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Post by mkarns on Mar 8, 2014 0:20:30 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. Hadn't thought of them all this way, but this is a pretty good, detailed summary. "Cool Casey" sounds as if he was trying to be FM-type hip at times. "Turbo charged" coincides with what Casey retrospectively called "Disco Casey", with that type of music peaking by mid-1979 (around the time an entire AT40 was devoted to it), though the tempo of the music overall slowed down a lot more quickly than his delivery did. I never thought of Casey's early 80s delivery as "robotic", but it does sound a lot plainer and less embellished than many of his other eras; this may have been the period when he started listening to less of the music or paying attention to the artists and instead mostly just read the scripts. "Professional Casey" was probably the peak of his longtime desire for perfection, which probably went too far at times such as throwing a cussing fit over where a Long Distance Dedication was placed. "Commentary Casey" was among his talkiest periods, in a good way; a few weeks ago Premiere ran a 1988 show in which I especially enjoyed his commentary, which was often a lot more interesting than the music. I'm not sure if the scripts changed, but in the late 80s he sounded freer to improvise. From what I recall, his delivery on Casey's Top 40 and later shows was more consistent, without a lot of distinct periods; whether that was due to him or the writing and production isn't entirely clear. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 8, 2014 8:07:00 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 There are likely exceptions to the rule... Case in point, I've been listening to the 9/30/72 special, the Top 40 Artists of the Past 5 Years. There's no way I'd refer to him as "Quiet Casey" in that show as he progressed to the number one artist. I'd say that program captured a mix of both, a smooth and turbo-charged Casey. |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 9, 2014 16:42:45 GMT -5
I love all the Casey's but when he's quiet Casey, its so warming to hear his almost whisper!
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Post by mkarns on Mar 31, 2014 15:52:02 GMT -5
We've certainly gotten a wide range of Casey's the last couple of weeks from Premiere. Last week we had Smooth Casey--straightforward with some pep--from 1975, and Commentary Casey from 1988 playing with words and sounding especially involved in the script.
This week we get Casey sounding cool/hip from 1971, turbocharged Disco Casey from 1979, and "just reading my lines" Casey from 1982.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 16:48:08 GMT -5
When I listen to the early 70's AT40 shows he sounds weird.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 9, 2014 21:18:15 GMT -5
When I listen to the early 70's AT40 shows he sounds weird. It all depends on when you first listened. I started right at the beginning--in 1970--so early '70s Casey sounds normal to me! |
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Post by lasvegaskid on May 25, 2014 10:30:21 GMT -5
Have you noticed there seem to be "sub-Casey's" within the main Casey's described above? For example within the Smooth Casey era was the "prediction sub-Casey" that peaked from 1975-1977. That is where Casey frequently said that a tune "was going to be a biggie" or "was headed for #1". By the time the Robotic Casey era arrived, the prediction sub-Casey was long gone.
Any other examples sub-Casey's?
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Post by dukelightning on May 31, 2014 16:52:18 GMT -5
Good point about the robotic Casey not making such predictions. Example: on the 5/30/81 show, he just said "In 1963 Kyu Sakamoto took that song to #1. This week A Taste of Honey moves from 8 to 4 with 'Sukiyaki'". I was expecting him to then say either after that or within that quoted statement that it was headed to #1. But he said no such thing. Back in the mid to late 70s, you can bet your last dollar a move like that would elicit such a statement. (Although I wonder if those predictions were more for entertainment purposes than anything else).
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Post by lasvegaskid on Nov 14, 2014 15:15:15 GMT -5
On this week's show, it was only Nov 1986 but you could already hear the Commentary Casey phase creeping in his presentation.
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Post by cachiva on Dec 2, 2014 23:05:26 GMT -5
From the very early shows I like it when: 1) He sounds like a parody of an AM DJ, announcing the latest "sound" from BS&T!!! (or PG&E, CCR, etc.) To borrow from a George Carlin routine, I'd call this "BOSS Casey!" 2) He whispers the introduction to a ballad or slow song. Is that what passed for sensitivity in 1971?  I also think it would be a fun drinking game to take a shot every time he says "SMASH"! By 1981 you'd be hammered by the end of the first hour! |
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Post by SFGuy on Dec 3, 2014 2:16:50 GMT -5
I also think it would be a fun drinking game to take a shot every time he says "SMASH"! By 1981 you'd be hammered by the end of the first hour! So, you would be....smashed? |
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Post by mkarns on Dec 7, 2014 13:48:05 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 There's evidence of this transition in the cue sheets at the Charis Music Group site. On the cue sheet for next weekend's December 1971 show, someone wrote "Casey too 'down'(?). Not enough excitement in voice. Shows have gradually become more 'lay back'". charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-11-71.pdf |
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 5, 2015 10:52:29 GMT -5
Another "sub-Casey" was the conjunction Casey that ran roughly 73-78. He would introduce by saying "here is another song from THAT movie". Sometimes it was followed with a nickname "here is THAT man again, "Memphis" Al Green". This phase faded away once the "turbo Casey" took full effect.
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Post by mga707 on Jan 5, 2015 14:00:08 GMT -5
Very minor nit-pick, but I humbly request that someone with the power to do so PLEASE correct the thread title. Once again, this is your old grammar teacher speaking: An apostrophe (') does NOT mean "Look out, here comes an 'S'!" When I see "The Five Casey's", I say "The five Casey's WHAT?  |
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Post by renfield75 on Jan 5, 2015 16:26:05 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. What was the "Baby Face" outro? |
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