tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post63514981185791860..comments2024-03-19T03:07:14.839-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Andrew Gold: Possibly Still Not DeadNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65644229531501632492012-03-10T01:15:17.271-05:002012-03-10T01:15:17.271-05:00Very talented man who apparently hated his own voi...Very talented man who apparently hated his own voice?- something I could never quite understand.<br />Andrew was a self deprecating and very modest master melodicist.<br /><br />RIP Andrew you are very much missed,thankfully I have your double album on CD and every song is a gem bringing back memories of much better days.<br /> Rest In Peace friend :)Phillipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23620813777439400642011-06-06T19:32:17.793-04:002011-06-06T19:32:17.793-04:00I think "Lonely Boy" earned its guilty p...I think "Lonely Boy" earned its guilty pleasure status due to the unctuous lyrics. <br /><br />I loved the comment Linda R made when she heard "You're No Good" in its final mix with Gold's great solo: "They turned it into a Beatle record!!" If I recall she thought that was a negative, not a positive!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33564889774122764782011-06-06T08:13:14.274-04:002011-06-06T08:13:14.274-04:00Andrew Gold's stuff was never a 'guilty...Andrew Gold's stuff was never a 'guilty' pleasure for me. Good writing and a catchy arrangement ought to be enough sometimes. <br /><br />I had no idea of his pedigree -- what a set of parents!<br /><br />"Lonely Boy" came up on the iPod on my way to work this morning. Interesting coincidence.<br /><br />RIP, and thanks.DBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15290120694208480322011-06-06T01:30:32.123-04:002011-06-06T01:30:32.123-04:00Wow! a little bit of a shock, good musician and so...Wow! a little bit of a shock, good musician and songwriter, certainly not pap. Andrew, Waddy, Kenny and the guys sure made Linda Ronstadt sound exceptionally pleasant over those early years.<br /><br />Also let us not forget Never Let Her Slip Away and Heartaches In Heartaches.<br /><br />R.I.P. Mr Gold, at least you have a little legacy of music for people to enjoy.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-76057368079771027602011-06-05T19:06:10.186-04:002011-06-05T19:06:10.186-04:00I'd echo Lonely Boy and have always had a fond...I'd echo Lonely Boy and have always had a fondness for Wax's American English.Anything Should Happenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593722184088140203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74845349148782192972011-06-05T19:05:11.899-04:002011-06-05T19:05:11.899-04:00Gold was (is?) good. "Lonely Boy" was a...Gold was (is?) good. "Lonely Boy" was a nice tune. As was "Thank You for Being a Friend?"Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-38907954735630123012011-06-05T16:25:58.655-04:002011-06-05T16:25:58.655-04:00Been listening Gold's hits CD on Rhino. There ...Been listening Gold's hits CD on Rhino. There are more than a few amazing tunes on it, and "Lonely Boy" never sounded better. Same with "Thank You For Being A Friend."Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63430676202159477822011-06-05T13:53:49.913-04:002011-06-05T13:53:49.913-04:00And here's Andrew's facebook page.
https:...And here's Andrew's facebook page.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/andrewgoldmusic?sk=wall<br /><br /><br />Still seems odd that as of an hour ago the LA Times hasn't covered it.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60975764692041095332011-06-05T12:40:15.141-04:002011-06-05T12:40:15.141-04:00http://www.undercover.fm/news/14973-andrew-gold-de...http://www.undercover.fm/news/14973-andrew-gold-dead-from-heart-attack-at-59goombahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116063032515263364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48690167197677458492011-06-05T12:35:37.664-04:002011-06-05T12:35:37.664-04:00Andrew's mother, Marni Nixon, has posted a st...Andrew's mother, Marni Nixon, has posted a statement of his death on her personal website. How I wish it wasn't, but I think it's true that we lost him.lisasheltiegirl@verizon.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86658657430926214932011-06-05T12:34:12.141-04:002011-06-05T12:34:12.141-04:00Yeah, this song was a guilty pleasure for me, too....Yeah, this song was a guilty pleasure for me, too. And I thought the work he did on those mid-70s singles of Ronstadt's was really good, too-- especially "Heatwave"...reddyroostrernoreply@blogger.com