(Finished December 7th, 2017) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Musician Top Ten Preview: Michael Jackson

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I continue counting down the Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Musician, this is just a break from that. I wanted to post some videos from a Michael Jackson concert in 1988. This concert was suppose to be
one of the highlights of his 1988 "Bad" tour.

This is audio from a concert on September 11, 1988:

It's the night after the above concert I'm highlighting with videos. The concert I'm writing about here was at Milton Keynes on September 10th, 1988. There aren't a whole of videos from the Milton Keynes concert, but I'm going to find as many videos for the below songs from 1988 that I can.

1) "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'":

2) "This Place Hotel":

3) "Another Part Of Me":

4) "I Just Can't Stop Loving You":

5) "She's Out of My Life":

6) "I Want You Back/ The Love You Save / I'll Be There":

7) "Rock With You":

8) "Human Nature":

9) "Smooth Criminal":

10) "Dirty Diana":

11) "Thriller":

Audio only, band solos. 12) "Bad Groove":

13) "Workin' Day and Night":



14) "Beat It":

15) "Billie Jean":



16) "Bad":

Encore

17) "The Way You Make Me Feel":

18) "Man In The Mirror":

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(Finished December 5th, 2017) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #28 Billy Idol Part 4 #9-#1

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9) "Hot In The City":

8) With the jazzy intro..... "Eyes Without A Face":

7) "Sweet Sixteen":

6) "Rebel Yell":

5) "Cradle of Love":

4) "Flesh For Fantasy":

3) "Dancing With Myself":

2) "White Wedding":

1) "Mony Mony":

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(Finished December 5th, 2017) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #28 Billy Idol Part 3 #18-#10

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18) "Untouchables" (Acoustic):

17) "Come On Come On":

16) "Got To Be A Lover":

This video features Idol's main sideman, Steve Stevens. They've formed quite a team when they've  worked together. 15) "Don't Need A Gun":



14) "(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows":

13) "Shock To The System":

12) "Blue Highway":

11) "The Right Way":



10) "Endless Sleep":

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(Finished December 5th, 2017) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #28 Billy Idol Part 2 #26-#19

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26) "Pumping On Steel":

25) "Nobody's Business":

This is the best Billy Idol version I've ever heard of this song. 24) "L.A. Woman":

23) "Dead On Arrival":

22) "Catch My Fall":

21) "Trouble With The Sweet Stuff":

20) "Wasteland":

19) "Baby Talk":

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(Finished August 11th, 2018) Getting To Know The Mission, Part 1

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As of earlier today, The Mission was a band I had heard of. However I couldn't have told you a song they sang. But after reading the article about them in The History of Rock 1988 magazine, I was very interested in them. In 1988 when they released their second CD, "Children" it was produced by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. His name attracted me to the article, the article made me want to listen to their music and their music gave me desire to write this blog.

"Wasteland":

"Tyranny of Secrets":

"Fabienne":

"Kingdom Come (Forever and Again)":

The Aerosmith cover "Dream On":

"Hymn (For America)":

"Everything But The Squeal":



"Sometimes The Brightest Light Comes From The Darkest Place":



"Born Under A Good Sign":



"Girl In The Furskin Rug":



"Over The Hills and Far Away":



"Heaven Knows":



There's no video for this song as of yet. "They Don't Play Our Love Song Anymore"

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(Finished December 5th, 2017) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #28 Billy Idol Part 1 #37-#27

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William Michael Albert Broad was born on November 30th, 1955. Billy Idol has released 8 CDs, including a Christmas CD. A Christmas CD I didn't even know about until working on this blog. Idol first came to notice as a member of Generation X, which is where "Dancing With Myself" got it's beginning.

In October 2014 Idol released both his latest CD, "Kings and Queens of the Underground", which is a surprisingly good CD for a late career CD. He also released his autobiography, "Dancing With Myself, that same month. While Idol was at the height of his popularity in the 80's, in my opinion he released his best CD in 2005. That's the amazing "Devil's Playground".

Billy Idol's current band:

Idol's current band consists of:

• Steve Stevens – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1981–1987, 1993, 1995, 1999–present)
• Stephen McGrath – bass, backing vocals (2001–present)
• Billy Morrison – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2010–present)
• Erik Eldenius – drums (2012–present)
• Paul Trudeau – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2014–present)

I have 85 Billy Idol songs on my iTunes.

37) "Daytime Drama":

36) "Nueromancer":

35) "Mark of Caine":

34) "Soul Standing By":

33) "Man For All Seasons":

32) "Crank Call":

31) "Tomorrow People":

30) "License To Thrill":

29) "Love Calling":

28) "Heroin":

27) "Hole In The Wall":

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(Finished November 28th, 2017) The Magnificence of Led Zeppelin's "III", Part 2

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This is from about 50 years ago, so I'm glad we even have this live sound at all, I just wish it was a bit more crisp. 6) "Gallows Pole" (Traditional arr, Page & Plant):



From "Page and Plant", the sound is a lot better.

Hangman, hangman, turn your head awhile

I think I see my sister coming

Riding a many mile, mile, mile

Sister, I implore you, take him by the hand

Take him to some shady bower

Save me from the wrath of this man

Please take him

Save me from the wrath of this man, man

With Robert Plant providing an introduction. 7) "Tangerine" (Page):

Thinking how it used to be

Does she still remember times like these? 

To think of us again?

And I do

"Going To California"/ "Tangerine":

8) "That's The Way" (Page and Plant):

That's the way,

Oh, that's the way it ought to be,

Mama say that's the way it ought to stay, yeah, yeah oh oh

9) "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (Jones, Page & Plant)

As we walk down the country lanes,
I'll be singing a song, hear me calling your name
Hear the wind within the trees,
Telling mother nature 'bout you and me

10) "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" (Traditional arr, Charles Obscure):

When I done quit hollerin' baby 
I believe I shake 'em on down 
Get my babe won't be late 
You know by that I mean seconds late 
Ah must I holler 
Must I shake 'em on down

A bonus half-hour concert from March, 1970 in Denmark:

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