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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Aug 1, 2003 11:38:37 GMT -5
The mood hasn't gotten much better, but I continue on..... Neil Sedaka-Of all late 50's/early 60's to make 70's comeback, who would have thought it would be him. Actually, I prefer that 70's stuff, yes even the remake. Elton on Bad Blood probably helped a lot since Elton was one of the top solo performers at the time. Faves-Bad Blood (love it), Laughter in the Rain, Breaking Up is Hard to Do (slow 70s version). Bob Seger-Something about Bob's voice gets to me. It REALLY bothers me on songs like Her Strut, The Fire Down Below and Shakedown. But there is no denying this guy had huge amount of songs that still get radio play. Because there is so many, I have warmed up to a few. And hey, HE asked Martina to duet with him because he loved her voice so much, so he can't be that bad. Faves-Travelin's Man/Beautiful Loser (Live) (Actually love this one), Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (Bob Seger System), Roll Me Away. Shalamar-Suggestion from Dave. I only know Dancing in the Sheets from Footloose although I have Dead Giveaway on a K-Tel album. Faves-none. Shangri-Las-Before The Donnas, before The Runaways, I consider these gals the original sassy punk girls. Absolutely love Give Him a Great Big Kiss. Remember playing the 45 often as a kid. That and ELO's Roll Over Beethoven were my requests at home on Saturday night. I have their greatest hits on disc actually, and there is a skip on Give Him from the original recording!  Also have them on Shindig performing this. Faves-Give Him a Great Big Kiss, Remember (Walking in the Sand), Leader of the Pack. Del Shannon-Man was Del depressed. If you want evidence of this, look for a copy of his 90's album where he finally sings his own I Go to Pieces. (He looks like actor Jeff Conaway on the cover). Each of the Wilburys liked him so much they considered adding him when Roy died. Then he did. Talk about the curse of the 5th Wilbury! His version of From Me to You charted before the Beatles. Hard to believe Little Town Flirt was NOT one of his three top 10 hits. Faves-Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun), Hats Off to Larry, Little Town Flirt. You? |
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Post by lora on Aug 1, 2003 13:50:44 GMT -5
Neil Sedaka - Blah. Don't care for him.
Bob Seger - I love Old Time Rock'n'Roll. My whole family does actually, and another biggie is...um, I'm not actually sure what the title is, but the song goes, "Put me in coach. I'm ready to play today. Look at me. I can be centerfield." It may be called Centerfield, but I can't remember. Anyway, my family's full of baseball nuts, so they love that song. As an artist I don't care for him much, but those two songs are really catchy.
Shalamar - I'm sure I've probably heard Dancing in the Sheets, but it's not clicking right now.
Shangri-Las - I love Leader of the Pack. Great song. But I guess that's all I know by them.
Del Shannon - Definitely heard of him, but never heard a song.
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Aug 1, 2003 14:01:07 GMT -5
Neil Sedaka - Blah. Don't care for him. Bob Seger - I love Old Time Rock'n'Roll. My whole family does actually, and another biggie is...um, I'm not actually sure what the title is, but the song goes, "Put me in coach. I'm ready to play today. Look at me. I can be centerfield." It may be called Centerfield, but I can't remember. Anyway, my family's full of baseball nuts, so they love that song. As an artist I don't care for him much, but those two songs are really catchy. Shalamar - I'm sure I've probably heard Dancing in the Sheets, but it's not clicking right now. Shangri-Las - I love Leader of the Pack. Great song. But I guess that's all I know by them. Del Shannon - Definitely heard of him, but never heard a song. The song is Centerfield, but it's by John Fogerty. |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Aug 1, 2003 14:10:15 GMT -5
Couple of good ones here today. Neil Sedaka- The word was that Neil wanted to be a classical music composer and wrote and sang pop rock in order to pay for his education. I remember one of the local DJs in Boston hosting a dual interview in which Neil and famed Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler talked about their common tastes in music. So many Faves: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (both versions), Stairway To Heaven (no, not the Led Zep song), Oh Carol (written for Carole King, who wrote and recorded "Oh Neil" as a response), Let's Go Steady Again, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Bad Girl, Calendar Girl, Little Devil, Next Door To an Angel, The Dreamer, Bad Blood, Laughter In The Rain -- and my biggest fave: Should've Never Let You Go which he sang as a duet with his Daughter, Dara, and which is in my all time top 100. Bob Seger- Not bad. Not my favorite artist. His Old Time Rock & Roll is another one of those "Never Made The Top 20" songs. I liked it back in the day, when it wasn't played that much. Unfortunately, as an Oldie (largely thanks to "Risky Business") it has become The Song That Wouldn't Die,  and is played 12 times every hour. Faves: Against the wind, Night Moves, Still The Same. Shalamar- No thank you! Shangri-Las- Had a couple of decent hits. Remember Walkin' In The Sand (dynamite cover by Aerosmith), and Leader of the Pack (which led to a great parody "Leader of the Laundromat" by the Detergents). Then they did some dreadful things like Never Go Home Any More, and a very bad cover of Ray Peterson's Give Us Your Blessings. Del Shannon- He's my fave on the board today. Did the falsetto BEFORE Frankie Valli and before Lou Christie. Runaway is in my all time Top Twenty. It may be the best song to come out of the early '60s.. Other faves: Hats Off To Larry, So Long Baby, Little Town Flirt, From Me To You (had never even HEARD of the Beatles when I first heard this), Keep Searchin' |
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Post by Pete70s on Aug 1, 2003 14:24:30 GMT -5
Again, nothing I'm particularly a big fan of, but I like at least one song by each..
