Comments on: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 72 http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/ 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-72/comment-page-1/#comment-56638 musicmanatl Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:17:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-56638 Grateful doesn't even cover it. This blog is freakin' amazing for someone like me. I can assure you, my friends are probably very grateful that I've stopped boring them with esoteric facts about '80s recording acts now that I have an outlet to post them here. LOL And you still make me laugh out loud, even when you cut on some of my favorite acts. :) Grateful doesn't even cover it. This blog is freakin' amazing for someone like me. I can assure you, my friends are probably very grateful that I've stopped boring them with esoteric facts about '80s recording acts now that I have an outlet to post them here. LOL And you still make me laugh out loud, even when you cut on some of my favorite acts. :)

]]> By: steedhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-56637 steed Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:59:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-56637 No big deal - you know in 94 posts I've only gotten a handful of negative comments - so it's not a big deal. But thank's for being grateful too. No big deal – you know in 94 posts I've only gotten a handful of negative comments – so it's not a big deal. But thank's for being grateful too.

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-56603 musicmanatl Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:52:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-56603 Wow, lots of good songs this week! I've already said my piece about Gerry Rafferty and Chris Rea. So sad to hear about Gerry's alcoholism. All of Chris Rea's chart singles are worthwhile additions to your collection - I especially love "Diamonds" from 1979. I just downloaded "Inside Of You" and "My Prayer" and I still love them both. I'm not sure why I'm so out of touch with the rest of you. ;)<br><br>Bonnie Raitt is a goddess - I think we've established that too.<br><br>"Baby Come Back" is a perfect rock song - catchy, fast, propulsive. I need to add that to a running mix.<br><br>I love both Kevin Raleigh's and Laura Branigan's versions of "Moonlight on Water". Being from the Cleveland area, I'm a huge Michael Stanley Band fan (more on them coming up, I foresee) and Kevin was an integral part of their chart success in the early '80s. I wish he'd done more solo stuff. Wow, lots of good songs this week! I've already said my piece about Gerry Rafferty and Chris Rea. So sad to hear about Gerry's alcoholism. All of Chris Rea's chart singles are worthwhile additions to your collection – I especially love “Diamonds” from 1979. I just downloaded “Inside Of You” and “My Prayer” and I still love them both. I'm not sure why I'm so out of touch with the rest of you. ;)

Bonnie Raitt is a goddess – I think we've established that too.

“Baby Come Back” is a perfect rock song – catchy, fast, propulsive. I need to add that to a running mix.

I love both Kevin Raleigh's and Laura Branigan's versions of “Moonlight on Water”. Being from the Cleveland area, I'm a huge Michael Stanley Band fan (more on them coming up, I foresee) and Kevin was an integral part of their chart success in the early '80s. I wish he'd done more solo stuff.

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-56604 musicmanatl Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:46:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-56604 I'd love to get my hands on a good, remastered copy of the "Night Owl" LP, with "Days Gone Down" and "Get It Right The Next Time". He was very solid. I'd love to get my hands on a good, remastered copy of the “Night Owl” LP, with “Days Gone Down” and “Get It Right The Next Time”. He was very solid.

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-56605 musicmanatl Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:25:57 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-56605 Love, love LOVE Gerry Rafferty and Chris Rea, especially the songs you cited. Amen to that.<br><br>I actually kind of love the two Ray, Goodman and Brown songs here. Neither of them were "Special Lady" but they were these soft and fragile R&B confections that were oh-so-smooth to me back then. And I might not have heard "My Prayer" for years if it hadn't have been for them. "Special Lady" is still amazing to me - so beautiful. :) Love, love LOVE Gerry Rafferty and Chris Rea, especially the songs you cited. Amen to that.

I actually kind of love the two Ray, Goodman and Brown songs here. Neither of them were “Special Lady” but they were these soft and fragile R&B confections that were oh-so-smooth to me back then. And I might not have heard “My Prayer” for years if it hadn't have been for them. “Special Lady” is still amazing to me – so beautiful. :)

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-56597 musicmanatl Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-56597 Dave, you do us such a great favor each week by putting all this together. I'm pretty sure you know this, but I'll speak for the majority of us - you don't owe us anything. I'm not sure why some people aren't just completely grateful for your work here and showing you that respect. Thank you for setting this up and making this possible so we can listen (and download!) these tunes every week. If one goes haywire or doesn't work, it's no big deal. As JonCummings said, there are always stores where we can buy these songs. :) Dave, you do us such a great favor each week by putting all this together. I'm pretty sure you know this, but I'll speak for the majority of us – you don't owe us anything. I'm not sure why some people aren't just completely grateful for your work here and showing you that respect. Thank you for setting this up and making this possible so we can listen (and download!) these tunes every week. If one goes haywire or doesn't work, it's no big deal. As JonCummings said, there are always stores where we can buy these songs. :)

