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| From | "Bill Jones" <wigout6@juno.com> |
| Subject | Re: Spandau & Nena |
| Date | Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:46:54 GMT |
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> JOURNEYS TO GLORY, DIAMOND, TRUE, from '81, '82 and '83
respectively. Some great singles there, but also some seriously dodgy
album tracks.
> The early Spandau singles that did it for me were "To Cut A Long
Story Short" (which has this great nagging, distorted keyoard riff and
doesn't sound a thing like what one expects Spandau Ballet to sound
like) and "Instinction."
Thanks Stewart - I see that "To Cut a Long Story Short" is on the
Journeys to Glory album. May have to add that to my want (LaLa)
list...
> Off of the big breakthrough album TRUE, I will put "Lifeline" up
against any chart-pop single of its era. Never did understand why
they didn't reissue that in the states after "True" became a hit,
because I'm positive it would have at least hit the Top 20.
Agreed - that's a great pop tune! I also dug "Communication."
> The first Nena LP was a terrific confection. I always liked the
fact that the A-side was in English and the B-side was in
German. "Just A Dream," off that LP was another terrific track, as
was "Kino."
Thanks John - I've never heard any other Nena tunes, so I'm now
curious to hear these.
> Except the English version is sung phonetically and lacks the
poetry of the German syntax.
Well at least it rhymes nicely! And I like her phrasing on the
English vocals (like when she sings "call the troops out, in a
hurry"). BTW, I have nothing against German vocals, as I *far* prefer
the original "Der Komissar" by Falco (off the fine Einzelhaft album),
and have always found the English version by After the Fire to be
pretty atrocious.
> Prince delivered the best half time show ever. The man is truly
amazing.
I missed it, so I'm very grateful for YouTube! Awesome performance.
The marching band cracked me up...
> Has anyone caught his Vegas show?
I'm heading to Vegas in September, and hope he's still doing gigs at
the Rio when I get there! I caught the last (Musicology) tour in
D.C., and it was just great.
Be seeing you,
Bill
np: The Clash - Groovy Times (great production, acoustic guitars!)
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