The dogs on Main Street howl because they understand...
Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to a very special, very epic two-part edition of Flatbasset Radio!
Folks, it's 4th Of July weekend and, in the spirit of celebrating America's birthday and our long, rich history of over-indulging, I've decided to start a new tradition here on the Flatbasset Radio. Allow me to welcome you to the inaugural edition of...
THE FLATBASSET RADIO AMERICAN ALBUM HALL OF FAME
That's right, I've decided to start a new 4th Of July tradition of celebrating the glorious melting pot that is American pop culture by inducting albums into my newly-created Hall Of Fame. Now, like any good Hall Of Fame, I've laid out some criteria for the FRAAHOF (or, if you'd like, "Fraaaahoffff").
01. An album must be at least 10 years old to be inducted into the FRAAHOF
02. Only 6 albums per year may be inducted
03. Only 2 of those 6 albums may have been released over 30 years ago
04. No artist can appear in consecutive years
There you go. Now, I came up with a list of nominations and passed them along to the FRAAHOF Executive Committee* to vote on the inaugural class.
(*Note: I am the only member of the FRAAHOF Executive Committee)
So, without further ado, here are the inaugural entrants into the Flatbasset Radio American Album Hall Of Fame.
Now that we've got that out of the way, let's get to the music. I decided to play three songs each off of these classic albums. As you can imagine, this wasn't easy considering the fact that they wouldn't be Hall Of Fame Albums if they weren't packed with great songs.
Give the show a listen if you have a lot of time to kill and would live to re-visit these Hall Of Fame records. As always, the show's free. Just click the Mixcloud player below and enjoy!
01. Lonely In A Limousine
02. Nice, Nice
03. The Flex And The Buff Result
04. Rebel Without A Pause
05. Louder Than A Bomb
06. Don't Believe The Hype
07. When My Baby's Beside Me
08. In The Street
09. The Ballad Of El Goodo
That's the first half. If you dig it, have a go at the second half.
01. This Is A Call
02. Big Me
03. Oh, George
04. No Regrets
05. 9-5ers Anthem
06. Daylight
07. Prove It All Night
08. Streets Of Fire
09. The Promised Land
There you have it, folks. America: #1. Happy 4th!
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