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Re: Extreme Makeover: Bad Music Edition

JD — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:19:34 -0000

Great Blog and Reviews. Topical and Real...
If only Jewel and her Jewels were as handsome as they were in the
past... Her songs, that is...

Re: Extreme Makeover: Bad Music Edition

Ray — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:48:22 -0000

If you're a real glutton for punishment, be sure to get your hands on the PINK LADY AND JEFF DVD set. While this has to be one of the absolute worst TV series of all time, it features among other things Alice Cooper performing "Clones", and another episode has Blondie performing "Eat To The Beat" and "Shayla".

Re: Extreme Makeover: Bad Music Edition

Ray — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:43:29 -0000

I actually have a copy of Debbie Gibson's BODY, MIND, SOUL and admit to "Shock Your Mama" being one of my guilty pleasures... so go ahead and give me 40 lashes with a wet noodle!

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Ray — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:41:35 -0000

I actually remember Bolton being played on The Loop and WMET back in the days of early 80s Album-Oriented-Rock. His single "Fool's Game" actually got quite a bit of airplay back then and it even scraped into the lower reaches of the Hot 100.

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Tina — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:06:48 -0000

"schadenfreude."
Oh no you didn't.
Showoff.

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Pete — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:50:23 -0000

Oh...and when I was playing the Scorpions track my cube neighbor asked, "is that George Michael?"

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Pete — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:49:09 -0000

Great post! I especially like the shoutout of Jewel, as I've never liked her and was glad to see that crappy song sink her career. (Anyone remember her poetry album??)

I'd never heard anything from most of these others even as I knew about them (like 'The Elder'), so it was nice to get a taste of why they tanked. The Gaines clip is hilarious.

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WHarrisBullzEye — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:37:48 -0000

I actually almost added an MP3 of "Sure Is Sure," but I changed my mind at the last second. But I agree, it's definitely a highlight among the many lowlights.

Re: Extreme Makeover: Bad Music Edition

Francis — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:02:12 -0000

That's a pretty weak Style Council album, all right, but it did have one excellent track (That Spiritual Feeling), salvaged as a b-side for Paul Weller's first solo album. Actually, "Sure Is Sure" isn't half bad either.

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Anthony Hansen — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:55:28 -0000

Along the same lines as Jewel, I'd throw in Liz Phair's shameless embrace of corporate whoredom (with Avril Lavigne's production team, no less). That was just depressing.

Also, I really like Flush The Fashion. As someone who likes early new wave an awful lot, I'd say it's as valid an entry in the field as anything that came out in 1980.

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Pup Don — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:07:56 -0000

Is it just me or does Alice Cooper sound like he's trying to copy Harry Nison?

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DavidMedsker — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:16:47 -0000

I still think we should have kept the new wave Village People record on the list.

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Beau — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:11:03 -0000

The 50 Worst Rock and Roll Records book includes a mention of Aretha's disco effort. Haven't heard it, but it looks frightening.

Should we add a special mention for Michael Bolton 's evolution from hair-metal screamer to megaplatinum producer of crap?

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Old_Davy — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:30:56 -0000

I remember when that Ethel Merman album came out. I was never a disco fan, but even I recognized that Ms. Merman was the first horseman of the Disco Apocolypse.

I also remember the Alice Cooper album and thinking "Clones" was a pretty good song. If you take the whole Flush The Fashion thing with a grain of ironic salt, it's actually pretty decent.

I really despise Jewel, so I'm not going to mention anything about her.

Re: Extreme Makeover: Bad Music Edition

Old_Davy — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:25:15 -0000

I agree with Assc...uh...Mr. Clown. I thought "Slang" was the best Def Leppard album since their debut. Too bad it didn't go over.

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Assclown — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:41:49 -0000

Sorry, but Slang is a good album, and I'm not much of a Def Leppard fan.

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1Py_Korry1 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:16:48 -0000

Nor was I saying so.

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Destiny Clontz — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:48:49 -0000

Re: Style Council
They were already flirting with house in 88 with "Life at a top peoples health farm" and with their Joe Smooth mix of "Promised Land". I think its actually a quite good italo-esque house track...until the voice comes in.

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Leon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:55:09 -0000

Hahaha oh man, Chris Gaines. Wow. Awesome post.

How about the New Monkees?

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Elaine — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:47:54 -0000

I'm not trying to be a Garth Brooks apologist, but didn't the whole Chris Gaines thing happen as a result of a movie that never got made? Not that that's any excuse.

Personally, I would put Bon Jovi in this category, along with Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, etc. for jumping on the country bandwagon. I'm biased, though. Whether their songs and albums were actually successful matters not. The idea and cynicism behind their "country artistry" just bothers the hell out of me. We all know they're looking at the country genre as a cash cow and nothing more. The sad part is, John Rich has been instrumental in this "crossover" all along. His Muzik Mafia project brought these people over in the first place.

Glad to see Jewel called out. And figures she's making a country album. Though, I do admit she really wasn't bad as the emcee for the last "Nashville Star." If she'd do that sort of thing, and stop singing, she'd give me half a chance to stop finding her so irritating.

Even if John Rich wasn't involved, I doubt I'd watch the "Gone Country" show. I've already had enough Maureen McCormick and Carnie Wilson to last the rest of my life.

I always felt bad for MC. And Miss Gibson, if you're listening: a little free advice. Stop telling us you're no longer a teenager, no longer sing pop records, and cherish that time in your life because 'you're only allowed to be that cheesy once.' Just be who you are. Like the rest of us. We were younger, now we're older, and we're all okay with that. Get on with whatever you do and stop apologizing and explaining. 'kay?

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Beau — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:35:52 -0000

Something must be wrong with me -- I kind of liked the Leppard song.

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Chris Holmes — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:29:47 -0000

Never claimed it was a commercial success.

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WHarrisBullzEye — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:38:18 -0000

Alright, Bastard, I'll do my part to help your credibility (or, at the very least, succeed in killing my own) by noting that Right Said Fred released a surprisingly strong album in 2006. David will have my back on at least one song, I think: "Hollywood Ending" was a great ballad that you'd never in a million years have identified as a RSF song. Mind you, they still strut around with the vest-and-no-shirt look...

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Bastard No. 1 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:06:07 -0000

I had never heard the travesty from the style council. Wow. Thanks for that one. I really think Chris Gaines is the best example of this one. And I give it to him because the other artists were in decline or gone when they tried the reinvention to bring back their career. Garth Brooks could have farted into a microphone for 45 minutes and it would have sold 4 million copies. I was looking at the billboard country charts the other day and in 1997 when he released his album Sevens - every single track was on the chart at the same time. Country music loved him so much that they played every track from the record enough to chart them all. Four of them for 20+ weeks. That's amazing. And yet this completely came out of left field and destroyed his career.

In addition, I'm 31 and not ashamed to admit that I like some stuff I shouldn't. I liked NSync, I think Up by Right Said Fred is one of the 100 best albums ever made and I'm not embarrased to say it. It takes a lot to make me wonder what drug I'm on. But, I'll say it here for the first time to anyone because I am way too embarrased about it otherwise - I own and enjoy the Scorpions record. Granted, I close my eyes and try to forget it's them - but I still can enjoy that album. God, I don't even want to post this one now....

Re: Extreme Makeover: Bad Music Edition

1Py_Korry1 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:15:28 -0000

Well, according to the Wiki on "The Elder," it didn't earn a U.S. certification. You may have loved it, but clearly the majority of the record buying public didn't -- and neither did Ace Frehley. He quit the group after that album.