]]> By: sneezebaghttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-51665 sneezebag Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:35:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-51665 So sad to hear that about G-Raf. What a great songwriter and singer he is. I did have to shell out for a pricey import cd a long time ago that had all the solo hits but, thankfully, no remixes. Whatever is the point of that? Does anybody at all get excited by this idea? I know Queen fans aren't. Anyway, I just had to get a cd-quality copy of "Get It Right Next Time." "The Royal Mile" is there too, and the whole "Snakes and Ladders" album is worthwhile. Strange how he just seemed to fall off the face of the Earth after that. I think I saw one new album at the beginning of the 90's and then nuthin'.<br>Chris Rea, like Gerry, is another intelligent rocker-guy who shoulda been much bigger here in the states. I have a promo 7" of "Let's Dance" on Motown as well as a Geffen CD called "New Light Through Old Windows" which features that song, but I think they might be different. So many things to check out, so little time...<br>Lastly, "My Prayer" is so, um, discomforting to listen to. I found a copy of the 45 about a year ago during one of my completist's quests. I'd never heard it before. So I slapped it on the turntable and stared at the record in disbelief while it spun around and thought "This made it into the top 50??!!??" It doesn't sound like it belongs to any era, and certainly not 1980. Those keyboards just sound wrong, wrong, wrong. The arrangement's not even cheesy, it's just ill-conceived. Of course, I downloaded it. Maybe it'll sound better than my 45. But I may never know since I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again. So sad to hear that about G-Raf. What a great songwriter and singer he is. I did have to shell out for a pricey import cd a long time ago that had all the solo hits but, thankfully, no remixes. Whatever is the point of that? Does anybody at all get excited by this idea? I know Queen fans aren't. Anyway, I just had to get a cd-quality copy of “Get It Right Next Time.” “The Royal Mile” is there too, and the whole “Snakes and Ladders” album is worthwhile. Strange how he just seemed to fall off the face of the Earth after that. I think I saw one new album at the beginning of the 90's and then nuthin'.
Chris Rea, like Gerry, is another intelligent rocker-guy who shoulda been much bigger here in the states. I have a promo 7″ of “Let's Dance” on Motown as well as a Geffen CD called “New Light Through Old Windows” which features that song, but I think they might be different. So many things to check out, so little time…
Lastly, “My Prayer” is so, um, discomforting to listen to. I found a copy of the 45 about a year ago during one of my completist's quests. I'd never heard it before. So I slapped it on the turntable and stared at the record in disbelief while it spun around and thought “This made it into the top 50??!!??” It doesn't sound like it belongs to any era, and certainly not 1980. Those keyboards just sound wrong, wrong, wrong. The arrangement's not even cheesy, it's just ill-conceived. Of course, I downloaded it. Maybe it'll sound better than my 45. But I may never know since I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again.

]]> By: sneezebaghttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-40008 sneezebag Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:35:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-40008 So sad to hear that about G-Raf. What a great songwriter and singer he is. I did have to shell out for a pricey import cd a long time ago that had all the solo hits but, thankfully, no remixes. Whatever is the point of that? Does anybody at all get excited by this idea? I know Queen fans aren't. Anyway, I just had to get a cd-quality copy of "Get It Right Next Time." "The Royal Mile" is there too, and the whole "Snakes and Ladders" album is worthwhile. Strange how he just seemed to fall off the face of the Earth after that. I think I saw one new album at the beginning of the 90's and then nuthin'.<br>Chris Rea, like Gerry, is another intelligent rocker-guy who shoulda been much bigger here in the states. I have a promo 7" of "Let's Dance" on Motown as well as a Geffen CD called "New Light Through Old Windows" which features that song, but I think they might be different. So many things to check out, so little time...<br>Lastly, "My Prayer" is so, um, discomforting to listen to. I found a copy of the 45 about a year ago during one of my completist's quests. I'd never heard it before. So I slapped it on the turntable and stared at the record in disbelief while it spun around and thought "This made it into the top 50??!!??" It doesn't sound like it belongs to any era, and certainly not 1980. Those keyboards just sound wrong, wrong, wrong. The arrangement's not even cheesy, it's just ill-conceived. Of course, I downloaded it. Maybe it'll sound better than my 45. But I may never know since I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again. So sad to hear that about G-Raf. What a great songwriter and singer he is. I did have to shell out for a pricey import cd a long time ago that had all the solo hits but, thankfully, no remixes. Whatever is the point of that? Does anybody at all get excited by this idea? I know Queen fans aren't. Anyway, I just had to get a cd-quality copy of “Get It Right Next Time.” “The Royal Mile” is there too, and the whole “Snakes and Ladders” album is worthwhile. Strange how he just seemed to fall off the face of the Earth after that. I think I saw one new album at the beginning of the 90's and then nuthin'.
Chris Rea, like Gerry, is another intelligent rocker-guy who shoulda been much bigger here in the states. I have a promo 7″ of “Let's Dance” on Motown as well as a Geffen CD called “New Light Through Old Windows” which features that song, but I think they might be different. So many things to check out, so little time…
Lastly, “My Prayer” is so, um, discomforting to listen to. I found a copy of the 45 about a year ago during one of my completist's quests. I'd never heard it before. So I slapped it on the turntable and stared at the record in disbelief while it spun around and thought “This made it into the top 50??!!??” It doesn't sound like it belongs to any era, and certainly not 1980. Those keyboards just sound wrong, wrong, wrong. The arrangement's not even cheesy, it's just ill-conceived. Of course, I downloaded it. Maybe it'll sound better than my 45. But I may never know since I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again.

