― geeta, Thursday, 20 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Dave225, Thursday, 20 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Dave M., Thursday, 20 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 20 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Dave M., Friday, 21 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Todd Brandenburg, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 17:41 (eighteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI5ecQ1YTA
― livin in my own private Biden hole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
Drunk on Twitter right now:@richardmarx
― Sax Blatterday (jaymc), Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:20 (eleven years ago) link
highlights?
― Tome Cruise (Matt P), Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:31 (eleven years ago) link
Richard Marx @richardmarxOMG it's so fun to be on Twitter when you don't have a career to worry about protecting!!!!!
― Sax Blatterday (jaymc), Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:37 (eleven years ago) link
Actually, nothing too crazy, he's just tweeting a lot.
― Sax Blatterday (jaymc), Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:38 (eleven years ago) link
and you're... right there waiting for him.
― Tome Cruise (Matt P), Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:41 (eleven years ago) link
damn this thread is full of classics
― Tome Cruise (Matt P), Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:44 (eleven years ago) link
He really is making Twitter work for him:
Playing in Coral Springs, Fl 2nite. I think like..eleven people are coming. Gonna do the whole show in dark glasses and play all Soundgarden
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 30 November 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
only 50 minutes from me! I may ask him to play "Pretty Noose."
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 30 November 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
would pay .99 for a richard marx cover of "the day i tried to live" tbh
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Friday, 30 November 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
now I imagine Soundgarden returning the favor and covering "Should've Known Better."
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 30 November 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
I like to think about the people (who surely existed) who heard Should've Known Better and thought "Wow, I didn't know Richard Marx could ROCK!"
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 30 November 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
Don't Mean Nothing and Should've Known Better were actually his first two singles. The ballads came later.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 30 November 2012 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
awww dammit
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 30 November 2012 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
yeah Marx's early rockers weren't bad at all. "Don't Mean Nothing" actually has Joe Walsh (which makes sense: it's a "Long Run" rewrite).
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 December 2012 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
and it must be pointed out:
Marx placed himself in the record books by being the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 4)
Not to mention his songwriting/production credits.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 December 2012 00:02 (eleven years ago) link
I really like some of the stuff he's written for Keith Urban.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:23 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtfBxUTXRY
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:25 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3pzIzlcCMs
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:28 (eleven years ago) link
he was pretty cool on Chelsea Peretti's podcast
― President Keyes, Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:28 (eleven years ago) link
This is also a Marx jam, as is that N' Sync one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ug6PvTI-c
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
"Hazard" was big in England too, wasn't it?
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:36 (eleven years ago) link
i really dig this. it's no hazard, but it's just so goddamn catchy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmj7gX2yDUI
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
for being a #1 single it's fallen down the memory hole. I bought Repeat Offender thanks to this lol
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
nice
I've been thinking about it. I had it on cassette in high school but never re-upped. Maybe it's time.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
I could be wrong, but Marx's hair was a topic of discussion even when people had ridiculous hair everywhere, right? Because that's just plain silly.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
it was p impressive, even for the time
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
because Marx was just over four feet tall.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
didn't get into a tiff with Adam Curry?
http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-06/entertainment/ca-232_1_richard-marx
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
Richard Marx leaned his head over the West Hollywood restaurant table and poked his fingers into the top of his notoriously lush mane.
"You can see right here, I have no hair spray," the pop singer said. "I don't ever use hair spray. I just have thick hair, which I think (upsets) a lot of bald critics."
lol
"When I read bad reviews of me and when I read slams in the press, I don't ever read, 'He doesn't sing well' or, 'He doesn't write melodic songs,' or 'He doesn't work hard on stage or produce good records,' " he said. "I read, 'His hair's too perfect.' "
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
HAHA
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
Marx called Curry a "mousse endorsement."
Okay, so Marx has always been pretty zingy. Love this dude now.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
man for like a year and a half i've been moaning about spotify not having the eagles and how they're precisely the type of band i would never buy but would totally check out on spotify but now that they're on there i've been all 'eh, maybe i'll check out pink floyd instead'.
― balls, Sunday, 4 August 2013 21:59 (ten years ago) link
"The Long Run has deep cuts!"
