― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link
I don't think the album is underrated though. All the music guides I have give it high marks. The '92 RS album guide gives it four and a half stars and the MusicHound guide might have even given it five.
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link
I won't deny the song's catchiness. I like the song far more than "Good Thing" which makes me get all Alex In NYC all over the place... on the other hand, the acid house track on The Raw And The Cooked slays "She Drives Me Crazy".
― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 23:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 23:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 23:05 (twenty years ago) link
I'm afraid to ask what that's supposed to mean.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 23:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 02:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 04:01 (twenty years ago) link
Don't be afraid. it was meant as a compliment. More specifically, a directed vortex of well-phrased verbal rage.
― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 04:33 (twenty years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 06:35 (twenty years ago) link
― that's MR. sanchez to you (mokey), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 14:07 (twenty years ago) link
― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 14:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago) link
they had one of the best motown pastiches ever. the rhythm section--i.e. the same rhythm section as the (english) beat--was fucking great. the vocalist gets points for not sounding like anyone else, ever.
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 7 May 2005 01:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 7 May 2005 02:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 7 May 2005 03:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 7 May 2005 03:21 (eighteen years ago) link
Memorably described in Smash Hits magazine at the time as resembling "a headless chicken being electrocuted underwater".
― Palomino (Palomino), Saturday, 7 May 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link
I still love, love, love the Buzzcocks and Elvis covers. "Don't Look Back" sparkles like it's the kid sister of the Beat's "Best Friend."
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 7 May 2005 18:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 18:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tom (Groke), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link
went top ten pop too so I have to assume it was around the same time.
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:52 (eighteen years ago) link
But come to think of it, I think "Stand" was MTV's #5 or #6 video of 1989, so top ten status shouldn't be that surprising.
― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:59 (eighteen years ago) link
(I bought "Stand" on 45! I thought I was so cool and alternative for being an REM fan!)
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 7 May 2005 20:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 7 May 2005 20:23 (eighteen years ago) link
(2) I presume the Mike/Mechanics single was crap, but I don't remember it.
(3) Who were Sheriff?
(4) I think NKOTB are better in memory than if I actually had to hear them again. I used to make fun of a girl named Caitlin who liked horses and NKOTB. Sorry, Caitlin.
(5) "When the Children Cry" is a kitsch classic. My college roommate grew up down the street from White Lion's lead guitarist.
(6) OMG Karyn White!
(7) Is it time to revisit J0hn Darnie11e's Rick Astley story?
(8) "Deon Estus"?
(9) Ann Wilson and Robin Zander WTF?!
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 7 May 2005 21:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 7 May 2005 21:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 7 May 2005 21:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 21:41 (eighteen years ago) link
Amateurist: Sheriff's "When I'm With You" is a hairy power ballad, originally released in 1985 but rereleased in '89. Come to Miami and you'll hear Mike's mechanical "Living Years" in every bakery and beauty parlor.
Shouldn't John Darnielle have written a song about his Rick Astley experience by now?
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 7 May 2005 22:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 22:35 (eighteen years ago) link
Fantastic song. Benefits muchly from ripping the drum pattern (and to a large extent, the video) from New Order's "True Faith".
― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Saturday, 7 May 2005 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 7 May 2005 23:34 (eighteen years ago) link
I kind of wished FYC would tour as an opener for the (English) Beat, similar to how Camper Van Beethoven would usually open for Cracker on their recent tours. (FWIW, I'm a bigger fan of the Beat than FYC, but I like them both. Also a big fan of CVB but not so much with Cracker.)
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 20 April 2022 21:45 (one year ago) link
Seem to recall that there was a big fallout between Cox and Steele - according to Roland Gift, the first time the two of them had spoken to each other in ages was at Saxa's funeral in 2017.
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Thursday, 21 April 2022 00:02 (one year ago) link