tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post4388848967222732468..comments2023-03-24T03:48:16.965-07:00Comments on Headlong and Fingers Crossed: Five Bands Vol. 4 - Lost Gems of the 1980'sCaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852728818978312877noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-8611069170133805332018-01-06T16:28:02.900-08:002018-01-06T16:28:02.900-08:00That's such a divisive song still. I know ple...That's such a divisive song still. I know plenty of people who can't stand it and others who think it's amazing. On a slightly related note, I went to a brewfest here in Orange County last month and you'll never guess who played a concert afterwards. The English Beat. It looked like Dave Wakeling was the only original member, but they sounded great! Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852728818978312877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-32280061578477244072018-01-06T02:46:25.453-08:002018-01-06T02:46:25.453-08:00You and I met in the middle on a wide range of mus...You and I met in the middle on a wide range of musical tastes back then, and we even made a radio show out of it for a while. One of my favorite memories of you and me and music was when we, together, first heard "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals. I thought it was disappointing, derivative and all the other words used to describe something ordinary that gets overproduced by someone wanting to make a quick hit out of a bad song. It certainly wasn't worthy of the group that had given us the timeless classic "Johnny Come Home." You felt exactly the opposite. Time was kinder to your take on the tune, and I've slowly grown to like it (almost 30 years later). SuperCFLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632526399903456646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-10262933963823957762018-01-05T18:41:59.132-08:002018-01-05T18:41:59.132-08:00Lisanne - when I say Classic in that context, you ...Lisanne - when I say Classic in that context, you should read it as "timeless". It's just a label. I love both of those bands, especially The Stones. Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702276431773211466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-86345852409380353102018-01-05T17:17:01.561-08:002018-01-05T17:17:01.561-08:00M.A.D. Hapa, there are some real gems in some of t...M.A.D. Hapa, there are some real gems in some of that 80's awfulness. The cool thing about MTV when it first launched was that you'd see something like that Van Stephenson video and right after it, they'd play The Clash's "London Calling". There was no segregation or labeling. It was all just thrown together. It was only a few years later that they started dedicating an hour to "alternative" stuff and splitting the pop and rock stuff out separately. <br /><br />With no point of reference, hearing Iron Maiden's "Two Minutes to Midnight" right after "Hold Me Now" by Thompson Twins just seemed normal. <br /><br />Also - I picked up the Sleater Kinney "Live in Paris" disc over the holiday break. I haven't had a chance to hear it yet though. Did you get it or download it yet?Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702276431773211466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-33852073730110379332018-01-05T12:23:49.649-08:002018-01-05T12:23:49.649-08:00It's a miracle you ended up with a great taste...It's a miracle you ended up with a great taste in music despite all the 80s pop-awfulness.- The M.A.D. Hapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440959525642214794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-90864443173236138342018-01-05T11:23:10.671-08:002018-01-05T11:23:10.671-08:00Oh, Cary. You make me feel so old when you refer t...Oh, Cary. You make me feel so old when you refer to The Who and Rolling Stones as "classic." Sigh.Lisanne Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349359244110305236noreply@blogger.com