[N.B.: I haven't read this over carefully; I have to run out the door.]1979 went on to be a good year for music. ??Armed Forces?? was released within a week of that show. We got ??Lodger??, ??Fear of Music??, ??Candy-O??, ??The Wall??, ??Discovery??, ??The B-52's??, ??Drums and Wires??... Even a few of the disco songs were catchy. What possible reason could anyone have to listen to The Grat...
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I love hearing and reading musicians in their own words discuss the aspirations for their own songs. This morning I received a note from a friend in Spain with a link to a New York Times piece by The dB's Peter Holsapple , entitled Anatomy of a Flop . It's a well-written examination of his dashed desires for the song "Love Is For Lovers," the failed single from the band's underwhelming third ...
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The Sound of Music (1987) This Should Have Been The One No two ways around it, in a just world The Sound of Music would have made The dB's stars. Or, at least, guaranteed songwriter Peter Holsapple a comfortable ASCAP/BMI pension. Rarely has a disc full of simple pop/rock songs been delivered with such urgent conviction and infectious enthusiasm - balancing concise, jangly pop and thoughtful,...
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The Sound of Music (1987) This Should Have Been The One From The Boat's May, '07 ArchivesNo two ways around it, in a just world The Sound of Music would have made The dB’s stars. Or, at least, guaranteed songwriter Peter Holsapple a comfortable ASCAP/BMI pension. Rarely has a disc full of simple pop/rock songs been delivered with such urgent conviction and infectious enthusiasm - balancing con.
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| 2 Big Brown Eyes |
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| 3 The Fight |
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| 4 Dynamite |
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| 5 Cycles Per Second |
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