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Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

10 Best Acoustic Guitar Albums of the 80s ★ Acoustic Tuesday 241

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

Music

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Synthesizers. BOOMING snare hits. Shredding. The 80s aren't known for acoustic guitar playing. But that's will change in this episode of Acoustic Tuesday! We'll be taking a look at the 10 best acoustic guitar albums of the 80s, paying close attention to some of the best flatpickers and fingerpickers of that decade. I'm not talking about one-off power ballads that use an acoustic guitar in the intro. I'm talking about whole albums that pushed the genre of acoustic guitar music. You'll recognize some classics on here like Tony Rice's "Church Street Blues," and Michael Hedge's "Aerial Boundaries." With each of the albums chosen, I'll highlight my favorite song off the album in the hopes that you can check them out for yourself.  In addition to discussing the 10 best acoustic guitar albums of the 80s, you'll hear a very important story from TAC Family member Johnny. He noticed that he actually enjoys playing guitar now more than he did when he was younger. Why is this? Be sure to listen to him tell his story about building a routine that lets him find more fun, focus, and progress on his guitar journey. Last but not least, we'll also cover some of the latest acoustic guitar news. From chatting coffee with one of my favorite acoustic duos to checking out the beautiful craftsmanship of metal engravers and inlay workers, this episode is sure to scratch that acoustic guitar content itch.  Featured in this episode...- Mule Resonator Guitars  - Small Glories  - Doglio Coffee- Carter Vintage Guitars  - Eric Skye  - SantaCruzGuitarCo  - Martin Guitar

Transcript

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0:00.0

The 1980s were definitely not known for the acoustic guitar.

0:05.0

Or were they?

0:06.0

See, I always thought that the acoustic guitar died during the 80s.

0:09.0

However, it seems as though it actually thrived.

0:13.0

And I'm going to show you proof today with my list of the 10 best acoustic guitar records

0:18.0

ever to be released during the 1980s. Buckle up because I think you're going to be blown away.

0:24.1

Hey, TAC family, welcome to episode 241 of the Acoustic Tuesday Show.

0:28.9

This show is designed to inject your guitar journey with a weekly dose of fun, focus, progress,

0:33.9

and inspiration.

0:35.3

On today's show, you're going to be meeting TAC family member Johnny.

0:38.7

Now, Johnny started playing guitar way back in high school, and then he stopped. Now, many

0:44.4

years later, he started again. Now, this may sound familiar to you. In fact, this is a story

0:50.0

that I've heard time and time again. Well, Johnny's going to share with you two secrets.

0:55.0

The first one's going to help you with your guitar routine, and the second one is going to help

0:59.3

you eke out the most fun you possibly can out of your guitar journey. Plus, you're going to see

1:04.4

which guitar lick the TAC family is working on today. It's an awesome bluegrass lick in the

1:09.4

key of G. And of course, your weekly dose of

1:12.2

acoustic news awaits, which includes a pro hockey player playing guitar on the bench during the

1:19.4

playoffs, two musical friends of mine trying to settle an age-old debate and much, much more.

1:25.4

But first, I want to share with you the 10 best acoustic guitar

1:29.5

records ever to be released, and it just so happens that they were released during the 1980s.

1:35.4

Yes, indeed, we're going to be doing this in a true countdown fashion. We're going to be

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