Favorite Albums to Listen To In The Summertime- Day 9 

“Women And Children First”, Van Halen “And The Cradle Will Rock”, “Everybody Wants Some” and “Romeo Delight” all have that “crank it up” factor!

My day 9 favorite summer time album is Steely Dan - The Royal Scam. 1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 2. Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager 3. Starcastle - Starcastle 4. Devo - Freedom of Choice 5. Celeste - Echi di un Futuro Passato 6. Big Big Train - Folklore 7. PFM - Per Un Amico 8. Gentle Giant - Octopus 9. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

Toto - IV, a classic album from 1982. Includes the very well known singles Rosanna and Africa, and an extremely varied selection of other excellent songs. There's loads of stuff on this album that they have continued to play live to this day.

Pete / 💯💯💯absolute banger of an album: FOREIGNER/7️⃣7️⃣ stone cold classic imo. At WAR with the WORLD 🌎/ my favorite. Entire album killer. Definitely a great summertime vibe. Pete, thanks for your time 👍💯

9. KISS - Ace Frehley (1978) 8. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983) 7. Rush - Power Windows (1985) 6. The Cult - Sonic Temple (1989) 5. The Doors - Waiting for the Sun (1968) 4. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (1992) 3. Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres (1977) 2. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975) 1. Danzig - III: How the Gods Kill (1992)

The Cult - Electric (1987) "Standin' at the shore A hurricane calls my name Beyond all I dream The electric ocean..."

9. Eagles- Hotel California 1. KISS- Hotter Than Hell 2. Deep Purple- Burn 3. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds 4. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the U.S.A. 5. ZZ Top- Eliminator 6. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Second Helping 7. The Allman Brothers Band- Brothers & Sisters 8. The Cars- Heartbeat City

Fleetwood Mac--"Tango in the Night"

Boston - Don't Look Back. Any album with that title track and A Man I'll Never Be has to bring out the summer days!

My pick for today is Strangers In The Night-UFO. This album has it all. Hard rock, pop, ballad & fun hits. Great vocals & greater guitar playing. All the musicians are on their game. Definitely a summer(or any other season)party album.

Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston (Mango, 1973) Toots Hibbert was there before reggae even existed, putting out ska and rocksteady singles throughout the 60s, fusing the soul of Curtis Mayfield with the grit of Otis Redding and the funk of James Brown. The Maytals deserved to be just as big as Bob Marley & the Wailers, and for a hot second in 1973, it seemed like they just might be.

Hi Pete. Dave here. My pick today is A DAY AT THE RACES by QUEEN, which brings back memories of England's long hot summer of 1976. me moving to London to start work after graduation, and attending a free concert in Hyde Park. Queen were top of the bill (Kiki Dee and Steve Hillage were also on it) and they were unveiling songs from their soon to be released 5th album. First time I'd seen them live since they came to my university on the Queen II tour, and once again they were magnificent.

9. Head East -- "Gettin' Lucky" (1977) Been a huge fan since "Flat As a Pancake" in '75. "Gettin' Lucky" was a constant 8 track tape companion when I was a HS junior pumping gas at Butch Richmond's Garage all summer long in '77. Favorites: "Show Me I'm Alive," "Call T o Arms (And Legs)," "Dancer Road" and "Take It On Home." Great summer and a great boss. RIP Butch.

No. 9. Naked Eyes - Naked Eyes. 😃👍. Striking debut released in March 1983 on Chrysalis Records in the USA. Everyone has heard “Promises, Promises” and the single version of “Always Something There To Remind Me.” My favorite tracks are “Fortune and Fame,” “Voices In My Head,” “Could Be” and “I Can Show You How.” I have loved this bittersweet synth-pop album for decades with its shimmering synthesizers and catchy songs.. 🔥. Today, I play it during sunny cookouts. My next several picks will be some of my favorite Power Pop albums. I think that fun Power Pop with its strong melodies and delightful hooks makes great summer music fare. Rock Always! - Heather

My pick for today: Jeff Beck-Truth. Pretty good band with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. A shame the band broke up before Woodstock. Things could have been different.

