Holy Hair

One Hundred Ninety-Nine

Artist - Heart
Album - Heart
Released - 1985
Label - Capitol Records
Genre - Pop Rock

Tracks:
If Looks Could Kill
What About Love
Never
These Dreams
The Wolf
All Eyes
Nobody Home
Nothin' At All
What He Don't Know
Shell Shock

Yes, Holy HAIR indeed.  Well we have to think what 1985 looked like and I know it certainly had a lot of Aqua Net hairspray and tight pants. I remember this band, like if it was yesterday, since I basically grew up on MTV and some of these songs on this record were in heavy rotation at that time.  Their ninth record, Heart (self-titled) was probably the record that put them on the map of mainstream rock n' roll.  I wouldn't classify this band as Hard Rock (their look will say differ), but definitely a Pop Rock type style.  What About Love is probably that song that you blast and sing along too.  I know, because as I was listening to this record, I caught myself doing that exact thing.  These Dreams is another song you can do the same too, but all in all, this record is not that bad...for 1985.  I certainly had a blast listening to it and of course it brought me back to my life at the time I started listening to Heart.  Ahhh the memories.

Enjoy!

Just Be Calm

Two Hundred Seventy-Five

Artist - The Calm Blue Sea
Album - The Calm Blue Sea
Released - 2008
Label - No Label
Genre - Post-Rock

Tracks:
Side 1
We Happy Few
Literal
This Will Happen Again
Side 2
The Rivers That Run Beneath The City
After the Legions
Now Those Ashes Are At The Bottom

Enjoy!

'Tis the Season

One Hundred Fifty-Sixth

Artist - Ben Folds Five
Album - Ben Folds Five
Released - 1995
Label - Passenger
Genre - Alternative Rock

Tracks:
Jackson Cannery
Philosophy
Julianne
Where's Summer B?
Alice Childress
Underground
Sports & Wine
Uncle Water
Best Imitation of Myself
Video
The Last Polka
Boxing

Ben Folds Five is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  You almost don't hear of many bands coming from North Carolina or maybe you do, I could be wrong.  So Ben Folds Five takes away lead guitar and adds more on piano, which I respect because not a lot of bands do that.  Well at least they didn't do it back then, when all Alternative Rock was based on guitar, guitar, guitar.  Listening to this album and this being their debut album, you can hear a young Ben Folds belt out each song is his semi-high pitched voice.  There is this love I have for him and his voice that I can't explain.  Truly a great debut album by a band who had quite a bit of success.

Enjoy!

A Slice of Goodness

One Hundred Fifty-Fourth

Artist - Dire Straits
Album - Dire Straits
Released - 1978
Label - Vertigo/Warner Bros.
Genre - Rock

Tracks:
Side One
Down to the Waterline
Water of Love
Setting Me Up
Six Blade Knife
Southbound Again
Side Two
Sultans of Swing
In the Gallery
Wild West End
Lions

I feel like, as of late, I have not been putting enough effort into posting records.  First of all, on Thursday, I went to a show and was hoping to double post on Friday but that did not end up well.  I was so exhausted from going to bed late and working all day I posted one record on Friday and then fell asleep.  Then yesterday, Saturday, I woke up with a sinus headache and could not get myself to even get up and be on the computer.  I did, however, listen to some records and here I am, bringing you the debut album by the British band Dire Straits.  When I pulled out this record from my shelf, I listened to it only knowing one song, Sultans of Swing, which is a great song that, in my opinion, will always be a great song no matter how many years later you listen to it.  But as I was listening to each song, I was really impressed with the outcome.  Mark Knopfler's voice has a sort of twang to it, if that makes sense.  Regardless of my opinion, this album is great, so great I gave it two listens.

Enjoy!