So, for the old folks: What did you crank on the boom box back in the 80's?

[Demanic]

Like when you were riding the bus or subway. Or just walking around downtown.
I used to have an old Pioneer Slimline. 8 D batteries. I would go about my business after school with it on my shoulder playing something like this.

 

[Demanic]

Or this

I can recall getting a few astonished looks from those on the bus.

 

[JOLLY]

I couldn't afford a boom box in the 80s. I was broke.

 

[Securb]

I couldn't afford a boom box in the 80s. I was broke.

But you probably had a friend that was the keeper of the boombox. My best friend Len was the boombox guy. I remember lots of Prince, RUSH, DEVO, and Journey. That boombox was dragged everywhere.

 

[ICTGoober]

Ah Via Musicom - Eric Johnson.

 

[Mincer]

My boom box was a JVC that had a little 2" b&w TV! I rocked my cassette of Black Sabbath's Live at Last.

 

[solspirit]

But you probably had a friend that was the keeper of the boombox. My best friend Len was the boombox guy. I remember lots of Prince, RUSH, DEVO, and Journey. That boombox was dragged everywhere.

I had a cool Sanyo in the late seventies & early eighties that started out playing all the finest disco hits while I was in Germany. By the time we came back to the US in 79 or 80 it was nothing but Black Sabbath, Judas Priest & the Scorpians.

 

[solspirit]

Haha. I remember wheeling and dealing for a humongous boom box in the late 80's for my work van. This thing was HUGE & LOUD I don't remember what brand but it had a stacked dual cassettes on one side and a single cassette on the other side.

I probably traded him a $3,000 worth of albums at todays prices.

 

[beaubrummels]

I never owned a boom box. I went straight to a Walkman. I liked the immersive sound of headphones.

 

[PFDarkside]

My first three CDs were:
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Pearl Jam Ten

 

[Gtrjunior]

Liked a lot of stuff back then.
Def Leppard
Motley Crue
Michael Jackson
Huey Lewis
John Mellencamp (Cougar)
Stryper

 

[ErikH]

The list is long for me. Frequent players were Motley Crue, Van Halen, RATT, Def Leppard, Metallica, Quiet Riot, Ozzy, Huey Lewis, AC/DC, Hendrix, Santana, Megadeth, the list goes on and on.

 

[Phantasmagoria]

Had a big old Sanyo double deck. Can't say I ever walked around with it on my shoulder., It just sat on a bedside table in my room.

As for what was playing.. Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio, Rainbow, Scorpioms, UFO, Yngwie, AC/DC, King Diamond, Saxon, Manowar, Led Zep, Queensryche, Heep, Van Halen etc & underground stuff like Manilla Road, Liege Lord, Slauter Xtroyes, Warlord, Chastain, Hellion, Vicious Rumors, Riot, Malice etc..etc.. ( ie, nothing but real metal )

(and yeah,,they were all under the broad "Heavy metal/ rock" umbrella back then)

 

[nexion218]

TDK FE90. I had hundreds of albums from that group.

 

[Bogner]

Sabbath
Nugent
Purple
AC/DC
Van Halen
Nazareth
Dio
Maiden
Blackfoot
April Wine
Johnny Cash
3 Dog Night
Marshall Tucker
Boston
Metallica

 

[LLL]

Memory is a bit fuzzy but here's some:

Dokken Breaking The Chains
Dokken Tooth And Nail
Michael Jackson Thriller
Boston Boston
Def Leppard Pyromania
Def Leppard On Through The Night
Black Sabbath Heaven & Hell
Scorpions Lovedrive
Scorpions Tokyo Tapes
Triumph Allied Forces
Led Zeppelin IV
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits
Aerosmith Get Your Wings
Eagles Hotel California
VH 1 & 2
The Very Best Of Deep Purple
TNT Knights Of The New Thunder
Michael Schenker Group
Foreigner Records
Journey Captured
Journey ESC4PE
Rush Moving Pictures

etc

 

[Bogner]

I forgot a lot of them now that I think about it. One of the best ones I forgot about was Pat Benatar!!!

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

Def lep Quiet riot
Van Halen
Twisted sister
W.A.S.P.
Mötley Crüe
Judas priest
Slayer
Ratt
ZZTop

 

[Phantasmagoria]

What's with all the love for Michael Jackson? Was it the EVH solo or did you guy's actually like all his stuff???

I had a Metal Hammer (the 'zine , way back when they were cool) pull-out 4 page poster on my wall that was a "dart board" with a pic of "Michael Jackson" as the "Bullseye". Then came circles with pics of all the other pop notables/worthies of the day ...Wham, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears etc. Anyone else have that?

I miss all the hate and intolerance of the 80's

That apart .. ^^ Nazareth, W.A.SP. & Triumph ...all huge favourites too :bigthumb:

Thrash came a bit later, w/ my faves being Coroner, Annihilator (first two), Overkill, Nuclear Assault, Metal Church, Exodus, Testament, Slayer, & many more \m/

 

[Demanic]

Back in the 80's I was into Zeppelin, Rush, Neil Young, the Dead, Voivod, Bowie, Journey, Yes, Maiden, Pink Floyd etc. Oh, yeah, Nirvana. I actually heard Bleach before I heard Nevermind.
It wasn't until the 00's that I developed my love for thrash and Death metal.

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