The Police - Synchronicity

1. Van Halen - Van Halen II 2. Simple Minds - Once Upon A atone 3. Bryan Adams - Reckless 4. Chicago - Chicago III 5. The Outfield - Play Deep 6. Kansas - Song For America 7. Styx - The Grand Illusion 8. Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol 9. AC/DC - Back In Black

Day 9, Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown Day 8, Pat Benatar - In The Heat Of The Night Day 7, Bachman Turner Overdrive - Head On Day 6, Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam Day 5, Ian Moore - Live from Austin Day 4, Los Lobos - How Will The Wolf Survive Day 3, Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Day 2, Quincy Jones - »The Dude« Day 1, Duke Jupiter - 1

Today's pick is John Fogerty-Centerfield. Great summertime tune.

Day 9 - Crosby, Stills, Nash - Crosby, Stills, Nash (1969) Folk rock , acoustic, country - all sounds oriented toward summer. An album that's a product of its times with all the peace inspired aura. Enjoy this one immensely.

Day 9 pick is Surfers Choice by Dick Dale and his Del Tones origionally released on Deltone records in 1962 and rereleased on Sundazed in 2006 with bonus tracks. Dick Dale played guitar drums trumpet harmonica and piano. He invented a dance craze called the Stomp for all the surfers. He was known as the King of Stomp as well as the king of the surf guitar. Surfers Choice was Dales 1st long playing lp. He played and sang with his band 12 incredible songs such as my favorite the origilnal version of Surf Beat also Sloop John B

Day 9. Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball This is Emmylou's experimental record. Working with producer/pedal steel guitarist Daniel Lanois they have come up with a sound that can only be described as ambient country. The music atmospheric as it jells with Harris's voice that is both moving and introspective. Not like anything else she has ever done. 1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 2. Grateful Dead - American Beauty 3. It's A Beautiful Day - S/T 4. Waylon Jennings - Waylon Live 5. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 6. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas 7. John Michael Talbot - Come to the Quiet 8. Marshall Tucker Band - Searchin' for a Rainbow 9. Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball

#1 Journey - Infinity #2 ELO - A New World Record #3 UFO - Wild Willing & the Innocent #4 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Bayou Country # 5 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark #6 Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason #7 INXS - Kick #8 Whitesnake- Slip Of the Tongue #9 The Knack- Get The Knack

Bad Company - Desolation Angels 1. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 2. Cheap Trick - In Color 3. Blackfoot - Strikes 4. Grand Funk Railroad - E Pluribus Funk 5. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! 6. Billy Squier - Don't Say No 7. AC/DC - Powerage 8. Humble Pie - Smokin' 9. Bad Company - Desolation Angels

Great Pick Pete!! love that album!! my pick today was released this month in 1982 the Metal Giants Judas Priest's-Screaming for Vengeance!!! killer album Killer tour with Maiden in October and saw them on the first day of the tour in August 25th! and my first time meeting the band!

Today i pick a guilty pleasure: SAILOR with a good compilation including the hits "Girls Girls Girls ", "A Glass Of Champagne", "One Drink Too Many", known for their unique sound. But they have some great deep cuts like " "Down By The Docks", " Quay Hotel" or "Blame it on the soft spot", too. Enjoy the sound of summer!

9 - The Cars, Heartbeat City

Bad Company - Bad Company

5150 - Van Halen

Reebop - Melodies in a Jungle Man's Head (1983)

City to City - Gerry Rafferty

1. The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1 (1999) 2. Gary Moore - We Want Moore (1984) 3. Casiopea-P4 - Right Now (2024) 4. Wings - Wings Over America (1976) The energy that radiates from live albums fits in with the summer aesthetic so well, and Wings Over America is one of the best. It's a band at the top of its game with an immaculate setlist.

STEROLAB - DOTS AND LOOPS- Sunny and upbeat. Just go to track 2 - Miss Modular and get swept into 1960s France with Laetitia Sadier’s vocals. Arguably their finest album.

