11/9 Show Discussions - Page 2

Krom · 11-09-2007, 09:27 PM

Dot Dot Dot gets "Pressure". Which is as good a Billy Joel as they can possibly get for their style, and so its actually as close to not sucking as they've come on this show. It was overwrought, but then again so was the original.

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BoBoFan · 11-09-2007, 09:27 PM

That was like the band "Dead or Alive" revisited! Me liked

razorbacker · 11-09-2007, 09:29 PM

dot dot dot
damn damn damn
I so want them to
flop flop flop
that singer is just to
weird weird weird

Krom · 11-09-2007, 09:29 PM

Aw. Beyonce's life is SO tough. Only not.

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that singer is just to
weird weird weird

It's not that he's weird. A lot of real legitimate New Wave bands had frontmen that wore tons more makeup than him. It's just that he comes off as a real poser. He's emulating something I get the feeling he doesn't quite understand. This is like a slapped together mock up of a New Wave band, not the real thing.

Next up: Sixwire gets a potential plum - "She's Always A Woman".

Later: And I have my hesitation about their performance (first time with them). The part of the song where "Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleedin'" is supposed to be bitter sounding. Dicko is right. Sixwire missed the point of the song. It was smooth, but misinterpreted.

Rattus · 11-09-2007, 09:34 PM

This sounds more folk than "new country", which is a vast improvement over their usual sound, as far as I'm concerned.

razorbacker · 11-09-2007, 09:36 PM

I think Sixwire could have a hit with that arrangement that they just did. It was really good, the harmonies were spot on.

Krom · 11-09-2007, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattus

This sounds more folk than "new country", which is a vast improvement over their usual sound, as far as I'm concerned.

And yet a real actual country version (not necessarily "New Country") might have acknowledged the angry/bitterly dissapointed vibe of the later part of the song. This didn't. Thus, it failed, IMO. What good is a great harmony if it makes the song sound pointless?

Next Up - Kinks Two: Electric Bugaloo aka "Tres Bien". Singing "Movin' Out".

Uggh. This is painful. This arrangement/style just KILLS the song. And I mean "kill" in the bad sense, not the good one.

Dicko is indeed a dick about this, but in this case he's right. I'd give it a raspberry too.

Next Up: The Clark Brothers. I'd like to see them do "Travelin' Prayer" given their dad being a traveling preacher. But instead they get "She's Got A Way".

Rattus · 11-09-2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Krom

And yet a real actual country version (not necessarily "New Country") might have acknowledged the angry vibe of the later part of the song. This didn't. Thus, it failed, IMO. What good is a great harmony if it makes the song sound pointless?

Yeah, probably. I just hate "new country" more than any other musical genre, so anything that isn't it is an improvement.

Rattus · 11-09-2007, 09:43 PM

Yep, dicko is living up to his name.

Listening to the difference between Tres Bien and the Clark Brothers reminds me of an album review I read waaaaay back in the eary seventies of John Lennon's Sometime in New York City which basically stated that good musicianship was a dime a dozen, but good music was a lot scarcer. Tres Bien were rather sloppy, but their rendition was quite spirited. The Clark Brothers played extremely well, but again this week, boring.

Off topic somewhat, one of the best shows I ever saw was the incredibly, extremely, drastically sloppy and all over the place Replacements. One of the dullest shows I ever saw was the extremely tight and on top of things REM.

Krom · 11-09-2007, 09:48 PM

Now I'm sure they should have done "Travelin' Prayer". I thought "She's Got A Way" started out really sweet, but to me it went off-course later in the song.

Final pick next. I pray the little kiddies don't get to play.

LATER:

Final Band = those damn kiddies. Not that Rocket or The Muggs are any better choice. ALL the choices sucked.

Light Of Kiddies slaughters "The Stranger". At least I THINK that's what it was.

11-09-2007, 09:27 PM	#11
Krom Fool... but no pity. Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,196	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions Dot Dot Dot gets "Pressure". Which is as good a Billy Joel as they can possibly get for their style, and so its actually as close to not sucking as they've come on this show. It was overwrought, but then again so was the original. __________________ "Not to denigrate the TV show, but nobody ever died," Cannell said recently. "We drove cars off cliffs and people got out and walked away. We're not going to do that [in the movie]. In this the tone is more dangerous - you can really die. It's very tense and exciting." Stephen J Cannell, on the new A-Team movie being produced

11-09-2007, 09:27 PM	#12
BoBoFan Feelin' FoRTified~ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Age: 48 Posts: 2,224 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions That was like the band "Dead or Alive" revisited! Me liked

11-09-2007, 09:29 PM	#13
razorbacker FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,023	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions dot dot dot damn damn damn I so want them to flop flop flop that singer is just to weird weird weird

11-09-2007, 09:34 PM	#15
Rattus Wild thang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In the trees Age: 48 Posts: 3,502	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions This sounds more folk than "new country", which is a vast improvement over their usual sound, as far as I'm concerned. __________________ Adios to the contempt for intellectuals, artists, scientists and academics, and the celebration of mediocrity - candor .

11-09-2007, 09:36 PM	#16
razorbacker FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,023	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions I think Sixwire could have a hit with that arrangement that they just did. It was really good, the harmonies were spot on.

11-09-2007, 09:43 PM	#19
Rattus Wild thang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In the trees Age: 48 Posts: 3,502	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions Yep, dicko is living up to his name. Listening to the difference between Tres Bien and the Clark Brothers reminds me of an album review I read waaaaay back in the eary seventies of John Lennon's Sometime in New York City which basically stated that good musicianship was a dime a dozen, but good music was a lot scarcer. Tres Bien were rather sloppy, but their rendition was quite spirited. The Clark Brothers played extremely well, but again this week, boring. Off topic somewhat, one of the best shows I ever saw was the incredibly, extremely, drastically sloppy and all over the place Replacements. One of the dullest shows I ever saw was the extremely tight and on top of things REM. __________________ Adios to the contempt for intellectuals, artists, scientists and academics, and the celebration of mediocrity - candor . Last edited by Rattus; 11-09-2007 at 09:47 PM.

11-09-2007, 09:48 PM	#20
Krom Fool... but no pity. Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,196	Re: 11/9 Show Discussions Now I'm sure they should have done "Travelin' Prayer". I thought "She's Got A Way" started out really sweet, but to me it went off-course later in the song. Final pick next. I pray the little kiddies don't get to play. LATER: Final Band = those damn kiddies. Not that Rocket or The Muggs are any better choice. ALL the choices sucked. Light Of Kiddies slaughters "The Stranger". At least I THINK that's what it was. __________________ "Not to denigrate the TV show, but nobody ever died," Cannell said recently. "We drove cars off cliffs and people got out and walked away. We're not going to do that [in the movie]. In this the tone is more dangerous - you can really die. It's very tense and exciting." Stephen J Cannell, on the new A-Team movie being produced Last edited by Krom; 11-09-2007 at 09:54 PM.