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Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

Helena — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:36:59 -0000

Am I the only one out there who absolutely loves Living In A Box? LOVE that band and their music! Richard Darbyshire has a voice like chocolate..

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

Russ — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:20:36 -0000

How 'bout Joe "king" Carrasco? I know, no Hot 100 appearances, but "Buena" got airplay on some better stations.

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what the what — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:37:30 -0000

Doesn't really amount to much. Everyone seems to dislike him and/or think he's so not cool. Ah well. I'm not that cool. It's weird though, I still come back to Popdose, day after day...

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

kingofgrief — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:50:48 -0000

Great anecdote about the TV set. Take pictures of that!

I was surprised to see that "Great Gosh A'Mighty" charted as high as it did. I never heard it on the radio, only in ads for D&OiBH. Of course, my favorite single to chart as a result of that movie will be discussed alongside "Talk Talk" in a future entry.

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WHarrisBullzEye — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:46:39 -0000

I gotta tell ya, I love "Great Gosh A'Mighty." More than once, I came very close to picking up the soundtrack to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" just so I could own a copy of the song. Getting it here makes this week's column worthwhile.

The Little River Band produced some of my favorite pop singles of the late '70s and early '80s, but by 1985, they pretty much NEEDED to change their name to LRB, given how few members of the original line-up were still in the band. This problem has only gotten worse over the years, to the point where - last I heard - the band was touring with precisely ZERO members of the original line-up.

For those of you wondering about the whereabouts of the members of Living in a Box, allow me to steer you over to Amazon, where you can sample the tracks from lead singer Richard Darbyshire's most recent album, "Love Will Provide": http://www.amazon.com/Love-...

I can't believe "Shelter" wasn't a top-40 hit. It might be true, but I still can't believe it. It seemed like it was played every other song when it was first released.

Lastly, I'd just like to say that I have a television set signed by Living Colour. I won it from WNOR (FM 99) in Norfolk when the band was passing through on the "Vivid" tour, and Vernon Reid signed the top of it, "I'm the smiling face on your TV." It still works, and it's in my daughter's room at this very moment.

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

kingofgrief — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:54:55 -0000

Every time I refer to it (and it's more frequently than most of the known universe) it's always "Living in a box...living in a cardboard box". It's an effective lyrical hook, gotta give them that.

I'm reminded of the early days of my music retail career (almost twenty years ago!) when confused clubbers would come in and pick up the Living in a Box album, thinking they were getting "LIVING IN Oblivion" by Anything BOX. I'd always have to sing part of the chorus to set them straight.

This is my first time to hear "So the Story Goes" and this would be worthy of my show. Hereby keeping an eye out for the album and/or its accompanying 12"ers...

EDIT (2 minutes later): Oh, wait! They're on iTunes! With two different best-ofs after only having released two albums. Ah well, at least "So the Story Goes" is easy to track down in digital form...as is the extended mix of "Living in a Box". (Living in a cardbord box.)

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

kingofgrief — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:48:41 -0000

I had the One-Sided Single of "Don't Fight It". Anyone remember those? It was a CBS promotion: "Get the Hit! Special Low Price". You paid .59 and sacrificed the B-side. I also had Ricky Skaggs' "Heartbroke", and my best friend found "Sexual Healing" at a thrift store. (That did NOT come out right...)

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

kingofgrief — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:33:25 -0000

Before The Party's Over was released, there was an eponymous Talk Talk EP with their namesake tune and (I believe) three other tracks that would resurface on the album. So for the early part of the video's existence, the MTV credit did indeed read:

Talk Talk
"Talk Talk"
Talk Talk
EMI America Records

But I'm jumping the gun by a few months...

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

steed — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:32:16 -0000

Finally. Someone shows some love for Mr. Kenny Loggins.

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

what the what — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:26:17 -0000

Love this week! Of course, I'm partial because I am a Loggins fan. I am such a pop junkie. I do have the "Essential" and all the others! Naturally. Not sure how you can like McDonald, but not Loggins. I like them both, but that's probably a given. Looking forward to next week!

