Comments on: CHART ATTACK! #28: 4/18/81 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/ The Music That Taste Forgot Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Dave P http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-8136 Dave P Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:58:25 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-8136 A great interview with Bill Withers (from February 2007) can be heard here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7236327 A great interview with Bill Withers (from February 2007) can be heard here:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7236327

]]> By: Jason http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7919 Jason Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:58:37 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7919 I'm pretty sure that Styx are trying to stay as far away from the songs that are really all about Dennis DeYoung.  Did they play "Babe" or "Lady?" I’m pretty sure that Styx are trying to stay as far away from the songs that are really all about Dennis DeYoung.  Did they play "Babe" or "Lady?"

]]> By: J http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7917 J Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:44:06 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7917 I totally loved "The Best of Times" back in the day, but then again, I'm quite a bit older than you are, and I was in High School. One would think that should mean I would know better. It doesn't. Clearly. We saw Styx last year, and the bastards didn't even PLAY IT. God, my life sucks. What's kindof upsetting is that I pretty much know every lyric to all of these songs...again, my life sucks. I totally loved “The Best of Times” back in the day, but then again, I’m quite a bit older than you are, and I was in High School. One would think that should mean I would know better. It doesn’t. Clearly. We saw Styx last year, and the bastards didn’t even PLAY IT. God, my life sucks.

What’s kindof upsetting is that I pretty much know every lyric to all of these songs…again, my life sucks.

]]> By: jb http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7916 jb Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:04:59 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7916 It's taken me nearly a week to find my way to this post (curse you, My Yahoo Beta RSS function), but thanks for the shoutout, and for this list, which reminds me of a trip The Mrs. (who was not yet The Mrs. back then) and I took to visit her parents in the Detroit suburbs (must have been spring break), listening to AM Top 40 stations all the way, including the mighty CKLW once we got there. "While You See a Chance" was on every two hours all across Indiana and Michigan, and for the whole week. That remix of "Kiss on My List" is terrific. (Better than a lot of the remixes at Born Again 80s, which is not an indictment of the site, but of the 80s sensibility that made people think dance clubs wanted a long version of "The Heat Is On" or "Too Late for Goodbyes.") It’s taken me nearly a week to find my way to this post (curse you, My Yahoo Beta RSS function), but thanks for the shoutout, and for this list, which reminds me of a trip The Mrs. (who was not yet The Mrs. back then) and I took to visit her parents in the Detroit suburbs (must have been spring break), listening to AM Top 40 stations all the way, including the mighty CKLW once we got there. “While You See a Chance” was on every two hours all across Indiana and Michigan, and for the whole week.

That remix of “Kiss on My List” is terrific. (Better than a lot of the remixes at Born Again 80s, which is not an indictment of the site, but of the 80s sensibility that made people think dance clubs wanted a long version of “The Heat Is On” or “Too Late for Goodbyes.”)

]]> By: Jhensy http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7882 Jhensy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:38:31 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7882 You young'uns must have been precisely the right nostalgic age for this one, but that's a dreadful Top Ten for me. Every single song has me attacking the dial if it comes on in the car. Not even a guilty pleasure among them, and several (Styx and Sheena in particular) I consider war crimes. If I had to pick a fave it would be the Police or Blondie. Ugh. You young’uns must have been precisely the right nostalgic age for this one, but that’s a dreadful Top Ten for me. Every single song has me attacking the dial if it comes on in the car. Not even a guilty pleasure among them, and several (Styx and Sheena in particular) I consider war crimes. If I had to pick a fave it would be the Police or Blondie. Ugh.

]]> By: Dw. Dunphy http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7871 Dw. Dunphy Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:05:27 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7871 I think I want to see Copeland and Sting in a steel cage match - winner takes all, loser gets a lute shoved up their zinger. " " As for the Eagles, I think they're all happy to milk the public every couple years with another goodbye tour. The rumor was that they were writing a new album, but that's been a 5 year rumor. All I heard was that abysmal "Hole In The World " song." "Considering Henley had the most lucrative solo stint of all the members, he's probably the crustiest about having to hook up again." " Don't ya just hate it when your Henley is crusty? I do. " " DwD I think I want to see Copeland and Sting in a steel cage match - winner takes all, loser gets a lute shoved up their zinger. " " As for the Eagles, I think they’re all happy to milk the public every couple years with another goodbye tour. The rumor was that they were writing a new album, but that’s been a 5 year rumor. All I heard was that abysmal "Hole In The World " song." "Considering Henley had the most lucrative solo stint of all the members, he’s probably the crustiest about having to hook up again." " Don’t ya just hate it when your Henley is crusty? I do. " " DwD