Neil Sedaka-Did all his own background vocals himself (and earned a reputation in the 60's for being "cheap" because of it). At least in the 70's he got Elton to sing back-up. I prefer the 70's stuff too!
Bob Segar-No thanks, not my type of music. I do like about 3 or 4 songs, all hits, but NONE of them on his Greatest Hits! What's up with that? HATE "Old Time Rock & Roll" (as soon as a great rock & roll song is danced to by elderly people at weddings, it loses it's charm to me.. Probably the same reason why I don't like 50's R&R!) Faves: Fire Lake, Understanding, Shame On The Moon
Shalamar-I like "The Second Time Around", but that's all I ever cared to know..
Shangra-La's-60's cheese, never liked their music.. Good looking back in the day, though!
Del Shannon-I actually like some of his hits, definitely better than the Frankie Avalons and the Bobby Rydells of the time period. Faves:Runaway, Keep Searchin', Sea Of Love..
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Post by Dawn on Aug 1, 2003 15:47:15 GMT -5
Neil Sedaka - His 60's songs were good, but he really was at his best in the 70's, IMO. Favorites: Laughter in the Rain, Bad Blood, Breaking Up is Hard to Do (70's remake), The Immigrant, Love in the Shadows.
Bob Seger - My mom was (and still is) a fan of his, so I heard a lot of his music when I was growing up. I love his straightforward, no-nonsense rock style. Favorites: Still the Same, Night Moves, Mainstreet, Against the Wind, Hollywood Nights, Feel Like a Number, Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Katmandu.
Shalamar - I tend to overlook them when thinking of 80's artists, but their songs were pretty good - upbeat and danceable. Favorites: The Second Time Around, Dead Giveaway, A Night to Remember, Dancing in the Sheets.
Shangri-Las - I don't know much of their music beyond the bigger hits, but I've always enjoyed those. Favorites: Leader of the Pack, Remember (Walking in the Sand).
Del Shannon - He definitely had some struggles with depression, and it's tragic what happened to him. He was very talented, and some of his music has an interesting dark, moody quality that really stands out from the other songs of the day. Favorites: Keep Searchin' (love it), Stranger in Town, Runaway, Hats Off to Larry, Little Town Flirt.
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Post by Ken on Aug 1, 2003 20:43:10 GMT -5
Hey Adam - hope you feel better soon buddy. I would have responded earlier but the site was really slow this afternoon - Here We Go
Neil Sedaka - remember his comeback in the early 70's (thanks to Elton) - I bought the 45 of Bad Blood and have Laughter in The Rain on K-tel's Superstars album - played the tune alot as a kid. and remember seeing Neil on The Mike Douglas Show.
Faves - Bad Blood , Laughter in The Rain and Breaking Up is Hard To Do ( I like both but prefer the 70's version)
Bob Seger - My cousins were huge fans(they had Live Bullet and Night Moves so I heard his music quite often. My brother had the 8 - track of Smokin' OP's when I was a kid as well. He's had alot of really great tunes over the years and Capitol really needs to release a proper anthology collection. I was suprised to learn that he did a duet with Martina - very cool.
