20 / 20 - Cherie

This is one of the best power pop songs I ever heard during the early '80s. I'd rate this right up there with "What's He Got" by The Producers and the early Plimsouls work. This came from my collection of tapes starting in Dec. of 1980 and was featured on "Hollywood Heartbeat" hosted by Bob Welch. This is the second time I've uploaded this clip as the first one was out of sync by a few frames so I had to redo the audio track a bit. As soon as I can find he vinyl or CD, I'm going to sync up a stereo track to it.

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[88930P]

A BIG thank you for posting this. I still remember the Friday night I saw 20/20, (I believe it was 1981) at the Whiskey a Go Go in Los Angeles. I instantly became a huge fan. A band named Paul Warren and Explorer opened for 20/20 and it was an awsome night. 20/20 was very under rated and deserved much more success.

[morrisonAV]

@88930P I also made a stereo version of this clip which you can find on my page.

[gekohon]

thank you thank you!!

[morrisonAV]

@gekohon No problem. I love this cut and I also made a stereo version of it which you can find on my page.

[chops333333]

What a great video! 20/20 was one of the best bands to come out of LA in the late 70's / early 80's. I saw them as many times a spossible whether it weas the Starwood, Whiskey, Golden Bear, Madone Wongs, etc. Just like someone else previously posted, how 20/20 and the Plimsouls are not household names in music is crazy! 20/20 and the Plimsouls put out some classic albums!

[morrisonAV]

Glad you enjoyed it. I was very happy when I found it in my collection. I also made a stereo version of it here on YT.

[allendl181]

I am so jealous of all you lucky bastards who saw 20/20 live back in the day that I want to kill you all. I hope they were as awesome as I've always dreamed. I love this band, one of the best and most under-rated bands of the LA scene.

[TheVoxtones]

call it new wave ... call it power pop it doesn't matter because these guys were kickin !!!!

[88930P]

@WowIndescribable awesome! It's great to reflect back on those days and to know you are not alone! I hear 20/20 is playing again. Just a thought (and I'm not getting weird on you). What are the odds...after 30 years. 20/20 on stage and you and me in the audience...Paul Warren decides to check and play as well...ya, I know, dreaming....

[classicbike]

@88930P

Ha i was there too !!

super cool guys to me

[88930P]

@WolfRun59 I remember most of those bands but never saw them. I did see the Go Gos in their infancy I believe at the Paladium. I was in to, (and still am) alot of the new wave and punk that was very big at that time...not to mention the power pop bands.Saw the Plimsouls many times and to this day feel honored I witnessed the genesis of Social Distortion. I grew up with the original bass player Brent Liles. He lived next door in our town home complex and the band practiced many times there.

[WolfRun59]

@88930P Do you remember seing any other bands like The Flirts, Waitresses, Sue Sadd & the Next (T-Bone Burnett opened at Hop Sings), or Jon & the Nightriders? The Go Gos were just making it big and played the Roxy when their 1st LP had just been released (Scandal did too). Universal Amph was still outdoors. I think those days & the hair metal days were the best. Now people just scream distortion into the mic or drop F-Bombs every 3rd word. Maybe I'm just gettin' old. Doesn't feel like it though.

[88930P]

@Trash24713 I will never forget that night...the Whiskey was thumpin that night!