Matthew C. Clark Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 As Casey Kasem would say on American Top 40 back in the summer of 1981: Dr. Noah Drake coming up. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahoodore Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 I Love all kinds of stuff that is considered "Bubble-Gum". What really makes a lot of those acts great are the vocals and the sing-along melodies with great vocal and instrumental arrangements. Here'S my list:1) Partridge Family2) David Cassidy - This guy is SOOOO underrated, and probably has one of the sexiest voices (other than Bonnie Raitt and the guy from Journey)3)Bay City Rollers - Awesome arrangements and great productions. Anything between 78 and 81 is absolutely electrifying. Pre-78 stuff is some of the best POP ever written. Guitarist Eric Faulkner could be Wally's twin.4)The Gibbs, Andy included. Magic.5)The Four Seasons - The Bay City Rollers of the 60's. Man can these guys sing.6)The Carpenters : KC is amazing. RC never got the credit he deserves. Pure genius. Bahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 those of you who are using "speak to the sky" as a starting point for rick springfield are'nt getting the full picture. that's like using something from erics days with "the quick" to judge ec's body of work. for those of you with greatest hits...(theres several) check out "what kind of fool am i", "affair of the heart" both excellent pop songs. i really became a fan of his through my wife who would listen to his last cd.."karma"...by the way RS has a new cd out, just last week. (HINT HINT!) it's called "shock, denial, anger, acceptence". you can download his newest single from the RS website (no where near as good as this one!)it's called "will I". no i am not involved in any way. hhhhmmmmmmmmm a new cd.......... who'da thunk it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Benfer Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 How many remember "Mission Magic" an animated Saturday morning cartoon where a classroom of kids go on a magical journey to another land every week. Joining them on their adventure would be Rick Spingfield who would always sing a song at the end of the show. This was in the early 70's before most of his popularity in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 I heard some of Rick's new CD. It's pretty hard angry but playful rock. I didn't even recognize it as Rick at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted March 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Everybody ready for this? I actually like "The Hustle," and used to own the 45! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 That's it Aggie! you're out of the igloo!I'll be tortured by "The Electric Slide" and "The Macarena" before I can go back to that disco dribble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 This is totally embaressing but never the less a really good song."You Take My Breath Away" artist Rex Smith written by steve Lawrencealso from the same era Why Not Me by Fred Knoblach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 That Rex Smith tune suffers from the over-enunciation of the "aye" vowel sound. Rex turns the ballad lyric into a "rhyming for dummies" exercise. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 ...Oh, I did like some of the "Partridge Family" songs. Pretty music and a great lead vocal. Though they did go too far when they tried to sing a lyric with the word "Albuquerque" in it.Remember the classic, "Point Me In The Direction Of Albuquerque". The front rows had to wear raincoats when Cassidy tried to sing that tune live... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I can't believe that I have that Rex Smith song. Woah! By the way, Rex' brother was the lead singer of the 1970's band Starz. The Partridge Family used some of the best studio musicians around, such as ace drummer Hal Blaine.Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted March 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Wasn't Rex Smith one of the hosts for Solid Gold for a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaD Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Hey, I liked disco! First, it encouraged men and women to dance within 3 car lengths of each other for a change. And it also lent itself to a fashion trend that was classy (at least for the time), especially for women. They wore dresses, and some pretty cool dresses at that. I've seen way worse periods musically (including the present), and definitely have seen some worse fashion felonies. I actually used to teach hustle classes (oh, my, that sounds bad, doesn't it?!).One of my favorite disco songs was Georgio Moroder's version of Nights in White Satin, and I loved Donna Summer. I used to sing "Dim All The Lights" in a band I was in a lot, and now I wonder how I hit that long "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuppppppppppppp" If I tried that now, I'd probably sound like... well, Celine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Benfer Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I was also a closet fan of Air Supply. I had their first three albums on cassette. (back in my Columbia House days) I remember liking them pretty much. I never purchased then on CD; only their Greatest Hits. I'll have to look into the availability of those albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted March 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Air Supply - I nearly forgot all about their existence! I wonder if they're still around somewhere. Weren't they Australian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I like the UK boyband "Westlife" They were formed and shaped by Simon Cowell. They all sing great. The songs that are picked on their CDs are usually quality. Great harmonies. Better than the "Backstreet Boys"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Craig air supply cornered the market for a while there in the 80's with some great pop songs.all out of love is a great melody.Lost in love the same. the guy with the high voice was a perfect compliment to the other guy.I wish I'd written any one of those tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I know a few people mentioned on other boards here that they like the Monkees- I think that's my guilty pleasure. I even enjoy watching the show, it's so 60s. I see now they are out on DVD's. I even saw them when the 3 guys were out on their first reunion tour in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Me too, back on August 5, 1986 The Monkees were at the old Pine Knob Music Theatre now called DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan since 2000. I do have both The Monkees Seasons 1 & 2 box sets on DVD as well as the "Head" movie on DVD. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen Smalley Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 I don¥t have prejudices.so I can¥t say any embarrasing song.Even when I tell people"I like this one although is a different stuff to the stuff I listen to they say "you say you like it because you want to be different".Ah I don¥t have prejudices with 70¥s disco music either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 DJs have to like disco music. It's in the International DJ Rulebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 I LOVE The Monkees! They were the first music I was introduced to in the 60's, and probably why I like so many different styles of music. I saw the reunion tour in Chicago in '86, and just saw them again in 2000. They fired Peter the day before I saw them ! Funny enough, I watched The TV show in the 60's but never really was a big fan of it. To me it was about the music.Nesmith put out some great stuff in the 70's, and I also saw him at the Cubby Bear lounge in Chicago in '91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 DJs have to like disco music. It's in the International DJ Rulebook. DJs HAVE TO LIKE MUSIC--THAT'S THE RULEBOOK. DISCO, LIKE ALL GENRES HAS IT BAD AND GOOD SONGS. Bad Disco: Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" Good Disco: Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" (influenced by Kraftwerk, approved by Bowie)...sadly, its monotonous beat makes it more insufferable than most genres...With guilty pleasures and Bubblegum, there's stuff that either strikes a positive chord because it resonates with your childhood. Still, some stuff is awful. Bad disposable AM pop: Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods' "Billy Don't Be A Hero" Good disposable AM pop: Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods' "Who Do You Think You Are"Stuff I own that 'no one else should know about': too many Cowsills albums, Jethro Tull ("Cheap Day Return"), Tommy Roe, Orpheus, Edward Bear, Octavian, Sandler & Young, Carpenters, lotsa Hudson Bros, Cuff Links, Classix Nouveau, Johnny Rivers, Keith, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Benfer Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I must say that "Close Your Eyes" by Edward Bear is one of my all time favorite songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Yes, "Close Your Eyes" and "Last Song" by Edward Bear were both big hits in Canada, and are fine songs.Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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