Author Topic: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995  (Read 5436 times)

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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2008, 09:33:29 AM »
BOS to Matthew Sweet, "Sick of Myself."

beautiful and true. why was this not a huge hit single?

Mostly because he's doughy and intelligent.
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2008, 09:36:32 AM »
Eww, the Merchant of Menace wrecking the Stones.  I give her SFTD a STFU.
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2008, 09:38:39 AM »
Eww, the Merchant of Menace wrecking the Stones.  I give her SFTD a STFU.

This may even be worse than the BS&T version ("pleased ta MEETCHU!"), which is saying something. Ugh. Razsty's head would explode.  WOS, needless to say
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2008, 09:41:53 AM »
"Big Me" is pleasant enough, but nothing that any 17-year-old with a few guitar lessons under his belt couldn't have come up with.  I'm often surprised at how lauded the Foo Fighters are - nice, melodic rock, yes, but Grammy-worthy stuff?
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2008, 09:41:58 AM »
BOS to Matthew Sweet, "Sick of Myself."

beautiful and true. why was this not a huge hit single?

Mostly because he's doughy and intelligent.

Can't say it was *huge* but I remember hearing it quite a bit on the indie rock station in Sacto that year. Ditto this Foo Fighters song.
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2008, 09:43:06 AM »
well that was a more-than-all-right '95 set (and I don't say THAT often).
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2008, 09:45:38 AM »
BOS to Matthew Sweet, "Sick of Myself."

beautiful and true. why was this not a huge hit single?

Mostly because he's doughy and intelligent.

Can't say it was *huge* but I remember hearing it quite a bit on the indie rock station in Sacto that year.

Oh I heard it on Live 105 too, but I meant *literally* a hit single, and per Top40db it never made the Top 40.
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2008, 09:53:01 AM »
"Big Me" is pleasant enough, but nothing that any 17-year-old with a few guitar lessons under his belt couldn't have come up with.  I'm often surprised at how lauded the Foo Fighters are - nice, melodic rock, yes, but Grammy-worthy stuff?

Exactly how I feel about that band. And they've kind of morphed from a grunge-pop band into AOR arena rock.
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2008, 09:57:36 AM »
"Big Me" is pleasant enough, but nothing that any 17-year-old with a few guitar lessons under his belt couldn't have come up with.  I'm often surprised at how lauded the Foo Fighters are - nice, melodic rock, yes, but Grammy-worthy stuff?

Exactly how I feel about that band. And they've kind of morphed from a grunge-pop band into AOR arena rock.

is it not a "you survived the tragedy of losing your meal ticket friend Kurt so here's a bone" situation?
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Re: KBCO, 3/20/08: 1995
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2008, 10:11:00 AM »
"Big Me" is pleasant enough, but nothing that any 17-year-old with a few guitar lessons under his belt couldn't have come up with.  I'm often surprised at how lauded the Foo Fighters are - nice, melodic rock, yes, but Grammy-worthy stuff?

Exactly how I feel about that band. And they've kind of morphed from a grunge-pop band into AOR arena rock.

is it not a "you survived the tragedy of losing your meal ticket friend Kurt so here's a bone" situation?

I thought that at first, but now that the FFs have lasted twice as long as Nirvana, a new explanation is needed ...
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”