response 50 of 113:

Feb 5 16:43 UTC 1999

Frankie Valli, wasn't it? I think he also sang that "Oh What a Night" 
song, which I kinda like. 

response 52 of 113:

Feb 5 19:29 UTC 1999

I was most fond of New Kids on the Block. <grins> But then I was a young
teen wtih poor taste in music. <chuckles>

As for Debbie Gibson, well, I liked her too... And didn't she just 
finish playing Sandy in Grease on Broadway?

response 54 of 113:

Feb 5 23:16 UTC 1999

Yeah, I like Frankie Valli-- others may not, but his performance on "Oh 
What a Night" as well as Barry Gibb's "Grease" is nice.  Write it off as 
70's disco trash, but I don't think it's at all near the most 
embarassing moments of that decade.

Yes, I *hate* teen superstars that have songs written for them about 
pain they have no knowledge about.  LeAnn Rimes and Alanis Morrisette 
must fade back into no-name nothingness, and perhaps die slow deaths.  I 
dated someone who worshipped Alanis, and it drove me crazy.

New Kids?  Yeah, they suck.  But the Spice Girls aren't as bad as they 
were.  Seriously, I posted an item why preteens love 'em and we hate 
'em.  We hate their unabashed pretensiousness and their saccharine pop 
stylings.  We hate the fact that boys and girls love them when they have 
no idea what hoochy mamas they are and that they're singing about sex.  
I mean, 6-year old girls sing their songs and have no idea about the 
lyrics.

I do not agree Pink Floyd sucks-- I rather like their music because it's 
mellow, and no, I don't toke.  I also enjoy the legend of watching "The 
Wizard of Oz" to the _Dark Side Of The Moon_ soundtrack.  I'm also 
manic-depressive, which may explain why I like Depeche Mode.  So sue me!

Speaking of Pink Floyd, The Class of '99 sing 'Another Brick In The 
Wall, Part II' like they're fried and smashed at the same time.  Blech.
It also reminds me of some band unknown to me who brutually murdered 
Three Dog Night's "One" on the X-Files movie soundtrack.  Help! Help!  I 
love Three Dog Night, and that was traumatizing.

"Any Man of Mine." As I said, it should be more like "Any Slave Of 
Mine."  Blech, Shania Twain, nothing but shallow beauty in the music 
biz.  I can't stand country and all their new emphasis on 
ultra-beautiful people and bubblegummy stuff.  New country would largely 
be pop if it wasn't for the singer using a twangy voice.  Not that I 
like traditional country much, either, but I could tolerate some of its 
80's crossover incantations.  So stone me since I like Dolly Parton and 
Kenny Rogers (I'd call them more folk rock than I would country).

Why the blast on Christian rock?  Oh, sure, it seems sacreligious and 
oxymoronic, but generally, these are people who enjoy various music 
styles.  Many of these musicians were into the drugs, sex, and moodiness 
rock sometimes glorifies.  When they decided to change their beliefs, 
and subsequently their lifestyle, they wanted to do music that 
celebrated their new-found happiness.  Now I'll admit I don't really dig 
praise music, and some Christian rock really smacks of 'praise the Lord' 
and 'He saved me' lyrics, but I think they've got guts.  I've especially 
admired Christian bands and artists who have had hits on the mainstream 
charts because religious references were subtle and more thoughtful than 
straight-out praise.  Jars Of Clay and d.c. talk have some notable 
songs.  Even the Christian 'metal' bands deserve some credit.  I thought 
Stryfer in the 80's was a real cool act (although they'd be counted as 
glam, probably).

I think Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" was sweet.  So 
blast me as a hopeless romantic who enjoys sappy songs :P

I hate Hootie and the Blowfish but I will make an exception for their 
song "I Only Want To Be With You"

Barbara Streisand post-1964?  Agreed.  Bob Dylan singing his own songs? 
 Agreed.  He's an incredible songwriter, but he can't carry a tune in a 
bucket for long, nor sing out of a paper bag.

response 56 of 113:

Feb 6 01:28 UTC 1999

Just one entry:


        "We Are the World"


Yuch.

response 58 of 113:

Feb 6 12:24 UTC 1999

Pretty much any classic bit of music that has been sleazed around to make it
the soundtrack for a commercial.  I recall a Sony ad a few years back
featuring Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me" with some extra percussion added. 
The really ironic bit was that the song is about pollution, to which Sony
contributes thanks to all the semiconductor manufacturing Sony does.

response 60 of 113:

Feb 6 14:15 UTC 1999

The original was Done by Frankie Vallie and the 4 Seasons, as was the
remake.  I could be wrong on that, but....:)

response 62 of 113:

Feb 6 14:53 UTC 1999

        Originally labeled as "December 23, 1963".  That was not a good
night in the Ryan household.

response 64 of 113:

Feb 6 18:07 UTC 1999

Paper Lace recorded "The Night Chicago Died."

response 66 of 113:

Feb 6 19:56 UTC 1999

::puke::

response 68 of 113:

Feb 7 07:28 UTC 1999

The problem with Christian music (and Christian philosophy and Christian 
art and Christian fiction and...) is that the music is secondary to the 
message.  In other words, its "success" is based on how accurately the 
lyrics convey the theology in question, rather than on whether it's any 
damn good to listen to.  Which it therefore usually isn't.  

response 70 of 113:

Feb 7 10:11 UTC 1999

True. Which is why I no longer listen to it. 

response 72 of 113:

Feb 7 21:02 UTC 1999

Well, it's just a message that I have heard countless hundreds of times, 
and don't really have any desire to hear again, and coupled with music 
that is generally not even third rate, this makes a rather unpleasant 
listening experience.  
  It is not really a "problem", however, since I don't listen to it. :)

response 74 of 113:

Feb 8 00:10 UTC 1999

Anything that begins with "hooked on..."   :-)