Grand Funk - Closer To Home 1970

It's a Beautiful Day . S/T 1969 "White Bird , Hot Summer Day , Bombay Calling " . Every song is great .

Queensryche EP '83...came out in the spring....played all summer.......

This is another awesome pick and band especially from Foreigner and their best years of the 70's and the debut album it is definitely a great Summer album to play thanks again Pete.🎤🎸🎸🎸🎹🥁

Favorite Albums to Listen To In The Summertime 1- Exile on Main Street 2- The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters 3- Grateful Dead - Europe '72 4- Van Halen - Van Halen 5- Boston - Boston 6- Steve Miller Band - Book of Dreams 7- Santana - Abraxas 8- Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock 9 - Foreigner - Foreigner

Atlanta Rhythm Section "Are You Ready!" (1979). Could've chosen one of their incredible studio albums, but this double live is just perfect for summertime. I will never get tired of saying how amazing ARS is. "We played Macon, GA with Lynyrd Skynyrd, it was a rock 'n' roll hoedown, Van Zant let that Freebird fly, don't you know he wasn't foolin' around" ("Large Time" lyrics, a southern anthem for sure!)

Lou Gramm's first solo album is really good, too! My 23rd favorite summertime album is Slade - Slayed? (1972). Or anything by them, really. Full List: 31) Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go (1997) 30) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (1967) 29) Beach Boys - Surf's Up (1971) 28) Diamond Rexx - Land Of The Damned (1986) 27) Joe Jackson - Night & Day (1982) 26) John Cougar - John Cougar (1979) 25) Y&T - Contaigious (1987) 24) The Queers - Don't Back Down (1996) 23) Slade - Slayed? (1972)

The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds

Srawbs - Hero and Heroine March 1974 Folk/Prog brilliance with plenty of mellotron and Dave Cousins superb vocals on this their greatest album.

Great choice from Pete today. My choice today is a compilation from an artist that is not especially typical SOT material, QUEEN OF SOUL by the late, great much missed ARETHA FRANKLIN. 24 sublime slices of soul, pop and rnb and those magnificent vocals and with most of Aretha's best known and best loved songs. Her background from when she was a young girl had been in gospel music and that permeates just about everything she does. There are her great more mainstream pop hits like Respect (what a incredible vocal on this), her versions of Carole King's Natural Woman and Burt Bacharach's I Say A Little Prayer (THE definitive version of that song INHO), Spanish Harlem, You're All I Need To Get By, and Until You Come Back To Me, which alone show the lady's vocal prowess and versatility and are perfect listening and chilling out to for those summer days. On top of that are wonderful emotional soulful ballads like, Angel, Ain't No Way, Call Me and I'm In Love, the latter if any proof be needed showing her amazing vocal range. There are classic soul cuts such as I Never Loved A Man, Dr Feelgood and Dont Play That Song. On top of this you get some of the rockiest rnb youre likely to hear with the likes of Chain Of Fools, Since You've Been Gone (no not That song), Save Me, Think, the salacious See Saw and Rock Steady all of which feature some of the best and most sublime hard rock vocals ever recorded, even if the music couldnt quite be labelled that. It is no wonder that a generation of first wave rock singers, the likes of Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Glenn Hughes, Ian Gillan, David Coverdale, Lou Gramm, Sammy Hagar and more, list this lady as one of their prime vocal influences. Genius is sometimes an overused word in the music business but when one adds in the fact that Aretha was a highly accomplished pianist and wrote or co wrote a lot of her songs I have no hesitation in proclaiming her one. Queen of Soul, Queen of vocalists for me.

My pick today pete is Dancing undercover album 1986 by Ratt !

Foghat - Rock & Roll Outlaws Played this to death in high school. It still holds up today and is my favorite Foghat.

9) Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Plays Monterey The "Summer Of Love" began with the three-day Monterey International Pop Music Festival, which was staged at the Monterey County Fairgrounds during mid-June of 1967. An estimated 200,000 people converged on the Northern California site for the heavily hyped event which embodied the counterculture scene that was going down in nearby San Francisco. The template for future Rock festivals included performances from The Who, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, plus the first major American onstage appearance by Jimi Hendrix. Introduced by the Rolling Stones' Brian Jones, The Jimi Hendrix Experience took the stage and let loose with a free-jammin' set that showcased the incredible fretboard prowess of the electric gypsy with the inverted Strat. America finally caught on to what those in England were raving about as Hendrix, along with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell rolled through a supersonic set of covers and originals. Jimi Plays Monterey captures the spirit of the legendary performance. Leading off with "Killing Floor", followed by "Foxey Lady", and an extended swing through Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone", the nine-song set peaks with the five-minute "Hey Joe", the sweeping "The Wind Cries Mary", and the psychedelic rush of "Purple Haze". The searing performance concluded with a heavy-on-distortion remake of The Troggs' power riffin' "Wild Thing", which Jimi finished on his knees at the altar of his burning Fender axe, screaming with feedback. One of my favorite live recordings, I have owned this in so many forms over the years. If you're a Hendrix fan, casual or otherwise, this is absolutely not to be missed. Favorite Tracks: "Killing Floor" "Like A Rolling Stone" "Hey Joe" "The Wind Cries Mary" "Purple Haze" "Wild Thing" 1) Terry Reid - Seed Of Memory 2) The B-52s - S/T 3) Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees 4) American Graffiti Soundtrack 5) Weezer - White Album 6) Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 7) Squeeze - Argybargy 8) Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty-Eight 9) Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Plays Monterey

Pete’s Choice of Foreigners Debut LP…always an enjoyable listen anytime! 7/9 Bob Seger Live Bullet

9. The Cars - The Cars 8. Forrest Gump Soundtrack 7. Boston - Boston 6. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual 5. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick at Budokan 4. American Graffiti Soundtrack 3. Otis Redding - The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. I 2. Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes 1. Journey - Live in Houston, 1981: the Escape Tour

Pick #9: Panic! at the Disco's Pretty. Odd. Might be a bit of a weird choice if you'd only heard tracks from basically every other release they made, but Pretty Odd is honestly just a really great Beatles/Beach Boys sounding record and probably one of the biggest left turns of any band jumping from album to album in the last 20 years or so, going from an emo/pop punk album with some electronic stuff sprinkled into to 60s and 70s sounding pop rock. The first two albums Panic made are really the only ones I truly enjoy start to finish, and a lot of tracks just put me in a really good mood during summer time. #1: 311's Transistor #2: No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom #3: Journey's Escape #4: Santana's Caravanserai #5: The Beatles' Revolver #6: RX Bandits' ...And the Battle Begun #7: Fleetwood Mac's Tango in the Night #8: Green Day's Dookie #9: Panic! at the Disco's Pretty. Odd.

My #9: Billy Ocean - Suddenly

Day 9 Marvelous pick Pete My pick for today is: Roy Orbison “Black and White Night” DVD Roy Orbison performs some of his greatest hits during this show. Such as “Pretty Woman” and “Crying” back by an eclectic ensemble of Stars including, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, K.D. Lang, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, T-Bone Burnett, JD Souther, James Burton, Jennifer Warners and many others. James Burton the lead guitar and Roy Orbison played the Rhythm guitar. The cast was of 17 musicians and singers. This show was originally on Cinemax as a special in January 1988. Before it came out on a DVD. A lot of musicians wanted to be part of this show.

Thank you, Pete, for your pick. All the damn time. My Day 9 Pick: The Go-Go’s ‘Vacation’ 🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁 Life is better with music

Screwed Blued & Tattooed by Sleeze Beez [1990] Sweetheart of the Rodeo by the Byrds [1968] Teaser by Tommy Bolin [1975] Technique by New Order [1989] Too Much Too Soon by New York Dolls [1974] Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend [2008] Vinnie Vincent Invasion by Vinnie Vincent Invasion [1986] Weezer (The White Album) by Weezer [2016] Whitesnake by Whitesnake [1987]

Great pick pete. More on that one later. Mine is Screaming for vengeance by judas p . I bought it in the summer of 82 and it became my fav summer cassette at the time. Title cut, riding like the wind, bloodstone, devils child. Windows down and blasting my mindblower speakers . Ha

BeeGees - Main Course. Started their third period of success 1975 with a new sound and tracks like Nights On Broadway, Jive Talkin & the amazing Fanny Be Tender.

