Comments on: The Cassingle Vault: Debbie Gibson, “Anything Is Possible”

By: Trencher93

Trencher93 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:21:11 +0000

What a huge disappointment! The MP3 link does not work, and Jeff Giles no longer has the MP3! Can someone with the MP3 put it on MegaUpload or something and put a link here? I used to have that cassette single and forgot the b-side's name. I found this page and got all excited. I scoured the usual sources (torrents, rapidshare, google, etc) and this MP3 does not exist on the Internet.

By: Trencher93

Trencher93 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:21:11 +0000

By: Trencher93

Trencher93 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:21:11 +0000

By: brolinator

brolinator — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:03:37 +0000

you're right about the album having too many tracks, but your guess is a gross misunderestimate – the real number is somewhere in excess of 9000

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:54:47 +0000

I'm actually kinda partial to the leadoff track “Another Brick Falls”.

By: :::theroux

:::theroux — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:42:53 +0000

No mention of the 3rd entry in the 80's Teen Queen Troika, Shanice Wilson? Just as awful as Deb & Tiff, but with dance skillz and a bra over jailhouse couture.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=x97aSuscGro

By: Chuy

Chuy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:04:01 +0000

Does that mean you didn't like her rapping on “One Step Ahead?” That song should have been the lead single from “Anything Is Possible” — it DG's positivity vibe. It sounded C&C Music Factory-ish, which was a good thing at the time. When it was released as the third single they removed the rap on and remixed it slightly.

I actually really like this CD. Okay, so it was perfect and completely accessible. But it reminds me of high school. It was a good mesh of a Motown sound (which DG always proclaimed her love for) and pop. “Deep Down” is such a fun song — it was featured on “90210″ when she made a guest appearance. I love the bridge on “Where Have You Been?” and I feel her pain on the 8-minute song “This So-Called Miracle” — esp when the choir kicks in.

At the time of it's release, the odds were against DG as grunge was making it's way in, and anything pop was considered shameful. Debbie really represented that pop sound that people were trying desperately to migrate away from.

PS — I love you for blogging about this CD!

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:36:50 +0000

To keep the competition alive – Tiffany sang with Front Line Assembly on a U2 covers album – We Will Follow. Terrible disc. Predictable title.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:31:19 +0000

Oh I love Big Papa. To paraphrase Mike Myers: in the red sauce, Papa puts an addictive chemical that makes you crave it fortnightly.

By: deltablues2

deltablues2 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:05:24 +0000

Zappin' it to ya ! I love D. Gib (my cool, hip-hop flavored nickname for her) and I will fight any motherfucker who has a problem with that. Teen idols may be the ultimate guilty pleasure but part of that equation is indeed pleasure. I loved Deb's first 2 albums (on cassette, natch) and kept them safe and secure next to my hot pink leg warmers and cocoa body oil dispenser.

I also loved TIffany and never went in for this competition bullshit. Can't I have both of them for chrissake ? Yes, she got taken out at the knees, but for everyone whose still putting Debbie down, I remind you that Tiffany has undergone a nice transformation and is finally starting to be taken seriously. So don't count Deb out, you souless bastards.