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Which grouping of songs do you like best?

Limelight (Rush), Who's Crying Now (Journey) & Turn Me Loose (Loverboy)
Bringin' on the Heartbreak (Def Leppard), Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police) & Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
Diary of a Madman (Ozzy Osbourne), Heat of the Moment (Asia) & You Better You Bet (The Who)
Unchained (Van Halen), I Will Follow (U2) & Too Much Time on My Hands (Styx)
Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie), Metal Gods (Judas Priest) & On the Loose (Saga)

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Offline KevShmev

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80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« on: March 21, 2019, 06:49:53 PM »
More early 80's rock!!

Vote for which grouping you like best.

I tried to make all of these tough for me personally, figuring they'd then be tough for others as well, but inevitably I went with 1 by just a hair over 4.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2019, 06:51:48 PM »
1 is pretty good, but this was an easy choice...5!!
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2019, 06:59:52 PM »
Holy crap this is a hard one!!
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2019, 07:43:48 PM »
I didn't even have to read past the first choice. That was super easy :metardica:
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2019, 09:22:26 PM »
Limelight 5
Who's Crying Now 3
Turn Me Loose 5
Total: 13 Can't recall me giving two 5s in the same group before.

Bringin' on the Heartbreak 5
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 3
Dirty Laundry 1
Total: 9

Diary of a Madman 2
Heat of the Moment 4
You Better You Bet 2
Total: 8

Unchained 3
I Will Follow 2
Too Much Time on My Hands 2
Total: 7

Under Pressure 5
Metal Gods 3
On the Loose (Saga) Had to YT, didn't sound familiar. After a listen, 0
Total: 8
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2019, 10:48:54 PM »
Oh yeah. Group 1 by a landslide.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2019, 04:11:22 AM »
Every group has at least one meh song, but I have to pick the fourth group because it has two songs that I really dig: Unchained (one of the best 80's hard rock tunes) and I Will Follow.



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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2019, 04:16:24 AM »
Group 1 is wining this poll by far because it has one popular Rush tune? Ah, you biased Rush fanboyz. Come on.  :lol

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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2019, 04:41:00 AM »
Quote from: WildRanger on March 22, 2019, 04:16:24 AM
Group 1 is wining this poll by far because it has one popular Rush tune? Ah, you biased Rush fanboyz. Come on.  :lol

So you're saying no one could possibly like Journey and Loverboy?
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2019, 07:11:02 AM »
Umm Limelight is actually my least favorite song in that bunch although I do like it a lot. Who's Crying Now is maybe one of the weaker tracks on Escape (imo) but that is still an amazing song on a fantastic album, and Turn Me Loose, thanks to Stadler, has been stuck on my brain for weeks and that is an awesome song.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2019, 07:46:57 AM »
Goddamn.   One and three you might as well flip a coin.    And I'm with KTLX, by the way; "Limelight" is the weakest song in that group for my taste (but still very strong; it's not that I don't like it, it's that there is so much better even on that ALBUM). 

I found a bootleg, home-burned Loverboy greatest hits CD in my wife's old house, and used it in my work truck (since I didn't care if it got scratched or whatnot) and if you can get past this:



They've got some killer, killer tunes.   And no, it's not just because I am now their lead singer:


(Actually, that's the guy in the middle in the above picture.  Time is a cruel mistress.)
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2019, 08:02:44 AM »
Loverboy has a few songs I still like a ton, and Turn Me Loose is one of them.  And Who's Crying Now is easily a top 4 Journey song for me (along with Separate Ways, Send Her My Love and Stone in Love).  I voted for option 1 despite the fact that Limelight doesn't wow me like it used to (due to overplay).
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2019, 10:26:16 AM »
Turn Me Loose has always been a 5* song with me. I am not sure I could name more than 1 or 2 other Loverboy songs. Who's Crying Now is a mediocre Journey song, but I am not a huge Journey guy.

Bringing On The Heartbreak is amazing.

You Better You Bet is a very subpar song, this from a big Who fan.

Under Pressure is the best song David Bowie ever did.

I am not sure I'd ever heard of the band Saga.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2019, 11:02:37 AM »
Shit done got real now!  A serious heavy hitter in every group and no truly bad songs.  Probably any of these groups would have won any of the prior polls.

1. Limelight - 5; Who's Crying Now - 3.5; Turn Me Loose - 2.  Total - 10.5.

2. Bringin' on the Heartbreak - 4.5; Every Little Thing - 4; Dirty Laundry - 2.  Total - 10.5.

3. Diary of a Madman - 5; Heat of the Moment - 4; You Better You Bet - 3.5.  Total - 12.5.

4. Unchained - 4.5; I Will Follow - 2.5; Too Much Time on My Hands - 4.  Total - 11.

5. Under Pressure - 4.5; Metal Gods - 3; On the Loose - 3.  Total - 10.5.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2019, 11:08:37 AM »
I almost went with that.  But while #3 is consistently good, #2 has a strong dose of awesome with Def Leppard that propels it ahead, despite the other two songs probably being slightly less good than the options in #3.

None of the other options were legitimate contenders.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2019, 11:58:52 AM »
Anyone want to recommend me where to start with Saga?  I know maybe three songs (if it was played on MTV, I might know it; if it wasn't I can guarantee you that I don't) but I feel like I should like it.   Problem is, they have, what 20 something studio records, and I can't really justify buying the catalogue sight unseen.  Is there a compilation that would work?
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« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2019, 01:06:04 PM »
Quote from: Stadler on March 22, 2019, 11:58:52 AM
Anyone want to recommend me where to start with Saga?  I know maybe three songs (if it was played on MTV, I might know it; if it wasn't I can guarantee you that I don't) but I feel like I should like it.   Problem is, they have, what 20 something studio records, and I can't really justify buying the catalogue sight unseen.  Is there a compilation that would work?

I'm in the same boat except that, off the of the top of my head, "On the Loose" is the only song I know, but I'm intrigued about the "Chapters" thing.  According to Wikipedia, they have 22 studio albums and 11 compilation albums!
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2019, 07:06:24 PM »
Quote from: Stadler on March 22, 2019, 11:58:52 AM
Anyone want to recommend me where to start with Saga?  I know maybe three songs (if it was played on MTV, I might know it; if it wasn't I can guarantee you that I don't) but I feel like I should like it.   Problem is, they have, what 20 something studio records, and I can't really justify buying the catalogue sight unseen.  Is there a compilation that would work?
You really cant go wrong with any of their first four albums (Self Titled, Images at Twilight, Silent Night, Worlds Apart). Worlds Apart is my favorite. A lot of people seem to dislike Images at Twilight for some reason, but I think it's pretty good. If you want something more recent from Saga I'd recommend House of Cards, Trust, or 10000 Days.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2019, 07:13:21 PM »
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According to Wikipedia, they have 22 studio albums and 11 compilation albums!

Amateurs. The Who have 11 studio albums, and 26(!!!!) compilation albums.
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Re: 80's Rock/Metal/Pop Song Wars - Part VIII
« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2019, 01:14:02 PM »
I'll go with number 1
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