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 August 2013 22:00 (ten years ago) link
ended up playing the hazard video for a bunch of coworkers trying to reconvince them of his brilliance and ended up back down the Richard Marx rabbit hole. I realized I never did reup the first 2 albums as intended. I think today will be the day.
i really love the sound of his voice.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2014 00:26 (ten years ago) link
ended up ended up ended up :(
I dunno about brilliance but "Hazard" is several leagues better than most of his stuff, and not exclusively because it's Serious Material.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 January 2014 00:35 (ten years ago) link
man it's amazing what my exchange with balls wrought
I read that very wrongly
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2014 00:36 (ten years ago) link
well ok maybe not brilliance but everyone just laughs at his hair and he's so good!! sigh
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2014 00:37 (ten years ago) link
lol i thought that also, it's like seeing a guy in 1963 go 'i think i might join the marines'
― balls, Thursday, 23 January 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link
well I didn't end up with the first 2 albums I only scored the greatest hits but a) used and b) 50% off because I am a regular shopper at that establishment so SCORE
anyway now I can listen to Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangeliiiiiiiiiiiiiiia anytime I want
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2014 21:02 (ten years ago) link
Albini interviews Fulks:
A: So, this has nothing to do with your music, but I'm gonna ask you about it. Are you familiar with—there's a short film that your lovely wife, Donna, has been asked to be in that I have also been asked to be in. Are you familiar with this?F: Sure. I told her never in a million years to even approach you because you would be uninterested, but it sounds like there's a possibility you could do it.A: Well, what happened is—it's a short film about a Twitter beef between a writer and a musical celebrity, let's say a slightly passe musical celebrity along the lines of a Richard Marx.F: Like Groucho Marx but from Winnetka.A: When I read about that original Twitter beef, my initial reaction was that the writer guy, who was all incensed about how cheap Richard Marx was—my initial reaction was that that guy was a cock and a half, and I hoped that Richard Marx punched him square in the nose. So I was curious to read the script, because I wanted to see if the script was from the perspective of Richard Marx or from the perspective of the writer. Or if it was from some external perspective.F: Have you read the script?A: I did read the script. And now I'm kind of creeped by it, and I kind of don't want to do it. But I feel like I'm an awkward position, because it seems like this guy has written this part for me to play me, saying things that I would never say about someone I would never say them about.F: That's kind of why I told her that I didn't think you'd be interested in it. Because it's you playing you, right?A: I think that's the idea. Were you aware of this Marxstroversy when it happened?F: I guess I did read an article about it somewhere, yeah.A: Secondarily, I'm a little freaked about it because I appeared on—there was a local taping of a podcast, the Scharpling podcast [Low Times]. It's Tom Scharpling from The Best Show. He and a couple of other people from the show have a podcast, where it's more related to music. Anyway. They taped it at the Hideout, Chicago's friendliest tavern, and they had me and Richard Marx as guests. So I actually met Richard Marx.F: And he wasn't a cock—he was a nice guy.A: Well, you know, he seemed like he was a little out of touch and maybe a little full of his own dump. But I find it really hard to think ill of a guy who's self-aware enough to come down to a thing where he knows he might get picked on. I thought that was, relatively speaking, big of him.F: To want to punch a music blogger is an inherently creditable notion. (Laughter.)
F: Sure. I told her never in a million years to even approach you because you would be uninterested, but it sounds like there's a possibility you could do it.
A: Well, what happened is—it's a short film about a Twitter beef between a writer and a musical celebrity, let's say a slightly passe musical celebrity along the lines of a Richard Marx.
F: Like Groucho Marx but from Winnetka.
A: When I read about that original Twitter beef, my initial reaction was that the writer guy, who was all incensed about how cheap Richard Marx was—my initial reaction was that that guy was a cock and a half, and I hoped that Richard Marx punched him square in the nose. So I was curious to read the script, because I wanted to see if the script was from the perspective of Richard Marx or from the perspective of the writer. Or if it was from some external perspective.
F: Have you read the script?
A: I did read the script. And now I'm kind of creeped by it, and I kind of don't want to do it. But I feel like I'm an awkward position, because it seems like this guy has written this part for me to play me, saying things that I would never say about someone I would never say them about.
F: That's kind of why I told her that I didn't think you'd be interested in it. Because it's you playing you, right?
A: I think that's the idea. Were you aware of this Marxstroversy when it happened?
F: I guess I did read an article about it somewhere, yeah.
A: Secondarily, I'm a little freaked about it because I appeared on—there was a local taping of a podcast, the Scharpling podcast [Low Times]. It's Tom Scharpling from The Best Show. He and a couple of other people from the show have a podcast, where it's more related to music. Anyway. They taped it at the Hideout, Chicago's friendliest tavern, and they had me and Richard Marx as guests. So I actually met Richard Marx.
F: And he wasn't a cock—he was a nice guy.
A: Well, you know, he seemed like he was a little out of touch and maybe a little full of his own dump. But I find it really hard to think ill of a guy who's self-aware enough to come down to a thing where he knows he might get picked on. I thought that was, relatively speaking, big of him.
F: To want to punch a music blogger is an inherently creditable notion. (Laughter.)
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 January 2014 23:02 (ten years ago) link
he won't stop until he's satisfied!
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 January 2014 23:06 (ten years ago) link
is this really happening? now?
