tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12331855.post1247540376568413160..comments2024-03-25T07:21:22.797-04:00Comments on Bloggerhythms: The Top Ten Musical Guilty PleasuresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12331855.post-70116638090507618022013-02-08T20:43:17.463-05:002013-02-08T20:43:17.463-05:00Is it even permissible any more for a straight guy...Is it even permissible any more for a straight guy to admit liking Cher? Love her or hate her, she is one of those few performers (Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison come to mind) who has an immediately recognizable voice and sounds like no one else. You don't last that long without doing SOMETHING right...jeffm12012https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430827566250598471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12331855.post-974488238351275492008-01-29T08:44:00.000-05:002008-01-29T08:44:00.000-05:00Velvetcyberpunk:According to the All Music Guide T...Velvetcyberpunk:<BR/><BR/>According to the All Music Guide The Monkees returned to using mostly studio musicians on their next two albums following <B>Headquarters</B>.Charlie Riccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930103645729165149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12331855.post-85983326631051849102008-01-28T17:47:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:47:00.000-05:00Well it's nice that you appreciate The Monkees, th...Well it's nice that you appreciate The Monkees, they were very good for what they were doing, but your comment that they played on some of their albums is a bit misleading. They played the instruments on all of the albums starting with Headquarters, which was their third.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12331855.post-65482019657541322452008-01-28T14:12:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:12:00.000-05:00Oh Boy! I'm sort of with you on this one. In a c...Oh Boy! I'm sort of with you on this one. In a conditional sort of way!<BR/>First two, HH and the Ms, I couldn't agree more. 'No Milk Today' (Graham Gouldman, I think) is wonderful and most of the Monkees stuff is still listenable today.<BR/>Next 4, I'm with you in spirit but they are not up to the first two's standard. You know about me and Chicago so no further comment! The last three I can take or leave.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the next installment! Sould be fun.music obsessivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12331855.post-38707405777509054492008-01-28T14:06:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:06:00.000-05:00I disagree about Hot Streets being the band's last...I disagree about <I>Hot Streets</I> being the band's last great album for 16 years. I thought 1982's <I>16</I> was (up to that point) the band's best post-Terry Kath album. There's a hunger on 16 that wasn't there on 17 or 18. Chicago was dead in the water when Foster took them on, so he was essentially taking some chances on 16... They panned out and because they panned out-- we ended up with Chicago 17, which took the musical formula Foster had established on 16 one step further (and many, myself included, would argue-- one step TOO far). 16 still had a bit of musical integrity to it that the other Foster produced (and later the Nevison and Nevison/Sanford produced albums) lacked. Imho the best post Terry Kath Chicago albums are:<BR/><BR/>1. <I>Stone of Sisyphus</I><BR/>2. 16<BR/>3. <I>Hot Streets</I>Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.com