http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Tue, 23 May 2006 11:51:12 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/23/045302.php#comment-374149 Sorry....trust me "ROSE"....my old eyes again. ]]> 374149@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 11:51:12 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/23/045302.php#comment-374148 Trust me Ruth. My brother had "Barry Manilow II" on 8-track (remember those?), so I heard my share of his stuff there and on radio during the Carter Administration, and my opinion, if anything, has solidified with time. If I want musical craft, solid songwriting and a good listening experience, I'll go to Brian Wilson, David Ackles or The Flaming Lips. If I want to commune with a bottle of syrup, I'll put on Manilow. ]]> 374148@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 11:50:38 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/23/045302.php#comment-374125 Obviously J.P.Spencer has never sat and listened to Mr Manilow's excelent body of work or he/she would have a different opinion, and he/she is entitled to that opinion but my feeling is never to judge untill you have listened ]]> 374125@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 11:16:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/23/045302.php#comment-374085 "The Brown Velour Shirt Era"--good name for a band. ]]> 374085@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 09:34:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/23/045302.php#comment-374077 This music is for overweight yentas and centerfold models from the 1970's. Fine, he's a showman, he can write a decent MOR melody and everybody who's had more than two hits is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This is two articles on Blogcritics in the same month on this stuff. It's time to move on now to music more relevant to life as we know it in 2006. The Brown Velour Shirt Era ended when Studio 54 closed. Enough already. ]]> 374077@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 09:14:32 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/23/045302.php#comment-374003 Oddly enough, Manilow did not write "I Write the Songs"--that was written by latter-day Beach Boy Bruce Johnston. ]]> 374003@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 May 2006 04:55:22 EDT