Bands/Singers You Used To Hate, But Now You Love

[Johnny Stew]

When I was in my early teens, I absolutely despised John Mellencamp and Dire Straits. I liked two Mellencamp songs ("Ain't Even Done With The Night" & "Rain On The Scarecrow") and one Dire Straits song ("So Far Away"), but thought the rest of their material was just the pits.

These days I love them both, and can't figure out for the life of me why it was that I didn't like them (maybe they were overplayed?).

Are there any singers or bands that you just couldn't stand at some point in time, but that you're now a fan of?

[mylittledemon]

Aerosmith, Green Day, Weezer, Madonna (Gasp!), Morrissey, AC/DC

[amber]

When I was in my early teens, I absolutely despised John Mellencamp and Dire Straits. I liked two Mellencamp songs ("Ain't Even Done With The Night" & "Rain On The Scarecrow") and one Dire Straits song ("So Far Away"), but thought the rest of their material was just the pits.

These days I love them both, and can't figure out for the life of me why it was that I didn't like them (maybe they were overplayed?).

Are there any singers or bands that you just couldn't stand at some point in time, but that you're now a fan of?
I can't believe you didn't like the mellen and the straights! :eek:
um....
actually, I can't think of anyone...Oh...i didn't like europopfagpop (except Erasure) when I was younger, but now I like it bettah. err....I never noticed the Cars until recently, but now I love them... :shrug:

[mylittledemon]

When I was in my early teens, I absolutely despised John Mellencamp and Dire Straits. I liked two Mellencamp songs ("Ain't Even Done With The Night" & "Rain On The Scarecrow")


And I've always liked Mellencamp and Dire straits! haha....Aint Even Done with the Night is a brilliant song.

[Johnny Stew]

Aint Even Done with the Night is a brilliant song.Isn't it though?
That song always make me... uhm... amorous. :o

[Johnny Stew]

I can't believe you didn't like the mellen and the straights! :eek:I can't believe it either, but s'true!

actually, I can't think of anyone...Oh...i didn't like europopfagpop (except Erasure) when I was younger, but now I like it bettah.I'm the worst gay guy ever. I only know maybe one Erasure song. :o

I dig the Pet Shop Boys though. It was their collaboration with Dusty Springfield that did it for me. LOVE that song. Even own the 12" maxi-single. :D

[amber]

I can't believe it either, but s'true!

I'm the worst gay guy ever. I only know maybe one Erasure song. :o

I dig the Pet Shop Boys though. It was their collaboration with Dusty Springfield that did it for me. LOVE that song. Even own the 12" maxi-single. :D
Oh, yeah, I forgot, Pet Shop Boys were good, too. It's just, at the time, i didn't like synth. You know, growing up on Classic Rock and all that, I thought synth was stupid. which is why I liked the Mellen and the Straights....I've rescinded my previous "synth is bad" stance, though. I kind of like Duran Duran, too. Erasure is the bomb. Everything is peppy and melodic. :nod:

[GateandGarden]

I can't really think of anyone. I think there are a lot more bands and solo acts that I used to think were great but either don't care for or dislike at this point. (Hint Hint for a spin-off thread idea) :laugh:

[CreepingDeath]

I used to not like Dire Straits either.

Others:

Dream Theater -I used to loathe LaBrie's vocals.

Keith Urban -I didn't really even give him a chance initially because he was labeled as "country". :rolleyes:

Duran Duran -They're pretty corny, but I love 'em.

Depeche Mode

[mylittledemon]

Zeppelin. All I knew of was Stairway, that they were guys with hideous hair and that Robert Plant's pants bulge scared the crap out of me.
Honestly...still havent gotten into the Zep...never have. Just not my cup of tea. Never really liked The Who either. I know that's sacrilege amongts musicians but...hey...whatever.

[dissention]

Country. I used to loathe country, everything about it. Then I came to my senses and realized that Garth Brooks and Reba are not true country; Dolly, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, and Emmylou Harris are. I'm a huge fan of those three and years ago, I never would have given them the time of day. When I was fifteen or sixteen, I got a copy of Emmylou's Wrecking Ball album and that changed my outlook on the genre and the real country artists, not the crap they foist on us as country via Shania and Faith Hill.

