Putting together a music CD to play downstair in the arcade. Trying to recall the popular music that they played back in the 80's. Any suggestions on what to put on the CD?
I know that Van Halen can evoke strong emotions among music enthusiasts, so I'd like to side-step any "great/crap band debates" and point out it was a music anthem for the early 80s, and was probably one of the earliest videos I regularly watched on shows like Friday Night Videos.
Van Halen is good. On the other message board they mention Kid Rock. Can't stand his shit music. I should download Pac-Man Fever. Haven't heard that song in ages.
Another classic that we heard a lot is Journey. Not that crappy don't stop believin song, but maybe seperate ways or be good to yourself. Also the cult was played a lot lol.
Some bands I remember hearing were Billy Squire, Pat Benatar, Sammy Hagar, Night Ranger, Police, and so on. Pretty much if it was popular in the 80s and rocking that what I usually heard.
A thought...don't use a cd. You will get burned out on the 10 to 15 songs...fast! Run a pc into your receiver and stream mp3s on random from a directory or a playlist. If a pc is not an option how about a cd of mp3s? If your cd player does not support them look for a cheap dvd player. A lot of them support mp3 audio playback. It's usually marked as such on the drawer. I have noticed a lot show up at thrift stores since blu-ray has caught on a bit more.