It seemed that Billy Squier was everywhere for a while in 1983-84. His songs were all over the radio. Just about everybody I knew had at least oneBilly Squier record. I didn’t. I liked what I was hearing well enough to enjoy it but it didn’t grab me for whatever reason.
For sentimental purposes, I bought his 16 Strokes Best Of collection just a few years ago. There were a couple of songs I was wanting to listen to again. What I found was that Billy Squier was so much better than I remembered. Maybe it was just timing. Maybe it was radio overkill and the fact that everybody was into him back then. Maybe it is the nostalgia now. Until I reach some sort of epiphany, I’m just going to go with the mind works in mysterious ways.
So I never owned any of the Billy Squier records back then but he certainly belongs here. I put him in College Intermission by elimination. He wasn’t part of The Rise & Fall Of ’84and even though I would seem him in concert with Ratt, he doesn’t fit my idea of The Metal Years.
In November of 1984 I saw Billy Squier in concert because I wanted to see Ratt who was opening for him. Like I said earlier, I had heard a lot of his songs because they all seemed to be on the radio. The term saturation comes to mind. Nothing really stands out in my memory about his performance but then again I was there to see Ratt. Listening to this 16 Strokes album I wish I would have paid more attention.
The Stroke
In The Dark
My Kinda Lover
Emotions In Motion
Everybody Wants You
Rock Me Tonite
All Night Long