]]> By: sneezebaghttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-38691 sneezebag Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:35:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-38691 So sad to hear that about G-Raf. What a great songwriter and singer he is. I did have to shell out for a pricey import cd a long time ago that had all the solo hits but, thankfully, no remixes. Whatever is the point of that? Does anybody at all get excited by this idea? I know Queen fans aren't. Anyway, I just had to get a cd-quality copy of "Get It Right Next Time." "The Royal Mile" is there too, and the whole "Snakes and Ladders" album is worthwhile. Strange how he just seemed to fall off the face of the Earth after that. I think I saw one new album at the beginning of the 90's and then nuthin'.<br>Chris Rea, like Gerry, is another intelligent rocker-guy who shoulda been much bigger here in the states. I have a promo 7" of "Let's Dance" on Motown as well as a Geffen CD called "New Light Through Old Windows" which features that song, but I think they might be different. So many things to check out, so little time...<br>Lastly, "My Prayer" is so, um, discomforting to listen to. I found a copy of the 45 about a year ago during one of my completist's quests. I'd never heard it before. So I slapped it on the turntable and stared at the record in disbelief while it spun around and thought "This made it into the top 50??!!??" It doesn't sound like it belongs to any era, and certainly not 1980. Those keyboards just sound wrong, wrong, wrong. The arrangement's not even cheesy, it's just ill-conceived. Of course, I downloaded it. Maybe it'll sound better than my 45. But I may never know since I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again. So sad to hear that about G-Raf. What a great songwriter and singer he is. I did have to shell out for a pricey import cd a long time ago that had all the solo hits but, thankfully, no remixes. Whatever is the point of that? Does anybody at all get excited by this idea? I know Queen fans aren't. Anyway, I just had to get a cd-quality copy of “Get It Right Next Time.” “The Royal Mile” is there too, and the whole “Snakes and Ladders” album is worthwhile. Strange how he just seemed to fall off the face of the Earth after that. I think I saw one new album at the beginning of the 90's and then nuthin'.
Chris Rea, like Gerry, is another intelligent rocker-guy who shoulda been much bigger here in the states. I have a promo 7″ of “Let's Dance” on Motown as well as a Geffen CD called “New Light Through Old Windows” which features that song, but I think they might be different. So many things to check out, so little time…
Lastly, “My Prayer” is so, um, discomforting to listen to. I found a copy of the 45 about a year ago during one of my completist's quests. I'd never heard it before. So I slapped it on the turntable and stared at the record in disbelief while it spun around and thought “This made it into the top 50??!!??” It doesn't sound like it belongs to any era, and certainly not 1980. Those keyboards just sound wrong, wrong, wrong. The arrangement's not even cheesy, it's just ill-conceived. Of course, I downloaded it. Maybe it'll sound better than my 45. But I may never know since I'm not sure if I ever want to hear it again.

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-72/comment-page-1/#comment-38366 rwcass Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:57:15 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29660#comment-38366 I always thought "Moonlight on Water" was a Robbie Nevil song. Now I know. Thanks, Dave! I always thought “Moonlight on Water” was a Robbie Nevil song. Now I know. Thanks, Dave!

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