Here's just the #1 songs.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 April 2021 02:36 (three years ago) link
Alfred, I need more detail around your hatred of True Colors. Maybe I was a couple of years too young, but I’m trying to imagine hating it.
― "The Pus/Worm" by The Smiths (hardcore dilettante), Sunday, 11 April 2021 03:01 (three years ago) link
hd, i just saw your true colors.
shining through.☺
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 11 April 2021 15:29 (three years ago) link
I wouldn't personally say I hate it but 'True Colors' was a pretty tepid single in its context as a follow-up to her first monumental + iconic album (and even as a follow-up to a song about the gahdamn Goonies).
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Sunday, 11 April 2021 15:39 (three years ago) link
('Change of Heart' is much better.)
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch), Sunday, 11 April 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
Puzzled that “sledgehammer” was a hit , just seems like a nothing song
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 16:13 (three years ago) link
lol over the past 2 or 3 years, after mildly admiring it since 1986, I've converted into thinking it's among the best 5 or 10 songs of the entire decade.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 11 April 2021 16:17 (three years ago) link
“sledgehammer” is great, the coda!!
― brimstead, Sunday, 11 April 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
just about the only goofball Britsoul pastiche that works
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 April 2021 16:48 (three years ago) link
wouldn't personally say I hate it but 'True Colors' was a pretty tepid single in its context as a follow-up to her first monumental + iconic album (and even as a follow-up to a song about the gahdamn Goonies).
― You Can't Have the Woogie Without a Little Boogie (Old Lunch),
this
There’s just no groove to sledgehammer imho. Rhythm is just off
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link
a Teddy Riley remix would’ve been sweet
― brimstead, Sunday, 11 April 2021 17:19 (three years ago) link
On board with most of Alfred's ratings except I love "Take My Breath Away" (come on, that synth bassline is everything!) and I'm sorry but Glory of Love is a great song. Sure, the production and Cetera's vocals are by the numbers but the songwriting is top notch.
― daavid, Sunday, 11 April 2021 17:21 (three years ago) link
The "Sledgehammer" video was huge, a mainstay of "Greatest Videos EVAH" countdowns.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 11 April 2021 17:34 (three years ago) link
xpost Yeah, I read the list to my wife, and while she sentimentally bumped a couple of songs up a level, she sent that one straight to "good to great." I don't know about that, but I think it's better than the Hague. (My personal bump went to "Higher Love.")
Re: "Sledgehammer," a good comparison might be something like "Tempted" by Squeeze, which has the same relatively slow tempo (and maybe the exact same relatively slow tempo) but is a lot more of a groove. I think the drum take in "Sledgehammer" might have been a really early take, too, with the rest of the stuff mixed and matched from other takes and experiments, which might be why for such a "groove" song the drums themselves are kind of relatively sluggish (compared to the great horn chart, or the awesome bass).
The novel demo-evolution versions Gabriel released were pretty incredible. Like, listen to how "Sledgehammer" evolved. In its own way the most basic form at the start has a great groove and this real air of menace and melancholy that goes missing in the final form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJU_MLQc2fc
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 11 April 2021 17:36 (three years ago) link
I was only 14 at the time, but I already hated the way most records sounded this year, even if the songs were OK to good. Worst of all of these is probably "Stuck With You".
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 11 April 2021 17:53 (three years ago) link
“sledgehammer” ... among the best 5 or 10 songs of the entire decade.
Yup.
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Sunday, 11 April 2021 18:36 (three years ago) link
Bruce Hornsby and the Range – The Way It IsDionne and Friends – That’s What Friends Are ForPatti LaBelle and Michael McDonald – On My OwnHeart – These DreamsRobert Palmer – Addicted to Love
would upgrade all of these to "good to great" personally
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 11 April 2021 18:51 (three years ago) link
"these dreams" especially, crystalline perfection
I'd upgrade "These Dreams" today
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 April 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
“Human” is my jam from 86, just slow it downnnnnn
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 18:59 (three years ago) link
I remember knowing that sledgehammer was number 1 for several weeks in a row and crossing a certain street in my hometown. ‘86!Still not a fan of the song though. Suspect the famous video (which I’ve never seen, thank god) is part of the reason this mess rose to the top.
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 19:08 (three years ago) link
wrong! #1 is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk
― xzanfar, Sunday, 11 April 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
Aerosaliva
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:10 (three years ago) link
4 calstars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gIO5wP6oyc
― brimstead, Sunday, 11 April 2021 23:15 (three years ago) link
It's a guilty pleasure
― The Rampaging Goats of Llandudno (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 11 April 2021 23:24 (three years ago) link
4 calstars: 📹
― calstars, Sunday, 11 April 2021 23:47 (three years ago) link