tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post7010854940681950339..comments2024-03-19T03:07:14.839-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Only Pretty, What a Pity: ReduxNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88341687579000519112012-09-04T19:16:46.602-04:002012-09-04T19:16:46.602-04:00This is one of my favorite Spoonful songs. I espec...This is one of my favorite Spoonful songs. I especially like Joe Butler's drumming on it. According to the liner notes of the remastered version of "Everything Playing", they performed "Only Pretty, What a Pity" on "The Ed Sullivan Show". If anyone knows whether or not this clip is available to view online, please let me know.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65615195414701592182012-09-03T01:27:51.665-04:002012-09-03T01:27:51.665-04:00The psych-pop band Still Life liked this song too....The psych-pop band Still Life liked this song too. Google their "What Did We Miss?" to see how they rewrote it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79525555238084919062011-07-22T19:38:00.453-04:002011-07-22T19:38:00.453-04:00Also worth rediscovery is the Joe Butler-only faux...Also worth rediscovery is the Joe Butler-only faux Lovin' Spoonful "Revolution '69" album.Braitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727871539506691744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68627303215922411402011-07-21T07:59:08.870-04:002011-07-21T07:59:08.870-04:00Song reminds me of the George Orwell quote: "...Song reminds me of the George Orwell quote: "By age 40, a man has the face he deserves".<br /><br />It's amazing to think that Steve Boone is alive somewhere going about the mundane tasks of daily life. These people are like figures from myth and legend to us.Fazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68292978854768907592011-07-20T20:11:48.723-04:002011-07-20T20:11:48.723-04:00The A-side of that single is nothing to sneeze at,...The A-side of that single is nothing to sneeze at, either.LP Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-92041274294602794212011-07-20T18:43:52.751-04:002011-07-20T18:43:52.751-04:00Well worth the two mentions. You turned me on to t...Well worth the two mentions. You turned me on to this song over 40 years ago and I'm just as passionate about it as you are!<br /><br />Also it's from the Spoonful's forgotten masterpiece "Everything Playing".<br /><br />ROTP(lumber)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-19300013540718510332011-07-20T15:37:22.123-04:002011-07-20T15:37:22.123-04:00And great in the studio. They really were thinking...And great in the studio. They really were thinking in terms of records, not just songs.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-3472906700708185292011-07-20T15:32:07.826-04:002011-07-20T15:32:07.826-04:00I can kinda see why you posted twice about this so...I can kinda see why you posted twice about this song in 10 days . . .<br /><br />I'm so used to thinking of Sebastian (along with Yanovsky) as the brains, brawn & beauty of the Spoonful, but this track really turns that on its head, and reminds me what I already knew, that they were an incredibly talented and tight group.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-11251834680657077462011-07-20T14:34:27.994-04:002011-07-20T14:34:27.994-04:00Yes, although I think that's something the art...Yes, although I think that's something the art director inserted.<br /><br />In any case, I'm pretty sure Zal's actually playing on this (I remember seeing the original four do the song on the Ed Sullivan Show). If and when I talk to Joe, I'm going to ask about that....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75426187776420095122011-07-20T14:15:07.963-04:002011-07-20T14:15:07.963-04:00The photo on the sleeve, who's that standing i...The photo on the sleeve, who's that standing in the background? Zal?dSmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80014534461197211302011-07-20T09:21:02.155-04:002011-07-20T09:21:02.155-04:00I thank you, sincerely.
Incidentally, the blogger...I thank you, sincerely.<br /><br />Incidentally, the blogger in question is a certain Aquatic Feline of our mutual acquaintance.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-7167224989381589152011-07-20T09:04:46.116-04:002011-07-20T09:04:46.116-04:00steve, what I love about you and your writing is t...steve, what I love about you and your writing is the intensity of your enthusiasms; that's so rare in an age that prizes detachment and cynicism and the most important life-or-death issues of the day are treated as horse races to be gazed upon from afar with an ironic smile....Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.com