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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 15, 2013 6:55:49 GMT -5
just the first note alone from the intro is classic. It is infectious. One can not help but love it and her. eddiejinnj
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Post by musicaamator on Jul 19, 2013 18:26:16 GMT -5
With temperatures hovering mid-90's all week and heat indices close to or above 100 degrees here in NW Ohio, how fitting it was to have heard Heatwave today.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 27, 2013 20:38:26 GMT -5
heard both you're no good and long long time today in ft myers today on sunny 106.3 fm. I also met a lady in a shop that went to school with don Henley. she said I heard about linda and it is sad. she said that Henley was part of her backup band. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Aug 27, 2013 20:53:50 GMT -5
I heard "Ooh Baby Baby" last Wednesday night at 9:10 PM on KOLA 99.9 FM. And yesterday, on KOST 103.5 FM's 8:15 AM "Hollywood Report", the DJs mentioned Linda's Parkinson's announcement, and actually devoted four minutes to it (since they had devoted earlier segments to the VMAs).
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 22, 2013 9:59:17 GMT -5
yesterday on casey kasam's America's top 4o, casey discussed how linda was the top female in the country and how she went from recording original songs to remakes. he linked it with linda getting peter asher and as if it was his input that caused her to do the remakes. he was complimentary. he noted different drum went to 13 and long long time making it to number 25 and listed her major remake hits up to that point. back in the usa was number 24 for the week. I believe it peaked at 18 overall. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Sept 22, 2013 12:20:44 GMT -5
Quote by eddieinnj:
I think the idea that Peter Asher somehow made her do remakes is a bit of a stretch. It is true that, with the exception of "Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me", her Top 40 hits following "You're No Good" were reworkings of 1950s/1960s rock and R&B material. That said, however, it's that kind of talk that, in my opinion, motivated critics to give everybody else the false impression that her albums were all about remakes and nothing else. And whatever material Linda did, whether it was a reworking or a contemporary song, it was her choice.
"Back In The USA" actually would peak at #16 in mid-October (the AT40 show in question was from the week ending September 23, 1978).
Also heard this morning here in L.A. on KSWD 100.3 FM (The Sound)'s "Peace, Love, And Sunday Mornings":
"Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me".
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 22, 2013 18:39:52 GMT -5
never saw 16. that good. I remember keeping track of it when it was on the charts and I remember it got into the 20's. I either missed a week or 2 looking it up or maybe it was another publication. eddiejinnj
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Post by piotrek on Sept 24, 2013 13:57:06 GMT -5
The only time when I heard Linda on the radio in Poland was when they were playing music for Valentine's Day few years ago. It was "Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville. But somebody has to popularize Linda in my country so from time to time I sing her songs in karaoke bars, destroying one hit after another. Maybe it doesn't work to Linda's favour but it compensates the lack of her music in public area
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Post by erik on Sept 29, 2013 12:20:54 GMT -5
This morning on KOLA 99.9 FM San Bernardino:
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s
Week ending September 25, 1976.
The Divine Dominatrix of the Desert's modern rockabilly reworking of the Buddy Holly classic "That'll Be The Day" takes a two-point jump up from #21 to #19.
Also on the chart at that time: FERNANDO--Abba THE WRECK OF THE "EDMUND FITZGERALD"--Gordon Lightfoot GETAWAY--Earth, Wind, and Fire WHAM-BAM (SHANG-A-LANG)--Silver DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'--Olivia Newton-John YOU ARE THE WOMAN--Firefall SHE'S GONE--Hall and Oates DEVIL WOMAN--Cliff Richard DON'T FEAR THE REAPER--Blue Oyster Cult A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN--Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 29, 2013 15:43:15 GMT -5
I heard the show as well. was not thrilled casey (though he probably meant nothing derisive) called Linda the Queen of the Remakes. Before tbtd came on he noted that this was her fifth top 40 remake in the last year and a half (yng, wwibl, heatwave, tomt, now tbtd). sounded really good on our car stereo. eddiejinnj
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Post by travis222 on Sept 29, 2013 18:15:10 GMT -5
Heard It`s so easy at the car wash this morning...the cashier was singing along !!