― OutdoorFish, Friday, 24 January 2014 01:59 (ten years ago) link
Richard Marx @richardmarx 3m
Today is the 25th Anniversary of Repeat Offender which scored 2 #1 hits, 5 top 15 singles & sold 10M copies #teammarx pic.twitter.com/xZBl4Ae5uc
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 March 2014 18:10 (ten years ago) link
happy anniversary
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 1 March 2014 23:48 (ten years ago) link
http://m.chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/20/soft-rocker-richard-marx-lists-palatial-lakefront-mansion-for-18m.php
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 November 2014 22:35 (nine years ago) link
On this day in '89 my song "Satisfied" topped the Billboard Hot 100. Going out 2night and celebrate its anniversary.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 14:31 (eight years ago) link
DONCHA KNOOWOOOH
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 14:45 (eight years ago) link
I like the idea of Marx updating us chart geeks. "On this day in 1994, my last top ten 'Now and Forever' fell off the Hot 100!"
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 14:48 (eight years ago) link
just married daisy fuentes!
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 December 2015 02:19 (eight years ago) link
wtf i didnt even know he & cynthia split ;_;
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 26 December 2015 03:07 (eight years ago) link
Ugh
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 26 December 2015 03:25 (eight years ago) link
Second marriage for both. For some reason this union seems like a lack of imagination on both of their parts.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 December 2015 14:31 (eight years ago) link
i heard "endless summer nights" on a radio and god help me i liked it. i probably heard it back in the 1980s but don't remember if so.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Friday, 6 May 2016 20:02 (eight years ago) link
the problem w/ the blogger discussed above is that he can't imagine a person who could make the sort of music marx makes (and continues to make) doing so in earnest. i see no reason to doubt marx's commitment to even the dreck-iest of his music.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Friday, 6 May 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
meaning, i don't see evidence of bad faith on his part.
take celine dion -- does anyone doubt her passionate commitment to the kind of music she makes?
― wizzz! (amateurist), Friday, 6 May 2016 20:33 (eight years ago) link
endless summer nights is one of my faves
also: angelia
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 May 2016 21:37 (eight years ago) link
whenever i see the name of that song i think it's a typo
― wizzz! (amateurist), Friday, 6 May 2016 22:13 (eight years ago) link
Don't Mean Nothing = best Eagles rip of the '80s.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 May 2016 23:17 (eight years ago) link
otm
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 May 2016 23:45 (eight years ago) link
Should've Known Better is fun to karaoke
http://www.avclub.com/article/soft-rock-hero-richard-marx-helps-stop-violent-att-247689
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 20 December 2016 21:54 (seven years ago) link
something something hazard
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 20 December 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
richard marx will save us
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 December 2016 22:21 (seven years ago) link
should have known better imo
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 12:32 (seven years ago) link
right here waiting (with rope)
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
I’m THE Richard Marx who doesn’t need to defend my career, calling you out for being so far up Trump’s ass you can taste his colon. And you keep dodging the fact that you failed your viewers by being a pussy. @piersmorgan https://t.co/lnAX59MQK3— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) January 26, 2018
― j., Saturday, 27 January 2018 18:23 (six years ago) link
I keep waiting for Richard Marx's no wave EP.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 27 January 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
saw him live last night & idk what deal he has made with the devil but his voice still sounds fkng great
Anyway it made me go back and find some of the later-period albums I hadn't heard, like Flesh & Bone & that red Avalon one that I can't remember the name of and the most recent album and they're pretty good imo! Though I will admit to a deep abiding bias, lol.
It occurred to me that his catalog would hold up well against a listening thread if enough ppl were on board.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 February 2019 04:06 (five years ago) link
oh that would be fun. i legit loved 'hazard' when i was 9 or 10 and when i go back to those songs now they really are quite decent and defensible.
― macropuente (map), Sunday, 17 February 2019 04:09 (five years ago) link
that whole album, repeat offender, is really good - my personal fave
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 February 2019 04:10 (five years ago) link
This dude is always a treat on Twitter. He's like the Chrissy Teigen of 90s adult contemporary dudes.
The ones your girl fucked to before she met you. https://t.co/n6whpEPXrK— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) March 11, 2020
― Bougy! Bougie! Bougé! (Eliza D.), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
He was a guest recently on a podcast I listen to; he had some fairly interesting stuff to talk about, mainly his early days in the biz.
― Panic! At The Costco (morrisp), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:40 (four years ago) link
he was on Chelsea Peretti’s podcast randomly a number of years ago, and he was great - even when all of her caller/listeners had no idea who he was!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 17:26 (four years ago) link
he was also on the low times podcast with tom scharpling a while back, he seems like a bro for sure
― na (NA), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link