LOL... Even I'll acknowledge that... must've looked good on paper but... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Eichelberger" To: 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" > To: > 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 > > > > >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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > >