Comments on: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 11

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By: rwcass

rwcass — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:26:39 +0000

It is a damn good song.

By: V.C.

V.C. — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:16:49 +0000

I think Jackson Browne got in the R&RHOF because HE WAS POPULAR. Sure, he may have only had two singles in the Top 10, but then again he wasn't really a singles artist. True Jackson Browne fans bought ALBUMS, and in the seventies and early eighties, FM stations played him religiously. He's probably still played in regular rotation on classic rock stations today. His Top 40 success was just incidental – you can't really judge him by that standard.

By: V.C.

V.C. — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:10:30 +0000

Also, the pop charts don't tell the whole story. Jocelyn may have stiffed out on the pop charts, but “Somebody Else's Guy” was a MASSIVE hit on black radio (#2 on Billboard's soul charts). One of those classic summer hits that you really couldn't get away from (if you listened to soul radio, that is).

By: steed

steed — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:53:20 +0000

I think based on the small number of comments this week, that you're on to something…compared to some other weeks, this grouping of 20 or so doesn't have any song that's incredibly exciting on it's own. There's been worse, but much much better too.

By: scrumble

scrumble — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:50:46 +0000

This would be the template for the soul dance diva that led to Whitney and Mariah. But more specifically British R&B a la Inner City and Soul II Soul. A lot of quirk packed into its four minutes uncommon for its time.

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:20:53 +0000

Holiday Road is really the only song that interested me in this week's post. I remember it from the movie, and I liked it well enough at the time that I bought the 45. I kind of forgot about it until buying the Vacation DVD and realizing that I'd never seen the song on CD. I was thrilled to see it was on his recently released concert CD/DVD, but he really needs a good “best of” with his solo and soundtrack work, along with some reworked Flletwood Mac

By: steed

steed — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:20:42 +0000

I gave it a nice spin on the way home from work today – overall it's not a bad little record.

By: steed

steed — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:19:29 +0000

I'm listening if you care to explain the last statement – what critical part of pop history did Jocelyn Brown fill?