tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post2218687520975787327..comments2023-10-28T09:50:18.986+02:00Comments on For The Sake Of The Song: PigeonholedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-73480522822244216102010-02-21T10:15:37.576+01:002010-02-21T10:15:37.576+01:00I´ll dig up my vinyl copy asap Lance.I´ll dig up my vinyl copy asap Lance.Ramone666https://www.blogger.com/profile/08399648428256486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-45751836050445169622010-02-21T08:21:58.042+01:002010-02-21T08:21:58.042+01:00Spike has held up surprisingly well, despite a sli...Spike has held up surprisingly well, despite a slightly weak drum sound. Of course, it <i>was</i> the '80s. Maybe 2-3 songs too long, but at least half that record is pretty damn timeless. I recommend a review with fresh ears.LDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728242342012983640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-29569956861906024882010-02-11T12:43:06.789+01:002010-02-11T12:43:06.789+01:00No. You're right the first time. "Blood a...No. You're right the first time. "Blood and Chocolate" came right after "King of America"; I never paid it much attention, which is a pity, since he went on record pretty much with the intention of rekindling the spirit of "Armed Forces" and "Get Happy!"<br /><br />I need to revisit "B&C" properly.<br /><br />You're probably on the money, viz getting older. I vividly remember the huge buzz of hearing "My Aim Is True" for the first time. And "This Year's Model". The sleeve for that first LP alone stood out like a sore thumb on the record racks. Or in the shop window next to The Damned and the Ramones.<br /><br />Kind of difficult to sustain that level of youthful excitement. The sense of belonging to something challenging and dangerous.<br /><br />Going back to what you said earlier. Any mutual canoodling with Sir Pale is the kiss of death.ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-49231171310881783212010-02-11T12:28:05.304+01:002010-02-11T12:28:05.304+01:00You´re right od course, I didn´t realise King Of A...You´re right od course, I didn´t realise King Of America came after Blood & Chocolate. And I like the first 4 albums the best as well. Pop with a punch, and the latter went missing more and more. Maybe that´s just part of getting older?Ramone666https://www.blogger.com/profile/08399648428256486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-12273968596501115272010-02-11T11:06:58.672+01:002010-02-11T11:06:58.672+01:00There was a brief period when he, Nick Lowe and Da...There was a brief period when he, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds (separately) patrolled the airwaves with had some of the finest pop 45's conceivable.<br /><br />I'm almost in full agreement; "King of America" was the last LP I remember listening to with anything approaching appreciation. Same year as "Blood and Chocolate". <br /><br />In truth, I am inclined to suggest he ran out of a full head of steam by 1980's "Get Happy!". Although there were definitely highlights thereafter, the tone was all too often a bit too claustrophobic and self-congatulatory. <br /><br />Patent leather and greasepaint.ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-45549762102727717492010-02-11T10:45:27.015+01:002010-02-11T10:45:27.015+01:00I absolutely loved his stuff from My Aim ´til Bloo...I absolutely loved his stuff from My Aim ´til Blood & Chocolate. Strange how he lost his bite after that. Getting all chummy with Sir Paul probably didn´t help.Ramone666https://www.blogger.com/profile/08399648428256486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-64451191503103239982010-02-11T09:31:41.721+01:002010-02-11T09:31:41.721+01:00Thanks for putting these songs into the context of...Thanks for putting these songs into the context of that interview. Elvis was quite a canterkerous f@cker, wasn't he ? And very fond of peppering every conversation with 'why' ?<br /><br />And quite right, very often.<br /><br />While not a huge fan of his later stuff, his releases between 1977 and the mid 80's were the work of a man on a roll, if not "out of time".<br /><br />It's quite unsettling to realize that every word of "Radio Radio" is still ingrained in my brain. Just a great 45.ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448885095667982281.post-14450703327167541942010-02-10T19:52:55.404+01:002010-02-10T19:52:55.404+01:00This is why I love the internet.This is why I love the internet.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401395043889488168noreply@blogger.com