Word: elvises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The reggae in Rockers (which features Peter Tosh and Burning Spear, among others) seems noticeably contemporary. It slowly unveils a political awareness less violent than Bob Marley's recent activist songs; and it feels more polished, more heavily produced than traditional Rasta music. A guitar, a bongo, and smooth, taffy...
USED CARS attempts a similar brand of semi-political humor where all the "statements" are cheap shots at American institutions, including Jimmy Carter. It stars Kurt Russell, the notorious Elvis impersonator, as a stupendous used car salesman anxious to make the grade as a U.S. Senator. Young Kurt is positive...
"Since you're go-o-o-o-ne I got a mess of blues," wailed Elvis Presley in a 1960 hit. But now that Elvis is gone, it is judges who have a mess of the blues. They are struggling to decide whether the rights to capitalize on Presley...
Remember, however, that Hall recorded this album when easy-listening acts like Fleetwood Mac dominated the airwaves before the Sex Pistols, Elvis Costello and Graham Parker high-energy excitement back into the market. Sacred Songs distinguishes itself as a suppressed, but nevertheless prophetic, work hailing a new era of "confusion...
Mr. Urfirer and his fellow organizers seem to have forgotten (amnesia perhaps?) the basic requirement for a successful concert, that is, hiring a band that people will pay money to see. The choice of a trivial, second rate group of musicians to headline a major concert is baffling. Why, when...