Yes Or No: Should I Go See Yes In Concert?

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A simple YES or no question, should I go see YES? I'm undecided, so I found their most recent setlist. I'll add videos for all songs mentioned and as I do that I'll make my decision.

"Cinema":

"Perpetual Change":

"Hold On":

"I've Seen All Good People":

Drum Solo/ "Lift Me Up"/ "And You and I":

"Rhythm of Love"/ "Heart of the Sunrise":

I hope the sound at the concert is like this video as opposed to the ARW videos. "Changes":

"Long Distance Roundabout":

"The Fish":

"Awaken":

"Owner of a Lonely Heart":

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The Greatest 80's Bands of All-Time Addendum: Aerosmith Part 3 (Finished April 5th, 2017)

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When I revise and release my updated 80's bands list when this series of blogs is done, Aerosmith will definitely be on the countdown. They'll be somewhere between the 40s to 60s I would guess. The so-called "Bad Boys From Boston" have released 15 albums of original music. Again they have a lot of great songs, in other words I can't pick one of their CDs that is a classic. They have a few good CDs, but they don't have a next echelon "Ziggy Stardust" type of CD. Although I do like their 3 CDs that make up the foundation of this blog, I'm especially a big fan of "Permanent Vacation".

If I had one wish is that I wish I could be as cool as Steven Tyler thinks he is, he seems like a complete and utter d bag to me. I could be wrong, it's happened before.

The core of the band has been pretty solid since 1970:

• Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboards, percussion (1970–present)
• Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals (1970–1979, 1984–present)
• Tom Hamilton – bass (1970–present)
• Joey Kramer – drums, percussion (1970–present)
• Brad Whitford – guitar (1971–1981, 1984–present)

Other than when Perry and Whitford left the band in the early 80's, Aerosmith has had the same lineup pretty much since 1970

It took me longer to post Aerosmith's Top Ten 80's era songs, hopefully I'll have what it takes. I don't want to be cryin' or going to a hangman jury. I hate livin on the edge.

10) "What It Takes":

9) "Permanent Vacation":

8) "Cryin":

7) "Heart's Done Time":

6) "Magic Touch":

5) "Amazing":

4) "Livin' On The Edge":

3) "The Other Side":

2) "Angel":

1) "Hangman Jury":

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The Greatest 80's Bands of All-Time Addendum: Aerosmith Part 2 (Finished March 29th, 2017)

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20) "Crazy":

19) "Flesh":

18) "My Girl":

17) "St. John":



16) "Hoodoo Voodoo Medicine Man":



15) "F.I.N.E.":



14) "Simoriah":



13) "Get A Grip":



12) "Fever":



11) "Love In An Elevator":

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The Greatest 80's Bands of All-Time Addendum: Aerosmith Part 1

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Honestly I'm not a huge fan of Aerosmith, I think Steven Tyler is a bit of an idiot. I saw Aerosmith in concert back in the day and I wasn't impressed. So I didn't even consider them for my Top 106 Greatest 80's bands of all-time.That being said I've always have been a big fan of their two late 80's CDs "Permanent Vacation" and "Pump". Through those two CDs and 1993's "Get A Grip" they have quite a few good songs. And also they have a lot of great songs on those three CDs. I've included their acoustic cover of "Love Me Two Times" from the "Air America" soundtrack.

Their cover of the Beatles 30) "I'm Down":

29) "Eat The Rich":

28) "Rag Doll":

27) "Monkey On My Back":

26) "Young Lust":

25) "Gotta Love It":

24) "Girl Keeps Coming Apart":

23) "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)":

22) "Love Me Two Times";

 "Run away, run away from the pain." 21) "Janie's Got A Gun":

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themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Bands # 41 Electric Light Orchestra: Part 2 Their Best 80's Era Songs #24-#12 (Finished March 29th, 2017)

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24) "Secret Messages":

23) "Sorrow About To Fall":

22) "The Fall":

21) "Danger Ahead":

20) "On The Run":

19) "Stranger":

18) "Night In The City":

17) "Don't Walk Away":

16) "Rock n' Roll Is King":



15) "So Serious":



14) "It's Over":



13) "Calling America":



12) "I'm Alive":

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themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Bands # 41 Electric Light Orchestra: Part 1 Their Best 80's Era Songs #36-#25 (Finished March 25th, 2017)

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I have 53 ELO songs in my iTunes library, ELO is probably properly rated on this countdown. They do have a lot of good/decent songs. However they have sixteen outstanding songs. Up next is the #40 musician, Depeche Mode. When this project is done and I do my re rankings, ELO will move ahead of Depeche Mode at least. Depeche Mode first few CD's are pretty tepid. As for ELO I'll write their biographical background on the third and final ELO countdown blogs.

36) "Starlight":

35) "Big Wheels":

34) "Wishing":

33) "No Way Out":

32) "From The End Of The World":

31) "Buildings Have Eyes":

30) "Secret Lives":

29) "The Diary of Horace Wimp":

28) "Rain Is Falling":

27) "Destination Unknown":

26) "Bluebird":

25) "The Bouncer":

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themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Bands # 42 The Pet Shop Boys: Part 3 Their Best 80's Era Songs #10-#1 (Finished March 21st, 2017)

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When I do the revised 80's musicians countdown of these bands, the Pet Shop Boys are probably a bit high now. But they are probably pretty close to where they'll be on the revised countdown. Next band on my countdown list, at #41, is Electric Light Orchestra, aka ELO. 

10) "Left To My Own Devices":

9) "Always On My Mind":

8) "One More Chance":

7) "What Have I Done To Deserve This":

6) "Heart":

5) "Go West":

4) "Suburbia":

3) "It's A Sin":

2) "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)":

Well what other song is it going to be. This is the song that brought the world's attention to this band. Although they have many great songs, this is their best songs. "You got a heart of glass, a heart of stone just you wait until I get you home." 1) "West End Girls":

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