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| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: GRAND F'N FUNK |
| Date | Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:03:16 -0400 |
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> If "Bad Time" isn't the greatest American Top 40 pop single of the
> rock'n'roll era, it's certainly within shouting distance of the summit.
For me it starts with Todd Rundgren's "Couldn't I Just Tell You" and goes
down from there. I agree on shouting distance, even though you still have to
defend against the Beach Boys, Raspberries, Turtles, Paul Revere and The
Raiders, Credence (speaking of underrated bands), Lovin Spoonful, Mamas and
Papas, Monkees, Big Star, Dwight Twilley, The Beat, .....
> That song is an immaculate presentation of everything power pop should
> be -- and yet it seems to be largely ignored among power pop aficionados
> because ... well, probably because it's Grand F'n Funk.
And I can't argue either point because I agree. It's a stunning single.
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