[mylittledemon]

Ps. dont hate me Lux for my non-love of the Led.

[estranged4life]

Led Zeppelin, Never understood the hub-bub about 'em when I was in my late teens/early 20's until I took a chance and bought myself a Christmas present which was the BEST boxed set ever released, the Led Zeppelin boxed set from 1990....Been hooked ever since.

Other than Led Zep if I never like a band/musician I very much doubt I ever will grow to like 'em (And YES, I do give all types of music a listen...So I, at the LEAST, give 'em a listen.)

[xdreamsunwindx]

I used to hate Hole. Same with Garbage. They're now two of my all-time favorites. :D

[Wild_Heart03]

I used to HATE Aerosmith when I was younger, I thought they were so overrated. I've grown to love a lot of their stuff now, but back then I was young and naiive.

[Hawkeye]

I used to be one of those people that couldnt stand The Beatles. I was in the "they're so over rated" camp. But you just cant deny their freaking greatness. There's a reason why they're always #1 on lists. Its because they are great.

[Moony]

I'm the worst gay guy ever. I only know maybe one Erasure song. :o

Not so fast, Stew, I think that title belongs to me. I've never even heard of Erasure! :eek:

Hmm, I don't think I've grown to like any band I originally hated at all...

[Johnny Stew]

Not so fast, Stew, I think that title belongs to me. I've never even heard of Erasure! :eek: Ok, that IS bad! :shocked:

I have a list saved on my computer somewhere, of the "100 Greatest Gay Songs," or something like that. It was compiled by some gay newspaper/magazine.
I was actually surprised how many of them were songs that I've always loved ("On The Radio," "I Love The Nightlife," "No Matter What," and so on). But I was also surprised by how many of them I had never even heard of.

[golddustwoman77]

I used to not really care for the Doors. Although, I wouldn't use the word "hate" at all. Now, they're like one of my favorite bands of all times.

[dreamongypsydkm]

I used to hate Pink Floyd when I was really little. All I knew was Comfortably Numb and it seemed so silly and ridiculous to me. Now of course I understand it, and I love Pink Floyd. I can't think of anything else.

[amber]

I used to not really care for the Doors. Although, I wouldn't use the word "hate" at all. Now, they're like one of my favorite bands of all times.
Hmmm...I love the Doors, but still, some of the beatles escape me. If you haven't heard (which I can barely imagine) Waiting For the Sun, I highly recommend it.
I think the Beatles have some greatness, though...perhaps I've just heard too much...

[GardenStateGirlie]

Duran Duran -They're pretty corny, but I love 'em.

One of my favorite songs EVER is Come Undone.

I wasn't a fan of The Police, Simply Red (thanks for ruining those, Mom) nor Hall and Oates. Mom still listens to Simply Red and I enjoy it. Hall and Oates, I love (i'm not ashamed to admit it!). And of course, The Police--Sting's voice really grew on me.

[darklinensuit]

John Mellencamp - I play Disc 1 of Words & Music quite a bit
Pat Benatar
Bonnie Raitt (can't say I love her, but I like her)
Simon & Garfunkel
Janis Joplin (a favorite since college, but not in high school)
Sheryl Crow (I knew only her earlier hits, many of which I don't like)
The Mamas & The Papas (used to find the boring, but now a favorite)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

One of my favorite songs EVER is Come Undone.

I wasn't a fan of The Police, Simply Red (thanks for ruining those, Mom) nor Hall and Oates. Mom still listens to Simply Red and I enjoy it. Hall and Oates, I love (i'm not ashamed to admit it!). And of course, The Police--Sting's voice really grew on me.

Ugh. I can't stand Simply Red. Darryl Hall used to be one of my dad's customers. And you know my Sting story. :rolleyes:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Ugh. I can't stand Simply Red. Darryl Hall used to be one of my dad's customers. And you know my Sting story. :rolleyes:

- Jake

Don't let my mother hear you say that because she just LOOOOVES his voice. The new SUV has a CD player in it. I had to make a deal with her the other day--you listen to Stevie this trip, next long trip, you can force me to listen to Simply Red. Lucky for me, she always forgets to put her CD's in it :cool:

[BombaySapphire3]

Back in the 1980s when I was in college and the Replacements were a big college band I disliked them now I think they're very good.I also have to join the ranks of the people who once did not like Led Zeppelin and now do .While I would not consider myself a huge fan still I can appreciate their artistry and what they mean to music in an historical perspective.They really were great.Maybe I should get their How the West was Won dvd.

