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faKkZMtqJ3I" rel="nofollow">TV spots</a> I constantly saw for it reminded me so much of the grit & visual style of my favorite show "Miami Vice". Bought the soundtrack because I loved the title track, but was intensely curious about the rest of the album. Not only was I not disappointed, but it beat the living tar out of the "Miami Vice" soundtrack I'd had such high hopes for late that year. Every song on "To Live And Die" is a classic, as far as I'm concerned (especially the album's all-instrumental Side Two).<br /><br />Well, that's it for me... Gotta' get back to work with my crystal ball <a href="https://twitter.com/DirkDigglinator/status/621709723956604928" rel="nofollow">so I can guess your "Top 5 of '85"!</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316426643444798787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609392718030210229.post-31388082335869787992015-07-22T07:44:21.870-05:002015-07-22T07:44:21.870-05:00So much information.
Looks like I'm gonna hav...So much information.<br /><br />Looks like I'm gonna have to slowly and completely savor each of these posts as they are served up.<br /><br />Thanks for the all the research and effort you must have put into this.HERChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361888365133381438noreply@blogger.com