Deathless

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:43 am

1988 #3:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:43 am

Phoebe wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:31 pm
Kyle wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:46 am Peter Cetera had the best hair.
It's not something I would do but it's admittedly impressive!

Ha! I almost posted that!

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:45 am

1988 #4:

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:51 am

Well played Tahlvin! Weeks of posting to set up this Rickroll.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:54 am

I know, right?! But I'm having too much fun with the trip down memory lane, so I'll keep going.

1988 #5:

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:49 am

1988 is now 5 for 5! I know Rick rolling has ruined that song, but I loved it a lot when it came out.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:55 am

1988 #6:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:10 pm

Streak broken.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:44 pm

Yeah.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:59 am

1988 #7:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:21 am

It’s all right.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:48 am

I like every GoGos song more than this but it's good. Kinda funny how going pop in the 80s was... singing behind a rock band.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:16 am

1988 #8:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:29 am

I have no memory of this song, even after listening to it.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:43 am

1988 #9:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:00 am

I was ready to dismiss it after the first minute but dang nab it, the hooks hook.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:07 am

1988 #10:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:43 pm

Blue eyed soul is the rare genre that gets dismissed in its name, sorta like yacht rock, but like all music, some of it is fantastic, and bravo for here embracing the culture that some may say gets appropriated (directed by David Fincher). There's a thin line, and this is on the right side of it, IMO. I'm all for melting pot music that acknowledges and supports its roots. Good stuff.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:11 pm

1988 #11:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:30 pm

Speaking of, here's maybe the apex of the genre! A titan. After this song goes to #1, not another white male hits the top of the R&B charts until Robin Thicke a generation later. Reading up, seems the criticism of blue-eyed soul is majority economic related, and less artistic related. And for that, I totally agree. It's how I feel about Elvis, The Rolling Stones, et al.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:39 pm

1988 #12:

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:57 pm

God, I loved this song so hard. The whole album, really.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:10 pm

The soul train continues! Beep Beep, Choo Choo!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:42 pm

I'm sending a pattern.

1-5... AWESOME.
6-10... Bleah.
11 and 12, so far AWESOME.

Based on this vanishingly small sample size, I can confidently state that awesome and bleah will alternate through 1988 in blocks of 5.

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:06 pm

I have never heard (of) some of these in my life despite being a teenager then. It's amusing to pinpoint the exact dates when mainstream music disappeared completely from life and memory. Steve Winwood to me is Blind Faith, Traffic, Spencer Davis, or he's a mid 90s solo revival. Where is Metallica and Motley Crue? Where is Public Enemy? I'm lost.

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:09 pm

1988:

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:53 am

1988 #13:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:43 am

Sure, America, buy like the only Gloria hit that wasn't a percussive symphony. Even still, in a ballad, percussively, love to hear it!

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:46 am

Not disproving my theory yet.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:29 am

Good morning!

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:38 am

Kyle wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:29 amGood morning!

Good morning to you too, Kyle. How's your back?

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:35 am

1988 #14:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:59 am

I could see Mike going either way on this one. It's good but not a fav, but wonder if it's because we heard two ballads in a row.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:05 am

1988 #15:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:00 am

Lyrically silly but musically an absolute banger! Or as we like to say here:

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:06 am

I've never been a Cheap Trick fan, but I also don't hate it. Billy Ocean is great. Nostalgia is just jumpin with this one. My theory is fraying around the edges, but we'll see what 16 brings.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:23 am

1988 #16:

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:46 am

Sweet! The pattern continues!

Cheap Trick was just meh, but I'm calling it an outlier which we can safely ignore.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:04 am

1988 #17:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:33 am

Guy really unsure about what love is, but does know that a ballad requires a double neck bass guitar, as only the best know...

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:09 pm

1988 #18:

FlameBlade · Post by **FlameBlade** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:22 pm

honestly, how does double bass guitar works?

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:32 pm

A couple different ways. Sometimes one neck is a guitar and the other is a bass. Also, the pick-ups for each set of string have different outputs so they can run each neck through a different effects board. It's an easy way for them to switch instruments without having to go through the hassle of picking one up and putting one down.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:38 pm

1988 #19, are you ready for some one-armed drumming?!:

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:51 pm

You have betrayed me, Tahlvin! My whole theory falls apart. I don't listen to either of them anymore, but Wild Wild West and Pour Some Sugar on Me were among my favorites for that year.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:05 pm

1988 #20:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:51 pm

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:56 pm

Mike wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:38 am
Kyle wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:29 amGood morning!
Good morning to you too, Kyle. How's your back?

My back is much better! Thanks for asking! It's still extremely stiff- mostly in the morning when I first wake up. But it gets better throughout the day if I stay seated or standing. I'm trying to get up and just walk around every 15 minutes because when I stay sedentary, I can feel it wanting to clench back up on me.

Today will be my first day without muscle relaxers and just ibuprofen. And I have to say it's going pretty well!

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:46 pm

1988 #21:

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 3:01 pm

Did not listen. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Inspirational in my youth but there's plenty of other inspirational things the world can be inspired by