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Street_Dreamer
03-05-2023, 07:48 PM
This is a Lindsey song that never seems to be talked about. The song really seems to be an anomaly compared to other songs Lindsey produced between Go Insane and Tango In The Night. Back To The Future came out in 1985 yet TBT sounds nothing like any of the songs from the Go Insane album from the year prior.

I think the song's placement in Back To The Future wasn't good for it. TBT is basically filler for the scene it's in and is almost completely forgotten about unless you're a big fan of the movie. Clapton's Heaven Is One Step Away got a better scene since it was featured in a scene that wasn't focused on advancing the film's storyline.

I'm curious what other people think about TBT. I've listened to it a couple times recently and was really struck by it's unique production given the period of time it was created and released.
WalkAThinLine.
03-05-2023, 10:16 PM
Time Bomb Town is fantastic! The zany percussion fills really stand out. It's a shame he didn't continue down this songwriting and production path, although his Tango material is still very enjoyable.
Villavic
03-06-2023, 10:03 AM
Was so not talked about, or the placement was so not good, that I just learned today there was a Lindsey's song in BTTF :laugh:. Or my memory is betraying me. Or because I wasn't a big fan of Lindsey's mid 80s solo sound. I got again interest in his solo music with OOTC.
HomerMcvie
03-06-2023, 10:19 AM
Was so not talked about, or the placement was so not good, that I just learned today there was a Lindsey's song in BTTF :laugh:. Or my memory is betraying me. Or because I wasn't a big fan of Lindsey's mid 80s solo sound. I got again interest in his solo music with OOTC.

Law and Order is one of my all time favorite albums(weird as it is), but I never got into Go Insane. I guess the FM gap from 82-87 left a lot of room for fans to grow, outside of their circle.
BLY
03-06-2023, 10:58 AM
I always loved Time Bomb Town. I love the groove on the track. I always thought it could fit better on Law and Order before Go Insane. I’m glad he included it on his anthology.
Tusky
03-07-2023, 03:54 PM
Sort of reminds me of Ricky!
jbrownsjr
03-09-2023, 09:51 AM
I Love Time Bomb Town!
aleuzzi
03-12-2023, 12:31 PM
Law and Order is one of my all time favorite albums(weird as it is), but I never got into Go Insane. I guess the FM gap from 82-87 left a lot of room for fans to grow, outside of their circle.

Ditto. I like Lindsey’s recuperation of the Go Insane title tune when he did it solo on The Dance, but in comparison with the spontaneous hilarity and eccentricity of Law and Order his second album seemed merely cold and professional. It has merits, but I don’t listen to it like I listen to the others.
HomerMcvie
03-12-2023, 12:42 PM
Ditto. I like Lindsey’s recuperation of the Go Insane title tune when he did it solo on The Dance, but in comparison with the spontaneous hilarity and eccentricity of Law and Order his second album seemed merely cold and professional. It has merits, but I don’t listen to it like I listen to the others.

I never get tired of Law and Order. It's so freakishly perfect!
aleuzzi
03-12-2023, 08:21 PM
I never get tired of Law and Order. It's so freakishly perfect!

Even a subtler song like “Shadows of the West” is just delicious
HomerMcvie
03-12-2023, 09:56 PM
Even a subtler song like “Shadows of the West” is just delicious

Because Christine is on Shadows.:xoxo:
aleuzzi
03-12-2023, 10:04 PM
Because Christine is on Shadows.:xoxo:

It’s sooooo good—those two harmonizing like that.
jbrownsjr
03-13-2023, 08:38 AM
Because Christine is on Shadows.:xoxo:

She's actually on more than that one. They just didn't do the notes correctly.
HomerMcvie
03-13-2023, 10:14 AM
She's actually on more than that one. They just didn't do the notes correctly.

Source? :wavey:
jbrownsjr
03-13-2023, 07:53 PM
Source? :wavey:

Richard in a Q and A
HomerMcvie
03-13-2023, 08:53 PM
Richard in a Q and A

I miss his presence on fb. He's such a sensitive soul.
jbrownsjr
03-13-2023, 09:25 PM
I miss his presence on fb. He's such a sensitive soul.

Yea, he was so forthcoming with stuff..
HomerMcvie
03-14-2023, 02:05 AM
Yea, he was so forthcoming with stuff..

But ANY criticism of any sort seemed to put him into a tailspin. Which is too bad, because he has a lot of answer pieces to the puzzle.
aleuzzi
03-14-2023, 04:44 PM
She's actually on more than that one. They just didn't do the notes correctly.

Do you know any of the other songs she sings on?
jbrownsjr
03-15-2023, 10:18 AM
Do you know any of the other songs she sings on?

He didn't say. My Q was in the ballpark of. Did Christine only contribute to one song. I feel I hear keys and her voice elsewhere. And he answered something about ,"don't trust the liner notes."
BLY
03-15-2023, 12:18 PM
He didn't say. My Q was in the ballpark of. Did Christine only contribute to one song. I feel I hear keys and her voice elsewhere. And he answered something about ,"don't trust the liner notes."

Christine only adds vocals to Shadow of the West. That I’m sure of.
HomerMcvie
03-15-2023, 01:16 PM
Christine only adds vocals to Shadow of the West. That I’m sure of.

Because of the liner notes?
BLY
03-15-2023, 01:31 PM
Because of the liner notes?


The liner notes and my ears. :)
jbrownsjr
03-15-2023, 02:15 PM
The liner notes and my ears. :)

Then take those gifted ears and do Tango for me. :lol:
BLY
03-15-2023, 02:23 PM
Then take those gifted ears and do Tango for me. :lol:

Haha….:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: