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fred — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:35:09 -0000

1975/6 was the time of musical geniuses. The Dream Weaver album and of course "oh what a nght late december back in '63" and "who loves you pretty baby who's gonna get you through the night" by Frankie and the 4 Seasons. All these artists are the geniuses of 1975 AM and FM music.

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Andrew — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:34:05 -0000

Amazing that "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" remains their only #1 song. And I do recall that moment way the fuck back in high school. How far we've come.

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MichaelWSP — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:34:31 -0000

There has never been a better example of why I hate Yngwie Malmsteen than that track.

"Look a beautiful Classic Rock song! Let me urinate all over it!"

Dio, by the way, rules.

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sini — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:09:50 -0000

Handclaps are kool.

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mojo — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:31:32 -0000

PS as a wannabe keyboard playa in the real world Gary Wright makes me drool.

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mojo — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:30:18 -0000

why do I even write for this place? The readers (Eric and David) are much deeper than I will ever be, heh...Love you ALL!!!!!!!!

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DwDunphy — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:38:14 -0000

Yikes! Truthful words but, wow, that guy risks seriously becoming Benny's next big target for life counseling... "What you do is not creative, random comment writer! What I do is, and I make people happy! I feel sad for you..."

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Elaine — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:03:23 -0000

Speaking of Benny, check out a live performance from 1978 that was posted to Wolfgang's Vault a couple weeks ago.

http://tinyurl.com/cmtlqw

The comment at the bottom pretty much says it all.

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JonCummings — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:54:48 -0000

A couple points:

1) I'm sending you a karaoke version of "Right Back Where We Started From" so you can listen to nothing BUT the backing vocals.

2) Are you sure that version of "Dream On" isn't from Guitar Hero?

3) Are you insinuating that "Alone Again, Naturally" or "Honey" aren't as "mopey, self-pitying or depressing" as "All By Myself"?

4) Neil Sedaka isn't stupid--he's a genius! A no-balled musical genius! That's it--I'm giving Benny Mardones your address.

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Horatio Foxworthy — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:50:27 -0000

I swear I saw that Eric Carmen clip when it first aired. Sitting in suburban Detroit, all of 15, I thought, "There is a man who understands the world."

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jasonhare — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:31:28 -0000

Great point, Bill. You really can't justify the whole "shove it in" line by saying it was about disco.

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Retro Remixes — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:54:54 -0000

There's a great remake of Dream Weaver done by '00's pop diva Erin Hamilton who just happens to be Carol Burnett's daughter.

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David_E — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:15:55 -0000

Eric, you are an officer and a gentleman. Name your price (retroactively) and if I have it, I shall grant it. Thanks!

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Eric S. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:53:18 -0000

I have the CD from back in the day

http://eschorn.home.comcast...

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Bill from Illinois — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:03:48 -0000

"Emerged from a Casio instead of a vagina" -- priceless.

Speaking of the latter, "Disco Lady" might be filthy, but it's a damn good song. And really, wasn't that the core strategy of most 70s music -- to use mellowness, smoothness, grooviness, earnestness, and other auditory distractions to cover up the fact that you were basically just singing about screwing?

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DwDunphy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:13:11 -0000

I don't believe for an instant that Eric Carmen had no clue he was cribbing from dead composers, thinking their music was public domain. He did it twice, once on "All By Myself" and then on "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again."

Check that - he did it three times. He also ripped "Hungry Eyes" off of Dw. Dunphy back in the '80s. Hey... Waitaminnit...

Holy crap, I'm a dead composer?!?

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David_E — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:08:11 -0000

Speaking (sort of) of countrified Mellow Gold ... I see Dan Seals died yesterday. Damn.

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jasonhare — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:54:08 -0000

Thanks, Steve. That's not it. It was a guy performing by himself, and it might be someone I saw live somewhere. I just can't figure it out. It's driving me nuts.

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Steve — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:49:13 -0000

Jason - I searched a bit for the Let Your Love Flow cover. I came across one by Billy Joe Royal. Definitely sounds more southern. Check it out.

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David_E — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:55:08 -0000

Oooo, canya get Mojo to "feature" (post) the title track from Wright's "Who I Am" (1988)?

I can't find the CD anywhere (discontinued?), nor is anything at iTunes.

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MC_Snocap — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:49:37 -0000

Must disagree, Jason: The most notable "All By Myself" was on the late WB's cruel reality show "Superstar USA", which hid from the gung ho contestants that only the most inept performers advanced week to week.

Can't find a clip on YouTube, and sound alone doesn't capture the literal thrash-on-the-floor theatrics ... but once seen, never forgotten.