by A.Fenderson 24 Replies latest social entertainment
Eagles were just so-so on my list but could never stand "The Long Run". Do like "Victim of Love" however.
Never really cared for Thin Lizzy 'ceptin' for "The Cowboy Song".
Have always loved the Stones. Never liked "Satisfaction". Quite the boring song that one.
Hey AF, you remember Johnny Mac? When me and him worked at Wal-Mart at night 20 odd years ago he would let me listen to his old vinyl when we got off work. He'd make espresso and we would chill out on his back porch. Although my taste normally run to heavier sounds in rock, some of the stuff he had was pretty good. I never liked America very much but still get a smile when I hear Ventura Highway.
I do. He seemed potentially cool, one of the more relaxed and possibly even intelligent MS (wasn't he?), but I never got to know him.
I like Amercia well enough to own the greatest hits CD and sing along with it--good times.
My favorite Eagles song from Hotel California was The Last Resort.
2nd half of the song's lyrics:
Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought 'em
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea
You can leave it all behind
and sail to Lahaina
just like the missionaries did, so many years ago
They even brought a neon sign: "Jesus is coming"
Brought the white man's burden down
Brought the white man's reign
Who will provide the grand design?
What is yours and what is mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier
We have got to make it here
We satisfy our endless needs and
justify our bloody deeds,
in the name of destiny and the name of God
And you can see them there,
On Sunday morning
They stand up and sing about
what it's like up there
They call it paradise
I don't know why
You call someplace paradise,
kiss it goodbye
First of all, my biggest problem with The Eagles is the length of their songs - did they ever do a song that lasted less than 5:00? Every one of them seems to go on and on. Hotel California is a solid effort, but it's saved by the great guitar work at the end; if not for that, it would just be another overly long Eagles song. And don't even get me started on Lying Eyes.
As for Mr. Wonder, I think he had a lot of really good songs: Superstition, I Wish, Do I Do, That Girl, Living For The City, You Haven't Done Nothin' being among my favorites. On the other hand, I hate Sir Duke.
Now, some bands that had sublimely great songs but who I otherwise didn't like and wondered how they ever became as popular as they did:
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son is a great song, but otherwise I tired quickly of their sound, especially that freaking violin.
Boston - Foreplay/Longtime is a classic, just a terrific song. But otherwise, this group sounded the same all the time.
Foreigner - Double Vision is a great song, but otherwise I couldn't stomach this band, save for one or two nice ballads they had.
Pink Floyd - My obejction entails just one album, the famous Dark Side Of The Moon. Money is a awesome song, but otherwise I personally think this album is terribly overrated. I'll probably get flamed for such blasphemy.
Meatloaf. His songs would be good if they didn't go on and on and on and....well, you get the picture :)