[GODDESS6]

Zeppelin. All I knew of was Stairway, that they were guys with hideous hair and that Robert Plant's pants bulge scared the crap out of me.
now i see it makes you very happy!!! :eek: :nod: :lol: ~

i used to loathe the who, until they played for 1 of the 9-11 thingy's, now i can't get enuf, f@ckin' baba o'riley RAWKS!!! :nod: ~

i still hate the rolling stones, i know i will get flogged for that, but if i see mick jagger rub his own ass whist singing i am gonna puke!!! :distress: ~

[ryan8472]

Blondie - I used to hate them. Of course, all I'd heard was Heart Of Glass and One Way Or Another. But thanks to Josh & Co., I <3 Blondie now. :nod:

That's the only one I really changed my mind on. The rest of the bands I like I knew I liked immediatly. :nod:

[skcin]

U2 when the Joshua Tree came out. Hated them at the time.

[mylittledemon]

Blondie - I used to hate them. :


Blasphemy! =)

[mylittledemon]

U2 when the Joshua Tree came out. Hated them at the time.

Blasphemy! =)

[GateandGarden]

Country. I used to loathe country, everything about it. Then I came to my senses and realized that Garth Brooks and Reba are not true country; Dolly, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, and Emmylou Harris are.Reba has recorded countless traditional country songs just like the others you mentioned.

[mylittledemon]

Reba has recorded countless traditional country songs just like the others you mentioned.

yeah I dont particularly care for country either. But I do like some of the greats like Ronnie Milsap, and some of Willie Nelson's stuff. I also like a newer group called Nickel Creek....EXCELLENT musicians...but they are more bluegrass/country.

[dissention]

Blondie - I used to hate them. Of course, all I'd heard was Heart Of Glass and One Way Or Another. But thanks to Josh & Co., I <3 Blondie now. :nod:

That's the only one I really changed my mind on. The rest of the bands I like I knew I liked immediatly. :nod:

:D

They should be paying Josh & Co. a part of their royalties.

[dissention]

Reba has recorded countless traditional country songs just like the others you mentioned.

I'm not a country buff, except for the artists I mentioned, so I'm sure you're right, but the majority of stuff I've heard from her is country pop fluff that I couldn't stand. I'm not a huge fan of her voice, either. :sorry:

[GateandGarden]

I'm not a country buff, except for the artists I mentioned, so I'm sure you're right, but the majority of stuff I've heard from her is country pop fluff that I couldn't stand. I'm not a huge fan of her voice, either. :sorry:Yeah, you never know what else an artist has recorded besides the stuff you heard on the radio. Think of Fleetwood Mac, for instance. But one of Reba's albums had so many fluffly pieces of crap hits that I didn't even bother to buy it to see if the other tracks were good. She's an experimenter, though, and sometimes when she tries new things, it doesn't work. I can see what you mean about the voice. Some singers are amazingly talented but their voices don't appeal to everyone. I can't really take Emmylou Harris' voice, but I know well that it's fantastic. For some reason I personally don't like it and I have never been able to explain that. :shrug:

[sparky]

U2 when the Joshua Tree came out. Hated them at the time.

I violently disliked U2 at that time too. That record was so overplayed, and I thought Bono was a pretentious, pompous ass who overworked his vocal break.

My feelings about Bono haven't changed, but I do like about 8 or 9 songs out of their catalogue. Though I can only take about 4 songs in a row, due to the vocal break abuse. It grates on me. I do think they have some great songs, however.

[dudden22]

I'm not a country buff, except for the artists I mentioned, so I'm sure you're right, but the majority of stuff I've heard from her is country pop fluff that I couldn't stand. I'm not a huge fan of her voice, either. :sorry:

I despise Reba! There is something about her that makes me want to vomit all over myself. I can not stand her voice either, it is so shrill and nasal.

[skcin]

I violently disliked U2 at that time too. That record was so overplayed, and I thought Bono was a pretentious, pompous ass who overworked his vocal break.

