The next time I talk to my sister-in-law, I'm going to have to tell 
her how the fact that she preferred the Suicide Commandos to Fountains 
of Wayne has somehow turned into a spittle-flecked screed about the 
Raspberries.  She's going to find it both hilarious and slightly 
disturbing.

S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Donmand@aol.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: Suicide Commandos vs Raspberries


>
> Just curious? Were you at the Fountains of Wayne / Suicide Commandos 
> Concert
> last Sunday? I was. I formulated my opinion of the Commandos from 
> the  show I
> saw at the State Fair. Not some myth that they are supposed to Live 
> up to
> from 28 years ago.
>
> Saw Raspberries in Chicago - 2005. I also saw Raspberries back in 
> the  day:
> circa 1974. It was the 2nd version of the Raspberries band: Starting 
> Over  with
> Scott McCarl and Michael McBride. Which I prefer to the original 
> line-up.
>
> I highly recommend the recently released: Raspberries - Live on the 
> Sunset
> Strip. (Deluxe edition) A 2 CD + 1 DVD bonus of their last Concert 
> in LA -
> 2005.  If you've never saw the band Live? This Concert will put you 
> there!
>
> Don
>
> In a message dated 9/2/2007 10:01:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
>
> Date:  Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:18:47 -0000
> From: "floatingunder"  <underthefloat@msn.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Suicide  Commandos vs Raspberries
> Message-ID:  <fbddj7+rd9q@eGroups.com>
>
>>
>> So are you saying  the Suicide Commandos are a better band then the
>> Raspberries?  How does Chris Osgood measure up to Eric Carmen
> vocally in 2007?  How  does
>> Osgood's lead guitar match up with Wally Bryson's in  2007?
>>
>> Don
>>
>
>
> Um, No I am not  saying that all. Nor did I say or intend to imply
> that the Commando's are  better then The Raspberries. I didn't even
> say I didn't like The  Raspberries, because I do. A great deal in
> fact.
>
> All I was  commenting on is you were critical of the Commandos 
> sounding
> dated and  being stuck in an era. And then you contrasted them with
> The Raspberries  as an example of a band sounding as fresh as ever
> (And for what it's  worth, it's not a big deal to me...it's just 
> fine
> with me that you think  that). I just think that they both are a
> product of their time and are  dated in a way. Each clearly sounds 
> and
> looks to be from another  era.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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