Faves - Old Time Rock and Roll - Yeah it's been played a zillion times but I've never gotten tired of it- , Sunspot Baby , Ramblin ' Gamblin' Man , Nutbush City Limits , Roll Me Away , Makin' Thunderbirds , Get Out Of Denver,Turn On Your Lovelight , Rock and Roll Never Forgets , Black Night and Hollywood Nights.
Shalamar - I'm familiar with the name - I have the Footloose soundtrack on cassette but I Don't think I've ever listened to Dancing in The Sheets.
Faves - none
Shangri - Las - Among the great girl group's of the 60's. Remember hearing Leader of The Pack as a kid - great song! I have "Remember" on 45.
Faves - Leader of The Pack , Remember (Walking in The Sand) and Give Him a Great Big Kiss.
Del Shannon - I was terribly sad when I heard the news of his death. I remember seeing an interview with his wife on I think Donahue? . Little Town Flirt was the first song of his I ever heard as a wee lad. I remember picking that album up from our local library at the time. I remember it being quite good.
Faves - Runaway , Little Town Flirt , Hats Off To Larry , Keep Searchin' and From Me To You.
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Post by Railyn on Aug 1, 2003 22:21:11 GMT -5
Again, not a personally great list for me.
Neil Sedaka - pass.
Bob Seger - not really a fan. I do like Roll Me Away, and Still The Same, and Rock and Roll Never Forgets, but probably because those never get played on the radio, like a certain dancin' in your underwear song.......
Shalamar - Dancin' In The Sheets is an 80's song that I DON'T like (and there aren't a tremendous amount). The lyrics are kind of lame.
Shangri-La's - only know Leader Of The Pack, and it has been so overplayed around here I really wouldn't be sad if I never heard it again.
Del Shannon - I've heard of him, but I'm not familiar with any of his stuff enough to make any decisions.
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Post by kathyb on Aug 1, 2003 23:13:48 GMT -5
Gotta be brief tonight. 'Nother headache.  Neil Sedaka--Never a big fan of his. He had a couple of ok songs, but I wouldn't rush right out to buy a bunch of his CD's. Faves: Solitaire, Bad Blood, Laughter in the Rain, Breaking Up is Hard to Do (prefer the slower version) Bob Seger--Just great, imo. Love his music. He's in my top 10 favorite male singers. Faves: Too many to list. Shalamar--Wasn't Jody Watley in this group? I don't know much by them, probably only The Second Time Around, and Dancing in the Sheets. Really like the latter song. Used to crank it up in the car when I'd play my Footloose tape. Other than those two songs, I don't give the group much thought. Shangri-La's--This is a group I probably should listen to more. I don't own anything by them, and only know the songs you mentioned, which I like a lot. I'd like to find some sort of compilation somewhere. Del Shannon--Somebody else I never listened to much. Truly sad what happened to him, though. I hope he's finally at peace. |
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Post by djdave on Aug 2, 2003 1:14:38 GMT -5
Another fine group of 5!
Neil Sedaka--Fine singer from BOTH time periods. I've always absolutely LOVED "Laughter" since those AM radio days, and it's still one of my fave tunes even right now. It's only top 400 on my '95 edition of my CRAZY list, but it's gotta be near my top 100 today. Arguably, a better pianist than Fats, Richard, Elton, and Billy Joel. So many other super tunes as well...
Faves:
Laughter in the rain (do I LOVE singing this; great piano)
Calendar girl
Bad blood
Breaking up is hard to do (original)
Happy birthday sweet 16
Next door to an angel
Oh Carol
Little devil
Stairway to heaven
The immigrant
Alice in wonderland
Breaking up is hard to do (slow)
The diary
Should've never let you go
You mean everything to me
That's when the music takes me
Love in the shadows
Let's go steady again
Run Samson run
I go ape
King of clowns
Steppin' out
Amarillo
Sweet little you
Bad girl
The dreamer
Bob Seger--My fave today. So many classic rock hits, most still getting play today. Another timeless artist who should be in the Hall. There aren't many I even partially dislike. Keep goin' Michigan man! Against the Wind, which I have, is a GREAT album! Also have Live Bullet and Stranger in Town. Sorry, Sat--HATE "Chances are".
Faves: (another biggie!)
Ramblin' gamblin' man (His first, and STILL his best!)
Still the same
Tryin' to live my life without you
Fire Lake
Mainstreet
Shakedown
Turn the page (This is from '72 also...)
Against the wind
Old time rock 'n roll (I've known more people who HATE this than like this)
Night moves
Feel like a number
You'll accomp'ny me
We've got tonight
The aftermath
Shame on the moon
Horizontal bop
Her strut
Rock and roll never forgets
Betty Lou's gettin' out tonight
Katmandu
American storm
No man's land
Come to Poppa
Till it shines
Nutbush City limits
The real love
Sunspot baby
Even now
Beautiful loser/Travelin' man
Let it rock
The ring
The fire inside
Roll me away
Nine tonight
Shinin' brightly
Heavy music
Tightrope
Mary Lou
Lock and load
Brave strangers
Long twin silver line
Good for me
C'est la vie
Like a rock (Make those Chevy ads STOP!!!)
Get out of Denver
Jody girl
Hollywood nights
Lookin' back
I've been workin'
Take a chance
Ship of fools
Miami
Lucifer
It's you
If I were a carpenter
Fire down below
Ivory
In your time
Back in '72
Bo Diddley
Shalamar--Great dance pop from the earlier 80's! Right when it was more chic to call disco "funk" or simply "dance". Howard Hewett's a great, overlooked vocalist, Jody Watley was usually there in the background. Had a GREAT medley of Motown tunes that seems largely forgotten, this "Shalamar" was actually a studio unit put together by Soul Train's Don Cornelius, before the Watley/Hewett days. Might get a compilation someday.
Faves:
The second time around
Dancing in the sheets
Uptown festival ("Motown" medley)
Dead giveaway
Make that move
Full of fire
Amnesia
Take that to the bank
Right in the socket
A night to remember (hardly know this!)
Shangri-Las--Good music, not one of my higher-rated girl groups, though. "Pack" is overplayed, but still tolerable. Too many downcast story songs.
Agreeable faves:
Leader of the pack
Remember walkin' in the sand (What was UP with the seagulls?)
I can never go home anymore (THIS was sad)
Give him a great big kiss (I never hear this enough)
Long live our love
Give us your blessings
Del Shannon--Great artist. One of the 60's better voices as well. Boy was that keyboard called the "Musitron" GREAT! Know virtually all his singles output, good 80's comeback helped by Tom Petty. Despite conflict, he died at 55, not 50. RIP eternally.
Faves:
Runaway
Keep searchin' (WOO HOO!)
Hats off to Larry
Little town flirt
Sea of love
Handy man
So long baby
Stranger in town
Sue's gotta be mine
Do you want to dance
Hey little girl
Two kinds of teardrops
From me to you
The swiss maid
Well done!
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Post by lora on Aug 2, 2003 13:49:44 GMT -5
The song is Centerfield, but it's by John Fogerty. I could've sworn that my dad had a greatest hits tape of Bob Seger and it had Centerfield and Old Time Rock 'n' Roll both on it. But I guess I was mistaken. It must have been a John Fogerty greatest hits tape with Centerfield on it. Sheesh. I wish I had a memory... |
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Post by 55dodger on Aug 3, 2003 3:32:27 GMT -5
1. Neil Sedaka - Wasn't crazy about his music from the early 60s, and liked the comeback even less. Having said that, he has earned his placed in early rock & rol history. Just not my style. Favorites: Calendar Girl, Breaking up is Hard to Do ('62 version), Laughter in the Rain.
2. Bob Seger - Another one of my all-time favorite artists. Made one great album after another, with so many great singles. Never get tired of his music. Roll Me Away, Night Moves, Turn the Page, You'll Accompany Me, Old Time Rock & Roll, We've Got Tonight, Against the Wind, Main Street, Like a Rock, Tryin' to Live My Life Without You, Understanding, American Storm.
3. Shalamar - Dancing in the Sheets is the only song I know.
4. Shangri-Las - Pretty good girl group from the '60s. Favorites: Leader of the Pack, Remember
5. Del Shannon - Another good one from the early 60s. If compared with Neil Sedaka, I'll take Del everytime. Favorites: Rnaway, Hey Little Girl, Hats off to Larry.
