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| From | "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: The Day the Music Died |
| Date | Wed, 19 May 2004 16:55:33 -0400 |
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I'm with Stewart and Michael on this one too. I was not a huge fan of Dire
Straits, but up to that point, I did respect them. However, the release of
Brothers In Arms was a pretty shallow attempt to cash in. And Money For
Nothing is one of the most annoying, trite songs ever made.
But what really made me lose my respect for them was the appearance of those
horrible headbands Knopfler and the other guitarist wore in the video and
when they performed. Yuck!
Mark E.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: The Day the Music Died
> I remember when we received BROTHERS IN ARMS at my college radio station.
I
> was excited to review it and profoundly disappointed by the album. My
> reaction to MFN was similar to Stewart's, which is odd, since Rob
Schneider
> was years away from even being the Copy Guy. Between that and "Walk of
> Life", it appeared that Knopfler's somewhat overrated talent had
evaporated
> -- nothing much since has changed my viewpoint.
>
> Mike Bennett
>
>
>
> Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>
> >From: Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com>
>
> >At 03:50 PM 5/19/2004 -0400, Miguel Motta wrote:
> > >"Money for Nothing" was written tongue-in-cheek and poked fun at the
same
> > >medium (MTV) via which it became a "hit" video...
> > >But I guess not everyone is keen to delve into genius and needs
> > >their music served in a "don't-make-me-have-to-think-too-hard"
manner...
> >
> >Please. "Money For Nothing" is roughly as subtle and understated as a
Rob
> >Schneider movie, and about as deserving of the appelation of genius.
> >
> >S
>
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