the masked man wrote:The G Experience! wrote:Every single Bowie released from Scary Monsters was better, as was the title track from Lets Dance.
As was 'Absolute Beginners'. 'Start Me Up' is an ugly, squally record.
i can't listen to 'start me up' even pseudo-objectively anymore. it was and is played at just about every damn football game that ever starts, even peewee football... or kickoff that starts... or halftime that starts... or beer run that starts, or watch that starts, etcetcetc.
i *do* remember there being a time when i thought it was
okay enough, sure. bounceable, instantly forgettable. but if i want basic rock by numbers kinda stones (and they can do that better than just about anybody when they really wanna)... in the 80s... i want that lil cranked up, sped up chuck berry track. 'she was hot'. yeahhh. i liiiiike that. from one of those 80s albums that average two good tracks... which would be all of em. (i like some others on
tattoo you... lil T & A, hang fire, what's that other one, gotdammit? )
i do luvv absolute beginners. especially the beeb version. that one just strokes my artichokes somehow. i love most of
let's dance and half of
tonight's the night. what. i actually like some of the 90s stones better than some of 90s bowie, just by a smidgen.
p.s. any excuse in a.. ... kinda calm, nonstormy day.