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| From | "Gary Littleton" <gary@garylittleton.com> |
| Subject | Re: New Cars/"Dick Around" |
| Date | Mon, 3 Apr 2006 22:37:19 -0400 |
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Yeah, I really like the new Sparks, and I didn't mean to imply they sound
like queen. That one song is an obvious exception. Ralph Smith of Amnesia
played me the Half Nelson album when it came out (hmm, didn't rundgren
produce that?), but didn't really fall in love with them until I heard "This
Town" while sitting in a london pub in 1974. Kimono and Propaganda are still
my two faves, even though I've liked a lot of their stuff over the years.
Cheers,
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
Michael Bennett
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 7:52 PM
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Re: New Cars/"Dick Around"
I don't think Stewart was knocking all reunions -- he is justifiably cynical
and dismissive of the New Cars.
These guys can do what they want, which comes off to me as craven and
insincere, and some folks will show up and many more will treat The New Cars
like Basic Instinct 2.
Gary L. -- "Dick Around" is a great song, and Hello Young Lovers may even
top the great Lil' Beethoven.
While Queen-ish is a good description, Sparks was an influence on Queen back
in the day, not the other way 'round.
Mike Bennett
--- Michael vg <govango@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Stewart Mason <craigtorso@verizon.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael vg" <govango@yahoo.com>
> > > Why can't it just be for the love of getting out
> there and playing?
> > > Trying something new, or takign something old
> and making it new.
> >
> > But neither of those things are happening in the
> case of the New Cars.
>
> Ok fair enough, but still, they are doing what they want. I just
> don't see why reunions are so looked down upon.
> I can seperate my old Cars and Rundgren albums and still listen to
> them and enjoy it, no matter how good or bad this sounds.
>
> > I don't think anyone would be saying this stuff if
> these same people
> > had picked a new name and were writing new
> material together, maybe
> > throwing in a couple of Cars and Rundgren covers.
> The difference is
> > that doing that wouldn't cover Rundgren's mortgage
> payments, and
> > that's clearly his main interest in this gig.
>
> I don't have that information and I don't really care. I have to pay
> my mortgage, and sadly I never found a way to do it, doing something I
> like. If Todd, or Roger Taylor or any of them can, I say more power to
> them.
>
> michael vg
>
>
>
> "Posting every day with nothing to
> say is some kind of badge of honor."
> B.S.
>
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