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Post by reverendb on Sept 30, 2013 17:09:33 GMT -5
Heard Tracks of my Tears at the Woodman's Supermarket in North Aurora, IL this morning. I walked around until I was under a speaker and stayed put for the remainder of the song.
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 30, 2013 23:27:07 GMT -5
I heard the show as well. was not thrilled casey (though he probably meant nothing derisive) called Linda the Queen of the Remakes. Before tbtd came on he noted that this was her fifth top 40 remake in the last year and a half (yng, wwibl, heatwave, tomt, now tbtd). sounded really good on our car stereo. eddiejinnj Wasn't Aretha Franklin declared the Queen of Rock and Roll on one of their (RS) lists? And Aretha had many more remakes or covers than Linda but somehow that gets overlooked and you have to wonder why?
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Post by musicaamator on Oct 1, 2013 6:13:24 GMT -5
I heard the show as well. was not thrilled casey (though he probably meant nothing derisive) called Linda the Queen of the Remakes. Before tbtd came on he noted that this was her fifth top 40 remake in the last year and a half (yng, wwibl, heatwave, tomt, now tbtd). sounded really good on our car stereo. eddiejinnj Wasn't Aretha Franklin declared the Queen of Rock and Roll on one of their (RS) lists? And Aretha had many more remakes or covers than Linda but somehow that gets overlooked and you have to wonder why? I believe Aretha is more known as the Queen of Soul. The same argument can be said of Dusty Springfield too--she didn't write her songs either (I don't think) but she's in the RRHOF too. No justice for Linda...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2013 6:52:04 GMT -5
No offense to Brenda Lee, but her inclusion in the HOF is particularly galling in light of Linda's exclusion. The quality and quantity of Brenda's work is demonstrably inferior to Linda's, and she was not noted as a songwriter either..
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 1, 2013 7:06:16 GMT -5
was just looking her up. I knew that she wasn't much older than Linda (Brenda was born in 44). she had all of her hits generally at a much younger age than Linda. she does have a much larger catalog than I thought but you are absolutely right rob that for her to be included in the rrhof and Linda not is just so ridiculous (to reference eddie murphy doing ricky ricardo). I guess it was the 5 mil that the Christmas song that contained the word "Rocking" and being mentioned in Golden Earring's "Radar Love" that did it. just being funny and no offense to BL fans. I don't know her body of work hardly other than the Christmas song and I have heard of "I'm Sorry". eddiejinnj
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Post by the Scribe on Oct 1, 2013 11:26:31 GMT -5
Wasn't Aretha Franklin declared the Queen of Rock and Roll on one of their (RS) lists? And Aretha had many more remakes or covers than Linda but somehow that gets overlooked and you have to wonder why? I believe Aretha is more known as the Queen of Soul. The same argument can be said of Dusty Springfield too--she didn't write her songs either (I don't think) but she's in the RRHOF too. No justice for Linda... This must be what I was remembering:Celebrity Circuit By Lauren Moraski / CBS News/ June 25, 2012, 11:12 AM Aretha Franklin tops Rolling Stone's list of "Women Who Rock" (CBS News) When it comes to rock, the Queen of Soul is top notch. Aretha Franklin leads Rolling Stone's newly-released list: "Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time." The 70-year-old singer landed at No. 1 with her 1967 album "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You." Joni Mitchell's classic 1971 album, "Blue," came in second, followed by British singer Dusty Springfield's 1969 set "Dusty In Memphis." Rounding out the top five were Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" and Patti Smith's "Horses." Some younger artists nabbed spots in the top 10, including Adele with "21" and Missy Elliot with her 2002 release "Under Construction." Rolling Stone is also holding a contest for readers to vote on an emerging female artist to appear on the back cover of an upcoming issue.
See Rolling Stone's complete list here: www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/women-who-rock-the-50-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120622
Tell us: What do consider to be the best album of all time by a female artist?
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Post by Richard W on Oct 1, 2013 12:50:59 GMT -5
Joni Mitchell's Blue is about as far from "rock" as you can get.
It's a great album, but really?
