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50 Years, 50 Albums 1981: Rush ‘Moving Pictures’

50 Years, 50 Albums 1981: Rush ‘Moving Pictures’

It certainly comes with no surprise that Rush’s Moving Pictures album came in with the most votes this week as we focused on the year 1981. Foreigner 4 and Tattoo You from the Stones are both great albums from that year, but couldn’t keep up with our rabid Rush fans! Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album from Rush following up Permanent Waves the previous year as the band started to become a little more radio friendly. Moving Pictures remains their highest selling record in the United States selling over five million copies and introduced us to “Tom Sawyer” one of their best-known songs that has been played at every concert tour since its release. At this time, we are proud to induct Rush’s Moving Pictures into the WPLR Hall of fame. Thanks for your votes.

Learn more about the album:

How Rush Painted A Masterpiece In Sound

How Rush Went Pun-Wild With Moving Pictures Cover

The Genius of…Moving Pictures

Essential video:

Listen to the album:

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6:13. The Flubble montage would have been 20 seconds if AJ didn’t try to speak yesterday. (Audio)

6:20. Do you have a sex playlist? What songs would you choose?

6:30. What song has to be on any Sex playlist?? Call us at 877-764-2535

7:00. Most people we talked to think we’ll have legal weed. This next guy is not so sure. Joe LaChance.

Also, Brian Markham, Coach of the Fairfield Red Storm. Head out and cheer for their season finale game tomorrow night, Saturday, June 12 at 6:45pm at Hayden Field in Fairfield.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. The best post arrest interview.

7:20. What song would a gay man have on his sexy time playlist?

7:30. WFSB’s Scot Haney. “In the mood” songs.

8:00. The song lyrics challenge!!

8:13. Fun Fact Friday! 877-764-2535

8:20.  Fun Fact: The Islanders have the best National Anthem singer, Nicole Raviv!

9:00. The most expensive car in the world is up for sale. Chasing Classic Cars’ Wayne Carini.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. The Flubble montage would have been 20 seconds if AJ didn’t try to speak yesterday.

9:20. Boss Keith’s Top 5. Top 5 things not to do while over caffeinated.

9:30. Comedian and Actor Marlon Wayans

Throwback Concert: U2 at Toad’s Place 1981

Throwback Concert: U2 at Toad’s Place 1981

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1981!

That year PLR welcomed U2 to Toad’s Place. In the spring of 1981, an up-and-coming band named U2 rolled into New Haven and played a club show at Toad’s Place on York Street. This actually wasn’t their first visit to New Haven, as they played Toad’s just five months earlier on their very first tour of North America.

U2 was supporting their debut album, “Boy,” which featured such singles as A Day Without Me and I Will Follow.

 

U2

Tour: Boy

Wednesday May 27, 1981

Toad’s Place – New Haven, Connecticut

Band Lineup: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.

Setlist*

  1. The Ocean
  2. 11 O’clock Tick Tock
  3. I Will Follow
  4. I Fall Down
  5. An Cat Dubh
  6. Into The Heart
  7. Another Time, Another Place
  8. The Cry
  9. The Electric Co.
  10. Things to Make and Do
  11. Stories For Boys
  12. Boy-Girl
  13. Out of Control
  14. Twilight (encore)
  15. I Will Follow (encore)
  16. A Day Without Me (encore)
  17. Fire (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

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The Local Bands Show 06/13/21

The Local Bands Show 06/13/21

Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR!

Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405

Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….

  • The Gravel Pit – Thought Powered Cloud
  • Dystopica – You Can’t Lock Away This Time
  • Bloody Undies – Jane Doe
  • The Rivergods – Tropical Depression
  • The Alex Butter Field – Tear May Heart Out
  • Zoofront – One False Move
  • Mercy Choir – Kitchen Knife Collection

Support your Local Bands!

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PODCAST – Thursday, June 10: Home Appraisal Horror Stories; The Ring Of Fire Eclipse; CT Concert Updates

PODCAST – Thursday, June 10: Home Appraisal Horror Stories; The Ring Of Fire Eclipse; CT Concert Updates

Tim the Appraiser was on with Chaz and AJ to share some of the hellish experiences he’s had touring homes in his 30 year career. (0:00)

Nick the science guy was on to explain the “ring of fire” eclipse flooding social media this morning, all the cool things the new NASA space suits can do, and finally a new species of dinosaur that has been discovered. (5:14)

Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik was on to talk about the ticket prices at the new amphitheater in Bridgeport, the Foo Fighters announcing the re-opening of Madison Square Garden with a show on June 20th, and some not-so-great news about Aerosmith. Finally, a Tribe member called in to ask Jimmy about legal weed, and how that could affect the audience at future shows. (19:04)

So is the legal weed bill dead in Connecticut? Chaz and AJ spoke with a “no” voter for the bill, Nicole Klarides-Ditria who still think the bill will pass, in time. (39:57)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, June 10

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, June 10

6:00. Should the schools give up on making kids wear masks? Hello? What’s the consensus? Dr Patty

7:00. Chaz did this once and vowed never to do it again. This next guy will try to do it a hundred times in one day.

Doug Hendrix, professional sky diver, is raising money for the Ellington FD!

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7:13. Dumb Ass News. A horrible endorsement for this product came from a bear.

