ChuckChat Freestyle

No idea where this one came from and it’s in very rough shape, but for completeness sake, I had to do it.

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Another one from the 80s. Like the yesterday, this one has lots of memories. I must have played this 1000 times at the roller rink and even more in my van.

1. “Working for the Weekend” (Paul Dean, Matt Frenette, Mike Reno) – 3:42
2. “When It’s Over” (Dean, Reno) – 5:08
3. “Jump” (Bryan Adams, Dean, Frenette, Reno, Jim Vallance) – 3:41
4. “Gangs in the Street” (Dean, Reno) – 4:35
5. “Emotional” (Dean) – 4:55
6. “Lucky Ones” (Dean, Reno, Scott Smith, Denise Thurlow) – 3:51
7. “It’s Your Life” (Dean, Frenette, Johnson, Reno, Smith) – 4:05
8. “Watch Out” (Dean, Johnson) – 4:02
9. “Take Me to the Top” (Dean, Johnson, Reno) – 6:13

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Loads of memories on this one as I reminisce about living in Appleton (even though the album is much older than that.) I miss the people is the main message tonight.

Side 1: Don’t Stop Believin’, Stone in Love, Who’s Crying Now, Keep on Runnin’, Still they Ride

Side 2: Escape, Lay It Down, Dead or Alive, Mother, Father, Open Arms

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It’s another vinyl blast from the past and this time I’ve brought two friends along. The Beatles 1962-1966.

Side 1: Love me do, Please please me, From me to you, She loves you, I want to hold your hand, All my loving, Can’t buy me love

Side 2: A hard day’s night, And I love her, Eight days a week, I feel fine, Ticket to ride, Yesterday

Side 3: Help!, You’ve got to hide your love away, We can work it out, Day tripper, Drive my car, Norwegian wood (this bird has flown)

Side 4: Nowhere man, Michelle, In my life, Girl, Paperback writer, Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine

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One of my earliest favorites with lots of memories in each song. Kreg Steppe joins me to go through cut by cut and some additional discussion. What a treat today!

Side 1: Death on two legs, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, I’m in love with my car, You’re my best friend, ’39, Sweet Lady, Seaside Rendezvous

Side 2: The Prophet’s Song, Love of my Life, Good Company, Bohemian Rhapsody, God Save the Queen

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A bit of a mystery on this one as I was reading from the sleeve, I took out the album and noticed it was not what the sleeve indicated. Close, but not the same.

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Lots of childhood memories on this one. While I listened to a lot of these (on vinyl) when I was a kid, this is not that album.

Side 1: Blowin’ in the wind, Too much of nothing, Lemon Tree, Stewball, 500 miles, I dig rock and roll music, If I had a hammer (The hammer song)

Side 2: Early morning rain, Leaving on a jet plane, Puff (the magic dragon), For lovin’ me, Don’t think twice it’s alright, Day is done

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From (reasonably) unknown origins, this wasn’t my thing at the time, but it’s mine now so it deserves digitizing as much as any other.

Tracks: In the beginning/Shout at the devil, Looks that Kill, Bastard, Knock ’em Dead, Kid, Danger, Too Young to Fall In Love, Helter Skelter, Red Hot, Ten Seconds ‘Till Love, God bless the Children of the Beast

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A classic ELO album “Discovery” evokes memories of not only places and times, but the person who introduced me to the music.

Side 1: Shine a little love, Confusion, Need her love, The Diary of Horace Wimp

Side 2: Last Train to London, Midnight Blue, On the Run, Wishing, Don’t Bring Me Down

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From 1987, I used to listen to LL Cool J for a time. His second album, Bigger and Deffer has a wide variety of songs. While I haven’t listened to it in the past 30 years, it was a great trip down memory lane.

Side 1: I’m Bad, Kanday, Get Down, The Bristol Hotel, My Rhyme Ain’t Done, 357 – Break It On Down

Side 2: Go Cut Creator Go, The Breakthrough, I Need Love, Ahh Let’s Get Ill, The Do Wop, On This Ill TIp

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