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It’s one thing for young Courteney Cox to fawn over The Boss before getting pulled onstage for some ’80s-style shimmying, but how’d you like to have this Suzanne woman in your face at every one of your shows? However, considering it’s Lou demonstrating his then-latest example of his music as it was meant to sound, I guess that’s the price you pay.
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As early as the 42-second mark, Lou can’t stand it anymore. How long until you bag it?
What do you consider a successful All-Star Jam – and by All-Star Jam I think the performance has to involve at least five or more disparate artists and at least seem like a somewhat impromptu performance. I doubt that The Last Waltz‘s star-studded finale of “I Shall Be Released” was that impromptu, but there are a few dozen notable musicians on stage. Chances are a dozen of them had to be following along, not quite sure if they knew the next chord or all the lyrics on the chorus. On the other hand, I don’t think songs composed specifically for an All-Star Jam count in this examination, such as “We Are the World” or the following: Continue reading »
You can’t judge an album by its cover, but let’s face it: sometimes we do. Based on cover art alone, which album was most likely to suck?
- Lou Reed’s Ecstasy
- Lou Reed’s Sally Can’t Dance
- Lou Reed’s Mistrial
- The Blasters’ debut
- Or something else?
When you finally heard that album with the lousy record cover, did it actually suck, was there truth in packaging?
What’s a rare example of an album with a lousy cover that far surpassed your unfair expectations?