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Cleome, thanks for posting about Dr. John. I miss him too. Here's what I posted the day his death was announced: RIP Mac "Dr John" Rebbinack, the funkiest white man of all time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4RainY-lYFun Fact: He was the main inspiration for one of my favorite Muppets -- Dr. Teeth! He will be missed, oh yes. Gonna be listening to his music all weekend...and beyond. Extra kudos to you for a far less cliched song choice. 
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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The catchiest song ever recorded about creepy conspiracy theories involving the Vatican! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DTNtCXtOZ0
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Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
Something pithy!
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Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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M.A.S.K. has such a great song and fantastic concept. It's a shame the show doesn't hold up better.
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Yeah, "M.A.S.K." could've been a cartoon "Mission Impossible" for our generation. Instead, it was a poor man's "G.I. Joe."
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It was really a combination of G.I. Joe, Transformers, and super-heroes that should have been the ultimate 80s property, but never quite lived up to its potential.
The few toys I had were fun, though.
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Kix were the great "Should've Been More Successful" of 80s rock: https://youtu.be/n_TC8ssiveI
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No, Set. Take a better look -- like, maybe, the album cover -- and you'll see that it *is* a Kix song.  As to the power ballad you linked to, it's not bad as they go, and I give them credit for doing a tougher, more serious lyric than usual for that sub-genre, but just because it was their only real hit doesn't make it their best song. Not by a mile.
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Ha. It sounds so different to the whole one Kix song I know, I thought it might be a bad image on the youtube video and another band entirely! My bad!
It is interesting how many bands are famous for one song, which doesn't necessarily accurately represent their general sound. I love some oddball songs like Cheap Trick's After the Flame, which sounds little like the usual 'Dream Police' type stuff they are more known for, or Corey Hart's 'The World is Fire' which is nothing like 'Sunglasses at Night.'
I find that I prefer the deeper cuts of quite a few bands, over their more popular, better-known stuff, like with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, famous for songs like 'Runner' or 'Blinded by the Light,' while stuff like 'Eyes of Nostradamus' and their version of 'Demolition Man' are, IMO, cooler.
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^^ I enjoyed that! Thanks, EDE.
I'll search for other recordings by the Flower Kings.
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A while ago, I listened more-or-less randomly to a few tracks from the Flower Kings' "Space Revolver" album. I found I tend to like the short, sweet ones better than the longer ones.
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One of the interesting things about the Flower Kings is actually the diversity of reactions to their music. I've been reading comments on them for at least twenty years now, and I've seen so many people say something along the lines of "They have good songs, but there's always so much filler on their albums." But when you look closer, there's very little agreement on which are the "good songs" and which are "the filler". Even rankings of albums seem to vary wildly from one fan to another.
So, yeah, it's pretty normal that you'd enjoy some of the tunes more than others.
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My son. He's gettin' much better on the bass and is now taking regular guitar in school. He's already outstripped me by far and it's hella cool.
Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
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Love's Forever Changes, is a challenging, and very 1960s, but immensely rewarding album. I think this might be the most accessible track to whet the appetites of listeners. At least, I hope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cITst59lfzI
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The Teardrop Explodes, "Kilimanjaro." A lot of people that I've introduced this album to have been like, "It's good, but it sounds pretty much like just another early 80s British New Wave album." I wonder if I'd still like TTX so much if they had been yet another one-or-two-hit wonder from the MTV Age? At the very least, their lead singer, one Julian Cope, deserves credit for deliberately sabotaging any chances of that happening, and moving on to an erratic but often rewarding solo career! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnG...KKKlqvEhv6xz5aWJQH7sg6w8WOTY&index=1
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Very nice. Thanks for that EDE.
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Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
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Cleome, thanks for posting about Dr. John. I miss him too. Here's what I posted the day his death was announced: RIP Mac "Dr John" Rebbinack, the funkiest white man of all time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4RainY-lYFun Fact: He was the main inspiration for one of my favorite Muppets -- Dr. Teeth! He will be missed, oh yes. Gonna be listening to his music all weekend...and beyond. Extra kudos to you for a far less cliched song choice. "Cliches become cliches because they work." - English class, c1982 (As a little kid, I confused him with Dr. Hook, just because of the name similarities.)
Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
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Cleome, thanks for posting about Dr. John. I miss him too. Here's what I posted the day his death was announced: RIP Mac "Dr John" Rebbinack, the funkiest white man of all time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4RainY-lYFun Fact: He was the main inspiration for one of my favorite Muppets -- Dr. Teeth! He will be missed, oh yes. Gonna be listening to his music all weekend...and beyond. Extra kudos to you for a far less cliched song choice. "Cliches become cliches because they work." - English class, c1982 (As a little kid, I confused him with Dr. Hook, just because of the name similarities.) The thought of Dr. John singing "Please Mrs. Avery" (or whatever the title of that Dr. Hook song is) greatly amuses me. 
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I think he could've done wonders with "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk." 
Last edited by cleome53; 01/08/20 12:39 PM.
Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
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