Day 9: Lyle Mays - Solo Improvisations For Expanded Piano Day 8: Riverside - Love, Fear And The Time Machine Day 7: Jakob Bro - Gefion Day 6: Al Di Meola - Cielo e Terra Day 5: Craig Chaquico & Russ Freeman - From The Redwoods To The Rockies Day 4: Steve Hackett - Momentum Day 3: Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night Day 2: Vangelis - Voices Day 1: Enya - Watermark

The Left Banke Theres Gonna Be A Storm

Day 9: Surfin Hits- Various Artist's. A Rhino Records release from 1989. 18 tracks in total. A few of the songs included are... Surfin Safari by The Beach Boys, Ride The Wild Surf by Jan& Dean, Miserlou by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, Out Of Limits by The Marketts, Wipeout by The Surfaris, Penetration by The Pyramids, and The Lonely Surfer by Jack Nitzsche.

My pick today will be a soundtrack. Cheech and Chong ‘Up In Smoke’. Another fun one for summer. I remember I didn’t have a cassette player in my house so my buddy took one out of a car and we hooked it up to a car battery. The heaviest song I ever heard them do ‘Earache My Eye’ is on this one!

I will also do a debut album for today,but I'm heading back to 1968. A blend of blues ,hard and psych rock, this had it all. My May 9th pick is "Steppenwolf" by Steppenwolf.

My pick for today is Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go. A glorious early Motown album. This feels like a gorgeous romantic dance gem appropiate for summer evenings in which heartache is included. It starts with one of the most moving songs ever written about love sickness, the wonderful ´The Tracks Of My Tears´. The combination of sweetness and pain in Smokey´s falsetto is so heartbreakingly beautiful. Immedately followed by the title track, a cool exalting dance groove and a fun song to deejay. Also love The Stones version from the 1982 Still Life album. Other memorable tracks are the Doo-Wop tinged ballad ´Ooo Baby Baby´ ´My Girl is Gone´ ´In Case You Need Love´ and ´Choosey Beggar´.

Great Pick! Double Vision almost made my list!

Steely Dan, can't buy a thrill, 1972

Foreigner's debut is quite solid. However, last night's edition of the Hudson Valley Squares inspired my pick for today.... My Day 9 Pick: The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Yup, this movie is literally set in the end of October - well into the fall - but it came out in April of 1994, and I bought this CD in July of that year. It also happens to be my favorite movie soundtrack of all-time. The Cure, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails covering Joy Division ("Dead Souls"), Rage Against the Machine, Violent Femmes, Rollins Band covering Suicide ("Ghost Rider"), Helmet, Pantera covering Poison Idea ("The Badge"), My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, The Jesus and Mary Chain, et el. Other bands I wasn't too familiar with until this soundtrack, but both of their songs on here are awesome: Machines of Loving Grace ("Golgotha Tenement Blues") and For Love Not Lisa ("Slip Slide Melting"). And it ends with the beautiful "It Can't Rain All the Time" from Jane Siberry, which totally should've gotten an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song!

Day 9: Various Artists: Beach Music Anthology. Contrary to what some may believe The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Surfaris, etc. were not Beach Music, just Surf (Surf & Drag). Beach music consisted of R&B artists like Percy Sledge, Jackie Wilson, Gene Chandler, The Drifters, Lloyd Price, Chuck Jackson, etc.

An excellent choice for this month's topic - so I am thinking "albums I'd play in the car with the windows wound down or at a summer BBQ or party". Here goes: 01 - George Thorogood And The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone (1982) 02 - The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me (1973) 03 - Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue (1977) 04 - 10cc - The Original Soundtrack (1975) 05 - The Blues Brothers Band - Red, White And Blues (1992) 06 - Spirit - The Adventures Of Kaptain Kopter And Commander Cassidy In Potatoland (1981) 07 - Sparks - Indiscreet (1975) 08 - The Dead South - Good Company (2014) 09 - Black Oak Arkansas - High On The Hog (1973) - "Go Jim Dandy!"

