tom@rlgvax.UUCP (07/12/83)
As long as we're discussing Bowie albums let me put in a plug for
Bowie's new album, "Let's Dance". Its terrific. I generally DESPISE
dance music, since it is generally geared for dancing and not for
listening. A thumping bass is a noticeably shallow way to hide
uninteresting, formulated shlock. But "Let's Dance" is soooo different.
Innovative, exciting, musically rich, and in typical Bowie style,
intrigueing. The tunes are generally set to a danceable beat, but
they hold up as music. The remake of "Putting Out Fire" is the best
tune on the album. It combines a catchy dance beat with a raw power
missing from the Cat People soundtrack. And the guitar licks toward
the end of the song are some of the best rock guitar I've heard in ages.
My nomination so far for Song of the Year.
- Tom Beres
CCI Corp.
{seismo, allegra, brl-bmd, mcnc}!rlgvax!tomdeath@yale-com.UUCP (Doctor Death) (07/15/83)
i think we should change the name to "let's puke." -=- death -=-
dwex@wxlvax.UUCP (David Wexelblat) (07/16/83)
Amen to that. We can always hope he'll go back to his old style. David Wexelblat ...decvax!ittvax!wxlvax!dwex
woods@hao.UUCP (07/19/83)
I thought we agreed a long time ago that we were going to *refrain* from
comments like "let's puke", or anything that sounds like "the kind of music
you like sucks". We should all act like adults here, not junior highs.
I have not heard the album in question here -- whether or not it is worth
listening to is not the point. Maybe it's time for a net.music.d (like
in net.jokes), or better yet, net.music.sucks . :-)
GREG
{ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | decvax!brl-bmd | harpo!seismo | menlo70}
!hao!woodsdeath@yale-com.UUCP (Doctor Death) (07/19/83)
esp: in reply to !seismo!hao!woods, re: "let's puke".... if i can put up with tens of articles lauding some artist(s) or song(s) to the heights of heaven when I consider them to be musically no more imaginative than week-old baby vomit, then you can put up with one or two slightly less than gracious comments. to paraphrase Jackie Gleason, who died and left you king? or would you rather I had said "let's eructate?" does that make it any less "high school"? WHO "agreed" on WHAT? as long as one tries to keep within the bounds of direct obloquy of the " all the people who listen to that drivel must be sterno-guzzling geek-suckers " i don't see why a less-than-complimentary comment is out of place. if you can like them then it's ok for me not to, so blow it out your PF7. -=- death -=-
ajk@hpdb.UUCP (07/19/83)
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norskog@fortune.UUCP (07/20/83)
#R:rlgvax:-82000:fortune:7200012:000:465 fortune!norskog Jul 19 20:13:00 1983 As long as we're pyroflatulating about the World's Greatest Rock Star, I'll say that my faves are the Berlin albums, "Lodger", "Low", and "Heroes". (You know, the ones that didn't sell?) Any Eno/Fripp/King Crimson fans out there? I just got the new 1/2-speed pressing of "In The Court of the Crimson King" and GOD I LOVE IT! Lance Norskog Fortune Systems megatest!fortune!norskog hpda!fortune!norskog harpo!... sri-unix!... amd70!...
midget@yale-com.UUCP (Markoff Chaney) (07/21/83)
Bowie, Isn't he one of those rockers who died so tragically in the late 60's or early 70's along with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Frank Zappa?