Comments on: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 80 http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/ 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-80/comment-page-1/#comment-56727 musicmanatl Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:43:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-56727 Oh, Dave, throwing a Carly Simon song on the junk heap as the worst song of the week... no! I love "All I Want Is You". Yes, the album was recorded for Arista so Clive had his way with the song selections (how else would a Bryan Adams song end up on a Carly Simon record?) and heavy-handed production, but the songs were generally strong. "All I Want Is You" has a great background vocal from Roberta Flack (you can hear her clearly near the end) and some really randy lyrics for a housewife rock hit ("and your freight train whistling over my track.. and your Mack truck loving, jumping me Jack, oh Jack!" - well, after all, this WAS Carly). I love some of the non-single tracks from that CD, especially "Two Hot Girls On A Hot Summer Night".<br><br>I saw Carly and James' daughter Sally open up a show about ten years ago and wow, does she have her mom's sexual energy. There was just something about her that was so sexual... I can't even pinpoint it, but I bet the guys here understand what I'm talking about. :) I didn't realize who she was at first and then it all made sense.<br><br>"Why" is also a pretty cool record - whoever came up with the idea of Carly singing a Rodgers-Edwards production was a smart person.<br><br>I've always been really fond of the colloquialisms (sp?) in "Anchorage" too. That song really does float along like a letter to a long lost friend. I think Michelle Shocked is a little crazy, so I'm glad she was able to get out at least one sane song along the way. ;) Oh, Dave, throwing a Carly Simon song on the junk heap as the worst song of the week… no! I love “All I Want Is You”. Yes, the album was recorded for Arista so Clive had his way with the song selections (how else would a Bryan Adams song end up on a Carly Simon record?) and heavy-handed production, but the songs were generally strong. “All I Want Is You” has a great background vocal from Roberta Flack (you can hear her clearly near the end) and some really randy lyrics for a housewife rock hit (“and your freight train whistling over my track.. and your Mack truck loving, jumping me Jack, oh Jack!” – well, after all, this WAS Carly). I love some of the non-single tracks from that CD, especially “Two Hot Girls On A Hot Summer Night”.

I saw Carly and James' daughter Sally open up a show about ten years ago and wow, does she have her mom's sexual energy. There was just something about her that was so sexual… I can't even pinpoint it, but I bet the guys here understand what I'm talking about. :) I didn't realize who she was at first and then it all made sense.

“Why” is also a pretty cool record – whoever came up with the idea of Carly singing a Rodgers-Edwards production was a smart person.

I've always been really fond of the colloquialisms (sp?) in “Anchorage” too. That song really does float along like a letter to a long lost friend. I think Michelle Shocked is a little crazy, so I'm glad she was able to get out at least one sane song along the way. ;)

]]> By: musicmanatlhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-56728 musicmanatl Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:32:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-56728 Jeffrey, I had no idea that "Hello Big Man" was back available on CD! I just bought that one and "Come Upstairs" since they were both less than $2 new on Amazon (from private sellers). That is so awesome. Thank you! Jeffrey, I had no idea that “Hello Big Man” was back available on CD! I just bought that one and “Come Upstairs” since they were both less than $2 new on Amazon (from private sellers). That is so awesome. Thank you!

]]> By: RZhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-50353 RZ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-50353 Shooting Star are from the Kansas City area. They still perform from time to time. The only Shooting Star still receiving radio airplay around here is "Last Chance." Shooting Star are from the Kansas City area. They still perform from time to time. The only Shooting Star still receiving radio airplay around here is “Last Chance.”

]]> By: RZhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-46216 RZ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:17:28 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-46216 Shooting Star are from the Kansas City area. They still perform from time to time. The only Shooting Star still receiving radio airplay around here is "Last Chance." Shooting Star are from the Kansas City area. They still perform from time to time. The only Shooting Star still receiving radio airplay around here is “Last Chance.”

]]> By: eddie_whttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-46011 eddie_w Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:22:15 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-46011 Congrats on hitting #80, Dave. You've done a fantastic job with the series so far. I've been with you since #1, and have loved every minute of it. Many many thanks, and I'm looking forward to the rest-of-S through Z taking as long as possible. :-)<br><br>As for this week's list...I'm trying to figure out why all of the Carly Simon songs sound really familiar, even though I would have sworn I hadn't heard most of them before (with the exception of "Tired of Being Blonde"). I'm guessing her stuff is on heavy rotation in the music heard in grocery stores, elevators, etc. and my brain just unwittingly absorbed it along the way. Congrats on hitting #80, Dave. You've done a fantastic job with the series so far. I've been with you since #1, and have loved every minute of it. Many many thanks, and I'm looking forward to the rest-of-S through Z taking as long as possible. :-)

As for this week's list…I'm trying to figure out why all of the Carly Simon songs sound really familiar, even though I would have sworn I hadn't heard most of them before (with the exception of “Tired of Being Blonde”). I'm guessing her stuff is on heavy rotation in the music heard in grocery stores, elevators, etc. and my brain just unwittingly absorbed it along the way.