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Elysium — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:49:58 -0000

The tracks from the Time's Up (Type, Solace For You, Elvis Is Dead) and Stain albums were from the early 1990s. So, they would not be eligible anyway. Some of the tracks did well on the Modern Rock charts, missing the Hot 100, no idea how close they got.

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Matt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:38:57 -0000

Damn, you beat me to it. Too bad Black Sabbath never made a video. And Talk Talk spoiled the fun by naming their debut album "The Party's Over"

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steed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:02:20 -0000

I had never seen that Bill Maher clip - funny.

My buddies and I used to have a running joke about wanting to see some Kenny Loggins Roasters - show the Gambler who's boss. Too late now I suppose.

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OJ Incandenza — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:29:47 -0000

Did Nuclear Valdez make the cut? That's the only other one I can think of right off hand.

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RoyBatty — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:28:45 -0000

Iron Maiden
"Iron Maiden"
Iron Maiden
EMI

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DwDunphy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:28:25 -0000

Sounds like an additive, don't it? Total has your daily requirement of essential vitamins, minerals and Loggins.

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

DwDunphy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:25:27 -0000

I'm fairly sure that Living In A Box indicates you're homeless... Something the individual members of Living In A Box may well be by now.

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

Elaine — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:16:34 -0000

Today I heard that awful Steve Perry duet "Don't Fight It" at the orthodontist's office. What a crap song. I'm sure it's on Kenny's Essentials, right?

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TuffGong — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:13:36 -0000

When I read "Essential Kenny Loggins" all I could think of the whole time was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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Chris X — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:12:58 -0000

wow. I'm not even a baseball fan, but those are pretty sweet. I need to find me some Flyers sneakers.

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steed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:00:15 -0000

These bad boys right here

http://product.images.fanse...

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

steed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:58:43 -0000

Yes, I understand. I'm more into those teams in the other stadiums (I'm wearing vintage powder blue and maroon sneakers now) but I get you.

Re: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 54

steed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:53:54 -0000

Actually, so is Denise Lopez now that I look. Well, that was a silly question then. The mind didn't put two and two together this week. Gotta get off the crack.

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MichaelFortes — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:29:47 -0000

Lisa Lisa herself is also Latina.

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Chris X — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:28:14 -0000

well, I've had stuff to talk about for 2 weeks in a row now, I'd say we're back on track!

"Living in a Box". by Living In a Box, from the album Living In a Box! True story: I can never refer to the song by it's name alone, I have to give it the full treatment EVERY SINGLE TIME I TALK ABOUT IT, and even got my girlfriend (who didnt know the song, or many of the other great songs of this wonderful decade til she had the (mis)fortune of meeting me) doing the same. Not digging this other song of theirs so much.

I always had a soft spot for Lisa Lisa. And Cult Jam. And Full Force. And whatever other army of dudes she had backing her at any given moment. que cera, que cera! "Can You Feel the Beat" is a good one, very freestyle, which is probably the biggest guilty pleasure of my musical taste (there is a show this weekend featuring Expose, The Cover Girls, Lil Suzy, Brenda K. Starr, and about 7 others that I want to goto badly, but sadly have prior obligations...woe is me...)

Little Steven is better left playing with The Boss. No need for solo projects from E Streeters.

No interest in anything the Little River Band have to say besides "Reminiscing" ..seriously, what a great song.

Living Colour's "Open Letter to a Landlord" is a PHENOMENAL song, and it's hitting especially hard this year with the pending implosion of the Spectrum. Seriously, apply (most of) the lyrics to that hallowed building's impending doom, it fits perfectly for someone who lives, breathes, sleeps, eats, and drinks orange and black like myself (steed, you're from the area, you know what I mean-everyone else can just carry on thinking I'm a weirdo) I am demanding my videographer friend use this song as the soundtrack to his upcoming Spectrum tribute DVD.

I hate Kenny Loggins more than you hate Corey Hart. He needs to drive down the highway to the Dangerzone and stay there.

Finally, LL Cool J's "I'm Bad" is badass. Seriously, great song. Always been a fan of his.