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Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2005, 07:47:40 AM

I agree with Gaz's assessment: this will no doubt be '70s-centric. Sorry I have to miss it...

Title: Re: Friday the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical T
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on May 13, 2005, 09:04:15 AM

Quote from: "RGMike"

I agree with Gaz's assessment: this will no doubt be '70s-centric. Sorry I have to miss it...

Me too - 10 o'clock meetings suck.

Title: Re: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tast
Post by: urth on May 13, 2005, 10:01:12 AM

Quote from: "RGMike"

I agree with Gaz's assessment: this will no doubt be '70s-centric. Sorry I have to miss it...

Well, half of it anyway--set starts with 1975.

First song is Thank God I'm a Country Boy.

Yep, that's a HFH.

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2005, 10:01:20 AM

talked my way out of the meeting. Won't be posting, but I WILL be listening. And grimacing...

Yee-Haw! "Thank God I'm a Hit From Hell"!

Title: Re: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tast
Post by: Alicat on May 13, 2005, 10:02:19 AM

Quote from: "urth"

Quote from: "RGMike"

I agree with Gaz's assessment: this will no doubt be '70s-centric. Sorry I have to miss it...

Well, half of it anyway--set starts with 1975.

First song is Thank God I'm a Country Boy.

Yep, that's a HFH.

I like it. Not that I'd seek it our on purpose but just having it on the radio is OK once every few years.

Title: John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Post by: ggould on May 13, 2005, 10:02:57 AM

this is an HFH indeed, but if you're just a few years older than me, you might love John Denver!  My church bandmates love him.

Gag me with a spoon!

Title: Re: John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Post by: urth on May 13, 2005, 10:05:31 AM

Quote from: "ggould"

this is an HFH indeed, but if you're just a few years older than me, you might love John Denver!  My church bandmates love him.

Gag me with a spoon!

Just as I'm sure there are people who love Henry Gross and Shannon.

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Beej on May 13, 2005, 10:06:20 AM

GAAAH! Stupid work. I missed "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and most of "Shannon" because my masters keep making me look for a document they just know they've given me. But, they freaking haven't! AAAHHH! I hate being a fucking peasant.

Title: Re: John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Post by: Alicat on May 13, 2005, 10:07:09 AM

Quote from: "urth"

Quote from: "ggould"

this is an HFH indeed, but if you're just a few years older than me, you might love John Denver!  My church bandmates love him.

Gag me with a spoon!

Just as I'm sure there are people who love Henry Gross and Shannon.

No! No! No!

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Alicat on May 13, 2005, 10:07:48 AM

Quote from: "Beej"

GAAAH! Stupid work. I missed "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and most of "Shannon" because my masters keep making me look for a document they just know they've given me. But, they freaking haven't! AAAHHH! I hate being a fucking peasant.

Destroy all evidence. Shred man, shred.

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Alicat on May 13, 2005, 10:12:57 AM

Disco baby. This is not hell. LOVE IT!
DAVE!!!! How do you classify this as a HFH?

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: urth on May 13, 2005, 10:13:00 AM

The '77 representative was Leo Sayer's How Much Love.

And I'm not recognizing this disco drek from '78--something like "ah ah ay ay--let's all check" (I'm sure I'm mondegreening that last part.)

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: urth on May 13, 2005, 10:15:29 AM

Quote from: "Alicat"

Disco baby. This is not hell. LOVE IT!
DAVE!!!! How do you classify this as a HFH?

Sounds like a precursor to "Sweatin' to the hits"--my body, your body, everybody, let's all check"

(I believe between this and my last post I have quoted this song's complete lyrics. But what the hell is it???)

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Alicat on May 13, 2005, 10:16:36 AM

Quote from: "urth"

The '77 representative was Leo Sayer's How Much Love.

And I'm not recognizing this disco drek from '78--something like "ah ah ay ay--let's all check" (I'm sure I'm mondegreening that last part.)

Easy to mondegreen.
your body, my body, everybody wants your body. Disco heaven.
ooohhhh. In the Navy!
I'm having flashbacks of rollerskating in GG Park, short shorts, whistles blowing. Pretty people.

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Rastermon on May 13, 2005, 10:18:12 AM

Kinda like In the Navy

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: urth on May 13, 2005, 10:23:20 AM

1979-In the Navy
1980-Lost in Love
1981-Morning Train
1982-Ebony & Ivory
1983-Mr. Roboto (I've had "I am the modrin man" going thru my mind all week--now I know why!)

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: yessongs on May 13, 2005, 10:28:12 AM

So far my top (bottom) pick is In The Navy.
Village People really had only one "good" song in them...

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Rastermon on May 13, 2005, 10:29:53 AM

Prediction - 83 Men without hats
ok so I was wrong

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: yessongs on May 13, 2005, 10:31:00 AM

OK, this Mr Roboto song might be bad, but it sounds pretty good with headphones.    :)

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Rastermon on May 13, 2005, 10:34:14 AM

Quote from: "yessongs"

OK, this Mr Roboto song might be bad, but it sounds pretty good with headphones.    :)

No - it is actually bad!

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: urth on May 13, 2005, 10:36:19 AM

And to finish it off from 1984:

Footloose! Yep, another truly bad song.

Title: all in all, a pretty wretched set
Post by: ggould on May 13, 2005, 10:37:40 AM

I hope KFOG's ratings don't tank because of today!  I'm a big fan on HFH in the 10@10 context, but most of these are so bad, so really bad, my silly putty is wearing off!

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: yessongs on May 13, 2005, 10:38:16 AM

Quote from: "Rastermon"

Quote from: "yessongs"

OK, this Mr Roboto song might be bad, but it sounds pretty good with headphones.    :)

No - it is actually bad!

Well, you see I actually enjoy well produced sounds (you might disagree with this) even if the song sucks!!

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Alicat on May 13, 2005, 10:40:27 AM

My aching ears!  :cry:

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: Beej on May 13, 2005, 10:46:18 AM

"Footloose" may be a lame song- but it's a fun lame song. IMHO, naturally.

(Beej jumps up onto his cubicle wall & begins leaping from cube-top to cube-top ala Dancin' Bacon)

Everybodycut, everybodyCUT....

Title: Hardly Hell!
Post by: Gaz at da Voice on May 13, 2005, 11:23:41 AM

I genuinely like these three songs.  A lot.

1979-In the Navy
1980-Lost in Love
1981-Morning Train

Title: Re: Hardly Hell!
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on May 13, 2005, 11:44:34 AM

Quote from: "Gaz at da Voice"

I genuinely like these three songs.  A lot.

1979-In the Navy
1980-Lost in Love
1981-Morning Train

I like In the Navy, though it is silly.  And Morning Train's alright too.  Can't place Lost in Love.

And, for me, Mr. Roboto is a guilty pleasure.  Wonderfully over-produced and silly -- I enjoy it every time.

Don't know that I'll listen to the replay tonight, but I'm sorry I missed it.

Title: Fri the 13th: a "Hits From Hell" Vertical Tasting
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2005, 11:58:06 AM

I must say this VT HFH concept really worked -- better than I thought it would. Great set, and yes a case can be made for many of these songs (never understood the hatred for "Morning Train").  But WOS for "Let's All Chant". There's good disco and bad disco and the flurry of records at that time with "whoop-whoop-whoop!" in them -- WTF was THAT about? -- was just plain ridiculous.