Great album. I think my top album would be Sly and the Family Stone’s greatest hits. Gotta have Hot Fun in the Summertime!! 👍

TIM BUCKLEY - Greetings from LA

Killer debut album!! Lou Gramm's vocals are insane!! My #9: Going with the 5th album from one of the top selling bands of all time. They only released a handful of albums in the 70s before they broke up, but they've certainly made a huge impact on music. Talking about the Eagles - Hotel California

Today my pick day 9 is ZZ Top Tres Hombre. My favorite ZZ Top album amazing songs like Waitin for the bus, Jesus just left Chicago, beer drinkers & hell Raisers, master of sparks, La Grange. From start to finish not a bad song on it, amazing Billy Gibbons guitar tone 9- ZZ Top Tres Hombre 8- The Doobie Brothers The Captain & Me 7- CCR greatest hits 6- Bob Seger Night Moves 5- Boston Self titled debut 4- ABB Brothers & Sisters 3- Lynyrd Skynyrd Street Survivors 2- Marshall Tucker Band Greatest hits 1- The Beatles Abbey Road

Today's pick : Rattus Norvegicus / the Stranglers. Great punk / garage rock, features a perfect summer song - "Peaches"

ALBUMS WITH A SUMMER VIBE Day #9 - The Moody Blues - STRANGE TIMES. One of rock's great comeback albums. It was released in 1999, eight years after their prior release. It would have made my Comeback list when we did that, but Octave was the Moodies representative for that month. STRANGE TIMES gives me a seaside vibe. I know Hayward has a thinned sound on the record, which really worked. Day #8 - Bow Wow Wow's WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING. IMO - these guys brought a summer vibe, especially the track DO YOU WANNA HOLD ME?... It would take me a thousand years to get tired of that song. I could listen to it every day for the rest of my life, and still love it! Day #7 - The Allman Brothers Band - BROTHERS AND SISTERS. ALBUMS PLAYED AND RELEASED IN SUMMER Day #6 - Van Halen - OU812 Day #5 - The Thompson Twins - INTO THE GAP Day #4 - The Fixx - REACH THE BEACH Day #3 - The Go Gos - TALK SHOW Day #2 - Crumbacher - ESCAPE FROM THE FALLEN PLANET Day #1 - The Motels - ALL FOUR ONE

Absolutely love Foreigner, great choice. My choice today... The Polyphonic Spree - The Beginning Stages Of...

Going with "Metro Music" from the Canadian band Martha and the Muffins, released in 1980. The album contains a classic summer song; "Echo Beach".

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

My pick no.9 "A Saucerful of Secrets" by Pink Floyd.

My Pick for Day #9 is Spring Break Soundtrack - Various Artists (1983) the only soundtrack on my list inspired by fellow "SoT"ers Christopher Coles and Melanie Thurber for posting soundtracks and the Hudson Valley Squares topic last night. When this movie came out in 1983 me and my HS friends could not wait until we were old enough to go to Ft. Lauderdale for Spring Break! And the soundtrack is killer! Cheap Trick - Spring Break, Big Spender - Let's Hit The Beach, NRBQ - Me And The Boys, Jack Mack and The Heart Attack - Hooray For The City and the local band in the movie Hot Date who perform three songs in the movie Do It To You, Friends and Have Some Fun Tonight. This move and it's soundtrack are often played all year round! one of my favorites since childhood!

Great choice Pete. In fact the first 4 albums of Foreigner albums among the favorites to people. DAY 9 TOTO IV and have CD and the very first CD I had gotten back in mid 80s at department store and getting CDS and having a player and not looking back as nee media was into other then vinyl and cassettes., Will fill in details and praise later.

