Rockwell vs Thirlwell
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Rockwell vs Thirlwell
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell
Rockwell's "cocaine-era paranoia" is singular stuff.
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Full strength pop music will always beat leather-trousered schlock.
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I also know of about five hip hop artists who've sampled that Rockwell chorus. Master P's the first one I can think of.
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gash on ignore wrote:Full strength pop music will always beat leather-trousered schlock.
Of course, that's the sensible opinion here. Rather than the slightly cheesy one hit wonder will always beat the wide ranging versatile artist who pioneered and codified an entire genre.
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I thought that Rockwell fella was a painter.
Anyway, Big Jim gets my vote over any other record-making -well you care to name.
Anyway, Big Jim gets my vote over any other record-making -well you care to name.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell
Orwell?
Atwell?
Blackwell?
Cromwell?
Atwell?
Blackwell?
Cromwell?
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell
Maxwell?
Lowell?
Powell?
Lowell?
Powell?
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell
Fookin ‘ell
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Lets not dwell.
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All's well that ends well.
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See you down in Poland, baby.
I vote for the Australian, of course. It's the rhythmic crunch of bone that gets me.
I vote for the Australian, of course. It's the rhythmic crunch of bone that gets me.
Goodness gracious me.
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Bent Fabric wrote:Rockwell's "cocaine-era paranoia" is singular stuff.
RATHER!!
Wow I'd never seen that before. He gets a lot of mileage out of playing the victim huh?
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bobzilla77 wrote:
RATHER!!
Wow I'd never seen that before. He gets a lot of mileage out of playing the victim huh?
Let's go back for a third helping, shall we?