Comments on: My Top Five Of The Eighties http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tech4Teach http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/comment-page-1/#comment-13633 Tech4Teach Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:35:23 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/#comment-13633 The Eighties, what an eclectic mix of Music. Here are some of my favorites, but not neccessarily in order, or the top 5. There's too many to choose from. 1.Sandinista – The Clash 2.Pop Art – Elton Motello 3.Under Wraps – Jethro Tull 4.Fade to Grey – Visage 5.The Wall – Pink Floyd There's an interesting mix for you. I'll also add some of my musical memories from the 80's, again in no particular order. 1.Pink Floyd – Live at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Still the best concert I have ever seen. 2.Thin Lizzy - Live at the Myer Music Bowl (I think that was the 80's). 3.The Models and Bear Garden in a small warehouse in North Melbourne – Wild Night. 4.Jethro Tull - live at the Sports & Entertainment Centre Melbourne. 5.A good friends 18th on the banks of the Yarra, which ended up in the Matthew Flinders Hotel, which ended up, somewhere else a few days later...I think. What an era the 80's was and it had it all, Punk, New Romantics, Bliss, Ska, and of course good old fashioned Metal. The Eighties, what an eclectic mix of Music. Here are some of my favorites, but not neccessarily in order, or the top 5. There’s too many to choose from.

1.Sandinista – The Clash
2.Pop Art – Elton Motello
3.Under Wraps – Jethro Tull
4.Fade to Grey – Visage
5.The Wall – Pink Floyd

There’s an interesting mix for you. I’ll also add some of my musical memories from the 80′s, again in no particular order.

1.Pink Floyd – Live at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Still the best concert I have ever seen.
2.Thin Lizzy – Live at the Myer Music Bowl (I think that was the 80′s).
3.The Models and Bear Garden in a small warehouse in North Melbourne – Wild Night.
4.Jethro Tull – live at the Sports & Entertainment Centre Melbourne.
5.A good friends 18th on the banks of the Yarra, which ended up in the Matthew Flinders Hotel, which ended up, somewhere else a few days later…I think.

What an era the 80′s was and it had it all, Punk, New Romantics, Bliss, Ska, and of course good old fashioned Metal.

]]> By: alexanderhayes http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/comment-page-1/#comment-13632 alexanderhayes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:57:14 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/#comment-13632 1. Back In Black - ACDC 2. White Album - Beatles 3. Sitting On a Fence - Jethro Tull 4. The The - Infected 5. The Cure - All of it.... The Oils were up there but I came from the thrash punk era growing into the new romantics ( back to EMO's) and for my money Rose Tattoo at Cronulla Hotel with the Rebels as guards were as wicked a show as any. Metallica and Black Sabbath were somewhere in there also.....I think :) ( nursing head ) 1. Back In Black – ACDC
2. White Album – Beatles
3. Sitting On a Fence – Jethro Tull
4. The The – Infected
5. The Cure – All of it….

The Oils were up there but I came from the thrash punk era growing into the new romantics ( back to EMO’s) and for my money Rose Tattoo at Cronulla Hotel with the Rebels as guards were as wicked a show as any.

Metallica and Black Sabbath were somewhere in there also…..I think :) ( nursing head )

]]> By: Rob Wall http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/comment-page-1/#comment-13629 Rob Wall Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:13:44 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/#comment-13629 I think memes like this are always more fun when someone jumps on board without any kind of official invitation. I think your list is great. I almost included Midnight Oil in the top 5 - they would definitely make my top 10 although I'm not sure if I would put 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 or Diesel and Dust as the top album, maybe even Red Sails in the Sunset. I was lucky enough to see the Oils in concert in 1988 - one of the best concerts I've ever seen! I think memes like this are always more fun when someone jumps on board without any kind of official invitation. I think your list is great. I almost included Midnight Oil in the top 5 – they would definitely make my top 10 although I’m not sure if I would put 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 or Diesel and Dust as the top album, maybe even Red Sails in the Sunset. I was lucky enough to see the Oils in concert in 1988 – one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen!

]]> By: Steven Kimmi http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/comment-page-1/#comment-13628 Steven Kimmi Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:03:56 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/my-top-five-of-the-eighties/#comment-13628 Your list shows that you were not only listening, but paying attention. I was only 0-10 years of age durng that 80s, so my list is more in learning of things as an adult, but Hall & Oates, the Cars, the Clash, come to mind quite quickly. Could we tranlate this to the classroom? Have them make top five lists as a culmination of a porject. I think Dan Schmit spoke of this in his Kidcast podcast. Your list shows that you were not only listening, but paying attention. I was only 0-10 years of age durng that 80s, so my list is more in learning of things as an adult, but Hall & Oates, the Cars, the Clash, come to mind quite quickly.

Could we tranlate this to the classroom? Have them make top five lists as a culmination of a porject. I think Dan Schmit spoke of this in his Kidcast podcast.

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