Matthew C. Clark Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 January 1976, go to pages 76 & 77 for a report on Eric's Arista album. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/70s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1976-01.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 From December 1977, go to page 103 for "Boats Against The Current": https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/70s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1977-12.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 From February 1979, go to page 107 for "Change Of Heart" review: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/70s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1979-02.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 I guess that Stereo Review did NOT review "Tonight You're Mine" (1980) & self - titled from early 1985 on Geffen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Go to page 94 in the October 1997 "Stereo Review" for "The Definitive Collection" review: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/90s/Stereo-Review-1997-10.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Bundles Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Quite a bit of “slogging” of Eric in these reviews...Good digging Matt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave from Equinox Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I know of Steve Simels from a powerpop blog of his that I used to read occasionally. He has had his own band in the past... anyone ever heard of his music? Didn't think so. Practically no one has. Steve, if you could write even one song that is half as good as BATC, I might find your opinions worthy of consideration. But you can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 It's funny you brought him up. I read that first review in this thread and thought, "This guy—whoever he is—writes like he's trying our for Rolling Stone, circa 1975." He tosses off all the tired criticisms that Rolling Stone liked to publish as proof that it was "cool." I thought Rolling Stone's team of reviewers in that era was self-righteous, boorish, boring, and utterly predictable. You didn't get a sense of discovery from those reviews; you got lectures on what music you're supposed to like. John Lennon—yes. Paul McCartney—no. Neil Young—yes. Eric Carmen—no. Bruce—yes. Elton—no. Steve Simels, from what I read, comes off as a second-rate Rolling Stone wannabe. His line that said Raspberries "merely aped" the Beach Boys but "just sounded foolish" proves he never actually listened. It made me dig a little bit on Simels. A couple things to look at: • Here he is as lead singer for his band the Floor Models (1st vid below). I'd love to hear Eric's review of this! • Here he is on a talk show (2nd vid below). Go to the 12-minute mark. He's plugging a book he wrote on androgyny in rock'n'roll. (If you think his writing is mealy-mouthed and weasel-y.... watch this.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Haha. I actually liked his song. But dude....fix those teeth! I mean, yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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