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Aug 4, 2003 11:15:40 GMT -5
Couple of good ones here today. Neil Sedaka- The word was that Neil wanted to be a classical music composer and wrote and sang pop rock in order to pay for his education. I remember one of the local DJs in Boston hosting a dual interview in which Neil and famed Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler talked about their common tastes in music. So many Faves: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (both versions), Stairway To Heaven (no, not the Led Zep song), Oh Carol (written for Carole King, who wrote and recorded "Oh Neil" as a response), Let's Go Steady Again, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Bad Girl, Calendar Girl, Little Devil, Next Door To an Angel, The Dreamer, Bad Blood, Laughter In The Rain -- and my biggest fave: Should've Never Let You Go which he sang as a duet with his Daughter, Dara, and which is in my all time top 100. Bob Seger- Not bad. Not my favorite artist. His Old Time Rock & Roll is another one of those "Never Made The Top 20" songs. I liked it back in the day, when it wasn't played that much. Unfortunately, as an Oldie (largely thanks to "Risky Business") it has become The Song That Wouldn't Die,  and is played 12 times every hour. Faves: Against the wind, Night Moves, Still The Same. Shalamar- No thank you! Shangri-Las- Had a couple of decent hits. Remember Walkin' In The Sand (dynamite cover by Aerosmith), and Leader of the Pack (which led to a great parody "Leader of the Laundromat" by the Detergents). Then they did some dreadful things like Never Go Home Any More, and a very bad cover of Ray Peterson's Give Us Your Blessings. Del Shannon- He's my fave on the board today. Did the falsetto BEFORE Frankie Valli and before Lou Christie. Runaway is in my all time Top Twenty. It may be the best song to come out of the early '60s.. Other faves: Hats Off To Larry, So Long Baby, Little Town Flirt, From Me To You (had never even HEARD of the Beatles when I first heard this), Keep Searchin' I always used to notice THAT Stairway to Heaven and figured it wasn't the one that came some 9 years later. Yeah, Old Time Rock-n-Roll just will not die, will it? |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Aug 4, 2003 11:58:48 GMT -5
Again, nothing I'm particularly a big fan of, but I like at least one song by each.. Neil Sedaka-Did all his own background vocals himself (and earned a reputation in the 60's for being "cheap" because of it). At least in the 70's he got Elton to sing back-up. I prefer the 70's stuff too! Bob Segar-No thanks, not my type of music. I do like about 3 or 4 songs, all hits, but NONE of them on his Greatest Hits! What's up with that? HATE "Old Time Rock & Roll" (as soon as a great rock & roll song is danced to by elderly people at weddings, it loses it's charm to me.. Probably the same reason why I don't like 50's R&R!) Faves: Fire Lake, Understanding, Shame On The Moon Shalamar-I like "The Second Time Around", but that's all I ever cared to know.. Shangra-La's-60's cheese, never liked their music.. Good looking back in the day, though! Del Shannon-I actually like some of his hits, definitely better than the Frankie Avalons and the Bobby Rydells of the time period. Faves:Runaway, Keep Searchin', Sea Of Love.. I agree with you about Old Time R-n-R! |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Aug 4, 2003 13:35:13 GMT -5
Neil Sedaka - His 60's songs were good, but he really was at his best in the 70's, IMO. Favorites: Laughter in the Rain, Bad Blood, Breaking Up is Hard to Do (70's remake), The Immigrant, Love in the Shadows. Bob Seger - My mom was (and still is) a fan of his, so I heard a lot of his music when I was growing up. I love his straightforward, no-nonsense rock style. Favorites: Still the Same, Night Moves, Mainstreet, Against the Wind, Hollywood Nights, Feel Like a Number, Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Katmandu. Shalamar - I tend to overlook them when thinking of 80's artists, but their songs were pretty good - upbeat and danceable. Favorites: The Second Time Around, Dead Giveaway, A Night to Remember, Dancing in the Sheets. Shangri-Las - I don't know much of their music beyond the bigger hits, but I've always enjoyed those. Favorites: Leader of the Pack, Remember (Walking in the Sand). Del Shannon - He definitely had some struggles with depression, and it's tragic what happened to him. He was very talented, and some of his music has an interesting dark, moody quality that really stands out from the other songs of the day. Favorites: Keep Searchin' (love it), Stranger in Town, Runaway, Hats Off to Larry, Little Town Flirt. It's amazing how much better his 70s stuff was. |
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Also have them on Shindig performing this. Faves-Give Him a Great Big Kiss, Remember (Walking in the Sand), Leader of the Pack. 
