tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640078673567577663.post6151421477686439644..comments2023-09-17T01:48:32.482-07:00Comments on Guess what I’m listening to...: The Quarterly JT - Part 1, 1982Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10078024031598997445noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640078673567577663.post-89701384917675676522012-05-23T19:52:00.149-07:002012-05-23T19:52:00.149-07:00I'm not sure how I missed this post, but it...I'm not sure how I missed this post, but it's a cool idea. I'll be interested to see if your approach to the Top 5 changes when you move into a decade in which you had a personal experience with the music when it was brand new. Being that I have something like 15years on you guys, I found myself going through the 1982 Year in Music entry on Wikipedia and sorting albums into categories based on whether I now objectively think they are the best albums of '82 versus "boy, I loved that album back in '82." For example, I love Marshall Crenshaw's debut album, but I'm not even sure I heard it in the immediate wake of its release. I did, however, listen to A Flock of Seagulls (the debut) and Oh No! It's Devo quite often (and would still find them both to be enjoyable). Also, two big favorites of mine released albums in '82: Elton John (Jump Up!, a pretty good early '80s release) and Blondie (The Hunter, their less-than-satisfying-but-still-has-a-few-great-songs swan song).<br /><br />Having said all that, here are five from '82 that I like a lot:<br /><br />1. The Golden Age of Wireless (the original LP)-Thomas Dolby<br />2. Night and Day-Joe Jackson<br />3. Marshall Crenshaw (debut)<br />4. Imperial Bedroom-Elvis Costello<br />5. Friend or Foe-Adam AntAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com