DJJD Retro 80's Volume 5

Created By:  Jonathan Dysart (DJJD)

Original Creation Year:  2007

Year of Re-master:  2010

Song Listing

Side A

1.    My Sharona:  The Knack

2.    What I Like About You:  The Romantics

3.    Mony Mony:  Billy Idol

4.    One Thing Leads to Another:  The Fixx

Side B

5.    Some Like It Hot:  The Power Station

6.    Cruel to be Kind:  Nick Lowe

7.    Jeopardy:  Greg Kihn Band

8.   Eyes Without a Face:  Billy Idol

Side C

9.  Centerfold:  J. Geils Band

10. Keep Your Hands to Yourself:  The Georgia Satellites

11. Good Times Roll:  The Cars

12. Centerfield:  John Fogerty
13. Rock Me Tonight:  Billy Squier

Side D

14. Respect Yourself:  Bruce Willis

15. Big Log:  Robert Plant

16. You Got Lucky:  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
17. Twilight Zone:  Golden Earring
18. When Doves Cry:  Prince

Origin of the Album

            This album is a compilation of 1980s mainstream rock.  It's not hard rock, heavy metal, nor is it soft rock.  This would be the type of rock you would hear in a classic rock radio station for the 1980s.  Not much to say about this.  Just rock on!     

Concept and Theme of the Album

            Rock on!  For trivia sake, there is a song on this album done by an actor before he became huge over a Christmas action movie on a tower building.  It does contain two tracks that were made in 1978 and 1979; but who cares.  Sorry, I am not perfect! They are basically 1980s tracks anyway.  This album I often have been negligent to listen.  Need to change that. 

           

Concept and the Album Cover

          Found a nice 80s style picture with a guitar player rocking out.  I imposed a pink ground with the reflection of the picture, along with a boom box and the album title.  I had a really bad back album cover for some time.  I decided to scratch that and redo it with a bunch of colorful guitars.  Much better than before!