On The List: 1980s

We are back and proud to announce our newest book.  On The List:1980s.  Out now!!! In this book, we explore that totally awesome decade:  the 1980s.  Neon clothes, big hair, cassettes, fast cars, MTV, and all the great music from pop to rock to metal to rap to every paisley jangle pub punk out there.  It's available now and perfect for under the tree for that audiophile in your life.  Available now on Amazon.

Here are the 11 best quotes from people who have read the book:

1. "Most Excellent!" - Two wild musicians at the Circle K
2. "The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore it." - High School Receptionist
3. "I feel the need...the need for this book!" - Naval Pilot
4. "Inconceivable!" - Some Guy who doesn't know what the word means
5. "It belongs in a museum." - An Archeologist
6. "Bitchin'" - kid hanging out back at the Gas N' Sip
7. "I came. I read. It kicks ass!" - Paranormal Expert
8. "If you read it, you will be happy." - Baseball player
9. "It's great.  Now you know...and knowing is half the battle." - Military Soldier
10. "I'll be back...to read this again and again." Robot from the future
11. "This goes to 11." - Metal guitarist

The 11 Best Albums of 1979

I had a friend Anthony who was obsessed with Pink Floyd. One day he spent the entire afternoon a dual cassette deck trying to line up the last song on the Wall so it would transition smoothly back into the first song. He was so proud of the 3-second splice that he made a mixed tape with that intertwined between every song. As strange (and super obsessive) as this was, there were something about his actions that embodied the mojo of his actions. That seemingly meaningless minutia was of the utmost importance. Maybe that's because everyone was smoking so much pot or that after the mayhem of the 60s...it was time to chill out.

Here are the 11 Best Albums of 1979:

1. Pink Floyd - The Wall

2. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall

3. AC/DC - Highway To Hell

4. Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door

5. The Police - Regatta de Blanc

6. Van Halen - Van Halen 2

7. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (Disorder)

8. The Ramones - End of the Century

9. Prince - Prince

10. Split Enz - Frenzy

11. Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming (Gotta Serve Somebody)

Buy these albums here at my store!!

The 11 Best AC/DC Songs (Brian Johnson)

Buying Halloween costumes for kids is harder than buying a new car. Both take months of research. Looking up ideas online...getting expert's opinions...finding out which one is the least likely to spontaneously burst into flames. Once you decide on the make and model you want to be...then comes the legwork. Then comes the actual shopping. Going from store to store to find out if they first have the costume you're looking for...finding out if it's the right material...the right color...the right features...then finding out if it actually fits! And once you get all that done. Once you have all the ducks in a row, quacking...or screaming...take your pick...then you have to hope that after you purchase the "all sales final" costume that your kid doesn't go home and turn on the TV and decide she wants to be something else.

Here are the 11 Best AC/DC Songs (Brian Johnson):

1. You Shook Me All Night Long (Back In Black)

2. Back in Black (Back In Black)

3. Who Made Who (Who Made Who)

4. Jailbreak ('74 Jailbreak)

5. Thunderstruck (The Razor's Edge)

6. For Those About To Rock (For Those About to Rock)

7. Nervous Shakedown (Flick of the Switch)

8. Shoot To Thrill (Back In Black)

9. Evil Walks (For Those About to Rock)

10. Shot of Love (The Razor's Edge)

11. Hells Bells (Back In Black)

Buy AC/DC's new album Black Ice.

The 11 Best AC/DC Songs (Bon Scott)

Here's a question: Would Bon Scott be for or against digital downloads? Hard to imagine that guy was against anything as long as he could party. Part of me is skeptical of AC/DC's stance against digital downloading since they make "albums" not "singles" when they've made a career by having some of the most successful rock radio singles of all time. But their albums sales continue through the roof...so at the same time, it's hard to argue against them.

And I'm not about to tempt fate with some AC/DC mp3s...but they can't stop me from doing a list.

Here are the 11 Best AC/DC Songs (Bon Scott):

1. Ride On (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)

2. Highway To Hell (Highway To Hell)

3. TNT (TNT)

4. Rock N Roll Damnation (Powerage)

5. If You Want Blood, You Got It (Highway To Hell)

6. Sin City (Powerage)

7. It's A Long Way to the Top (TNT)

8. Let There Be Rock (Let There Be Rock)

9. Up to My Neck In You (Powerage)

10. Big Balls (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)

11. Whole Lotta Rosie (Let There Be Rock)

Buy Ac/Dc's new album...BLACK ICE...at midnight!!!