Comments on: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 64 http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-56651 musicmanatl Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:29:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-56651 Okay I'm clearly thinking that my taste meter is not as high as the rest of you. I just heard "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and I thought it was fine. It's hard to mess with such a great song, so they didn't. I was expecting crap on a plate, but it really was fine. I keep using "Dear Mr. Jesus" as my marker of crap, and this ain't nowhere close to that travesty. :) Okay I'm clearly thinking that my taste meter is not as high as the rest of you. I just heard “The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore” and I thought it was fine. It's hard to mess with such a great song, so they didn't. I was expecting crap on a plate, but it really was fine. I keep using “Dear Mr. Jesus” as my marker of crap, and this ain't nowhere close to that travesty. :)

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-56650 kingofgrief Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:51:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-56650 I can send you the Neilsen/Pearson version (and Quantize while we're at it)...find me at my username at Yahoo. I can send you the Neilsen/Pearson version (and Quantize while we're at it)…find me at my username at Yahoo.

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-56535 musicmanatl Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:32:07 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-56535 As usual, I have to chime in here, since this week contains three of my favorite vocalists of the '80s: Juice, Olivia and Stevie. I remember seeing Olivia on the Merv Griffin Show in 1974 singing "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" and I thought I'd never seen such a beautiful woman in my life. LOL I love everything she's done - I have every CD up through the '90s and could listen to her all day. She's still pretty good (and a lot of fun) in concert too.<br><br>I'm kind of dying to hear "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" after all of these bad comments. :) I liked "If You Should Sail" well enough.<br><br>Stevie is a mesmerizing performer and songwriter. Her solo CDs got spottier and spottier over time, though. Her greatest hits CD is the way to go.<br><br>Ted Nugent is a neanderthal. Ugh. All his songs sound the same to me.<br><br>And "That's When I Think Of You" totally rocks! I bought that 45 in 1989. It definitely should have been a hit. As usual, I have to chime in here, since this week contains three of my favorite vocalists of the '80s: Juice, Olivia and Stevie. I remember seeing Olivia on the Merv Griffin Show in 1974 singing “If You Love Me, Let Me Know” and I thought I'd never seen such a beautiful woman in my life. LOL I love everything she's done – I have every CD up through the '90s and could listen to her all day. She's still pretty good (and a lot of fun) in concert too.

I'm kind of dying to hear “The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore” after all of these bad comments. :) I liked “If You Should Sail” well enough.

Stevie is a mesmerizing performer and songwriter. Her solo CDs got spottier and spottier over time, though. Her greatest hits CD is the way to go.

Ted Nugent is a neanderthal. Ugh. All his songs sound the same to me.

And “That's When I Think Of You” totally rocks! I bought that 45 in 1989. It definitely should have been a hit.

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-56536 musicmanatl Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:26:22 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-56536 I've always heard that "Sllent Morning" is about AIDS. Nothing in the lyrics could be directly connected to HIV, although it does start out with "I'm on fire", which could be read as a reference to night sweats. The moody, minor key tone of the song always sounded so foreboding, which is partially why I always made the AIDS connection. It's a very eerie sounding song to me. I've always heard that “Sllent Morning” is about AIDS. Nothing in the lyrics could be directly connected to HIV, although it does start out with “I'm on fire”, which could be read as a reference to night sweats. The moody, minor key tone of the song always sounded so foreboding, which is partially why I always made the AIDS connection. It's a very eerie sounding song to me.

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-56532 musicmanatl Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:20:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-56532 Maybe this will come up later, but just in case... "Can't Wait All Night" was Juice's first album for RCA after she left Capitol in 1984. They were really trying to keep her going in the top 40 market. The first single, "A Little Love", is a nice song but more typical of her older sound, so for the second single they went with the more rocking "Can't Wait All Night", which was written by Bryan Adams and his usual writing partner, Jim Vallance. It was all very calculated... and it didn't work, unfortunately. For her next album, Juice was back to recording straight country songs, although she rebounded well, as three singles from that album hit #1 country. "You Make Me Want To Make You Mine" is really fun - if you liked "Queen Of Hearts", you'll like that one too. Maybe this will come up later, but just in case… “Can't Wait All Night” was Juice's first album for RCA after she left Capitol in 1984. They were really trying to keep her going in the top 40 market. The first single, “A Little Love”, is a nice song but more typical of her older sound, so for the second single they went with the more rocking “Can't Wait All Night”, which was written by Bryan Adams and his usual writing partner, Jim Vallance. It was all very calculated… and it didn't work, unfortunately. For her next album, Juice was back to recording straight country songs, although she rebounded well, as three singles from that album hit #1 country. “You Make Me Want To Make You Mine” is really fun – if you liked “Queen Of Hearts”, you'll like that one too.

