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mshray

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« on: April 05, 2005, 10:02:36 AM »
a loverly start with Nick Heyward.
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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2005, 10:04:41 AM »
Agreed. '83 is a good music for me anyways- but that was a particualrly good start.
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2005, 10:05:05 AM »
Oh, damn.  Didn't want '80s today.  I don't want synths and drum programming.  Anyone know offhand who was winning R&B Grammys in the early '80s besides Jacko?
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2005, 10:09:27 AM »
Did Vanessa Williams's vapid comments on education actually strike anyone as useful?  I'm glad to see that wretched ceremony become as outmoded as washing laundry on rocks.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2005, 10:10:23 AM »
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Oh, damn.  Didn't want '80s today.  I don't want synths and drum programming.  Anyone know offhand who was winning R&B Grammys in the early '80s besides Jacko?


So I gues that Tears For Fears did nothing for you?  But "Pale Shelter" is one of the quintessential tunes of the genre for me.
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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2005, 10:11:40 AM »
The acoustic guitar strum in the middle of "Der Kommissar"'s solo suddenly strikes me today as a nod to the original "Venus."  I don't know why I think that.
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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2005, 10:11:58 AM »
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Oh, damn.  Didn't want '80s today.  I don't want synths and drum programming.  Anyone know offhand who was winning R&B Grammys in the early '80s besides Jacko?


not without Googling, and I've no time to go searching. God, I SO have no use for the ATF version of "Komissar"...
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« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2005, 10:12:28 AM »
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Oh, damn.  Didn't want '80s today.  I don't want synths and drum programming.  Anyone know offhand who was winning R&B Grammys in the early '80s besides Jacko?


So I gues that Tears For Fears did nothing for you?  But "Pale Shelter" is one of the quintessential tunes of the genre for me.

Usually I like the song, as I do most of their material.  But indeed, today it felt cold and mechanical.
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2005, 10:12:49 AM »
Yeah, I don't know why Dave won't play the original 'Der Kommisar'.
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« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2005, 10:13:25 AM »
Talking Heads would be nice, or Psych Furs. Or anything off Let's Dance that's not China Girl.
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2005, 10:17:04 AM »
Lamest of Set: "Too Much Blood" by the Stones. Yeah, yeah. Ate her piece by piece. Whatever, Mick.
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2005, 10:17:42 AM »
Jeez, I forgot the Stones even released a record in 83--Undercover, yes? I don't think I've EVER heard this on the radio before, in 1983 or since. A bust-out for 10@10?
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2005, 10:17:43 AM »
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Talking Heads would be nice, or Psych Furs. Or anything off Let's Dance that's not China Girl.


To my knowledge Dave has never played any B-52's off the Whammy! album, even though the first 3 tracks got radio play on new wave stations.  "Legal Tender" is one I'd kill to hear, (#81 that year).
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2005, 10:17:51 AM »
"too Much Blood" indeed. Not my fave Stones but it gets points for being underplayed -- maybe even a breakout/Gomer?
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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2005, 10:18:11 AM »
Yee gawds, that's a terrible song.
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