7:20. Service calls from HELL. Tim the Appraiser.

8:00. Can the new NASA space suit do anything cool? And A new type of dinosaur was found. Nick the Science Guy from the CT Science Center.

8:13 – 9:00. Jimmy Koplik. Concert updates. Foo Fighters will be very close to us. GNR will be the opening act for a brand new stadium.

9:00. Is the weed bill dead? One of the people who might help Murder it is up to tell you why. Nicole Klarides Ditria

9:13. Dumb Ass news. A taco run turns into a plane crash.

9:20. Christina Hillsberg was once a spy and now uses some of her spy tactics on her kids. Is that legal?

Her book “License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids” is available HERE!

Throwback Concert: Van Halen at New Haven Coliseum 1981

Throwback Concert: Van Halen at New Haven Coliseum 1981

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1981!

That year PLR welcomed Van Halen to New Haven Coliseum. Eddie and the boys hit the road in 1981 to support their fourth studio album, “Fair Warning,” which featured such hits as So This Is Love?, Mean Street and Unchained.

Van Halen was no stranger to New Haven. Between the years 1978 and 1986, VH played the Coliseum 8 times. That’s perhaps the reason why many people called them “Van Haven” when they came to New Haven!

 

Van Halen

Tour: Fair Warning

Thursday July 16, 1981

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Band Lineup: David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen

Setlist*

  1. On Fire
  2. Sinner’s Swing!
  3. Drum Solo
  4. Hear About It Later
  5. So This Is Love?
  6. Jamie’s Cryin’
  7. Bass Solo
  8. Runnin’ With The Devil
  9. Dance The Night Away
  10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park
  11. Romeo Delight
  12. Everybody Wants Some!!
  13. Ice Cream Man (John Brim cover)
  14. Mean Street
  15. Guitar Solo
  16. Feel Your Love Tonight
  17. You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)
  18. Unchained (encore)
  19. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

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PODCAST – Wednesday, June 9: Legal Marijuana Hits A Snag; Tribe Big Family Stories; Movies So Bad You Walked Out

PODCAST – Wednesday, June 9: Legal Marijuana Hits A Snag; Tribe Big Family Stories; Movies So Bad You Walked Out

The legal weed bill has hit a snag. Everything seemed so promising yesterday, so what happened? Chaz and AJ talk about the single addition that may have killed the bill for this session. (0:00)

A woman in South Africa gave birth to ten babies, all at once. Chaz and AJ wanted to know a little about what it’s like to live in a big family, so they asked the Tribe to call in and share their experiences. Holly’s family needed a school bus just to drive everyone around, and Flo admitted that sometimes she would have to eat grass, since there was not always enough food. (11:27)

Movie critic Joe Meyers called in the Top 5 movies that were so bad, he walked out on them. Joe’s first movie was very recent, and Chaz was shocked he missed it when it was happening. (33:20)

Dumb Ass News – Maybe the worst choir boy ever? But even more strange, the audio seemed to match perfectly with something that happened on the show two hours earlier. (43:22)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, June 9

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, June 9

6:00. Is the weed bill in jeopardy? And how hot is it going to get today? Hello?

6:13. A woman gives birth to 10 babies at the same time!

6:20. Who has a huge family and how did you do things?? 877-764-2535

7:00. Biden and Trumps weekly call in.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. A lady sets the weirdest record. And Ashley will attempt it.

7:20. Service people stories. My internet guy told me a crazy one yesterday.

7:30 – 7:40. Tim the Appraiser will tell crazy stories from appraising houses for 30 years

8:00. Is the weed bill in danger? Joe Lachance the Weed Guy

8:13. The movie so bad you walked out on it (…or turned it off) Movie Critic Joe Meyers

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9:00. The new NASA moon landing space suit and a new type of dinosaur discovered.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. This could be the worst choirboy ever.

Throwback Concert: AC/DC at The XL Center 1981

Throwback Concert: AC/DC at The XL Center 1981

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1981!

That year PLR welcomed AC/DC to Hartford’s XL Center (which at the time was called the Hartford Civic Center). The boys from Australia hit the road in 1981 to support its eighth studio album, “For Those About To Rock We Salute You,” which featured the singles Let’s Get It Up and the album’s title track For Those About To Rock We Salute You.

This was singer Brian Johnson’s first appearance in Connecticut as AC/DC’s front man. AC/DC had previously played only other concert in Connecticut (1978 at The Shaboo Inn) and that was with the late Bon Scott on vocals. Over the next decade or so AC/DC would go on to play several more shows in Connecticut, mainly in Hartford at the New Haven Coliseum.

 

AC/DC

Tour: For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

Special Guest: Midnight Flyer

Thursday December 3, 1981

The XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $11.50

Band Lineup: Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd

Setlist*

  1. Hells Bells
  2. Shot Down In Flames
  3. Sin City
  4. Shoot To Thrill
  5. Back In Black
  6. Bad Boy Boogie
  7. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
  8. The Jack
  9. What Do You Do For Money Honey
  10. Highway To Hell
  11. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
  12. Whole Lotta Rosie
  13. Let There Be Rock
  14. You Shook Me All Night Long
  15. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
  16. T.N.T.

*source: setlist.fm

 

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