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Elaine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:28:49 -0000

Hope he made a lot of money off it at least. Thanks for the link.

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jefito — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:10:38 -0000

You could say that: http://www.elvinbishopmusic...

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Elaine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:04:57 -0000

Did he at least play an instrument on the track? *confused*

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jefito — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:40:28 -0000

Elvin's real -- he just doesn't sing.

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Elaine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:24:34 -0000

I might be in the minority here, but I loved the entire Steve Winwood album. My favorite song was Judgement Day. I don't even know why; I just love it.

As for Lou Gramm, he had the best voice in rock & roll, and that song is bitchen for the chord progressions alone. What was Foreigner doing in 1987? "Heart Turn To Stone?"

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Elaine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:08:53 -0000

"Fooled Around" was Mickey? Was Elvin Bishop real? or a pseudonym? hmm!

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Ted — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:48:55 -0000

And you can add the "Oooohs" to the chorus if you used "skidmark brown" in the lyrics.

And I agree with Jon that "Midnight Blue" was one of the last great AOR tunes, but that cover by R.E.M. sucked -- and I loved R.E.M. in '87.

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breadalbane — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:27:06 -0000

Crowded House was formed in Australia by Neil Finn (who was born in NZ, but by that point had been living in Australia for a decade) and Nick Seymour and Paul Hester, both native Aussies.

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jasonhare — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:49:27 -0000

Ah yes, words of wisdom from the coach. He also said "It's not how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose."

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dslifton — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:17:46 -0000

Maybe he wanted to show the world his Mahavishnu John McLaughlin impression and the name stuck.

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forwardgirl — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:11:54 -0000

Everything else is tofutti?

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:08:11 -0000

Bum, buh, dum-duh - "Hai!"

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:07:57 -0000

I will not stand for such lactose tolerance in my philosophies.

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forwardgirl — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:05:50 -0000

I seem to remember 'Let's Go' being used in a really annoying commercial at some point...

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forwardgirl — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:00:31 -0000

I always liked this advice better than cherry red/midnight blue...
Quote: “Three rules to live by: never get less than 12 hours of sleep, never play cards with a guy that has the same first name as a city, and never go near a lady that has a tattoo of a dagger on her body. You stick with that, everything else is cream cheese.” -Teen Wolf

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:48:35 -0000

Ah, but that gave rise to Gavin Rossdale who, in turn, re-destroyed rock, so it's the snake that eats it's own tale, y'see.

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:47:10 -0000

First time I heard "Dance Hall Days" was when they pumped it through Giants Stadium during an exhibition game. Was it to intimidate the Steelers by making them think it would be a ballroom challenge? Who's to say? The Giants won anyhow.

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:45:18 -0000

Could be worse. What if his dad told him, "Son, you're either sky blue or skidmark brown." That could scar a dude for life.

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:42:53 -0000

Why do you name your kid Narada? Or did Michael Walton name himself Narada just so he wouldn't get the Walton Mountain jokes?

Narada. Blagh!

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:41:24 -0000

"The Brazillian" - If there was any doubt that, at the very least, Genesis had the chops, this put them to rest.

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DwDunphy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:21:27 -0000

"(Fun fact: one of the fans was Dw. Dunphy. I hate that guy.)"

Yeah, but I love you, L'il Bro and in the end, that's what's important. It's all about me, me, me.

It's not cool to defend Genesis or Phil Collins, but let's just face it. Aside from a handful of pansy-fied ballads, the guy is a good vocalist and great drummer, and "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" is a good song. Again, Collins is best when he sings like he's pissed off, though.

I'll give Mickey Thomas a smidgen of credit too, because I'm feeling generous. "Find Your Way Back," "Jane" and a couple other tunes from Freedom At Point Zero and Modern Times are sung very well. He can sing. He chooses not to. It's as if the moment Jefferson left Starship, he said, "Now I'm the singing pants-zipper!" and has been just as useful since.

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David_E — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:26 -0000

"To Live and Die in L.A."

Don't forget that one. Trés cool.

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jasonhare — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:34:22 -0000

Agreed all the way, Matt. There's not a bad song on that record.

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Beau — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:09:10 -0000

I think most of this chart vindicates Rose/Cobain for destroying Top 40/pop-rock radio.

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tippos — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:07:46 -0000

Dana, luckily for your unofficial rankings I am pretty sure Crowded House is from New Zealand.