What was the best all-around rock album to come out in the 80s? Below is a list to start from...we'll have additional polls in the future and then have the winners compete in a final.
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What was the best all-around rock album to come out in the 80s? Below is a list to start from...we'll have additional polls in the future and then have the winners compete in a final.
You may easily buy these albums from our affiliate, Amazon.com
Posted by X-Man on July 30, 2008 at 06:36 PM in Music, Polls | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
For myself and many other Gen-Xers, music has been a major influence in our lives, in the past, now, and into the future. I regularly listen to traditional radio stations, satellite radio, online streaming stations, CDs, and various mp3s that cover rock-and-roll genres of the 60s through current. I can only hope to pass some of this love for music onto my children. I'm not musically inclined, helpless in playing any instrument, and hopelessly tone-deaf and unable to carry a vocal tune. But, I love listening to it.
I am very much "in tune" with the music of my era <pun intended.> I frequently catch myself singing an old favorite, to myself of course, when I wake up, when I do chores, or perform other mundane tasks. Listening to the various sources, I'll also associate a song with an event or time in my life. This is particularly handy when playing in the weekly trivia tournament at my favorite watering hole. The regularly offered "timeline" category question will usually feature two prominent events that occurred in a year, plus the name of a band and a song that was released. The teams are then to guess the year. The "clue" of the band and year are often the clincher for me, or at least narrow down the time to a reasonable guess.
So, what has made music so influential and prominent in my life? I think there have been a plethora of factors, with no single particular one standing out, but rather the entire amalgamation as being the creditor. Off the top of my head, here are several of the influential factors:
What other factors have made music such a prolific influence in your life?
Posted by X-Man on July 18, 2008 at 11:21 PM in Music | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)