First ever gig with Mrs Thistle was a Morrissey gig. That gig was also noteworthy as the first time I'd heard any of his songs. He was a very good performer. The music was alright, I spose.
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I think I have the answer. In the era of self-important, dirgey overproduced anthems of the 2000s, of Travis and Keane and Snowplay and Cold Patrol, a band called Lowgold released a couple of albums of self-important, dirgey overproduced anthems. I was reminded today - by the fact that a couple of their songs came on shuffle from my phone - that I actually really like those albums. And I'd be astonished if any other OTFers did.
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Originally posted by Fussbudget View PostOh come on, The Carpenters were rehabilitated as cool by indie kids as far back as the early 90s and are on every music snob's "cheesy pop it's ok to like" list alongside ABBA and Toxic by Britney Spears, they're hardly controversial. I still fucking hate them, mind.
I heard Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) earlier on the radio - Kenny Rogers had his moments, y'know.
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Level 42, especially the earlier more jazz-funk style stuff, but I even like the song 'Running in the Family'.
Billy Joel had his moments (I have a real soft spot for 'Scenes From an Italian Restaurant'), and I bet he puts on a good live show. 'We Didn't Start the Fire' remains truly horrible, though.
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Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostI heard Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) earlier on the radio - Kenny Rogers had his moments, y'know.
Anyroad, there are few adult men who can't sing the chorus of The Gambler.
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Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostI heard Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) earlier on the radio - Kenny Rogers had his moments, y'know.
And that reminds me: I like a lot of The Partridge Family, which was essentially David Cassidy, who was a decent singer, backed by the group of the Wrecking Crew that also played on all those famous Simon & Garfunkel and Carpenters tracks -- specifically Osborn, Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel, Tommy Tedesco.
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Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View PostNot really representative of his career though. The First Edition were pretty much a pop group (at least in their early incarnation).
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"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" pales in any version to the 1976 version by the song's writer, Mel Tillis.
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I saw Level 42 in concert when that Something About You was on the charts. Clearly excellent musicians, but the songs generally felt a bit tepid.
Opening act was some dire local outfit called Cats Can Fly. They held their 'hit' Flippin' To The A-Side right til the end, like wise performers.
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Originally posted by WOM View PostI saw Level 42 in concert when that Something About You was on the charts. Clearly excellent musicians, but the songs generally felt a bit tepid.
Opening act was some dire local outfit called Cats Can Fly. They held their 'hit' Flippin' To The A-Side right til the end, like wise performers.
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Looking back at Morrissey 1983-1987 based on what we now know, we could infer that we deceived ourselves back then about how cutting edge he really was. He was a huge contrast to the Thatcherite pop of that era so timing was really the key but it is notable that he got nowhere in 1978-81when the competition was hotter.
OTOH a track like This Night Has Opened My Eyes would be amazing in any era. It expresses empathy which the solo Mozza has never had AFAIK.
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostAltered Images; I really liked them at the time and still think BITE is an underappreciated album of the early 80s
We were talking about them at work last week, when someone was singing out loud and another asked what the song was, and got the reply "Snakes in the Grass, by Claire Rogan". It was of course, "Go Wild in the Country" by Bow Wow Wow.
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