Born To Run Bruuuuuuce. Just for the greatest ever sax solo

Pick #9: Styx - The Grand Illusion

Bad Company. The 1974 self-titled debut album by the British supergroup that featured Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free, Mick Ralphs from Mott The Hoople, and Raymond "Boz" Burrell from King Crimson. It was the first album released on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records, and it hit #1 on the album charts. It was recorded at Headley Grange using the mobile studio of Faces bassist Ronnie Lane. It was self-produced by the band and engineered by Ron Nevison, who was an American. The music is a soulful variation on British Blues-Rock. It opens with the hard rocker Can't Get Enough. Guitarist Mick Ralphs wrote that while in Mott The Hoople. He left Mott because he didn't think that he or Ian Hunter had the right voice for the song. Mick found that voice in Paul, who plays second guitar on the song. Bad Company was named after a Jeff Bridges western. Rock Steady has groove. The Soul ballad Ready For Love was previously recorded by Mott The Hoople for All The Young Dudes. Mick plays keyboards on the Bad Co version. Don't Let Me Down features sax by Boz's King Crimson band mate Mel Collins, as well as backing vocals by a duo called Sue & Sunny. Paul plays piano on the song and the haunting title track. Moving On is another groover. The closing song is a ballad called Seagull, which has Paul playing acoustic guitar and tambourine.

A more recent release from 2012. Beach Boys “That’s Why God Made The Radio”. Can’t have a summer listen without at least one Beach Boys album! Very strong release for this late in their career with Brian penning/collaborating on most of the songs and of course producing.

My choice for today is Daylight Again by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Southern Cross is a great summer song and it's one of my favorite songs by the trio!

Good pick Pete. A great debut. Saw Mick Jones live playing in Leslie West's band pre Foreigner.

9. Meat Puppets : Forbidden Places Released 07/09/1991

Good one going with the Foreigner debut Here we're going with the sophomore effort The great Scottish band del amitri Waking hours Still love the way kiss this thing goodbye starts out.

for this day my pick is Deep Purple-"Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple"

Asia. Asia. First album, one and done. Great first album.

My # 9 mixed tape/ comp album song is non other than Randy Bachman's short-lived band UNION - On Strike album with Keep The Summer Alive. Great tune.

Going with Marshall Tucker Band Carolina Dreams today

Excellent choice Pete.

Luv Foreigner! Going with Foreigner 4.

Christopher Cross - Self Titled Debut

T.Rex - Highway Knees, it's so chill for me,,

So I am coming right up to date now, this has only been out a few days but it must be played loud on repeat all summer, it’s the heaviest album so far by this trio and shows how far they have come over the last few years and here's to many more albums in the future. I must say a big thank you to @christophercoles4401 for introducing me to these ladies. My pick for Day 9 Keep Me Fed The Warning

Idlewild South Revival the ultimate summer song

Some 2024 releases that make for good summertime music (I just so happened to review all four of them): Nestor- Teenage Rebel Pearl Jam- Dark Matter Willie Nelson- The Border Bon Jovi- Forever

Sex Pistols ... Filthy Lucre Live Maybe I was in a mood yesterday? I put on a favorite folk album yesterday to prepare it to be my choice today. Bur a certain song that I like, mind you like, struck me as a bit of a downer. I considered another favorite album, but it seemed stale to me yesterday. The post reunion live Pistols are always fresh to me. The real four original members (never mind Sid) bring their post Pistols confidence and accomplishments to the reunion. Along with the modern mix, they come to show why they are legends for just one album. Their audience comes to celebrate that one record and a handful of non-album cuts. The neighbors may not appreciate the Pistols. But maybe I needed new neighbors anyway.

Finding it difficult to think of albums that are more enjoyable in the summer than in any other season. One though that springs to mind is Lexicon of Love by ABC (1982) a truly amazing debut album immaculately produced by Trevor Horn with a few well known 'hits' but the deeper cuts every bit as good. Songs such as Show Me a great start to the album, Many Happy Returns, Valentines Day and my favourite of all, Date Stamp. Sadly later Lexicon of Love ll (2016) didn't quite reach the dizzy heights of original.

Along these lines, dare I suggest Hi Infidelity by REO speedwagon. One of my absolute faves, 10 times platinum in th US, and never mentioned.