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All-Star Jam
02/23/07 | by Gerry Todd
Talk about what ever you want but for my 2 cents, these guys are The Monkees of the 70s, not KISS.
4 comments
Comment from: sammymaudlin [Member]
Hmmmm. Let's see:
They put a safe bubblegum spin on the popular British music of the day.
Most of their songs were written for them.
They literally covered an Archies song.
Session musicians were used on albums.
Had a large teen following.
They eventually rebelled against the imposed image and the songwriters.
They went with their own stuff and had some success.
Laughed at, at the time by more serious minded rock fans, they have been given a critical upgrade in hindsight.
OK. Works for me.
They put a safe bubblegum spin on the popular British music of the day.
Most of their songs were written for them.
They literally covered an Archies song.
Session musicians were used on albums.
Had a large teen following.
They eventually rebelled against the imposed image and the songwriters.
They went with their own stuff and had some success.
Laughed at, at the time by more serious minded rock fans, they have been given a critical upgrade in hindsight.
OK. Works for me.
02/23/07 @ 09:49
Comment from: Mr. Moderator [Member]
Works for me, so far, although their roots are so hot on the heels of The Monkees that I wonder if it counts as much. Also, they never had unique identies until the count-off of this song, did they? Still, not a bad suggestion.
I don't remember seeing this clip of them before. I never realized how great their Look was.
Watching VH1 Classics this morning I saw a most frightening video from my teen years: Journey singing "Lovin' Huggin' Squeezin'" (or whatever that song's called) in concert. This was similar to a performance I saw when I was about 14 or 15, which caused great confusion. As the song started, I kept my eyes peeled on the singer's low-cut silk blouse, hoping for a good breast shot. Eventually, the camera pulled back to show this "woman" packing some serious heat in "her" leather pants. Shortly thereafter, the lyrics to "Lola" made perfect sense.
I don't remember seeing this clip of them before. I never realized how great their Look was.
Watching VH1 Classics this morning I saw a most frightening video from my teen years: Journey singing "Lovin' Huggin' Squeezin'" (or whatever that song's called) in concert. This was similar to a performance I saw when I was about 14 or 15, which caused great confusion. As the song started, I kept my eyes peeled on the singer's low-cut silk blouse, hoping for a good breast shot. Eventually, the camera pulled back to show this "woman" packing some serious heat in "her" leather pants. Shortly thereafter, the lyrics to "Lola" made perfect sense.
02/23/07 @ 11:19
Comment from: Oats [Member]
I've seen that Journey video! Steve Perry's look in that thing is indeed really something. Adding to the confusion, his microphone is so big it's like a phallic symbol on a phallic symbol.
Also, Neal Schon's 'fro defies gravity.
Also, Neal Schon's 'fro defies gravity.
02/23/07 @ 11:29
Comment from: sally_cinnamon [Member] 
I love you guys. I came in for the seriousness, but left with the laughter.
02/23/07 @ 13:12
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