]]> By: tdolbyfanhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-45813 tdolbyfan Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:47:28 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-45813 Really great post this week, all hail King McD! I think Painted Moon sounds more lik Simple Minds with a little Big Country, both bands are 2 of my favorites and own all there studio albums. Playing With Lightning is something I really like and might be in my top 20 bottom feeders tunes. and I think I started in week F. (Frankie Goes To Hollywood there the first group I remember) Really great post this week, all hail King McD! I think Painted Moon sounds more lik Simple Minds with a little Big Country, both bands are 2 of my favorites and own all there studio albums. Playing With Lightning is something I really like and might be in my top 20 bottom feeders tunes. and I think I started in week F. (Frankie Goes To Hollywood there the first group I remember)

]]> By: walloffsoundhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-45572 walloffsound Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:31:22 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-45572 @ Graceland album ... i'd wished Paul had released the last track "All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints" as a single :D<br><br><br>"Allergies<br>Allergies<br>Something's living on my skin<br>Doctor please<br>Doctor please<br>Open up it's me again"<br><br>hey it got me humming the tune again ... must be damn allergies still living on my skin after all these years .... @ Graceland album … i'd wished Paul had released the last track “All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints” as a single :D

“Allergies
Allergies
Something's living on my skin
Doctor please
Doctor please
Open up it's me again”

hey it got me humming the tune again … must be damn allergies still living on my skin after all these years ….

]]> By: walloffsoundhttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-45571 walloffsound Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:25:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-45571 i'm with rockrdude ... 70's over the 90's. besides, the 90s is still young ... let the ass-end of that decade rot a lil while longer ... please please do the 70s, then perhaps the 60s ... and then do the 90s ... i'm with rockrdude … 70's over the 90's. besides, the 90s is still young … let the ass-end of that decade rot a lil while longer … please please do the 70s, then perhaps the 60s … and then do the 90s …

]]> By: rockrdudehttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-45512 rockrdude Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:23:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-45512 I LOVE this series too.. Although I'd love to see an Ass end of the 70's instead of the 90's. From the tail end of the Beatles, the end of the psychedelic era, the folk-pop era, the emergence and growth of classic rock, the disco explosion and resulting implosion, the passing of Elvis, and the birth of punk rock... What a strange, diverse and dreadful / wonderful decade of music it was. I LOVE this series too.. Although I'd love to see an Ass end of the 70's instead of the 90's. From the tail end of the Beatles, the end of the psychedelic era, the folk-pop era, the emergence and growth of classic rock, the disco explosion and resulting implosion, the passing of Elvis, and the birth of punk rock… What a strange, diverse and dreadful / wonderful decade of music it was.

]]> By: rockrdudehttp://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-80/comment-page-1/#comment-45513 rockrdude Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:19:40 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=35505#comment-45513 > I love Patrick Simmons' "So Wrong" and was curious to know if Michael McDonald actually sings backgrounds on that song.<br><br>I dug out my vinyl of this to check the linear notes, and the background vocals are by Pat Simmons and Chris Thompson.<br><br>However, "Mike McDonald" (Michael) appears on three other songs on Pat's "Arcade" album:<br>- Out On The Streets (synthesizers)<br>- Why You Givin' Up (Backing vocals, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, co-writer)<br>- Have You Seen Her (Backing vocals)<br><br>Other Doobies on this album: John McFee, Tom Johnston, Patrick Henderson, Cornelius Bumpus, Bobby La Kind, Jeff Baxter, and Ted Templeman.<br><br>A few other notables on this album: John Elefante, David Pack, Jude Cole, and Bill Payne<br><br>This is a GREAT record! > I love Patrick Simmons' “So Wrong” and was curious to know if Michael McDonald actually sings backgrounds on that song.

I dug out my vinyl of this to check the linear notes, and the background vocals are by Pat Simmons and Chris Thompson.

However, “Mike McDonald” (Michael) appears on three other songs on Pat's “Arcade” album:
- Out On The Streets (synthesizers)
- Why You Givin' Up (Backing vocals, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, co-writer)
- Have You Seen Her (Backing vocals)

Other Doobies on this album: John McFee, Tom Johnston, Patrick Henderson, Cornelius Bumpus, Bobby La Kind, Jeff Baxter, and Ted Templeman.

A few other notables on this album: John Elefante, David Pack, Jude Cole, and Bill Payne

This is a GREAT record!

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