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Post by BrettVW on Mar 10, 2013 19:37:12 GMT -5
As outlined by Casey himself in his 2010 introduction to Pete's 80's book, he outlines the five distinct delivery styles he used on AT40 in the 70s before settling into the Casey we all know in the early 80s (after "Disco Casey").
However, with all due respect to Casey's list, I feel there is sort of a 'forgotten' "6th Casey" that I would call "1988 Casey". His delivery is edgy, punchy, and he throws in some great little one liners and puns. Maybe it is because he was trying to sound 'hip' since he knew he was being outed by ABC in favor of a 'hipper' host. Or maybe it just fit with the music of the time? But I'd say it started at some point in 1987 and continued through the end of Casey's AT40 run. As soon as he signed onto Casey's Top 40, the delivery and style of "1988 Casey" was gone and he was back to familiar Casey.
Thoughts??
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Post by pointpark04 on Mar 10, 2013 20:19:54 GMT -5
I think you hit upon something, BrettVW. There indeed was a little "edge" to late 1987-1988 Casey.
You could hear it on the 1988 broadcast this week. A "sixth Casey" indeed.
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Post by woolebull on Mar 10, 2013 21:35:37 GMT -5
There was a time, I think it was the last show of 1987, when he totally broke character and went into his Shaggy voice as part of the intro to "True Faith" by New Order. That always kind of struck me as "Deesesque" and seemed to be out of the ordinary for Casey.
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Post by vto66 on Mar 10, 2013 22:51:38 GMT -5
There was a time, I think it was the last show of 1987, when he totally broke character and went into his Shaggy voice as part of the intro to "True Faith" by New Order. That always kind of struck me as "Deesesque" and seemed to be out of the ordinary for Casey. This might go under what I'd call "Crazy Casey," along with his infamous "Baby Face" outro from January 31, 1976. |
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Post by mkarns on Mar 10, 2013 23:08:45 GMT -5
Singing the Flintstones theme song on 3/5/88 is probably representative of this phase, as was his funny October 1987 explanation of hip-hop lingo.
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Post by woolebull on Mar 11, 2013 8:06:28 GMT -5
There was a week when "Alphabet St." was on the Top 40 in 1988 and his intro to the song somehow included the beginning of the song when Prince exclaims, "No"! I remember laughing very hard at that back in the day, because it just sounded different than the Casey I was used to.
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Post by mkarns on Jun 6, 2013 21:06:13 GMT -5
There was a week when "Alphabet St." was on the Top 40 in 1988 and his intro to the song somehow included the beginning of the song when Prince exclaims, "No"! I remember laughing very hard at that back in the day, because it just sounded different than the Casey I was used to. That was in the June 4, 1988 show broadcast last week, when Casey announced Prince was turning 30 and then came the "No!", as if in response; then Casey finished his intro over the song's opening beats. |
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Post by jlthorpe on Jun 10, 2013 10:29:38 GMT -5
There was a week when "Alphabet St." was on the Top 40 in 1988 and his intro to the song somehow included the beginning of the song when Prince exclaims, "No"! I remember laughing very hard at that back in the day, because it just sounded different than the Casey I was used to. That reminds me when Casey was intro'ing Kim Carnes' "Crazy in the Night" in 1985, and the kid in the song goes "Who is it?" and Casey answers "Kim Carnes". |
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Jun 10, 2013 20:04:05 GMT -5
There was a week when "Alphabet St." was on the Top 40 in 1988 and his intro to the song somehow included the beginning of the song when Prince exclaims, "No"! I remember laughing very hard at that back in the day, because it just sounded different than the Casey I was used to. That reminds me when Casey was intro'ing Kim Carnes' "Crazy in the Night" in 1985, and the kid in the song goes "Who is it?" and Casey answers "Kim Carnes". Actually, Charlie Van Dyke beat Casey to this by doing the same thing in its' debut week (6/1). |
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 10, 2014 12:06:29 GMT -5
This weekend will be a great study in contrasting Casey's. You have the 1988 Commentary Casey. Listening is like sitting in a coffeehouse, sipping a brew, and hearing Casey comment on each song as it is played over the loud speakers. The other end of the spectrum will be my personal favorite, the 1979 Charged Casey. He was no nonsense. He spoke like the microphone was on fire, anxious to move the show along. He didn't want to make the listener wait to find out what the next song was.
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Post by matt on Feb 11, 2014 18:46:59 GMT -5
I agree BrettVW, et al, regarding the 6th Casey (1987-88). And that run is one of my favorites of the first Casey era. I actually thought Casey was funnier and more light hearted during that time than any other. He did have some great quips and one-liners, some of my favorites of which include his poking fun of New Order's Bernard Sumner and his various name changes on the 12/26/87 show (where he does Shaggy!), his singing of a TV jingle on an intro to a Richard Marx song, and the aforementioned intro to "Alphabet St" (was that on the 6/4/88 show perhaps?). I also got a bang out of his run through the dictionary of rap on the 10/3/87 show. His delivery was very smooth and laid back--it's as if he was enjoying what he knew would likely be his last several months at AT40.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 7, 2014 15:05:10 GMT -5
I would even purpose a 7th Casey:
1. Cool Casey (1970-mid 1971). Casey sounded like he was playing pool & spinning tunes with the guys
2. Quiet Casey (mid 1971-1972) This was the most restrained Casey of the run. The show could have been taped in a library
3. Smooth Casey (1973-1977) no nonsense delivery with just the right amount of kick
4. Turbo charged Casey (1978-1980) increasingly fast paced, high output delivery peaking in Summer of ’79 before slowly winding down
5. Robotic Casey (1981-1983) Honest uniform delivery. Generic presentation, nothing added
6. Professional Casey (1984-1986) Perfectionist. Not a single syllable out of place. Every word had a purpose
7. Commentary Casey (1987-1988) Crisp Casey not only wanted to introduce the songs but discuss them, with a timely placed zinger thrown in
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 7, 2014 16:03:31 GMT -5
I think you overlooked the laid back Casey which was 1974 and 1975. So maybe the second Casey went from 1971 thru 1973 and then the laid back period was the third Casey before the smoother Casey took over in 1976.
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Post by matt on Mar 7, 2014 17:12:16 GMT -5
I would even purpose a 7th Casey: 1. Cool Casey (1970-mid 1971). Casey sounded like he was playing pool & spinning tunes with the guys 2. Quiet Casey (mid 1971-1972) This was the most restrained Casey of the run. The show could have been taped in a library 3. Smooth Casey (1973-1977) no nonsense delivery with just the right amount of kick 4. Turbo charged Casey (1978-1980) increasingly fast paced, high output delivery peaking in Summer of ’79 before slowly winding down 5. Robotic Casey (1981-1983) Honest uniform delivery. Generic presentation, nothing added 6. Professional Casey (1984-1986) Perfectionist. Not a single syllable out of place. Every word had a purpose 7. Commentary Casey (1987-1988) Crisp Casey not only wanted to introduce the songs but discuss them, with a timely placed zinger thrown in This is a good summary of the Caseys...I would say the 1971-72 Casey was quieter, but had a quite relaxed delivery. One of the more enjoyable Caseys during his initial run. My least favorite was the 1981-83 Casey...robotic is a good way to describe it, seemed like he had the least amount of personality in his delivery during that time. My favorites would either be the 1979-80 Casey or the 1987-88 Casey. |
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Post by saltrek on Mar 7, 2014 22:13:03 GMT -5
I would call the 1974-1975 Casey as "Uncle Casey". I've heard Pete B Call it "Joe Friendly Casey". You could even call it "Fireside Chat Casey"
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