My feelings about Bono haven't changed, but I do like about 8 or 9 songs out of their catalogue. Though I can only take about 4 songs in a row, due to the vocal break abuse. It grates on me. I do think they have some great songs, however.


ITA. Oh, and With or Without You eventually became one of my favorite songs.

[dissention]

I violently disliked U2 at that time too. That record was so overplayed, and I thought Bono was a pretentious, pompous ass who overworked his vocal break.

My feelings about Bono haven't changed, but I do like about 8 or 9 songs out of their catalogue. Though I can only take about 4 songs in a row, due to the vocal break abuse. It grates on me. I do think they have some great songs, however.

I become violently ill when I hear U2. I think I'm allergic to them. Bono (or has he been annointed God yet?) needs to disappear.

[dissention]

Yeah, you never know what else an artist has recorded besides the stuff you heard on the radio. Think of Fleetwood Mac, for instance. But one of Reba's albums had so many fluffly pieces of crap hits that I didn't even bother to buy it to see if the other tracks were good. She's an experimenter, though, and sometimes when she tries new things, it doesn't work. I can see what you mean about the voice. Some singers are amazingly talented but their voices don't appeal to everyone. I can't really take Emmylou Harris' voice, but I know well that it's fantastic. For some reason I personally don't like it and I have never been able to explain that. :shrug:

Them's fightin' words. :laugh:

I never gave Emmylou any attention until she released Wrecking Ball ten years ago and then I became a convert. I have so much respect for artists who push themselves to create fresh and exciting music as they get older and she's genius to me. It's quite a task to find artists who create their best work more than twenty years after they started. The whole voice thing is understandable, though. Like Celine. I can't stand to hear her, but she is amazingly talented as a singer.

[GateandGarden]

Them's fightin' words. :laugh:

I never gave Emmylou any attention until she released Wrecking Ball ten years ago and then I became a convert. I have so much respect for artists who push themselves to create fresh and exciting music as they get older and she's genius to me. It's quite a task to find artists who create their best work more than twenty years after they started.Sounds like Reba! She started over twenty years ago (actually over thirty now) and I think some of her most recent work is the best she's ever done. She's always doing something new. Anyway, I'll stop. :laugh: I'm running it into the ground.

It takes me awhile to get into people sometimes. Sometimes I'm just behind everyone else. I discovered Ani DiFranco about two years ago. What was I doing before? I discovered PJ Harvey a few months ago. And I just started thinking I need to buy a Tori Amos CD a couple of weeks ago. I'm just slow. When I was a little kid all I listened to was Carly Simon, practically, and then when I was a teenager I listened to almost nothing but crap. :laugh: I have to catch up. :laugh:

[ryan8472]

:D

They should be paying Josh & Co. a part of their royalties.
Damn right they should! Didn't we write a letter to Debs one time about this? :laugh:

[JazmenFlowers]

When I was in my early teens, I absolutely despised John Mellencamp and Dire Straits. I liked two Mellencamp songs ("Ain't Even Done With The Night" & "Rain On The Scarecrow") and one Dire Straits song ("So Far Away"), but thought the rest of their material was just the pits.

These days I love them both, and can't figure out for the life of me why it was that I didn't like them (maybe they were overplayed?).

Are there any singers or bands that you just couldn't stand at some point in time, but that you're now a fan of?

LORD...Beyonce, hands down! I used to talk about a bitch something terrible, then, Crazy In Love came out and so did I...and it's been me and B since then. LOL.

[Neal]

Erasure is the bomb. Everything is peppy and melodic. :nod:

You do have good taste! :thumbsup:

Did you happen to catch any of their concerts in SF a couple months ago? Best damn "europopfagpop" show you'll ever see... ;)

[amber]

You do have good taste! :thumbsup:

Did you happen to catch any of their concerts in SF a couple months ago? Best damn "europopfagpop" show you'll ever see... ;)
No. I only go to see Stevie Nicks/Mac, apparently. :rolleyes: Cause it always costs so goddamned much. Wish I had, though. You loved it, I take it? :thumbsup:

[chiliD]

Hmmmm...tough one...

John Mellencamp, I guess is one.

