So, what have you been listening to lately?

[Dave W]

Poor Smiley Lewis, other artists got the hits he recorded first for Dave Bartholomew.

[morrow]

Talk about bad luck. Fats got huge , Lewis was ignored.

[uwe]

Yes, RIP, among the classic trio of chick flicks (Flashdance, Dirty Dancing and Pretty Woman), Flashdance is my favorite one - nicely filmed.

[Pilgrim]

I disagree strongly but there's no disputing matters of taste.

That's fine, we already know our tastes sometimes differ.  You introduce me to good new (and new/old) stuff all the time.

[uwe]

Motown and Arena Rock - difficult with ole Dave ... Just imagine how he'd feel if some arena outfit did a Motown number, shudder the thought ... 



Or some Heavy Metal Brits going Phillysound? Help!!!

[Psycho Bass Guy]

I saw Olivia Rodrigo's video for good 4 u on the new Beavis and Butthead (which is worlds better than the old one ever was) and I like it: Disney star gone sorta punk, and her acting in the video is hilarious. And bonus: she can actually play!

[westen44]

I saw Olivia Rodrigo's video for good 4 u on the new Beavis and Butthead (which is worlds better than the old one ever was) and I like it: Disney star gone sorta punk, and her acting in the video is hilarious. And bonus: she can actually play!

I've noticed her several times.  She is on Disney+, too, and has a concert there.  But I've only had a chance to watch the first part so far.  She is unique and talented.  Her success is to be expected. 

[Dave W]

That's fine, we already know our tastes sometimes differ.  You introduce me to good new (and new/old) stuff all the time.

And you do likewise. Just not Motown.

[westen44]

Motown and Arena Rock - difficult with ole Dave ... Just imagine how he'd feel if some arena outfit did a Motown number, shudder the thought ... 



Or some Heavy Metal Brits going Phillysound? Help!!!

To me the point isn't if a band such as Foghat or Judas Priest may have been influenced by Motown.  Because when all is said and done, they're playing rock, not Motown.  Personally, this is about people having music they really like, but who are not shy about telling you they don't like yours.   

I'd rather leave myself out of this, but I'll use an example of a former co-worker.  He was such an interesting guy.  A math Ph.D. who loved rock and had a passion for it, although he wasn't a musician.  This has to do with being around relatives who are about as anti-rock as it gets.  I've experienced it and so did this co-worker.  He said, for instance, he would get in a car with his sister to go on a trip.  He would get ready to play a CD (a rock one of course.)  She would always say something like "You're not going to play that shit again, are you?"  I'm not sure what her preferred genre was, but I think it might have been Motown.

Like I've said, I'd rather leave my own personal experiences out of it.  But the scenarios end up being similar.  You have your favorite genres and other people have theirs.  This isn't really just about relatives, but people in general.  They try to push their music on you, while disrespecting what you like.  To me it seems worse in real life than just on the Internet.

[Dave W]

Motown and Arena Rock - difficult with ole Dave ... Just imagine how he'd feel if some arena outfit did a Motown number, shudder the thought ... 

...

I never said or implied that every Motown song was bad, same goes for arena rock outfits.

OTOH I do like some non-Motown covers better than the originals. For example:

[uwe]

The boys from Flint doing something that is not quite Motown, but close (the original performers of the song, Soul Brothers Six, hailed from Rochester and released the song on Atlantic***):



The twin lead vocals of Brewer and Farner were severely underrated.




***

[uwe]

When this guy is not battling hereditary diseases ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blangero

https://www.utrgv.edu/som/stdoi/our-people/faculty-listing/blangero-john/index.htm

he does a little Blood, Sweat & Tear'ish/Chicago'ish music as 'Sun King Rising' at the side that I really like ...

[Pilgrim]

Maybe the prettiest tune Neil Young has ever written - and a great video to go with it.

[morrow]

That's the amazing Tim Drummond playing bass. He also played with Ry Cooder , and James Brown.

[uwe]

Maybe the prettiest tune Neil Young has ever written - and a great video to go with it.

Yeah, I'm a sucker for that song too, the whole album actually - though old Neil has liked to distance himself from it, his personal hell must be recording "nice" and a little mawkish albums like Harvest Moon over and over. Never mind how it is one of his strongest sellers outside of the early 70ies.



The track also saw heavy MTV rotation at the time.

This here too (same album), that lyric

She used to work in a diner
Never saw a woman look finer
I used to order just to watch her float across the floor
She grew up in a small town
Never put her roots down
Daddy always kept movin', so she did too

always gives me goose bumps, hopeless romantic I am!