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Post by chrislc on Jul 26, 2011 15:37:31 GMT -5
I'm a little surprised to see so little love for Mr. Roboto. I thought it was a really new and different and exciting sound when it came out.
Of course I was also usually high that winter, which might have had something to do with it. Could be a topic for another thread.
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Post by Big Red Machine on Jul 26, 2011 16:52:23 GMT -5
My favorite all time smack of a song was Hervard saying "No More Fungus (Enough is Enough)" by Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand. lol... Funny thing is that I like that song....lol.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Jul 26, 2011 21:48:22 GMT -5
I just LOVE that song, Especially Donn'a mix from her label, more disco-ey!
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Post by kahunaburger61 on Jul 27, 2011 1:38:22 GMT -5
***Without Tommy, Styx would never have had the commercial success they enjoyed in the late 70's. Not quite... For one, Lady was a hit before Tommy joined. Loreli & Sweet Madame Blue were either hits or FM radio hits at that point. So its hard to say if their success would have continued. Considering that Dennis wrote Come Sail Away and guitar leads could have been all JY, I'm thinking they would have. Plus Dennis conceived Paradise Theater, their best album. True, Tommy contributed to it. But take out She Cares and Too Much Time On My Hands and the album still stands up with ballads AND rockers like Snowblind, Half Penny Two Penny & Rockin The Paradise. Yeah, Tommy wrote some good songs... heck, great songs. Many bands can lose a member and go on. But not THE key member. Dennis DeYoung is that key member. Borderline for The Panazzos. The guy Tommy Shaw replaced (John Curulewski) was just as competent a guitar player if not moreso, and he was replaced... Styx started going downhill w/ Cornerstone. "Babe" gets played alot at weddings. It's total SAP! The only song I like on it is "Boat on the River" which isn't an endorsement for Tommy Shaw because his other songs on the album are tepid. Saw them live on the "Grand Illusion" & "Paradise Theater" tours and first show was WAY better. They came through Omaha 3 years ago with REO Speedwagon & was given free tix but I gave them to my brother because I didn't consider lineup without DeYoung true Styx!Of their their first solo albums Shaw's was better. If you would've asked for 10 cringe inducing songs of the 80's "Desert Moon" would've made list. Saw Dennis De Young on PBS with orchrestra & fell asleep! "Equinox" through "Pieces of Eight" were great albums. After that that they were/are pretty pretentious & full of themselves!!! |
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Post by tedler on Jul 27, 2011 10:56:41 GMT -5
"Equinox" through "Pieces of Eight" were great albums. After that that they were/are pretty pretentious & full of themselves!!! This just reminded me of something. I noticed that the same thing happened to ELO. In 1979 (the same year as Styx' Cornerstone), Discovery came out with "Don't Bring Me Down", which was good, but not of the caliber that New World Record and albums before that achieved. Anything after '79 by ELO was lame goofy pop junk....IMO, of course. Why Bev Bevan softened out is still a mystery to me...I mean, Xanadu? Jeez! |
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Post by dukelightning on Jul 27, 2011 14:12:05 GMT -5
"Equinox" through "Pieces of Eight" were great albums. After that that they were/are pretty pretentious & full of themselves!!! This just reminded me of something. I noticed that the same thing happened to ELO. In 1979 (the same year as Styx' Cornerstone), Discovery came out with "Don't Bring Me Down", which was good, but not of the caliber that New World Record and albums before that achieved. That is exactly the opinion I had of Def Leppard. Pyromania was superb, then Hysteria was bordering on lame and then I think their next studio album came out in 92 and that was downright unlistenable from a hard rock standpoint. Let's Get Rocked? Gimme a break!! But every Tom, Dick and Harry does it because that is where the money is at in this industry. Anything after '79 by ELO was lame goofy pop junk....IMO, of course. Why Bev Bevan softened out is still a mystery to me...I mean, Xanadu? Jeez! |
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Post by dukelightning on Jul 27, 2011 14:22:30 GMT -5
Wow this site really butchered that post of mine. Ok, the heck with the quote feature.
Ok, I had the same opinion of Def Leppard. After Pyromania, they went right down the tubes IMO. Let's Get Rocked compared to Photograph or Rock of Ages? Gimme a break!! But every Tom, Dick and Harry does that in this industry because that is where the money is at.
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Post by albe on Jul 27, 2011 14:57:39 GMT -5
70s Disco Duck - Rick Dees
80s Muscles - Diana Ross
Why did they even bother recording these I'll never know
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Post by saltrek on Jul 27, 2011 21:00:07 GMT -5
Most, if not all of these have been mentioned.
