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| From | "Chuck Limmer" <climmer@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: The 1984 Pantheon |
| Date | Mon, 17 May 2004 12:41:26 -0700 |
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On Mon, 17 May 2004, Kelly Cronin wrote:
>>You know, really, though the springsteen stuff of that era was not (I think ) his strongest, that's not a bad pantheon to have enshrined, all things considered. I mean, Michael Jackson was still black then, Prince and Madonna were still making people either dance or tsk disapprovingly (and both were great to me as a teen). And I still love love love "I'm on Fire." So some of the clothes were gag-worthy, sure; but as top of the pops go, it's a hell of a lot better than some eras could claim. Though I'm sure me being such a tender age at the time had something to do with this revisionist history.<<
Kelly:
Nah, your age had nothing to do with it. I was almost thirty in 1984, but I think that any year in which BORN IN THE U.S.A., MADONNA, LIKE A VIRGIN and the "Purple Rain" soundtrack were released--and the *seven* top-10 hits from THRILLER were still all over the airwaves--stands on its own merits, and justifies the pantheon status of those four artists just fine.
I do agree that the clothes were silly. Thankfully, I had the good sense--or advanced years--not to wear any of 'em.
Chuck Limmer
n.p. "Brilliant Disguise," Bruce Springsteen, TUNNEL OF LOVE
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