Power Ballad Week - Poison

It just came to me that so far at least one member of each band on "Power Ballad" week has been on a VH1 reality show in the last few years. That's either really sad or really cool....(I'm leaning towards really cool) Anyways, this particular ballad deals with social issues such as poverty, veterans affairs, and corrupt televangelists. Wow pretty deep stuff for guys with hair like that. I wish I still had my Vision Street Wear t-shirt.

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Something To Believe In - off Flesh & Blood

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Power Ballad Week - Damn Yankees

I suppose this was somewhat of a rock "supergroup." The Yankees consisted of members from Night Ranger, Styx, and of course "The Motor City Madman"...Ted Nugent (remember those sweet Oakley's he sported in the video?)

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High Enough - off Damn Yankees

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Power Ballad Week - Motley Crue

Ah 80's hair metal bands... First the group would come out with the catchy rocker tune and then came the power ballad. How did that Monster Ballads commercial go?...."Because every bad boy has a soft side," or something like that. Here's a song that brought the 80's metal power ballad into the mainstream.

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Home Sweet Home - off Theatre of Pain

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Mix Tape - 8/21/05 - Part 4

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Pink Moon - off Pink Moon (Nick Drake)

Stepping Razor (Live) - off Live At The One Love Peace Concert (Peter Tosh)

I Summon You - off Gimme Fiction (Spoon)

Mix Tape - 8/21/05 - Part 3

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Oh Very Young - off Buddha And The Chocolate Box (Cat Stevens)

Oh! You Pretty Things - off Hunky Dory (David Bowie)

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - off In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel)

Note:Well it's the 22nd so all the older songs still available should be working. If you want anything from December... get it quick because I'll be taking them down soon. - Gomez

Mix Tape - 8/21/05 - Part 2

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My Home Is The Sea - off Superwolf (Matt Sweeney & Bonnie "Prince" Billy)

Waste Of Paint - off Lifted or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground (Bright Eyes)

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) - off The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (Bruce Springsteen)

Mix Tape - 8/21/05 - Part 1

Alright gang it's time again for one of my "Mix Tape" weeks. This particular one was made for my trip from Richmond, VA to Topsail Beach, NC. Enjoy..............................

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Let It Ride -off Cold Roses

(Ryan Adams & The Cardinals)

Don't Go Away - off Be Here Now

(Oasis)

You're A Big Girl Now- off Blood on the Tracks

(Bob Dylan)

Love Week - Barry White

I figured the best way to end Valentines' Week would be with a few songs from the "Walrus of Love." He's got a pretty interesting back story that you can check out on the link below. I hope everyone enjoyed "Love Week."

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Never,Never Gonna Give You Up - off Stone Gon'

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - off Can't Get Enough

Let The Music Play - off Let The Music Play

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Love Week - Milli Vanilli

I figured we'd end Love Week with the soulful sounds of Rob & Fab (or whoever sang their songs) Sure they lip synced on their albums but we can thank the boys for making bicycle shorts, sport coats and suspenders a hip look. Plus they had some of the freshest dance moves around (see video) Have a nice weekend.

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Girl You Know It's True

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Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number

I wish I had moves like that.

Love Week - Valentine's Edition

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Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Today's post will feature tracks for those of you who may not be celebrating Valentine's this year. Hope you enjoy the tunes.............................

Valentine - off From The End Of Your Leash (Bobby Bare Jr.)

Love Sick - off Time Out Of Mind (Bob Dylan)

I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You - off Closing Time (Tom Waits)

Love Week - Neil Young

Not everyone can be lucky in love like Vanilla Ice. One man that seems to know a lot about heartbreak and lost love is Neil Young.

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Only Love Can Break Your Heart -from After The Gold Rush

Lookin' For A Love - from Zuma

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Love Week - Vanilla Ice

In honor of Valentines Day, this weeks posts will feature songs about love. I'll try to appeal to you whether you're in love, heartbroken, or a heart breaker. Let's start off the week with one of our generations most romantic poets....Vanilla Ice. The "phone call" at the end of the song gets me every time.

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I Love You - from To The Extreme

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Soul Music Sunday - The Spinners

When I was a freshmen at the College of Charleston I remember walking down the street near the main part of campus and I heard the song "I'll Be Around". It sounded like someone was playing a radio but when I came around the corner I saw that it was actually The Spinners! They sounded great and I got to enjoy an unexpected free concert.

Billy Henderson (One of the main singers from The Spinners) passed away 2/2/07. In honor of him, here's a few of their greatest hits.

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I'll Be Around

Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

The Rubberband Man

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It's Alive! - Whiskeytown

It's probably obvious by now that I'm a fan of all things Ryan Adams. Here's a few tracks from his first band...Whiskeytown. I'm not sure about the dates or locations of these performances...I just know they happened between 1996 & 1998.

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16 Days

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac Cover

Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight

Turn Around

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Totally 80's Friday! - Biz Markie

I remember this one blasting through the speakers during a middle school dance...........and it still sounds great. Have a nice weekend. Don't forget to check out the classic video.

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Just A Friend - from The Biz Never Sleeps

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Happy Birthday Bob Marley! 2/6/45

I discovered the music of Bob Marley back in high school (I bought the Legend Album like millions of others) and I've been moved and amazed by his songs ever since. It's hard to pick my favorite Bob songs ..... these tracks jumped out at me while I was looking through my collection. I feel each one represents a different time in his career. Enjoy!!

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Do It Twice - from the Songs Of Freedom Box Set

Talkin' Blues - from the Talkin' Blues Album

Turn You Lights Down Low - from the Exodus Album

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Metal Monday! - Metallica

It's been awhile since we've had Metallica on "Metal Monday" so hear you go. Here's a great live version of a classic cut from Ride The Lightning. I believe you can find this on the Live Shit: Binge & Purge Box Set.

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Fade To Black (Live)

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Totally 80's Friday - Prince & The Revolution

Well unless you've been living underground for the last few weeks, you've heard that Prince will be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show (finally a halftime show worth watching) Here's a few of my favorite tracks from the classic Purple Rain Soundtrack. Have a great weekend.

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Let's Go Crazy

Purple Rain

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I learned something new today. Apparently my file sharing service only allows a certain amount of downloads per month (I opted for the free package) The good news is more of you are enjoying the music, the bad news is we've used up my download quota till 2/22/07. I ended up opening another account so I'm going to transfer the songs from 1/22/07 on (to do them all would be a pain in the ass) I'll leave the previous posts up for awhile but they won't be listenable till 2/22/07. I'll convert the songs sometime this evening. Does any of this make sense? Thanks for stopping by.

-Gomez

Later......The songs from Dio to Neil should be good to go again. See you back on Totally 80's Friday.