1960's:
Tip Toe Thru the Tulips - Tiny Tim
Tighten Up - Archie Bell
1970's:
Like Josh Joel, I never liked Al Green. I'll go with the first song I ever heard from him - Call Me
Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
1980's:
of course, Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry Be Happy.
I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
1990's: There are many, but I will stay early in the decade, with the first couple of songs to really annoy me:
Jump Around - House of Pain (with that awful screeching throughout)
Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
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Post by chrislc on Jul 28, 2011 12:28:58 GMT -5
70s Disco Duck - Rick Dees 80s Muscles - Diana Ross Why did they even bother recording these I'll never know Diana probably saw that Physical had been #1 for 11 weeks (or whatever it was) and figured she could record just about anything about fitness and have a hit. Physical really lowered the bar (bell). |
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Post by dukelightning on Jul 28, 2011 14:09:57 GMT -5
70s Disco Duck - Rick Dees 80s Muscles - Diana Ross Why did they even bother recording these I'll never know Diana probably saw that Physical had been #1 for 11 weeks (or whatever it was) and figured she could record just about anything about fitness and have a hit. Physical really lowered the bar (bell). No what happened is that Michael Jackson wrote the song with the intention of recording it but then thought better of it seeing as the lyrics dealt with muscle bound guys. So he gave it to his long time friend Diana. BTW, Queen's Body Language may be another example of what you stated. |
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Post by matt on Aug 12, 2011 9:28:21 GMT -5
I will skip the 60's since there is nothing I can think of off the top of my head that offends me that much, but as for the other decades... 70's: "Imagine" by John Lennon (beautiful melody with terrible lyrics), "In the Navy/Y.M.C.A" by the Village People (really, aren't those two the same song?) 80's: "Keep On Loving You" REO Speedwagon (and really most songs by REO), Anything by Air Supply, but if I had to pick one, "Even the Nights are Better" floats to the top (honorable mention: "When the Children Cry" by White Lion - just an awful song) 90's: "Smooth" Santana and Rob Thomas (gets my award for the most overplayed song in the history of radio), "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 (again, a band I simply loathe--could really pick any of theirs) (honorable mention "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba - what the f was that?) I am actually going to amend my original post on this, because I had said above that nothing in the 60's offended me that much. Then I heard a certain countdown they other day from August 9, 1969...the #1 song was "In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans...wow is that a terrible song. It doesn't really even make sense how they sequenced the verses. And why do they sing, 2525, 3535, 4545, etc., and then switch to 7510, 8510? No wonder these guys never charted again...talk about catching lightning in a bottle. I am thinking that if there was a need for the government to replace waterboarding as a torture technique, locking somebody in a room and playing this song on repeat for several hours or days would more than suffice. Another thing about this song -- it spent 6 weeks at #1, but only 12 weeks total on the 40; exactly half of it's top 40 run was at #1. I wonder if there is any other #1 song that had a higher percentage of it's weeks on the top 40 at #1 (pre Soundscan of course). |
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Post by dukelightning on Aug 12, 2011 13:39:38 GMT -5
Yes there is a song that spent 55% of its weeks at #1. We'll have the answer after the next song. Oops, I thought I was guest hosting for Casey. Maybe in my next life.....lol. How bout Can't Buy Me Love....5 weeks at #1 out of 9 weeks in the top 40. Hmm...the Beatles saved Zager & Evans from a dubious feat. Who would have thunk it?!!
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Aug 12, 2011 20:07:17 GMT -5
LOL, Wahoo, My personal rule on not shortening the #1 song is why it was there in full. Plus that song is so badly recorded, its almost impossible to find edit points...
Its also the main reason I just said the recap instead of playing any of it. That and time issues!
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Post by cursereversed on Aug 13, 2011 21:36:32 GMT -5
I like both Mr. Roboto and In The Year 2525 but I can understand why a lot of people don't (in fact not sure I would like Mr. Roboto if I hadn't been a big Styx fan when it came out). Oh and if you saw the "Behind The Music" episode about Styx Dennis was made out to be a real jerk. My choices then: 60's-I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher (How the he** did this piece of crap go to #1? My vote for worst song ever recorded) -The Name Game by Shirley Ellis Whenever I hear any of the next 4 songs on a Premiere AT40 episode I leave the room or turn the radio down rather then listen to them. 70's-Joy To The World by Three Dog Night (#1 the day I was born  ) -You and Me Against The World by Helen Reddy 80's-Open Arms by Journey -867-5309 (Jenny) by Tommy Tutone (and no that was never my phone number) These two are both from the early 90's because I stopped listening to Top 40 music around 94 or so. 90's-Just A Friend by Biz Markie -Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot |
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