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I never heard of it until this century; someone on another board I used to frequent was obsessed with it.Ah - a cult classic. It's dated but a great watch. Check it out sometime if you have a chance.At first I read this as Dream Warriors and thought to myself that comparing DM to Dokken was a first. I've never actually seen The Warriors.
You wouldn't love it but you wouldn't hate it, and you'd probably pick up on a handful of pop culture references, not just the bottle guyAt first I read this as Dream Warriors and thought to myself that comparing DM to Dokken was a first. I've never actually seen The Warriors.
It’s a period piece for sure - probably resonates more with people that lived in and around NYC.You wouldn't love it but you wouldn't hate it, and you'd probably pick up on a handful of pop culture references, not just the bottle guyAt first I read this as Dream Warriors and thought to myself that comparing DM to Dokken was a first. I've never actually seen The Warriors.
Forgot where I came across this song, probably in some draft here. Big fan#42 Concrete Blonde - Joey
Bloodletting is another of my favorite albums from 1990, but unlike Violator, I'm probably a lot more on my own in that opinion. Except for @otb_lifer, who asked earlier if we would be getting some Concrete Blonde in the countdown. Lots of great choices that maybe otb would have preferred (The Vampire Song, Caroline, Tomorrow Wendy) but Joey was both the hit (#1 Modern Rock, #19 Hot 100) and the one with most personal meaning for me.
My on-and-off HS/college gf Amy did some open mic nights and loved to play Concrete Blonde. She and Johnette Napolitano are both altos, and the chords were pretty easy, but Joey especially hit closer to home for her. The song is about the pain caused by an alcoholic partner, and Amy refocused it to singing about her alcoholic father - who I was also really close with. Thinking about her singing some of those pleading lines still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I'll never forget the pain on her face the time we were driving around in her dad's car and I dropped my sunglasses under the seat and found several empty liquor bottles.
I really like this band too. Seems like they coukd have been bigger if they wanted to work to appeal more to a wider audience, but that wasn't their thing.#42 Concrete Blonde - Joey
Bloodletting is another of my favorite albums from 1990, but unlike Violator, I'm probably a lot more on my own in that opinion. Except for @otb_lifer, who asked earlier if we would be getting some Concrete Blonde in the countdown. Lots of great choices that maybe otb would have preferred (The Vampire Song, Caroline, Tomorrow Wendy) but Joey was both the hit (#1 Modern Rock, #19 Hot 100) and the one with most personal meaning for me.
My on-and-off HS/college gf Amy did some open mic nights and loved to play Concrete Blonde. She and Johnette Napolitano are both altos, and the chords were pretty easy, but Joey especially hit closer to home for her. The song is about the pain caused by an alcoholic partner, and Amy refocused it to singing about her alcoholic father - who I was also really close with. Thinking about her singing some of those pleading lines still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I'll never forget the pain on her face the time we were driving around in her dad's car and I dropped my sunglasses under the seat and found several empty liquor bottles.
Their fairly recent song, Ghosts Again, is so much like their original works that it took me back to HS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIyrLRixMs8
Josh Taylor played Dylan’s father (Jack).
Yea a girl really liking this song was definitely a red flag.#42 Concrete Blonde - Joey
Bloodletting is another of my favorite albums from 1990, but unlike Violator, I'm probably a lot more on my own in that opinion. Except for @otb_lifer, who asked earlier if we would be getting some Concrete Blonde in the countdown. Lots of great choices that maybe otb would have preferred (The Vampire Song, Caroline, Tomorrow Wendy) but Joey was both the hit (#1 Modern Rock, #19 Hot 100) and the one with most personal meaning for me.
My on-and-off HS/college gf Amy did some open mic nights and loved to play Concrete Blonde. She and Johnette Napolitano are both altos, and the chords were pretty easy, but Joey especially hit closer to home for her. The song is about the pain caused by an alcoholic partner, and Amy refocused it to singing about her alcoholic father - who I was also really close with. Thinking about her singing some of those pleading lines still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I'll never forget the pain on her face the time we were driving around in her dad's car and I dropped my sunglasses under the seat and found several empty liquor bottles.
Thanks for filling in some blanks, rock. Even though I like the song I haven't done a deeper dive.
There were a couple of guys that played Dylan’s dad for an episode before Josh Taylor became the regular one. Wasn’t Mike Ness though - had to look it up.Josh Taylor played Dylan’s father (Jack).
Yeah this is all post history. In 1990 I had no idea who Pantera were.... actually ALL of my Pantera knowledge is pretty much revisionist. When they showed up in my sphere, a couple years later.. my interest was minimal. My cup ran over already. Even now.. you've got me, there's "Walk" and this but otherwise I never loved it
I don't think there's any time where this qualifies as a stripper song, but I don't know much about stripper songs, I do think this qualifies as a transcendent metal song that you could blast at any say, Halloween party, not so sure about the pole, but that does sound interesting
Big fan, Johnette could really belt it out and Mankey had those slinky guitar lines. Definitely didn't sound like many other bands. And somehow the drummer from Roxy Music also ended up there.#42 Concrete Blonde - Joey
Bloodletting is another of my favorite albums from 1990, but unlike Violator, I'm probably a lot more on my own in that opinion. Except for @otb_lifer, who asked earlier if we would be getting some Concrete Blonde in the countdown. Lots of great choices that maybe otb would have preferred (The Vampire Song, Caroline, Tomorrow Wendy) but Joey was both the hit (#1 Modern Rock, #19 Hot 100) and the one with most personal meaning for me.
My on-and-off HS/college gf Amy did some open mic nights and loved to play Concrete Blonde. She and Johnette Napolitano are both altos, and the chords were pretty easy, but Joey especially hit closer to home for her. The song is about the pain caused by an alcoholic partner, and Amy refocused it to singing about her alcoholic father - who I was also really close with. Thinking about her singing some of those pleading lines still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I'll never forget the pain on her face the time we were driving around in her dad's car and I dropped my sunglasses under the seat and found several empty liquor bottles.
I am no longer a strip club aficionado for several dozen reasons, none of which have to do with evolving mores (my own or the world's). These days,most ladies who in the past would have been inclined to dance can make more money on OnlyFans without having to deal with a bunch of old creepers in person. I would guess current Hip Hop is the music du jour (or nuit as it is) just like 10 years ago.
Yeah, I blew my Smithereens backstory when I posted Yesterday Girl, which itself was just a paste from my 1988 thread discussing Only a Memory.
Not familiar with that quote, and don't know of any backstory. I will say that the album it appears on, 11, was their 'best' shot at crossing into the mainstream. It also contains the song A Girl Like You, which Cameron Crowe rejected for the soundtrack for Say Anything. Too on the nose with the lyrics, and as much as I love the band, it wasn't as iconic as the Peter Gabriel song In Your Eyes.
Excellent song off an outstanding album.
Totally missed this before. Great story.
Myles was involved with Christopher Ward who was an original "VJ" on MuchMusic (Canada's MTV). He discovered her when she was 19 and found a band to support her as a cover artist. He wrote Black Velvet for her. He was about 10 years older than Alannah and there was a rumored romance, but it was never confirmed. I see some rumors Myles was involved with Robert Plant in the early 90s, but I don't remember that.
Oh wow, was Rhythm Nation 1990? Sweet, that was a great album.
For sure - she seemed super hot back then and I crushed on her badly.
Man you cannot beat 1980's music video black and white, can you?
Was Queensryche on the proggy end of the metal spectrum?
Most definitely. My friends who really listened to Queensryche (I just absorbed it via osmosis) loved Rush, Dream Theater, etc.
