tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680544609348773817.post3555302924483008051..comments2024-03-27T23:58:19.357-07:00Comments on The Hideaway: My Top 50 Albums of 1985: 30-16HERChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361888365133381438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680544609348773817.post-85067578750776819992015-08-12T14:56:55.630-07:002015-08-12T14:56:55.630-07:00RIPTIDE remainds one of my favorite albums of the ...RIPTIDE remainds one of my favorite albums of the 80's and I was glad to have seen Robert Palmer in Honolulu in 1986. One of the best shows I've ever been to, with him performing on a Sunday at 2pm in the heat. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384420662405369651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680544609348773817.post-7420675634947041192015-08-10T13:32:31.029-07:002015-08-10T13:32:31.029-07:00Dirk, I totally share your opinion on those first ...Dirk, I totally share your opinion on those first two Five Star albums. I love them both!<br /><br />Herc, a number of 1985 favs of mine in this section too: Five Star, Dead Or Alive, Alexander O'Neal and Howard Jones.Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680544609348773817.post-67347675987744042982015-08-10T09:51:18.845-07:002015-08-10T09:51:18.845-07:00I'm sure I've mentioned it a dozen times o...I'm sure I've mentioned it a dozen times or more, but Five Star's "Luxury Of Life" is not only my favorite album of 1985, it's also my favorite album of the whole damn decade. I have no rational explanation as to why, but I will say that from the moment I first saw/heard the unbelievably infectious <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI58lEFaODE" rel="nofollow">"All Fall Down"</a> video on Friday Night Videos in the fall of '85, I made it my life's mission to buy that album and devour every note of it. What floored me even more at the time was that "All Fall" was just the tip of that luxurious iceberg. Every single song on the album (with the exception of "Say Goodbye") is a dance/pop masterpiece. It's actually stunning to me that an album I've listened to probably more than any other in my life, remains so incredibly fresh to this day. Unfortunately for Five Star, though, the quality albums well dried up after their equally masterful "Silk & Steel" follow-up. From 1987's "Between The Lines" on, it was all downhill as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />Phil Collins' "No Jacket" & JCM's "Scarecrow" are two other big faves from this portion of your list. Love The Outfield's "Play Deep" too, but I think of it as an '86 album. 'Bout the time "Your Love" hit the pop chart, that album/cassette became a big-time 'tooling-around-in-the-car-while-up-to-no-good' favorite of my buddies and me.<br /><br />Looking forward to the next installments, my man!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316426643444798787noreply@blogger.com