Comments on: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 76 http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-56635 musicmanatl Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:51:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-56635 More reasons to love this group: people who actually know "All Touch" and Rough Trade! I hunted down a CD copy of "For Those Who Think Young" after I read a bio about Dusty Springfield and her relationship with Carole Pope. (I guess we won't get to discuss Dusty here, since she only charted with the Pet Shop Boys in the 1980s, and that was not a bottom feeder. But oh, wow... what a vocalist.)<br><br>I love late-period Roxy Music, like "Dance Away", which got a lot of airplay in Cleveland in 1979. The other early-'80s singles are smooth and melodic - just great stuff.<br><br>No one commented on the Rossington-Collins Band single - I heard it when it was out in 1980 and HATED it and then heard it about ten years later and liked it. :) Good rock song for its time.<br><br>Geddy Lee's voice to me is like the proverbial nails on chalkboard. I put him up there with Neil Young as having the most unlistenable voice in rock. I can handle (and actually like) "New World Man" because he stays in a listenable register.<br><br>Rock on, Dave! More reasons to love this group: people who actually know “All Touch” and Rough Trade! I hunted down a CD copy of “For Those Who Think Young” after I read a bio about Dusty Springfield and her relationship with Carole Pope. (I guess we won't get to discuss Dusty here, since she only charted with the Pet Shop Boys in the 1980s, and that was not a bottom feeder. But oh, wow… what a vocalist.)

I love late-period Roxy Music, like “Dance Away”, which got a lot of airplay in Cleveland in 1979. The other early-'80s singles are smooth and melodic – just great stuff.

No one commented on the Rossington-Collins Band single – I heard it when it was out in 1980 and HATED it and then heard it about ten years later and liked it. :) Good rock song for its time.

Geddy Lee's voice to me is like the proverbial nails on chalkboard. I put him up there with Neil Young as having the most unlistenable voice in rock. I can handle (and actually like) “New World Man” because he stays in a listenable register.

Rock on, Dave!

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-56636 musicmanatl Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:45:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-56636 Hmmm.. I've never heard that one before, but it makes sense. She was very cute and really funky. I was a big fan of "Haven't You Heard" back in 1980. I bought the 45 and everything, and was broken-hearted when it stopped at #42, just outside of the top 40. Damn you, Billboard chart masters! :) Hmmm.. I've never heard that one before, but it makes sense. She was very cute and really funky. I was a big fan of “Haven't You Heard” back in 1980. I bought the 45 and everything, and was broken-hearted when it stopped at #42, just outside of the top 40. Damn you, Billboard chart masters! :)

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-56631 musicmanatl Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:35:34 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-56631 Interestingly, Air Supply's cover of "The Power Of Love" actually charted in the US before Jennifer Rush's original did. Jennifer's version hit #1 in the UK in October 1985, and Air Supply's version charted here two months earlier, in August. Clive Davis was all over that, once again. Jennifer's original didn't chart here in the US until February 1986. <br><br>I actually think Russell Hitchcock's voice was well-suited for the song, and like Laura Branigan's version the least (although I do love her in general). I hate the part near the end when she hurts her voice - it's painful to listen to and I can't imagine why one would want to do that in a song if you weren't a hard rock singer.<br><br>And I love that Jennifer Rush's real name is Heidi Stern. Nothing like trying to hide that you are a nice Jewish girl from New York City... :) Interestingly, Air Supply's cover of “The Power Of Love” actually charted in the US before Jennifer Rush's original did. Jennifer's version hit #1 in the UK in October 1985, and Air Supply's version charted here two months earlier, in August. Clive Davis was all over that, once again. Jennifer's original didn't chart here in the US until February 1986.

I actually think Russell Hitchcock's voice was well-suited for the song, and like Laura Branigan's version the least (although I do love her in general). I hate the part near the end when she hurts her voice – it's painful to listen to and I can't imagine why one would want to do that in a song if you weren't a hard rock singer.

And I love that Jennifer Rush's real name is Heidi Stern. Nothing like trying to hide that you are a nice Jewish girl from New York City… :)

]]> By: Stephenhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-50846 Stephen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:01:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-50846 Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like "Highschool Confidential". Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always. Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like “Highschool Confidential”. Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always.

]]> By: Stephenhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-50845 Stephen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:01:07 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-50845 Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like "Highschool Confidential". Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always. Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like “Highschool Confidential”. Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always.

]]> By: Stephenhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-45169 Stephen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:01:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-45169 Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like "Highschool Confidential". Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always. Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like “Highschool Confidential”. Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always.

]]> By: Stephenhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-45168 Stephen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:01:07 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-45168 Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like "Highschool Confidential". Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always. Rough Trade is so underated, and Carole Pope was ahead of her time, moreover with songs like “Highschool Confidential”. Raw lyrics. A great new-wave act for sure. Rush is awesome, as always.

]]> By: My hmphshttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-43867 My hmphs Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:44:53 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-43867 Totally agree on Run-DMC, although I would argue that rap would have sucked even more had Run-DMC not come along. Totally agree on Run-DMC, although I would argue that rap would have sucked even more had Run-DMC not come along.

]]> By: steedhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-43604 steed Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:36:53 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-43604 Thanks. I'll look for that. Doesn't seem to be anything on ebay for that now - so I'll have to dig around. Thanks. I'll look for that. Doesn't seem to be anything on ebay for that now – so I'll have to dig around.

]]> By: Russhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-76/comment-page-2/#comment-43596 Russ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=31621#comment-43596 Might be easier to find the promo 45 that has both the long and the short version. Might be easier to find the promo 45 that has both the long and the short version.

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