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-50459 kingofgrief Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:30:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-50459 Something tells me more "collector" editions of that Toomorrow DVD will have to be "pressed" for all the Olivia-lovers here in the forum.<br><br>I, too, saw the 9.9 vid on FNV and a few syndicated programs. According to their Wikipedia entry, they split up in 1987, owing to "disputes over material, production and personal matters". I never saw a CD either, but you can find the album version of "All of Me" on this misleadingly-titled comp: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B001AO01M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250483283&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B00...</a> (actual cover art not pictured) Something tells me more “collector” editions of that Toomorrow DVD will have to be “pressed” for all the Olivia-lovers here in the forum.

I, too, saw the 9.9 vid on FNV and a few syndicated programs. According to their Wikipedia entry, they split up in 1987, owing to “disputes over material, production and personal matters”. I never saw a CD either, but you can find the album version of “All of Me” on this misleadingly-titled comp: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B00… (actual cover art not pictured)

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-41124 kingofgrief Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:30:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-41124 Something tells me more "collector" editions of that Toomorrow DVD will have to be "pressed" for all the Olivia-lovers here in the forum.<br><br>I, too, saw the 9.9 vid on FNV and a few syndicated programs. According to their Wikipedia entry, they split up in 1987, owing to "disputes over material, production and personal matters". I never saw a CD either, but you can find the album version of "All of Me" on this misleadingly-titled comp: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B001AO01M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250483283&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B00...</a> (actual cover art not pictured) Something tells me more “collector” editions of that Toomorrow DVD will have to be “pressed” for all the Olivia-lovers here in the forum.

I, too, saw the 9.9 vid on FNV and a few syndicated programs. According to their Wikipedia entry, they split up in 1987, owing to “disputes over material, production and personal matters”. I never saw a CD either, but you can find the album version of “All of Me” on this misleadingly-titled comp: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B00… (actual cover art not pictured)

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-34730 kingofgrief Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:30:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-34730 Something tells me more "collector" editions of that Toomorrow DVD will have to be "pressed" for all the Olivia-lovers here in the forum.<br><br>I, too, saw the 9.9 vid on FNV and a few syndicated programs. According to their Wikipedia entry, they split up in 1987, owing to "disputes over material, production and personal matters". I never saw a CD either, but you can find the album version of "All of Me" on this misleadingly-titled comp: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B001AO01M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250483283&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B00...</a> (actual cover art not pictured) Something tells me more “collector” editions of that Toomorrow DVD will have to be “pressed” for all the Olivia-lovers here in the forum.

I, too, saw the 9.9 vid on FNV and a few syndicated programs. According to their Wikipedia entry, they split up in 1987, owing to “disputes over material, production and personal matters”. I never saw a CD either, but you can find the album version of “All of Me” on this misleadingly-titled comp: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Disco-Various/dp/B00… (actual cover art not pictured)

]]> By: Rayhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-34659 Ray Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:33:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-34659 Interesting week here. Always been an Olivia fan (I even have a "collector" DVD copy of her 1970 movie "TOOMORROW"... super corny sci-fi musical with a lightweight bordering on bubblegum pop soundtrack, but she's a major BABE in it!!!) so count me in the Olivia rules the week camp.<br><br>I also remember 9.9's "All Of Me For All Of You" getting quite a bit of airplay back in 1985, not to mention seeing the video on FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS, among other places; really surprised they didn't go anywhere after their debut album (if I'm not mistaken this album was never issued on CD, either). Interesting week here. Always been an Olivia fan (I even have a “collector” DVD copy of her 1970 movie “TOOMORROW”… super corny sci-fi musical with a lightweight bordering on bubblegum pop soundtrack, but she's a major BABE in it!!!) so count me in the Olivia rules the week camp.

I also remember 9.9's “All Of Me For All Of You” getting quite a bit of airplay back in 1985, not to mention seeing the video on FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS, among other places; really surprised they didn't go anywhere after their debut album (if I'm not mistaken this album was never issued on CD, either).

]]> By: boliverhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-64/comment-page-1/#comment-34635 boliver Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:44:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=24691#comment-34635 A few weeks ago, I went into a used bookstore with a staggering amount of cheap used cassettes. I got a copy of Subject... Aldo Nova - his second album from '83 - for 2 bucks!<br><br>It's not often I wish I owned an IROC-Z with a tape deck, but this is one of those times.<br><br>I'd like to see Aldo pick up his caramel Les Paul and play a few live shows. He might have trouble squeezing into that leopard-print jumpsuit though! A few weeks ago, I went into a used bookstore with a staggering amount of cheap used cassettes. I got a copy of Subject… Aldo Nova – his second album from '83 – for 2 bucks!

It's not often I wish I owned an IROC-Z with a tape deck, but this is one of those times.

I'd like to see Aldo pick up his caramel Les Paul and play a few live shows. He might have trouble squeezing into that leopard-print jumpsuit though!

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