Red Lips with Sunglasses

Three Hundred Twenty-Five

Artist - Saga
Album - Worlds Apart
Released - 1981
Label - Portrait
Genre - Progressive/New Wave Rock

Tracks:
Side 1
On The Loose
Wind Him Up
Amnesia
Framed
Time's Up
Side 2
The Interview
No Regrets (Chapter V)
Conversations
No Stranger (Chapter VII)

Enjoy!

Vroom, Vroom

Three Hundred Twenty-One

Artist - The Cars
Album - Shake It Up
Released - 1981
Label - Elektra
Genre - New Wave/Pop Rock

Tracks:
1
Since You're Gone
Shake It Up
I'm Not The One
Victim of Love
Cruiser
2
A Dream Away
This Could Be Love
Think It Over
Maybe Baby

Enjoy!

Take a Ride

Three Hundred Eighteen

Artist - Journey
Album - Escape
Released - 1981
Label - Columbia
Genre - Hard Rock

Tracks:
Side One
Don't Stop Believin'
Stone in Love
Who's Crying Now
Keep on Runnin'
Still They Ride
Side Two
Escape
Lay It Down
Dead or Alive
Mother, Father
Open Arms

The seventh studio album by San Francisco rockers Journey, Escape catapulted one song into karaoke mainstream heaven.  Don't Stop Believin' has to be one of those songs that never seems to die.  It's the most powerful motivational song next to a few other greats out there, but for the most part you put this record on, pump up the volume and sing your lungs to capacity.  Another great song on this record which is a lovely love/sad song is Open Arms.

Enjoy!

Powerful

Two Hundred Fifty-Seven

Artist - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Album - I Love Rock 'N Roll
Released - 1981
Label - Boardwalk Records
Genre - Rock

Tracks:
I Love Rock 'N Roll
(I'm Gonna) Run Away
Love is Pain
Nag
Crimson and Clover
Victim of Circumstance
Bits and Pieces
Be Straight
You're Too Possessive
Little Drummer Boy

Enjoy!

A Little Cooky

Two Hundred Fifty-Three

Artists - David Byrne-Brian Eno
Album - My Life In The Bush of Ghosts
Released - 1981
Label - Sire/Warner Bros
Genre - Experimental/Art Rock

Tracks:
America Is Waiting
Mea Culpa
Regiment
Help Me Somebody
The Jezebel Sporit
Qu'ran
Moonlight In Glory
The Carrier
A Secret Life
Come With Us
Mountain of Needles

Enjoy!

Straight Edge

One Hundred Eighty-Seventh

Artist - Black Flag
Album - Damaged
Released - 1981
Label - SST
Genre - Hardcore Punk

Tracks:
Side A
Rise Above
Spray Paint
Six Pack
What I See
TV Party
Thirsty and Miserable
Police Story
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Side B
Depression
Room 13
Damaged II
No More
Padded Cell
Life of Pain
Damaged I

The debut album by Black Flag, Damaged set out to be one of their best records yet.  Rolling Stone lists this record as their 340th pick of the Top 500 Greatest Albums.  I know those type of things don't impress people, but it's more so the quality of the record/tracks.  I, not being a big fan of punk, but I played this record for my friend Bob, who actually sports a Black Flag tattoo on his wrist.  For someone to go to that extent to show their likeness for a band is a true fan indeed, plus it's always nice to switch things up a little.  From Post Rock to Punk, that change is definitely different.  I think what I admire the most about punk, and this could go for just any type of genre that does this, is that their tracks/songs are so quick.  When you pick up an album, I think the song listing itself is shocking, but when you actually play it, each song if song is done in the matter of a minute or two.

Enjoy!

Pages

One Hundred Fifty-Fifth

Artist - The Human League
Album - Fascination! (EP)
Released - 1981
Label - Virgin Records
Genre - Electronic Pop/Synth Pop/Electro Pop

Tracks:
Side One
(Keep Feeling) Fascination - Extended
Mirror Man
Hard Times
Side Two
I Love You Too Much
You Remind Me of Gold
(Keep Feeling) Fascination - Improvisation

So it wasn't too long ago where I had (Keep Feeling) Fascination in my head.  I guess it's because every time I go to the record store, I see the album.  Luckily, the EP was in my collection so here it is.  I would've posted it it yesterday as a double post, but I had no energy to even think with the sinus issues I have been having.

Enjoy!

At Work

So here is to a confusing day, my eighty-fifth pick.

Artist - Men At Work
Album - Business As Usual
Released - 1981
Label - CBS/Columbia
Genre - New Wave/Pop Rock


Tracks:
Who Can it Be Now?
I Can See it in Your Eyes
Down Under
Underground
Helpless Automaton
People Just Love to Play with Words
Be Good Johnny
Touching the Untouchables
Catch a Star
Down By The Sea

This makes a lot of sense, this post.  Men at Work is from Australia and I almost feel like most bands from Australia in the 80's have an island-ish sound to them.  Yes, this is new wave/pop rock, but in all honesty, it has something that makes it sound that way, at least to me.  Men at Work are most famous for their songs Down Under and Who Can it Be Now?, which to me were songs I grew up with (yes, especially since this song came out in 1981, when I was a child, an infant even).  I love how I display these records from way back then and it triggers so many memories.

Enjoy!