Actually, the entire "country" genre...loathed country until I joined a country band in 1994 (the need for $$ makes musicians do the most unlikely things)...then after a few years I got burnt out on the whole country "scene" (not so much the music, but the music brought back the bad memories)...just within the last three or four years have I gotten back into listening to country again...and with an appreciation that I NEVER had before.

[dissention]

Damn right they should! Didn't we write a letter to Debs one time about this? :laugh:

We did! :lol: I must find it.

[dissention]

LORD...Beyonce, hands down! I used to talk about a bitch something terrible, then, Crazy In Love came out and so did I...and it's been me and B since then. LOL.

I don't give a fiddler's fart what anyone thinks, I LOVE Beyonce and Destiny's Child. :thumbsup:

[mylittledemon]

Hmmmm...tough one...

John Mellencamp, I guess is one.
.


A LOT of people are saying that. I was one of them too. I never liked Mellencamp until I got older. When his 2001 album came out with Peaceful World I started diggin him. I really like the album he put out in 1996 called Mr. Happy Go Lucky. Genius!

[StevieNicksEO17]

The Eagles. I cannot even tell you how much I hated them. My dad would always play their music, and it just killed it for me. Something made me love them one day and I can't stop listening to them!

[mylittledemon]

The Eagles. I cannot even tell you how much I hated them. My dad would always play their music, and it just killed it for me. Something made me love them one day and I can't stop listening to them!

You tend to go back on the music you were raised on. Artists like Ronnie Milsap, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Buddy Guy, all of that stuff my parents listened to I really disliked...now I like it, and can appreciate it.

[dissention]

Sounds like Reba! She started over twenty years ago (actually over thirty now) and I think some of her most recent work is the best she's ever done. She's always doing something new. Anyway, I'll stop. :laugh: I'm running it into the ground.

It takes me awhile to get into people sometimes. Sometimes I'm just behind everyone else. I discovered Ani DiFranco about two years ago. What was I doing before? I discovered PJ Harvey a few months ago. And I just started thinking I need to buy a Tori Amos CD a couple of weeks ago. I'm just slow. When I was a little kid all I listened to was Carly Simon, practically, and then when I was a teenager I listened to almost nothing but crap. :laugh: I have to catch up. :laugh:

I can send you my favorite Emmylou songs if you want to give her another try. :)

I love Carly Simon, have every one of her albums. Not too enthused about her new one, though, I must admit.

[Sugar]

I violently disliked U2 at that time too. That record was so overplayed, and I thought Bono was a pretentious, pompous ass who overworked his vocal break.


Me too. It took me until Actung Baby to really like them.

I've become more open to the 1940's/torch song/Rat Pack as I've gotten older. It's so atmospheric. Makes me want to stay out late on a hot summer night drinkin' and smokin' too many cigarettes. :cool:

[darklinensuit]

A LOT of people are saying that. I was one of them too. I never liked Mellencamp until I got older. When his 2001 album came out with Peaceful World I started diggin him. I really like the album he put out in 1996 called Mr. Happy Go Lucky. Genius!

I love Peaceful World.

- Jake

[amber]

A LOT of people are saying that. I was one of them too. I never liked Mellencamp until I got older. When his 2001 album came out with Peaceful World I started diggin him. I really like the album he put out in 1996 called Mr. Happy Go Lucky. Genius!
That's really weird to me. I remember the only new album my mom bought, ever, was Uh Huh. I just always liked him. :shrug: Although I don't have his newer albums, but my dad does, so I've heard them. :) He's totally regular, just rock, but somehow it's really good regular rock. Uh Huh is really good if you want another JM album. :D

[SuzeQuze]

I don't give a fiddler's fart what anyone thinks, I LOVE Beyonce and Destiny's Child. :thumbsup:

Preach it. And who ever is ready for this jelly? :laugh: Beyonce was the inspiration for the phrase "she's got it goin' on".