]]> By: Robert http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7869 Robert Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:27:56 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7869 I got back into the Police again last summer and started digging around for reviews of that documentary Stewart made in 2005, which I still haven't seen. I then came across those two Vic Garbarini pieces. In the 1999 interview they do sound like they all still like each other and that it's a good thing they broke up when they did (even though they never officially broke up, which has been a running joke between me and my brother for 20 years now), but Stewart's constant needling and "fuck you—I'm just kidding" comments would get on my nerves too. I've known guys like that; they never learn. I think it was on the Police's "Behind the Music" special that they discussed their first reunion, at Sting's wedding to Trudie Styler in '92. They were asked to play a few songs, which they were happy to do, but after one song the old tensions were already flaring up again onstage. They laugh about it, but there's money at stake this year with this giant stadium tour. Like you said, they'll probably just see each other onstage. Who hates who in the Eagles these days? I had no idea. I got back into the Police again last summer and started digging around for reviews of that documentary Stewart made in 2005, which I still haven’t seen. I then came across those two Vic Garbarini pieces. In the 1999 interview they do sound like they all still like each other and that it’s a good thing they broke up when they did (even though they never officially broke up, which has been a running joke between me and my brother for 20 years now), but Stewart’s constant needling and “fuck you—I’m just kidding” comments would get on my nerves too. I’ve known guys like that; they never learn.

I think it was on the Police’s “Behind the Music” special that they discussed their first reunion, at Sting’s wedding to Trudie Styler in ‘92. They were asked to play a few songs, which they were happy to do, but after one song the old tensions were already flaring up again onstage. They laugh about it, but there’s money at stake this year with this giant stadium tour. Like you said, they’ll probably just see each other onstage.

Who hates who in the Eagles these days? I had no idea.

]]> By: Jason http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7867 Jason Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:42:20 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7867 Robert, nobody attacks the Attacks like you attack the Attacks.  I loved both of those Police articles, and wish I had found them earlier so I could have included at least the 1986 recount one in the original post.  I agree that the writing style is a bit over-the-top, but still, I enjoyed it immensely.  The 1999 interview didn't seem so bad, but I, too, wonder what precautions they have taken to ensure that this tour doesn't go up in flames.  I imagine they'll have an Eagles-type setup: they'll see each other on stage and that's it.<br /><br />BD and Robert, as for the paragraph breaks - this is some sort of WP glitch specific to jh.com.  My webguy, Rahul, is going to be fixing it, but he just had a baby so I'm leaving him alone for a couple of weeks.  When Robert's posts come through, he usually adds a <br> in there and I do try and go in and clean them up.<br /><br />Sorry for the inconvenience and we'll try to get it fixed soon. Robert, nobody attacks the Attacks like you attack the Attacks.  I loved both of those Police articles, and wish I had found them earlier so I could have included at least the 1986 recount one in the original post.  I agree that the writing style is a bit over-the-top, but still, I enjoyed it immensely.  The 1999 interview didn’t seem so bad, but I, too, wonder what precautions they have taken to ensure that this tour doesn’t go up in flames.  I imagine they’ll have an Eagles-type setup: they’ll see each other on stage and that’s it.

BD and Robert, as for the paragraph breaks - this is some sort of WP glitch specific to jh.com.  My webguy, Rahul, is going to be fixing it, but he just had a baby so I’m leaving him alone for a couple of weeks.  When Robert’s posts come through, he usually adds a <br> in there and I do try and go in and clean them up.

Sorry for the inconvenience and we’ll try to get it fixed soon.

]]> By: Robert http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7866 Robert Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:13:18 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7866 BD, my paragraph breaks show up if I'm using Safari as my browser. However, I can't italicize words, hyperlink text, etc., on Safari. I also can't view the YouTube clips on this browser. On Firefox I CAN view the clips, italicize, hyperlink, etc., but my paragraph breaks don't show up. I just insert two ""s for every break and then Jason usually converts them to actual breaks when he gets the chance. BD, my paragraph breaks show up if I’m using Safari as my browser. However, I can’t italicize words, hyperlink text, etc., on Safari. I also can’t view the YouTube clips on this browser. On Firefox I CAN view the clips, italicize, hyperlink, etc., but my paragraph breaks don’t show up. I just insert two “”s for every break and then Jason usually converts them to actual breaks when he gets the chance.

]]> By: BD http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7860 BD Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:58:01 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/04/20/chart-attack-28/#comment-7860 OK, once and for all, how do I make paragraph breaks here? Two simple returns won't do it. How about two shift-returns? Four returns? Four shift-returns?</p><p>Or maybe some code? OK, once and for all, how do I make paragraph breaks here? Two simple returns won’t do it. How about two shift-returns? Four returns? Four shift-returns?</p><p>Or maybe some code?

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