80年代を駆け抜けたアーティスト。今聴いてもカッコ良い。
でも、新譜が出ても多分買わない。

The Power Station / The Power Station 1985
このアルバムで、デュランデュランは真っ二つに別れた。彼等のテクニックとロバートパーマーの渋い声がマッチしていてトニートンプソンのドラムの音も最高。近年2ndアルバムを出したが、今の時代とはマッチせず玉砕。
my favorite song >>> 2. Murderess / 7. Harvest For The World
1. Some Like It Hot
2. Murderess
3. Lonely Tonight
4. Communication
5. Get It On (Bang A Gong)
6. Go To Zero
7. Harvest For The World
8. Still In Your Heart
Robert Palmer : Vocals
Tony Thompson : Drums
Andy Taylor : Guitar
John Taylor : Bass

Robert Palmer / Riptide 1985
ダンディなアーティスト、ロバート・パーマーです。もう一度5、6人の女に囲まれて歌う彼のビデオクリップが観たい。音はパワーステーションとほぼ一緒。ちょっと大人の雰囲気。
BEST SONG = 2. Hyperactive / 3. Addicted To Love
1. Riptide Donaldson/Kahn 2:24
2. Hyperactive
Hayes/N/P 5:08
3. Addicted To Love
Palmer 6:01
4. Trick Bag
King 3:01
5. Get It Through Your Heart
Palmer 2:49
6. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Harris/Lewis3:43
7. Flesh Wound
Blair/Palmer3:43
8. Discipline Of Love
Batteau/Freeman6:06
9. Riptide (Reprise)
Donaldson/Kahn2:00

Huey Lewis & The News / Sports 1983
でた!これぞアメリカンバンド。明るさ以外何も無い。気楽に生きれる。
BEST SONG = 2. Heart And Soul / 7. If This Is It
1. The Heart Of Rock & Roll Colla/Lewis5:01
2. Heart And Soul
Chapman/Chinn4:10
3. Bad Is Bad
Call/C/H/L/M/S3:46
4. I Want A New Drug
Hayes/Lewis4:46
5. Walking On A Thin Line
Pessis/Wells5:08
6. Finally Found A Home
Brown/H/L3:42
7. If This Is It
Colla/Lewis3:46
8. You Crack Me Up
Cipollina/Lewis3:39
9. Honky Tonk Blues
Williams3:16
Mario Cipollina : Bass, Vocals
Johnny Colla : Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
Bill Gibson : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Chris Hayes : Guitar, Vocals
Sean Hopper : Keyboards, Vocals
Huey Lewis : Harmonica, Vocals

Huey Lewis & The News / Fore 1986
ゲストにタワー・オブ・パワーを迎えて作ったアルバム。相変わらず明るくノーテンキ。
BEST SONG =5. Hip To Be Square / 8. Forest For The Trees
01. Jacob's Ladder Hornsby3:34
02. Stuck With You Hayes/Lewis4:29
03. Whole Lotta Lovin' Colla/Lewis3:30
04. Doing It All For My Baby Cody/Duke3:39
05. Hip To Be Square Gibson/H/L4:02
06. I Know What I Like Hayes/Lewis3:59
07. I Never Walk Alone Neilson3:43
08. Forest For The Trees Colla/H/L3:56
09. Naturally Fletcher/G/L/L3:28
10. Simple As That
Colla/Lewis2:52
Mario Cipollina : Bass, Vocals
Johnny Colla : Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
Bill Gibson : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Chris Hayes : Guitar, Vocals
Sean Hopper : Keyboards, Vocals
Huey Lewis : Harmonica, Vocals

Bryan Adams / Reckless  1984
カナダ出身の青春ロッカーブライアン。甘酸っぱいアルバムだ。ゲストでティナターナー参加。
BEST SONG =3. Run To You / 4. Heaven / 6. Summer Of '69
1. One Night Love Affair Adams/Vallance4:33
2. She's Only Happy When She's Dancin' Adams/Vallance3:14
3. Run To You Adams/Vallance3:53
4. Heaven Adams/Vallance4:03
5. Somebody Adams/Vallance4:43
06. Summer Of '69 Adams/Vallance3:36
07. Kids Wanna Rock Adams/Vallance2:35
08. It's Only Love Adams/Vallance3:15
09. Long Gone Adams/Vallance3:58
10. Ain't Gonna Cry
Adams/Vallance4:08

R.E.M. / Document 1985
このカテゴリに入れるのは忍びない感じがあるR.E.M.今でも元気です。
彼等はソフトボーイズに影響を受けたバンド。
BEST SONG =7. The One I Love
1. Finest Worksong
2. Welcome To The Occupation
3. Exhuming McCarthy .
4. Disturbance At The Heron House
5. Strange
6. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
07. The One I Love
08. Fireplace
09. Lightin' Hopkins
10. King Of Birds
11. Oddfellows Local 151

R.E.M. / Green 1988
有人I氏に借りて返さずに聴き込みました。一般にはここから徐々にR.E.M.は盛り上がって行くんだろうけど、私的にはここら辺がピーク。
BEST SONG =2. Get Up / 4. Stand
1. Pop Song 89 Berry/B/M/S3:03
2. Get Up Berry/B/M/S2:35
3. You Are The Everything Berry/B/M/S3:45
4. Stand Berry/B/M/S3:10
5. World Leader Pretend Berry/B/M/S4:15
6. The Wrong Child Berry/B/M/S3:35
07. Orange Crush Berry/B/M/S3:50
08. Turn You Inside-Out Berry/B/M/S4:15
09. Hairshirt Berry/B/M/S3:55
10. I Remember California
Berry/B/M/S5:05
11. (Hidden Track)
Berry/B/M/S3:15

U2 / War 1983
これこそ、このカテゴリは失礼だ!なんてお怒りの声が聞こえてくるが、今のは今ので好きだけど一番好きだったのはこの頃と言う事で・・・若い、がむしゃらな感じが凄く良い。
BEST SONG =3. New Year's Day
01. Sunday Bloody Sunday U Two4:38
02. Seconds U Two3:24
03. New Year's Day U Two5:38
04. Like A Song... U Two4:48
05. Drowning Man U Two4:12
06. The Refugee U Two3:40
07. Two Hearts Beat As One U Two5:00
08. Red Light U Two4:09
09. Surrender U Two6:01
10. '40'
U Two2:08
Bono : Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
The Edge : Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Larry Mullen, Jr. : Drums, Percussion
Adam Clayton : Bass

U2 / The Joshua Tree 1987
U2ピークアルバム。ラリーのドラムの音とエッジのギターの音がいいねぇ。聴くと中学時代I氏と食ったスーパーカップを思い出す。
BEST SONG =2.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
01. Where The Streets Have No Name Bono5:37
02. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Bono4:37
03. With Or Without You Bono4:56
04. Bullet The Blue Sky Bono4:32
05. Running To Stand Still Bono4:18
06. Red Hill Mining Town Bono4:52
07. In God's Country Bono2:57
08. Trip Through Your Wires Bono3:32
09. One Tree Hill Bono5:23
10. Exit
Bono4:13
11. Mothers Of The Disappeared
Bono5:14
Bono : Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
The Edge : Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Larry Mullen, Jr. : Drums, Percussion
Adam Clayton : Bass