[amber]

Preach it. And who ever is ready for this jelly? :laugh: Beyonce was the inspiration for the phrase "she's got it goin' on".
I think she is hot and good, too, but they were on SNL a month or so back, and one of their songs made me barf. Sesly, it was soooo gross. It was all about doing stuff for your boyfriend, and gross things like that. And it was really slow, and just rote R&B sounding. :distress: I have to admit, though, besides bootylicious, her favorite performance of mine is in Goldmember. :D "Foxy Cleopatra!!!" okay, so I'm a sucker for an Afro, but still! I thought she was good. :)

[SuzeQuze]

I think she is hot and good, too, but they were on SNL a month or so back, and one of their songs made me barf. Sesly, it was soooo gross. It was all about doing stuff for your boyfriend, and gross things like that. And it was really slow, and just rote R&B sounding. :distress: I have to admit, though, besides bootylicious, her favorite performance of mine is in Goldmember. :D "Foxy Cleopatra!!!" okay, so I'm a sucker for an Afro, but still! I thought she was good. :)

She was very funny. :lol: They made her boobs look gigantic somehow in that film.

I hate those barfy songs. I like their cover of Emotions, the Bee Gees tune, yes really. :o

[Johnny Stew]

I'm over the moon for Destiny's Child's "Lose My Breath"... but, to me, the rest is pretty much dreck.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I'm over the moon for Destiny's Child's "Lose My Breath"... but, to me, the rest is pretty much dreck.

I've never been so happy to hear about a group breaking up :nod: I hope Beyonce takes this time to get married, pregnant and fade into oblivion with on miss Britney Spears Federline.

[dissention]

Preach it. And who ever is ready for this jelly? :laugh: Beyonce was the inspiration for the phrase "she's got it goin' on".

I love her and her voice. She uses just enough self-restraint to make it tasteful (most of the time, anyway).

[dissention]

I think she is hot and good, too, but they were on SNL a month or so back, and one of their songs made me barf. Sesly, it was soooo gross. It was all about doing stuff for your boyfriend, and gross things like that. And it was really slow, and just rote R&B sounding. :distress: I have to admit, though, besides bootylicious, her favorite performance of mine is in Goldmember. :D "Foxy Cleopatra!!!" okay, so I'm a sucker for an Afro, but still! I thought she was good. :)

I'm excited to see her in The Pink Panther with Steve Martin and Kevin Kline. That should be a HILARIOUS movie. :nod:

[SuzeQuze]

I'm excited to see her in The Pink Panther with Steve Martin and Kevin Kline. That should be a HILARIOUS movie. :nod:

:eek: Omigoodness! My roommate loves Steve Martin, well I do too. That could be hysterical!

[amber]

I'm excited to see her in The Pink Panther with Steve Martin and Kevin Kline. That should be a HILARIOUS movie. :nod:
ooo, me too! The thing is, she wasn't trying to be funny, or didn't seem to have comedy chops, but her natural air worked really well with it. :shrug: She actually seems like a nice person and stuff. I dunno, it's hard to explain what I mean, but she wasn't hamming the comedy up like the rest, but somehow it worked... :) And I am constantly in love with Kevin Kline. ;)

[darklinensuit]

And I am constantly in love with Kevin Kline. ;)

Oooh, catfight between Amber & Phoebe Cates! :]

- Jake

[amber]

Oooh, catfight between Amber & Phoebe Cates! :]

- Jake
Mreowr!!! She's a Cancer too. But, sadly, she's hotter and more fast times, so she automatically wins.... :shrug: Hey, those are the rules, I didn't just make them up! :laugh: Although...mmm, no, I won't tell that story....

[darklinensuit]

Why don't they make a Batman film and leave out Batman?

Well, they did put Halle Berry in Catwoman. :rolleyes:

- Jake

[Johnny Stew]

I don't know anything about this. A Pink Panther movie? Are there no new ideas in Hollywood?They're remaking 'The Poseidon Adventure,' too. Why they insist on besmirching classic films with tepid remakes is beyond me. :rolleyes:

[mylittledemon]

They're remaking 'The Poseidon Adventure,' too. Why they insist on besmirching classic films with tepid remakes is beyond me. :rolleyes:

Because nostalgia sells. Besides, the Poseidon Adventure was pretty good back in the day. If they re-make for a newer generation to be "better"...then they should get a pretty decent return at the box office. It's all 'bout the cash.

Does that mean I agree with all these remakes? no...most of them I despise. Think of this way...someone will be trying to remake Lord of the Rings in 20 or 30 years. How crappy will THAT be?

[chiliD]

Just remember...

