chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 the new goldfrapp blows all of 'em out of the water. jazz might be my ultimate forte, but i know about pop and its the best pop cd since 1983 Quote
tonym Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 the new goldfrapp blows all of 'em out of the water. jazz might be my ultimate forte, but i know about pop and its the best pop cd since 1983 Are you on a commission? Quote
Joe Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 Please allow me a litle local pride... The Theater Fire Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 trust me- im not fooled by most of the pop rubbish- the earliest pop music i have is from the 20s on 78's- its pretty bad- some of the melodies COULD be good (if reworked by jim hall, etc) 30s, 40s- Bad 50s- really really bad (eg. 'how much is that doggie in the window') now between early 1962 and cutting off right at april '67, we have the greatest years of pop music, im particualy talking about the beach boys and the ronnettes but really the beauty of it all was there were dozens of lesser known groups in the same style etc which might not of been able to have more than one hit single (ie. '1 hit wonder)- but neverteless after 67 psych came in and really destroyed pop music. im talking about gross misue of the sitar that would piss even Gabor Szabo off. (he used the sitar on his more pop oriented lps but when he did it, it was amazing) anyways pop music was SOooooooooooo bad thru the 70s, eg: SEVENTY THREE MEN SAILD ON, ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY, AND HERES WHAT THEY HAD 2 SAY: RIDE CAPT'N RIDE, UPON YOUR MYSETERY SHIP, ......etc ..or even worse, theres always-- BRANDY, YOUR A FINE- YOUR A FINE GIRL- that is the worst but pop got really good again in 1980 and stayed good till exactly the summer of 1987 when everything when downhill again where it remained last month when goldfrapp released SUPERNATURE in north america. ---------------------------------------------------- THAT REMINDS ME, U KNOW WHAT A GOOD ALBUM IS THATS REALLY UNDERRATED- 'THE POWER STATION" THE DRUMMER FOR CHIC + 2 MEMBERS OF DURAN DURAN + ROBERT PALMER. IT IS REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD. Quote
brownie Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 (edited) Hey, Beanlover! Why don't you get back to your original name? Been a short time... You can take off your red nose now, Aric Edited May 20, 2006 by brownie Quote
BruceH Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 but pop got really good again in 1980 and stayed good till exactly the summer of 1987 when everything when downhill again Strange. I seem to recall a lot of really bad pop music throughout the 1980's. Quote
Matthew Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 (edited) the new goldfrapp blows all of 'em out of the water. jazz might be my ultimate forte, but i know about pop and its the best pop cd since 1983 This is the cd he thinks is the best of 1983.... Edited May 20, 2006 by Matthew Quote
tonym Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 Hell's bells...you've just reminded me of some really dodgy schoolfriend's parties with that album cover... Anyhow, this is the latest from a band who rarely fail to impress me; I missed a live gig (free one too!) by them not so long ago --- may catch them one day. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 nonononnnoo bannanarama is NOT my favorite or even close- annimotion blow them out of the water Quote
Shawn Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 Aside from a few exceptions, the 80's had just as much horrible pop music as any other decade. Phil Collins anyone? A Flock Of Seagulls (gag) Pat Benatar (Love is a Battlefield alright...and a terrible song) Men Without Hats (aka Men Without Balls) Culture Club...Do you really wanna hurt me? Why yes, I would! How about standing in front of my car. Tears For Fears - Shout, Shout, puke it all out, Tears For Fears I can do without, Come On! Everybody Fucking WANG CHUNG tonight!!!!! ...I could go on, and on, and on... However, I do agree with one item. The Power Station kicked ass! Now if they had just stayed together and Duran Duran could have fallen off the face of the earth... Quote
