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Music Appreciation

mr_lebowski

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1. Not to bash one of the East Bay's own, but this is a pretty objectively terrible song ...

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:56 AM

Apr 2018

Esp. when you consider that REM-Murmur, U2-War, Violent Femmes, The Cure-Pornography, The Smiths-The Smiths, The Police - Synchronicity, Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues, New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies, Prince-Dirty Mind, and Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams ... just as some examples ... were all either just out, or around the corner.

Their other song from just a bit later (iirc) was ... less annoying. Their big hit, I forget the name. These guys and Berlin ... so similar, both crap. Sorry

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The Motels - Take The L [View all] videohead5 Apr 2018 OP

Not to bash one of the East Bay's own, but this is a pretty objectively terrible song ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #1

I know videohead5 Apr 2018 #2

I'll give you that the music has a certain nostalgia quality that's ... kinda endearing :) mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #3

Suddely Last Summer videohead5 Apr 2018 #4

OH YEAH ... totally ... that one was decent too ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #5

But of the genre in discussion ... i.e.the early 80's euro-synth with sexy femme-fatale vocalist ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #6