Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Out of curiosity I looked up the discography for "Alabama" and judging by their album sales it seems the peak of their popularity was from 1980 to 1985.


Sounds about right to me.

October(?) 1984...first concert, first real date (with anyone), sitting on a bench holding hands by the fountains outside of the Centroplex arena waiting for my mom to pick us up after the concert. Can't remember the setlist other than a few songs, but IMO Alabama was at their peak then.

My top 20 Alabama tunes (in close to chronological order, #2 and #3 should move down a few spaces)...

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Songs #1 - #14 could have been played at our concert (1980 - 1984)...

#15. "Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')" was 1985, up to #19. "Southern Star" (1988). #20. "Once Upon A Lifetime" (1992) is the only song on my favorites list from the 90's.

We still have our '84 Roll On concert-T's (below is my 80's Coca-Cola shirt she bought me for my 17th BD, IIRC)...

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EDIT: Oh yeah. Dart casually met these guys once while fishing or something (don't remember).
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Last edited by MarkG; 10/29/21 09:10 PM.

The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run