Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (08/29/90)
Really-From: locke@nike.paradyne.com (Richard Locke) It's really amazing the discussions that start up on unlikely newgroups ;-) I think what Sinead did is great. She doesn't take any shit from anyone, and I have to admire that. Did you see her on that new talk show with I-forget-her-name Shriver? They were trying to get camera shots of the boots she was wearing & she blew them off big time! In this day of lip synched dance shows (don't get me wrong, I love KaTe ;-)) replacing real concerts, it's great to see a unique performer like Sinead do well commercially and make some waves at the same time. I picked up the Sinead video recently, and I've seen about 1/2 of it. It is supposed to be live somewhere, but you can hardly tell. The sound seems to have been heavily studio-ized, and the video so far has consisted mostly of close up head shots with some sort of animation for a background... Not really what I expected or desired, I guess. I caught part of the new Cocteau Twins single last night -- it sounds remarkably "commercial", but not in a negative way... What to others think? -dick