Oh, I am SO addicted! I just can't get enough! Enough of 80's music, that is! Yes, I'm partial to it...especially the hair/glam stuff...it's my favorite...but all y'all know that by now. So last night, I was lovin' me some 'Big 80's', the Indy 80's tribute band. What a great era of music. Many of us who are now back in the club scene 21st Century...this was what we listened to 'back in the day'...the 20th Century....ha! It was 'our' time...and what good times those were. So, like a boomerang, we need a repeat! I think this was the best time for music....nationally and especially on the local level...rock was so alive! Perhaps my mind is captured, reminiscing those M-TV days, which launched in the late summer of '81. Ahh, yes...those were the days....before so much technology and social media.
'The Big 80's' expresses this so well with a trip down 80's memory lane...a musical line-up, backed with coordinating video clips behind the stage on a large tv screen. 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' (Def Leppard - '88), 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' (Joan Jett - '82), 'Footloose' (Kenny Loggins - '84), 'Push It' (Salt-n-Pepa - '87), 'Angel In The Centerfold' (J. Geils Band - '83) 'Your Love' (The Outfield - '85), 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' (Cyndi Lauper - '85), 'Material Girl' (Madonna - '84), 'Wild Wild West' (The Escape Club - '88), 'Hungry Like The Wolf' (Duran Duran - '82), 'Bust A Move' (Young MC - '89), 'Love Shack' (B-52's - '89), 'Jesse's Girl' (Rick Springfield - '81), 'Faith' (George Michael - '87), 'Crazy Train' (Ozzy Osbourne '80), 'Whip It' (Devo - '80), lots of Prince, more Prince and yet some more ('1999' - '82, 'Let's Go Crazy' - '84, 'When Doves Cry' - '84)...and other tunes by Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, Journey and many, many more.
Yipes....they even stepped outside of my '80's comfort zone' with 'Superstition' (Stevie Wonder - '72), 'Highway To Hell' (AC/DC - '79), (Gonna Make You Sweat) Everybody Dance Now (C&C Music Factory - '90) and 'Uptown Funk' (Bruno Mars)...hey, that's definitely not 80's...ok, funked me up! So, drummer Nate takes front stage to belt out a couple of tunes, and guitarist Joe switches to drums....did I know you played drums, Joe? *smile* By the way, was that Bugs Bunny and Yosimite Sam I saw on the big screen? Love them! <3 Even Elvis was in the house...and he was 'all shook up' or somethin'....lordy be....thank you very much! And of course, 'yours truly' got some stage action with my fave AC/DC tune, 'You Shook Me All Night Long' (1980)...so much fun! These guys bring it all together and do the 80's up right! I cannot express enough kudos to female vocalist Gina Dowling....this gal rocks! They all do!
Cool shades, headbands, spandex, net gloves, hair and Aquanet...Rubik's Cube and all big smiles, big fun...'The Big 80's'.....let party like it's 1985! Chek-n' In and definitely 'celebrating good times'...Rock on!
The Big 80's is...
Gina Dowling - vocals/keyboards
Joe Fortin - vocals/guitar
Scott Maxwell - lead guitar/keyboards
Nate Wiencken - vocals/drums
Eric Hammes - bass guitar
Joel Dowling - background vocals/sound/lights
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