Pharr San Juan Alamo High School - Bear Memories Yearbook (Alamo, TX)

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PSJA Music. That word brought to mind everything from flowery lyrics to the mind-bogging sounds of heavy metal rock. And it played a large part in the lives of PSJA students. As indicated below in the Second Annual Music Poll, the trend in musical tastes moved from the repetitive beat of the disco craze to heavier rock'n'roll and kicker sounds courtesy of the hit movte Urban Cowboy. • Musical tastes were not only reflected in sounds but in room decoration as well. Most students collected posters of their favorite musicians and displayed these in their rooms. While posters may come cheap, records and concert tickets did not this year. Inflation hit the music lover hard in the pocket book this year. Fewer students attended concerts as enthusiasm dwindled while ticket prices rose. Also fewer artists came within traveling distance of Valley concert-goers. Students also tended to be more choosey in their selection of record albums due to high costs as the music industry suffered its worst year ever. The recent tape-it-your- a) Tha blockbusting concart of rha year. Judas Pfi-•st. attracted many student fans. b) Another comeback was the revision of Deep Purple. c) Virions was a new hit at the Villarreal. d) Glen Tipton of Judas Priest jams down. self craze added to dwindling record sales. The production of higher quality tapes at a cost of $3 to $5 caused many to tape albums rather than spend $8.98 for their own. Although prices rose so did interest in music as PSJA students can well attest to. Music Poll Albums Singles 1. Urban Cowboy—Soundtrack 1. Love. Look What You've Done to Me—Boz Scaggs 2. Fame—Soundtrack 2. Another One Bites the Dust—Queen 3. Back in Black—AC DC 3. Lookin' For Love—Johnny Lee 4. British Steel—Judas Priest 4. Drivin' My Life Away—Eddie Rabbit 5. Scream Dream—Ted Nugent 5. All Out Of Love—Air Supply 6. Emotional Rescue—Rolling Stones 6. Woman In Love—Barbra Streisand 7. Zanadu—Soundtrack 7. Upside Down—Diana Ross 8. Honeysuckle Rose—Soundtrack 8. I'm All Right—Kenny Loggins 9. Women Children First—Van Halen 9. Fame—Irene Cara 10. Mad Love—Linda Ronstadt 10. Late in the Evening—Paul Simon