Matthew Posted May 20, 2006 Report Posted May 20, 2006 Aside from a few exceptions, the 80's had just as much horrible pop music as any other decade. Phil Collins anyone? A Flock Of Seagulls (gag) Pat Benatar (Love is a Battlefield alright...and a terrible song) Men Without Hats (aka Men Without Balls) Culture Club...Do you really wanna hurt me? Why yes, I would! How about standing in front of my car. Tears For Fears - Shout, Shout, puke it all out, Tears For Fears I can do without, Come On! Everybody Fucking WANG CHUNG tonight!!!!! ...I could go on, and on, and on... However, I do agree with one item. The Power Station kicked ass! Now if they had just stayed together and Duran Duran could have fallen off the face of the earth... Dude -- I don't know you! The 80's rule! Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted May 21, 2006 Report Posted May 21, 2006 ok now youve really gone 2 far. phil is the man. i listen to phil almost as much as i listen to coleman hawkins. i love phil that much. Quote
couw Posted May 21, 2006 Report Posted May 21, 2006 ok now youve really gone 2 far. phil is the man. i listen to phil almost as much as i listen to coleman hawkins. i love phil that much. Phil? Phil Who? Phil Collins? You should move to Schleswig-Holstein. Officially declared "Phil Collins Zone". Sadly their radio transmits across borders. Quote
Shawn Posted May 21, 2006 Report Posted May 21, 2006 ok now youve really gone 2 far. phil is the man. i listen to phil almost as much as i listen to coleman hawkins. i love phil that much. Hey, that's cool...if Phil floats your boat it's all good. He just doesn't happen to float mine, it sank. I can tolerate some of the Genesis material like ABACAB but have never liked the solo material. Quote
RDK Posted May 23, 2006 Report Posted May 23, 2006 You want vintage 70's pop? I've been digging this incredible collection for the last week or two. Leave your pretensions at the door, though... http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:arkxikpdbb79 Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted May 26, 2006 Report Posted May 26, 2006 whats with this phil collins zone thing now? Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted May 26, 2006 Report Posted May 26, 2006 RDK: That's a fine slab o' cheese you found there, but if memory serves big chunks of it are actually from the '60s, not to be too anal or anything... Dana Quote
couw Posted May 26, 2006 Report Posted May 26, 2006 whats with this phil collins zone thing now? it's scary and you are never prepared when you drive into it and tune in to listen to the local weather and traffic announcements. Quote
Werf Posted May 26, 2006 Report Posted May 26, 2006 87 was one of my favorite rock years ever. Sonic Youth "Sister," Dinosaur Jr. "You're Living All Over Me," Butthole Surfers "Locust Abortion Technician," The Pixies "Come On Pilgrim," Big Black "Songs About Fucking," Pere Ubu "The Tenement Year," just to name a few of the records I was spinning. Today I got the latest Mission of Burma "The Obliterati," which has gotten great reviews. Also, "Reveille" by art punks Deerhoof, and used copies of Th' Faith Healers "lido" and "Something About Airplanes" by Death Cab for Cutie. Quote
md655321 Posted May 26, 2006 Report Posted May 26, 2006 Just saw Margot and the Nuclear So & So's on wednesday. Quite a band name but there is no way these people dont become superstars. Absolutely amazing show and VERY good songwriting. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=10063212 Quote
Matthew Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 For all you Porcupine Tree fans out there, here's a link to a concert video that you can watch. LINK Quote
Aggie87 Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 For all you Porcupine Tree fans out there, here's a link to a concert video that you can watch. LINK Quote
ghost of miles Posted June 10, 2006 Report Posted June 10, 2006 Actually, I thought the 2nd Stone Roses album was pretty good, too. It had some Yardbirds overtones that I liked. SECOND COMING was a big disappointment when it came out, but I find it's gotten better with age. It's more overtly derivative than the first album (or the B-sides around the time of the first album, many of them brilliant in their own way--"Standing Here" is one that comes to mind immediately), but it's harder & darker & surprisingly--for me, I mean--the record of theirs I return to the most these days. That may just be because I played the first one oh, about 573,691 times or so. Quote
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