tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394476818637298070.post2591175096087832522..comments2023-04-15T21:27:56.843-06:00Comments on Holland's Comet: Rock BottomBrian Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15093201252403779991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394476818637298070.post-73819248435025544212008-06-02T19:53:00.000-06:002008-06-02T19:53:00.000-06:00Re. L&S: What can I say? I was only 12!Re. Mellenc...Re. L&S: What can I say? I was only 12!<BR/><BR/>Re. Mellencamp: You've probably figured out that he's a favorite target of my verbal bazooka. He and I just never quite got off on the right foot, and a lot of his stuff just grates on me. I always thought 'American Fool' was a great LP title for him, though!<BR/><BR/>Re. 'Sucking In The Seventies': I always thought that was a very accurate title, because apart from 'Sticky Fingers' and 'Some Girls', that's pretty much what the Stones did in the '70s.Brian Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093201252403779991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394476818637298070.post-85098964892251393912008-06-02T18:42:00.000-06:002008-06-02T18:42:00.000-06:00I refuse to believe you actually own a Laverne & S...I refuse to believe you actually own a Laverne & Shirley LP...<BR/><BR/>Some random notes: Re the sound on <I>Live Evil</I>: Ronnie James Dio was allegedly fired from Black Sabbath for going into the studio behind Iommi's and Butler's backs and fooling with the mix of this album. In particular, Dio is said to have turned up his own vocals.<BR/><BR/>Ray Manzarek fares better on his solo LP, <I>The Whole Thing Started With Rock 'N' Roll, But Now It's Out Of Control</I> (dreadful title). His singing doesn't improve much, but the songs are a bit better, and Manzarek doesn't have the pressure of trying to replace Jim Morrison. The disc also features some killer guitar work from Joe Walsh.<BR/><BR/>The two-disc <I>Words And Music</I> is a better overview of John Mellencamp's career, not that it will persuade you much at this point. As far as greatest-hits set titles go, <I>The Best That I Could Do</I> ranks up there with The Rolling Stones' <I>Sucking In The Seventies</I>, which can be taken any way you wish.dr sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198551434246302063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394476818637298070.post-30735199989233640942008-05-31T19:04:00.000-06:002008-05-31T19:04:00.000-06:00Agreed--different strokes. That album just made it...Agreed--different strokes. That album just made it seem like they were playing out the string, so to speak. That last one before Blackmore left ('The Battle Rages On') wasn't a whole lot better, either...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment!Brian Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093201252403779991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394476818637298070.post-10002996268041119122008-05-30T11:35:00.000-06:002008-05-30T11:35:00.000-06:00Wow, splutter, I hardly know what to say (big grin...Wow, splutter, I hardly know what to say (big grin). I agree with most of your clunkers but one. I absolutely love DP's Perpendicular and rank it right up there with anything from the more famous Mark II line-up. Different stroke for different folk I would guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com