tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post2541115604009614343..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: The Remnants of DignityNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-92199933561948458662009-03-24T04:00:00.000-04:002009-03-24T04:00:00.000-04:00Actually The Searchers were perfoming loads of tra...Actually The Searchers were perfoming loads of tracks from the Sire albums from 79 to 83.<BR/><BR/>So can't understand the comment, I actually a live cd recorded from miker desk from a tour of US in 83 and they did a high % of numbers from the sire era. They were in a dilemma though, they were making their living in cabaret and playing the Sire tracks but the audiences were not interested.<BR/><BR/>Check out<BR/><BR/>http://www.rickresource.com/searchers/cloughlinks.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506958200341361933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8671566685738155332009-03-23T21:27:00.000-04:002009-03-23T21:27:00.000-04:00Oh,Stevie Ray,they were a wee bit...slick,but,they...Oh,Stevie Ray,they were a wee bit...slick,but,they sang and played very well.And,I guess they felt,rightly so,that the vast majority of the audience was there to hear the hits.The conundrum ,of course,is, had they played their then new tunes would the LP have done better? Or,if the LP had done better,would they have played the new tunes? WE'LL NEVER KNOW ! I'll ponder this as I leaf through the newspaper that doubles as my bedding,as I keep looking for work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77648523618648264562009-03-23T20:24:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:24:00.000-04:00I'm glad to hear that on both counts.I'm glad to hear that on both counts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-58539824043212185752009-03-23T19:19:00.000-04:002009-03-23T19:19:00.000-04:00The Searchers are still around and touring the UK ...The Searchers are still around and touring the UK at the moment! Incidentally they occasionally do Hearts In Her Eyes live in their solo shows!!!!!!!needlesnpinzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014387105024302302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21522711509172500312009-03-23T16:19:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:19:00.000-04:00Sad that they felt the need to do that ... I guess...Sad that they felt the need to do that ... I guess everyone can't be Scott Walker! :-)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64667142810519817642009-03-23T16:03:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:03:00.000-04:00The really sad thing was that musically they were ...The really sad thing was that musically they were impeccable. Sounded great, when they were clowning around or doing 30 second snippets of their hits.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8518505763972881922009-03-23T16:00:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:00:00.000-04:00Hah, they played a club in Cambridge Square in Bos...Hah, they played a club in Cambridge Square in Boston right around that time and I was always bummed that I didn't make that show. Guess I needn't have worried.Kid Charlemagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109953353900729258noreply@blogger.com