Poll--The Weakest Link: BEST SELLING RECORDS OF THE 1980s Round 2

tempo_n_groove said:

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mrussel1 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

Since there is only one alum I think deserves much recognition and I'm not a fan of the rest, I voted this time based on dumbest album title.

Supposedly came up with that name while visiting a strip club and being impressed by a dancer.

It probably also spawned the most profound song of the hair band era... the one that is in the National Archives... Unskinny Bop. 

Such a dumb song.

God I loved that song as a kid. Just as good as "Unbelievable" by EMF.

A few songs that made me cringe going up and a few that tickled my fancy.

Cringe Worthy- Cherry Pie, Unskinny Bob, Way cool Jr, Hey Stoopid, Up All Night/Sleep all day, More than Words, Reach for the sky, Final countdown to name a few.
Tickle my fancy- 32 Pennies, Look What The cat dragged in, You're in Love, Hey Mickey, Hysteria, Paradise.

EMF, that's funny.  I forgot about them.

On which list do you have "Pour Some Sugar on Me"?

tempo_n_groove said:

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mrussel1 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

Since there is only one alum I think deserves much recognition and I'm not a fan of the rest, I voted this time based on dumbest album title.

Supposedly came up with that name while visiting a strip club and being impressed by a dancer.

It probably also spawned the most profound song of the hair band era... the one that is in the National Archives... Unskinny Bop. 

Such a dumb song.

God I loved that song as a kid. Just as good as "Unbelievable" by EMF.

, Unskinny Bob,

mrussel1 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mrussel1 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

Since there is only one alum I think deserves much recognition and I'm not a fan of the rest, I voted this time based on dumbest album title.

Supposedly came up with that name while visiting a strip club and being impressed by a dancer.

It probably also spawned the most profound song of the hair band era... the one that is in the National Archives... Unskinny Bop. 

Such a dumb song.

God I loved that song as a kid. Just as good as "Unbelievable" by EMF.

A few songs that made me cringe going up and a few that tickled my fancy.

Cringe Worthy- Cherry Pie, Unskinny Bob, Way cool Jr, Hey Stoopid, Up All Night/Sleep all day, More than Words, Reach for the sky, Final countdown to name a few.
Tickle my fancy- 32 Pennies, Look What The cat dragged in, You're in Love, Hey Mickey, Hysteria, Paradise.

EMF, that's funny.  I forgot about them.

On which list do you have "Pour Some Sugar on Me"?

The "wish I could go through the rest of my life without ever hearing that song again" list...

mrussel1 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tbergs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mrussel1 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

Since there is only one alum I think deserves much recognition and I'm not a fan of the rest, I voted this time based on dumbest album title.

Supposedly came up with that name while visiting a strip club and being impressed by a dancer.

It probably also spawned the most profound song of the hair band era... the one that is in the National Archives... Unskinny Bop. 

Such a dumb song.

God I loved that song as a kid. Just as good as "Unbelievable" by EMF.

A few songs that made me cringe going up and a few that tickled my fancy.

Cringe Worthy- Cherry Pie, Unskinny Bob, Way cool Jr, Hey Stoopid, Up All Night/Sleep all day, More than Words, Reach for the sky, Final countdown to name a few.
Tickle my fancy- 32 Pennies, Look What The cat dragged in, You're in Love, Hey Mickey, Hysteria, Paradise.

EMF, that's funny.  I forgot about them.

On which list do you have "Pour Some Sugar on Me"?

tbergs said:

I think Def Leppard was my gateway band from country to rock as a yute. Hearing Pour Some... on the radio did it for me. Then I made Adrenalize my first official cassette purchase in 6th grade. Remedy by Black Crowes was another transitioning song for me.

I bought the album when it first came out and knew the whole thing from front to back.  Fav song was Pour some sugar.  I had been listening to that album for a year or so when Pour became a single.  All of a sudden EVERYONE was singing it.  By that time I was over it and that is why it didn't make the list because the love for it died a looooong time ago, lol.

F Me In The Brain said:

It was a total disappointment after how good Pyromania was.  Too watered down and every song trying to be a single.  I did love playing Pour and am ok with the song now but that whole record grew tired pretty quickly, to me.  High and Dry was pretty good as well. F Hysteria.

Rocket I loved, album version.  It was 7 minutes long and very unconventional towards the rest of the album.  I dig animal still too.  The album was meant to be a pop success, that is what the band wanted.  OG producer wanted that raw sound of Pyro and quit because of the direction Leppard wanted to take it too.

mrussel1 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

It was a total disappointment after how good Pyromania was.  Too watered down and every song trying to be a single.  I did love playing Pour and am ok with the song now but that whole record grew tired pretty quickly, to me.  High and Dry was pretty good as well. F Hysteria.

Rocket I loved, album version.  It was 7 minutes long and very unconventional towards the rest of the album.  I dig animal still too.  The album was meant to be a pop success, that is what the band wanted.  OG producer wanted that raw sound of Pyro and quit because of the direction Leppard wanted to take it too.

Let's Get Rocked might be the best song of all time.  I used to think it was Little Wing or American Pie, but once this came out, it was all over but the handshake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkWyLZ3AaLU

I had moved on from them by that time.  I think all the hair bands were done for me sans 1989 or so.  More metal and hardcore and the introduction to "alternative", lol.

Edit: This was around my intro to Techno too.