Charlton Heston's was a remake

Marlon Brando in [i]Mutiny On The Bounty was a remake

Oh, crap, I had about 5 other movies in my head that are considered greatest movies of all-time that were remakes and they just disappeared from my head.

[mylittledemon]

Yeah, some remakes work but a Panther film without Sellers is a Monty Python film with replacement actors. No, not even that. Sellers wasn't just the actor employed for the role, that genius mad-man was the character. It's a no-no, you can't touch it without him.

I agree. Its like remaking Dr. Strangelove...it just shouldnt be done.

[GateandGarden]

Yeah, some remakes work but a Panther film without Sellers is a Monty Python film with replacement actors. No, not even that. Sellers wasn't just the actor employed for the role, that genius mad-man was the character. It's a no-no, you can't touch it without him.OMG Lux you just had to take that crazy animation and make it your avatar?!? :laugh:

[GateandGarden]

I can send you my favorite Emmylou songs if you want to give her another try. :)I'll bite. I'm [email protected] if you don't remember it. Sorry it took me so long to answer. For some unknown reason, I no longer have internet access at home and so I'm at school mooching off of computers here. Anyway, I appreciate it. :)

I love Carly Simon, have every one of her albums. Not too enthused about her new one, though, I must admit.The Bedroom Tapes? Yeah, I like only one song off of that album. And her Christmas album? Don't even get me started. That was a mistake. Oh well. :distress:

[mylittledemon]

OMG Lux you just had to take that crazy animation and make it your avatar?!? :laugh:
That's the greatest avatar I've ever seen! I almost pissed myself, I had to look closer to be sure I saw what I THOUGHT I saw!

[dissention]

I'll bite. I'm [email protected] if you don't remember it. Sorry it took me so long to answer. For some unknown reason, I no longer have internet access at home and so I'm at school mooching off of computers here. Anyway, I appreciate it. :)

Great, I'm sending some now. :)

The Bedroom Tapes? Yeah, I like only one song off of that album. And her Christmas album? Don't even get me started. That was a mistake. Oh well. :distress:

Nah, I actually like The Bedroom Tapes quite a bit, "We Your Dearest Friends" in particular. Her new one is a covers album called Moonlight Serenade and it sounds atrocious. I doubt I'll be buying it. :distress:

[GateandGarden]

Great, I'm sending some now. :)I just got them. I'm going to download them and e-mail the mp3s to myself and all and hopefully I'll have the computer working at home today or tomorrow. I hope so because I am lost without the internet! :laugh: Anyway, thank you. :)
Nah, I actually like The Bedroom Tapes quite a bit, "We Your Dearest Friends" in particular. Her new one is a covers album called Moonlight Serenade and it sounds atrocious. I doubt I'll be buying it. :distress:Oh my. I haven't even heard about that one. It seems that her voice is not what it used to be. I really prefer her 70s-80s material.

[Villavic]

Right now I remeber a song, I just called to sy I love you, by Stevie Wonder. I hated it, but recently and after listening carefully the words, I found it very romantic, and I like it a lot.

[Neal]

No. I only go to see Stevie Nicks/Mac, apparently. :rolleyes: Cause it always costs so goddamned much. Wish I had, though. You loved it, I take it? :thumbsup:

I did love it! They were playing at The Independant, and I actually went to 2 shows. It was fagpop heaven...

[HejiraNYC]

Nah, I actually like The Bedroom Tapes quite a bit, "We Your Dearest Friends" in particular. Her new one is a covers album called Moonlight Serenade and it sounds atrocious. I doubt I'll be buying it. :distress:

I found The Bedroom Tapes to be among the finest things she's ever done. "So Many Stars" is my "feeling suffocated but isolated at the same time in New York" song- it's scary how she gets it. However, I must admit that the last song, "For You, George," is the most tuneless, meandering piece of dreck that should have totally been left off of the album. Ironically it is a song about breaking through her own writer's block. :eek: .

I do agree that her newest album is not sounding too great... methinks she is trying to jump onto the Rod Stewart bandwagon. Oy... I guess I'll buy it only if I decide to take up "fox trot" lessons. :lol: Still... that shamelessly airbrushed picture of her on the cover is worth a good laugh or two. :lol: