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Post by Partridge on Nov 10, 2023 23:00:56 GMT -5
I always thought “Rose Garden” was a fascinating lyric—it’s basically a string of proverbs/idioms/other well-worn phrases. I bought that album by Joe South, I think it was called Introspect, back when I was a mere lad of 15. You are absolutely right about the song being a collection of cliches, but I never took note of that. Lots of good songs there.
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Post by Partridge on Nov 7, 2023 1:40:12 GMT -5
I listened to some classic albums tonight-
Rubber Soul Revolver the track For No One by Emmylou Harris Desperado- album One of These Nights- album
Definitely I prefer the Eagle's version of Desperado over the Ronstadt version on Don't Cry Now, although I find multiple live versions by Linda to be the best.
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Post by Partridge on Nov 1, 2023 15:36:46 GMT -5
One thing that strikes me as a bit ridiculous is that Record World names Bette Midler "Most Promising Female Vocalist." Wasn't she already a legend??!
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Post by Partridge on Nov 1, 2023 15:33:55 GMT -5
As I've been going over these charts, it seems that Linda was outselling Elton John toward the end of 1970s and she continued to outsell him throughout the 1980s. But his singles got more airplay. I don't think any of the female artists of that era could compare to Taylor Swift. I don't think even Madonna or Beyonce compares to Taylor Swift. The female stars of the 1970s- Streisand, Newton-John, Ronstadt, Reddy, Cher, Summer, Simon, Ross- the level of popularity of a Taylor Swift was unattainable then. If you sold a million albums in a week, it would not place every cut in the Top 10. In this streaming age, every track is a single, and artists take advantage of that fact by putting more songs on an album just for single chart placement. But I think Ronstadt owned the '70s more than any of those other ladies.
Let's face the fact. Taylor Swift is the #1 artist of all time.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 30, 2023 22:58:35 GMT -5
Radio and Records, July 18, 1980Billboard, July 19, 1980CashBox, July 19, 1980Record World, July 19, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 29, 2023 2:23:40 GMT -5
Radio and Records, July 11, 1980Billboard, July 12, 1980CashBox, July 12, 1980Record World, July 12, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 29, 2023 1:21:07 GMT -5
Is this music that an 8 year old can appreciate?
Apparently not available in standard black vinyl. Or classic white snow vinyl.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 27, 2023 22:40:00 GMT -5
I got two copies of the Merry Little Christmas red vinyl from Barnes and Noble today. They shipped the vinyl by UPS, the CD by postal service on the same day. UPS delivered records today; I will have to wait 4 more days for the CD.
I also previously bought the green and silver vinyl issues, and I must say they shrink-wrapped these records so tightly that they were very hard to open.
In fact, of the two red ones that arrived today, one had the cover wrinkled and bent because of the tight shrink wrap. The shipping box was undamaged. I think I am going to return it unopened, and they will still rip me off for the shipping charge, which I should not have to pay receiving a damaged item.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 25, 2023 11:15:08 GMT -5
Billboard, July 5, 1980Record World, July 5, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 24, 2023 23:52:21 GMT -5
This special fiscal end of year also had a section with the dates that records earned gold and platinum awards: GOLD AWARDS: 01-31-1975 Heart Like A Wheel 08-25-1975 Don't Cry Now 10-08-1975 Prisoner in Disguise 08-30-1976 Hasten Down the Wind 12-08-1976 Greatest Hits 09-19-1977 Simple Dreams 01-25-1978 Blue Bayou 09-22-1978 Living in the USA 11-13-1978 Retrospective 05-12-1980 Mad Love PLATINUM AWARDS: 10-28-1976 Hasten Down the Wind 01-19-1977 Greatest Hits 10-12-1977 Simple Dreams 09-22-1978 Living in the USA 05-12-1980 Mad Love Check it out here:
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Post by Partridge on Oct 24, 2023 12:40:34 GMT -5
The Pop Singles and Album Awards—are those the December year-end awards? They represent chart action over the previous 12 months. Billboard does those calculations at year-end. Apparently CashBox does their calculations in June. If I recall correctly, Linda was #1 in Billboard at year-end but one of the other trade journals still had Donna Summer on top.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 24, 2023 2:43:11 GMT -5
