TS: Michael Bolton - "No-talent ass clown" or deserved legend of blue-eyed soul?

Ned, this is not very kind

Thanks!

he should duet with mariah carey

Frank Kogan told me once that "Otis Redding was the original Michael Bolton," for whatever that's worth.

― chuck, Wednesday, August 4, 2004 3:29 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i dont get it

Me neither, but it made me laugh anyway.

Also, I'm a belated convert to Bolton's 1983 #82 pop single "Fools Game" -- just a real tough catchy early Bryan Adams-style hard pop song. Makes me want to hear Blackjack (when he still spelled his last name Bolotin), but I haven't found any copies of their albums for $1 yet.

http://www.lauraforever.com/mbonthenet/images/bjgroup.jpg

dudes had some thick heads of hair back in the day

The dude on the bottom rubbing his shoulder (in front of erstwhile Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick with porn `stache) looks disquietingly like Robyn Byrd.

"Soul Provider" is his best single. IMO.

http://awfullibrarybooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/michael-bolton-2.jpg?w=500&h=668

From this Awful Library Books entry.

whoa that blog is awesome

Fuel

A.A.M. is one of the best violinists alive, and is further, from most appearances, a pretty approachable kick-ass person. Michael Bolton musically is to her what I am to Sandy Koufax at pitching. Michael Bolton, eat a bag of dicks for making such an excellent musician unhappy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P6QYWqRxww

When singing, Bolton does give a brilliant impression of a man straining to release hard, pustulent stools from his horrible plasticine ass, so on that level, a fantastic success.

Marking this down for inclusion in the Ned Raggett hall of fame.

the first time I saw this guy was on Showtime at the Apollo and I was like "if it's on this show, it's awesome" at that time in my life so it took me a good while to realize how bad he sucked

I unabashedly love a few of his tunes, and he seems to have a pretty good handle on his public perception, so let him be I say.

Love that Stills quote in that post from three years back.

"You should consider yourself lucky that I'm blessing you with a compliment" - Stephen Stills

OMG that Bolton/G shreds video is next level

some very good times to be had here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Kenny_G#Legitimacy

the hair metally stuff he did as Michael Bolotin was kinda amusing

Is it true that he wrote the Mario music? Can we add more on that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickmanning214 (talk • contribs) 17:28, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

On his most well-known song and how it still causes hernias.

wow @ the "otis redding was the original michael bolton" quote upthread

http://www.beat.com.au/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_large/public/article/2018/mar/bolton.jpg

Is that from the Valentine’s Day comedy special he did a few years back? That had some funny moments.

No it’s from his album with the London philharmonic or some sh1t. I think it might be a target exclusive

I preferred it when he wasn't funny.

He looks like someone who doesn't quite understand the joke, but people are laughing so hey.