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 2, 2013 7:03:57 GMT -5
heard yng on 100.1 wjrz fm at the jersey shore 2days ago. forgot to post it. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Oct 2, 2013 8:43:42 GMT -5
Quote by Richard W. re. Joni Mitchell's Blue:
Of course we know why that is; it's because Joni is a singer/songwriter (emphasis mine). Again, the same kind of revisionist horses*** we've come to expect from Jann Wenner's propaganda organ.
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Post by Richard W on Oct 2, 2013 10:25:35 GMT -5
At least Heart Like a Wheel made the list -- at #42. Here's the capsule review:
A hippie country sweetie-pie becomes the star of the burgeoning LA. soft-rock scene, with gorgeous tributes to Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, the Everly Brothers and the McGarrigle sisters. Essential moment: "You're No Good," revving up a great old Betty Everett song with dread and paranoia.
Once again with the "soft-rock" tag...
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Post by erik on Oct 2, 2013 11:46:51 GMT -5
Quote by Richard W. re. "soft-rock" tag on Heart Like A Wheel:
The world "predictable" comes to mind.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 2, 2013 14:43:38 GMT -5
well other than the guitar rifts in yng and at the dark end of the street it is compared to metallica, zeppelin, the who etc "soft-rock" and she was an integral part of that scene. the jt/Jackson b./pure prairie league, poco, eagles (very much of the eagles catalog which really is not that extensive is soft or country rock), Emmylou, etc. Linda was THE Queen of that scene. eddiejinnj
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 5, 2013 11:04:46 GMT -5
yesterday was listening to 100.1 wjrz during their lunch hour request jukebox. a gentleman requested linda and I caught the tail end of yng. the dj said at the end that the request was a great choice and discussed liking Miss Ronstadt a lot and that it was a shame re: her illness. he also said she has a great memoir out. so it was nice to hear and a great plug. it is a pretty big market within their listening area. eddiejinnj
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Post by kgreen on Oct 5, 2013 11:29:56 GMT -5
well other than the guitar rifts in yng and at the dark end of the street it is compared to metallica, zeppelin, the who etc "soft-rock" and she was an integral part of that scene. the jt/Jackson b./pure prairie league, poco, eagles (very much of the eagles catalog which really is not that extensive is soft or country rock), Emmylou, etc. Linda was THE Queen of that scene. eddiejinnj The Rolling Stone list is ridiculous as always. At least half the top 50 have no Rock or Rock n' Roll at all. That is 10 minutes of reading that I will never get back, should have known better not to read it. LOL.
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Post by erik on Oct 5, 2013 12:36:10 GMT -5
Quote by kgreen:
I think sometimes you have to read junk to know for a fact that it is junk (LOL).
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Post by musicaamator on Oct 11, 2013 12:19:27 GMT -5
Just heard Blue Bayou which is interesting because I hardly ever hear that song played nowadays even though it was her signature song, so to speak (is that correct to assume?).
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Post by erik on Oct 11, 2013 12:59:00 GMT -5
Quote by musicaamator:
I think you could make a case for both "Blue Bayou" and "You're No Good" as being signature songs of Linda's. Not that a lot of radio station programmers care all that much, though (grumble, grumble).
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Post by Richard W on Oct 11, 2013 16:39:35 GMT -5
well other than the guitar rifts in yng and at the dark end of the street it is compared to metallica, zeppelin, the who etc "soft-rock" and she was an integral part of that scene. the jt/Jackson b./pure prairie league, poco, eagles (very much of the eagles catalog which really is not that extensive is soft or country rock), Emmylou, etc. Linda was THE Queen of that scene. eddiejinnj Well, between "soft rock" and "hard rock" there's just rock, which is where I'd place many of Linda's uptempo tunes, including YNG, Tumbling Dice, How Do I Make You, I Can't Let Go, Get Closer, Hurt So Bad, etc. I really don't know what "soft rock" is -- except for gypsum!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Oct 11, 2013 17:00:07 GMT -5
well those songs are good examples of quote "rock songs" and I did bring up examples of ones I think rock from hlaw. maybe more accurately one could say that linda did a lot of pop rock songs (and not the candy lol). "different drum" and "long long time" I would say are also linda signature songs. eddiejinnj
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