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Post by Partridge on Oct 22, 2023 12:53:24 GMT -5
Billboard, June 28, 1980CashBox, June 28, 1980Record World, June 28, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 21, 2023 13:45:18 GMT -5
Billboard, June 21, 1980CashBox, June 21, 1980Record World, June 21, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 20, 2023 11:53:33 GMT -5
Billboard, June 7, 1980CashBox, June 7, 1980Record World, June 7, 1980Billboard, June 14, 1980CashBox, June 14, 1980Record World, June 14, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 16, 2023 20:17:23 GMT -5
Radio and Records, May 30, 1980Billboard, May 31, 1980CashBox, May 31, 1980Record World, May 31, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 15, 2023 1:42:15 GMT -5
Radio and Records, May 23, 1980 Linda Ronstadt's got nothing on this girl. That is maybe the stupidest sentence to appear in any of these trade magazines. Another example of sticking Linda Ronstadt's name in a situation in which it does not belong.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 15, 2023 1:39:43 GMT -5
Radio and Records, May 23, 1980Billboard, May 24, 1980CashBox, May 24, 1980Record World, May 24, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 12, 2023 22:22:10 GMT -5
I took it as a good review in a magazine that normally did nothing more than an occasional snark about Linda Ronstadt. That is why I was confused/surprised by his idiotic non sequitur insult in the final sentence of his Jimmy Webb review.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 12, 2023 1:01:14 GMT -5
from November 1977 issue of Rip It Up, reviews of latest Ronstadt album and first Blondie album:
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Post by Partridge on Oct 11, 2023 0:22:06 GMT -5
The author of the Best Classic Bands HDTW article made the correction--it now reads: “ 'Try Me Again,' mostly written by Ronstadt with an assist from Andrew Gold..." Tonight I did something that is uncharacteristic of me. Someone posted on Facebook that Linda and Andrew wrote Try Me Again, and that Andrew Gold wrote a lot of her songs. So I argued about her inaccurate information. If I disagreed every time someone wrote an untrue Ronstadt factoid, I could spend my entire life arguing.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 10, 2023 20:55:54 GMT -5
Radio and Records, May 16, 1980Billboard, May 17. 1980CashBox, May 17, 1980Record World, May 17, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 9, 2023 16:51:23 GMT -5
Radio and Records, May 9, 1980Billboard, May 10, 1980CashBox, May 10, 1980Record World, May 10, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 8, 2023 15:41:46 GMT -5
Radio and Records, May 2, 1980Billboard, May 3, 1980CashBox, May 3, 1980Record World, May 3, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 6, 2023 22:24:09 GMT -5
I've been perusing many issues of Rip It Up, which was an excremental music publication in New Zealand. Most of the references to Linda Ronstadt I've found there have been snide remarks by amateur journalists. For instance, this review of Jimmy Webb from October 1978. At that point in time, Linda had not recorded any of Webb's songs, although she would go on to record several and to produce an album by him. This makes the writer's closing remark of the review somewhat idiotic looking back from the future. Later I will share this same writer's positive review of Simple Dreams.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 6, 2023 20:33:14 GMT -5
Sadly only once. 1976 - Myrtle Beach. I saw her the following night in Greenville, SC.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 6, 2023 13:39:34 GMT -5
Billboard, April 26, 1980CashBox, April 26, 1980Record World, April 26, 1980
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Post by Partridge on Oct 5, 2023 12:43:11 GMT -5
In this Rolling Stone article it states: " Mad Love was not a commercial success, to say the least, ending her reign on the pop charts." How can a million-selling album that debuted in the Top 5 be regarded as a flop? Did this article come at a time when Rolling Stone had lost all credibility? Of course, it seems more like an article about Elvis Costello, the official asshat of this webpage, who seems to be happy about Linda's demise. Rolling Stone articleSo, in 1989, Elvis Costello is still on his anti-Linda tirade. What a loser! He released an album at the same time as Mad Love, which sold considerably worse.
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Post by Partridge on Oct 4, 2023 23:21:57 GMT -5
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Post by Partridge on Oct 3, 2023 21:35:11 GMT -5
The judges are the reason I tune out.
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