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| From | "Miguel Motta" <a2j@bellsouth.net> |
| Subject | Re: The Day the Music Died |
| Date | Wed, 19 May 2004 17:04:12 -0400 |
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LOL... Even I'll acknowledge that... must've looked good on paper but...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: The Day the Music Died
> 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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