tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6127212091900294843..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: "I Loved It! It Was Better Than CATS!!!"NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13311576629107356752019-11-16T16:00:37.220-05:002019-11-16T16:00:37.220-05:00And speaking of Talking Heads:
I am reminded of ...And speaking of Talking Heads: <br /><br />I am reminded of some snark I came up with in Stereo Review when his band first impinged on the public consciousness.<br /><br />"The success of Talking Heads has raised a question for rock critics. To wit -- is it possible to rock authoritatively without having attended the Rhode Island School of Design?" steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-84401291354191446892019-11-16T12:35:00.012-05:002019-11-16T12:35:00.012-05:00Still the greatest record review ever. Thank you ...Still the greatest record review ever. Thank you Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74686952505720396722019-11-16T11:42:56.018-05:002019-11-16T11:42:56.018-05:00You skipped the summation quality of recording and...You skipped the summation quality of recording and the other one :). that review made me get the album and still consider it one of the best no one heard records ever. Didn't catch Tonio K's letter back in the day. Not a big DB or TH fan but like a lot. the show that he toured with that I assume is the same as this Broadway show was indeed one of the best performances I've ever seen (not better than the 65 Bruce shows). Lucky to see first at the JF and it blew me away despite outdoors, daytime, etc. A month later indoors. Mind boggling really. Hope they put on Netflix like Boss did so all us flyover folks get to see.neal thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613177396671180646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30618141996448968462019-11-15T19:34:58.220-05:002019-11-15T19:34:58.220-05:00Simels:
Let Eddie out of the freezer already, it&...Simels:<br /><br />Let Eddie out of the freezer already, it's been 41 years!<br /><br />Captain AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68912635851760607012019-11-15T18:48:26.600-05:002019-11-15T18:48:26.600-05:00Oh, and I’m a fan of most of the Talking Heads oeu...Oh, and I’m a fan of most of the Talking Heads oeuvre, plus I saw them live in 1982 and they were exceptionally tight - great show. Byrne solo...not so much. cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36185490310689550252019-11-15T18:46:14.847-05:002019-11-15T18:46:14.847-05:00I wish I could say I bought “Foodchain” on the str...I wish I could say I bought “Foodchain” on the strength of your review, but no: I saw a very positive review in, I’m not making this up, <i>People</i> magazine (at the dentist’s office, trying to distract myself), and was in our small town’s “indie” record store a couple of days later, was browsing the T section, saw the album and bought it. It was great; your review a few weeks later, plus your review of Warren Zevon’s “Excitable Boy” had me checking out your reviews more often, usually with a good result (except for Bruce, who I continue to not get). <br /><br />I still recommend Tonio K. to people looking for something they haven’t heard before. cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65937730820354233562019-11-15T12:24:52.693-05:002019-11-15T12:24:52.693-05:00So you're not a NEW fan, you're more of a ...So you're not a NEW fan, you're more of a Floor Model?<br /><br />'-)Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80790107513786605492019-11-15T11:17:19.054-05:002019-11-15T11:17:19.054-05:00"The biggest Springsteen fan on the planet ca..."The biggest Springsteen fan on the planet calling another artist "pretentious."<br /><br />Hey, pal -- I'm the biggest formerly LAPSED Springsteen fan on the planet. :-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-16249442244208527402019-11-15T11:02:17.239-05:002019-11-15T11:02:17.239-05:00Blue Ash - I kept a Stereo Review subscription for...<br />Blue Ash - I kept a Stereo Review subscription for years just to read Master Simels' record reviews (back then I certainly couldn't afford any of the music equipment in the magazine 8^)). Sadly, I can't remember if his review of Tonio's first album caused me to go and get it. <br /><br />Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-395159504679993652019-11-15T10:56:29.997-05:002019-11-15T10:56:29.997-05:00I'm with you, Billy. Never quite saw the appea...I'm with you, Billy. Never quite saw the appeal of the Heads.<br /><br />As for the review, to this day it remains my favorite of all time. It made me rush right out and buy Foodchain. Blue Ash Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57696394141245727522019-11-15T10:45:12.098-05:002019-11-15T10:45:12.098-05:00Got the Tonio K album when it came out. Outstandi...Got the Tonio K album when it came out. Outstanding stuff.<br /><br />I never really got the Talking Heads. Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73726086355238835772019-11-15T10:28:05.965-05:002019-11-15T10:28:05.965-05:00Lessee:
The biggest Springsteen fan on the planet...Lessee:<br /><br />The biggest Springsteen fan on the planet calling another artist "pretentious."<br /><br />Huh.<br /><br />I'll just say I saw a preliminary version of this show a year ago at Kings Theater in Brooklyn and it was one of the best concerts I've seen in years. And it wasn't even Broadway prices!Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.com