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Good Artists Gone Bad

Lame product? I presume that you mean that you purchased those four products, and felt that you got poor value in return. I don't care speak to Lawyers in Love or Angel.

As for Tears in Heaven, I think it was a tremendous achievement for Eric to write down those lyrics when he did, and stupendous that he could ever perform the music. I can scarcely believe the toll it must have cost him. If you are implying that he was trying to commercialize on that tragedy, you and I have a serious problem. I have very strong personal reasons for empathizing with Eric here. If the argument is that the song is maudlin, it is illogical, just as arguing that someone being stalked my a murderer is being paranoid. If you refer to the version on Unplugged, I would say that Lonely Stranger, by itself, is worth 10 times the cost of the CD.

Turning to Come Dancing, your blog entry is very cryptic, so I cannot tell if you refer to the track or the entire CD. The track is not one the the Kinks strongest efforts. They have always leaned toward music that offers hope for some commercial popularity, and some fun for elements of their audience. I don't know any who believe that the Kinks are profound (least of all Ray). I think the CD is what it is: It is a slice of the Kinks, no doubt aimed at an audience who has no intention whatever of buying their catalog, but who enjoy the occasional song. The versions of Living on a Thin Line and Destroyer are really quite good. I do not prefer the live versions of Lola, You Really Got Me or Celluloid Heroes. Overall I rate the CD as quite acceptable, certainly not lame.

My opinions, pure and simple mjollnir.

Good Artists Gone Bad

JD, I was referring to songs, not the entire albums. While I like the sentiment of "Tears in Heaven", I do not think it is a good song and the fact that it was written due to a tragic accident probably compounded its overexposure on the radio.

As far as The Kinks are concerned, they are not a band that I look to for profound lyrics in any way. Again, this is a song that I don't believe lives up to their usual standard, a throwaway, so to speak.

As you said, these are only my opinions, no more or less valid than anyone elses.

JudgementDay Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 23, 2007	Posted on: February 25, 2008 10:21 pm Score: 93 Good Artists Gone Bad Lame product? I presume that you mean that you purchased those four products, and felt that you got poor value in return. I don't care speak to Lawyers in Love or Angel. As for Tears in Heaven, I think it was a tremendous achievement for Eric to write down those lyrics when he did, and stupendous that he could ever perform the music. I can scarcely believe the toll it must have cost him. If you are implying that he was trying to commercialize on that tragedy, you and I have a serious problem. I have very strong personal reasons for empathizing with Eric here. If the argument is that the song is maudlin, it is illogical, just as arguing that someone being stalked my a murderer is being paranoid. If you refer to the version on Unplugged, I would say that Lonely Stranger, by itself, is worth 10 times the cost of the CD. Turning to Come Dancing, your blog entry is very cryptic, so I cannot tell if you refer to the track or the entire CD. The track is not one the the Kinks strongest efforts. They have always leaned toward music that offers hope for some commercial popularity, and some fun for elements of their audience. I don't know any who believe that the Kinks are profound (least of all Ray). I think the CD is what it is: It is a slice of the Kinks, no doubt aimed at an audience who has no intention whatever of buying their catalog, but who enjoy the occasional song. The versions of Living on a Thin Line and Destroyer are really quite good. I do not prefer the live versions of Lola, You Really Got Me or Celluloid Heroes. Overall I rate the CD as quite acceptable, certainly not lame. My opinions, pure and simple mjollnir. [ Reply to Comment ]
bricktop Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 12, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 12:16 am Score: 94 Good Artists Gone Bad I know I'll probably catch flack for this one but ZZ Top Eliminator to me stands out as one. A lot of Aerosmith's recent efforts also. [ Reply to Comment ]
bricktop Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 12, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 1:12 am Score: 94 Good Artists Gone Bad Another one would be Neil Young. Some of his stuff is, of course, great. But then there's Trans. What the hell was that? [ Reply to Comment ]
bricktop Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 12, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 1:32 am Score: 93 Good Artists Gone Bad Styx-Mr. Roboto? [ Reply to Comment ]
bricktop Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 12, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 2:46 am Score: 94 Good Artists Gone Bad Chicago post 1976. Pure sap after '76. [ Reply to Comment ]
bricktop Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 12, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 4:56 am Score: 94 Good Artists Gone Bad As much as I love Pink Floyd, The Final Cut sucked. [ Reply to Comment ]
mjollnir Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Oct 15, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 6:15 am Score: 94 Good Artists Gone Bad JD, I was referring to songs, not the entire albums. While I like the sentiment of "Tears in Heaven", I do not think it is a good song and the fact that it was written due to a tragic accident probably compounded its overexposure on the radio. As far as The Kinks are concerned, they are not a band that I look to for profound lyrics in any way. Again, this is a song that I don't believe lives up to their usual standard, a throwaway, so to speak. As you said, these are only my opinions, no more or less valid than anyone elses. [ Reply to Comment ]
bricktop Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 12, 2007	Posted on: February 26, 2008 6:45 am Score: 94 Good Artists Gone Bad Michael Jackson, in more ways than one. [ Reply to Comment ]
urbanstien Reputation: 97 Level: Superstar Since: Jan 10, 2008	Posted on: February 26, 2008 10:52 am Score: 74 Good Artists Gone Bad john cougar mellencamp- my country. geez john wote some songs for us not a commercial [ Reply to Comment ]
bdawg161 Reputation: 96 Level: Superstar Since: Feb 14, 2008	Posted on: February 26, 2008 11:45 am Score: 28 Good Artists Gone Bad The new Silverchair really sux! Good thing they didn't start out with this crap there putting out now, or they would be totally irrelevant. [ Reply to Comment ]