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Song Comments by scren
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
(Sep 19, 2003 - 13:02)
my sentiments exactly, veegez-- although to me this isn't one of the top 80s tunes/musicians, i cannot accept a broad generalization about how 80s music sucked! just like music today, it was all a matter of avoiding mainstream crap radio!
to add a few more to your list (and again, some originated in the 70s, but continued to be great into the 80s...)

Elvis Costello
Violent Femmes
X
the Clash
Echo & the Bunnymen
Jesus & Mary Chain
Depeche Mode
Adam Ant
ABC
Love & Rockets
the Police, and most important of all (imho)....
JANE'S ADDICTION!!!!

and there are still plenty more that we have both left out......
the tunes are what got me THROUGH the 80s.....
The The - This Is The Day
(Sep 18, 2003 - 16:32)
this song should be played at the start of every day!!!
it definitely keeps me going....through the good and the bad!
thanks-- and more the the, please....
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
(Sep 15, 2003 - 13:34)
more oingo boingo, please!!!
i don't want to complain, since this is the first that i've heard them on rp, but there is definitely MUCH BETTER boingo out there (try anything from "only a lad"!)
Audioslave - Getaway Car
(Aug 09, 2003 - 14:59)
Originally Posted by anamacha:
anyone wanna tell me why this song sounds like a lot of the same 'progressive rock' out there like Soundgarden, Alice in Chain, etc?

well, the similarity to soundgarden is likely to have something to do with the fact that it is chris cornell singing.....
his voice still gives me goosebumps!
Billie Holiday - Gimmie a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)
(Jul 30, 2003 - 17:24)
god bless the billie.....
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
(Jul 30, 2003 - 17:18)
Yes, that's my 1.

wow, a 1 for the stones....who'd a thunk it possible? i can't imagine my life without the stones...."let it bleed" is one of my all-time favorite albums-- btw, why don't you play MONKEY MAN???
Bob Dylan - Things Have Changed
(Jul 30, 2003 - 16:39)
Originally Posted by lbrc:

perhaps the dixie chicks should have taken your advice before they ran their mouth.

i've never been a fan of the dixie chicks, but their "running their mouth(s)" really changed my opinion of them-- almost made me want to buy an album to support them!!!
if we went to war in iraq to support our "freedom", why do people get so upset when that very freedom is exercised???
LONG LIVE THE RUNNING OF MOUTHS!!!
(and long live bob dylan! )
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Two Step (alternate version)
(Jul 30, 2003 - 07:57)
Originally Posted by ladybinnath:
Dave Matthews never fails to make me reach for the mute button.


HEAR, HEAR!!! his voice annoys me to no end!!!
Loreena McKennitt - All Souls Night
(Dec 09, 2002 - 08:27)
i'm with those who don't need to hear her wailing for a while...
Tori Amos - Taxi Ride
(Dec 06, 2002 - 10:09)
i might like tori amos a little more if i didn't hear her SO OFTEN on RP!!! especially this song....
The Smashing Pumpkins - Rhinocerous
(Dec 06, 2002 - 09:38)
thank god for GISH!!!
Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa
(Dec 06, 2002 - 09:09)
Originally Posted by chieromancer:
Can't help it, but every time I hear The Catster, I think of Moslems and when I think of Moslems, I think of terrorists, which ruins the song for me. I also think of his comments following the Salman Rushdie death threats. I was totally into Cat Stevens in H.S., too. (What a hunk! What a loss!)

i can understand feeling that cat stevens' songs are tainted because of his response to the salman rushdie incident, but to equate muslims with terrorists is ridiculously close-minded and dangerous in this day and age. any sweeping generalizations about people of any race, nationality or religion spurs terrorism-- just look at history (slavery, holocaust,japanese internment camps, etc.,etc.,etc). one reason sept. 11th happened was due to such generalized beliefs about americans.
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
(Dec 05, 2002 - 10:09)
this is definitely a "being in love" song.... reminds me of my first love, and still makes me feel warm and fuzzy...
The Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three
(Dec 02, 2002 - 15:25)
Originally Posted by yeastiebeastie:


Any of three dozen bands from Seattle or Portland could have blown the Pumpkykins off the stage on any given night. And most of those bands - unlike the Whinykins - could accurately be described as "alterhnative".

I'm sure the same could have been said of ANY city with a decent music scene. Christ, the Pumpkins suck...


smashing pumpkins aren't from seattle or portland....they're from chicago
and gish is one of the greatest albums of its era!
Dave Matthews Band - Bartender
(Dec 02, 2002 - 10:53)
Originally Posted by Heathen:
What the hell is this crap.

DMB are VERY overrated....

Kill me now... please....


i'm with you there!!!
The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
(Nov 14, 2002 - 06:37)
i agree with the requests below for songs from gish-- to me, their best album. this song is great, but definitely overplayed on regular radio.
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
(Nov 12, 2002 - 10:07)
Originally Posted by lily34:



you're right, but this particular track is taken from the much more recent STRIPPED, if you look above.
not one of their better live tunes, at least not recently.


thanks for the correction on the album-- i get a little distressed when i read negative comments about one of the greatest rock bands ever! i don't know the album "stripped", and on my sh***y computer speakers, this version sounds fine! ;)
Peter Gabriel - Biko
(Nov 11, 2002 - 11:58)
thanks for playing this song. it still gives me the chills it did when i first heard it. it had quite an influence on my young soul when i first heard it, and helped influence the person i am today-- and from what others have said here, i don't think i'm alone in that!
good song for veteran's day.

btw: LBRC, calm down a little! even brits are entitled to their opinions, and myrrh does raise some good points about the state of the world!
Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
(Nov 11, 2002 - 11:46)
Originally Posted by corneliusworm:
I don't need to hear any more Stevie Wonder.


i do-- more stevie, please!

Beck - Lost Cause
(Nov 07, 2002 - 09:46)
Originally Posted by ScottFromWyoming:


Now Beck decided to write some actual songs that might show he has actual talent (some of us didn't need to have that pointed out) and isn't just a studio freak


actually, this is NOT beck's first album that shows he's not "just a studio freak" and "has actual talent". try 'mutations' and 'one foot in the grave'.... then it's not so shocking that he's able to create such thoughtful, beautiful music.
ps-- you're right about dismissing the comparison to green day-- there has never been a comparison, beck has always had more talent! :D
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
(Nov 01, 2002 - 09:57)
Originally Posted by mread:
Intolerable, as is most of PF's stuff, especially THE WALL. It's not eclectic, and not intelligent.



WHHHAAAATT????
this gets one of my rare "10" ratings!

The Cure - Let's Go To Bed
(Nov 01, 2002 - 09:19)
i'll never tire of this song-- and i have to disagree with all the "this song sounds dated" comments... long live robert smith and the cure! more '80's tunes, please (long live 91X of the old days!)
Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing
(Oct 21, 2002 - 11:13)
Originally Posted by mysiren:
Please stop playing crappy jazz.

what???!!!!??? :???:
this is stevie, not crappy jazz!!
Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
(Sep 25, 2002 - 15:22)
great song. such lyrics....


MORE DYLAN, PLEASE!!! :D
Dave Matthews Band - Grey Street
(Sep 25, 2002 - 15:04)
god, i don't like this band to begin with, but this song SUCKS!!! like so many have said before me,
ENOUGH WITH DMB!
there is plenty more (good) music to play....
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Crash Into Me
(Jul 24, 2002 - 13:56)
Originally Posted by cleveland:
There is no comparison whatsoever between the Dead and their improvisional roots based jams and DMB's whiney, pre-packaged, produced-to-sell records type stuff.


i'm with you!!!
Blur - Tender
(Jul 23, 2002 - 08:01)
more blur, please! :D
The Cure - In-Between Days
(Jul 22, 2002 - 12:01)
Originally Posted by dmax:


I'm with you. This period of music really never ever clicked with me. This means about as much to me as that band ABC or Duran Duran.

Strictly posers, and not musicians for the sake of music. :
(


POSERS??? whatever...
Nirvana - Polly
(Jul 22, 2002 - 11:47)
Originally Posted by redshifted:


I think the 'we' in your comment should be changed to 'I'. there, that sounds better.

nice response! thanks for echoing my sentiments exactly! :D
how about something from bleach...like love buzz, perhaps?
Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf
(Jul 22, 2002 - 11:40)
Originally Posted by Leslie:

Me too! The Dead's music has enabled me to get through some really rough times in my life. Whenever I feel bad I listen to the Dead and I immediately feel much better.

i'm with you guys... we miss you, jerry! good thing your music will carry on with us
;)
Dave Matthews Band - Digging A Ditch
(Jul 22, 2002 - 10:52)
how do you follow greats like the pretenders and the who with this mundane stuff.....
The Who - Baba O'Riley
(Jul 22, 2002 - 10:48)
Originally Posted by RonH:
Who's the 2 rateing FAG!


i get the outrage at the low rating, but FAG??? (also, check your spelling...)


hey, anyone ever see the freaks and geeks who episode? one of the greatest things that's ever been on tv! fantastic use of the who's music...such a shame they took it off the air and replaced it with typical CRAP!
Spearhead - Hole In The Bucket
(Jul 22, 2002 - 10:34)
Originally Posted by mlsully7:
I don't understand why so many people just pass this song off as "rap crap." Sure he's "rapping," but this isn't "rap music." He's not sitting there talking about bullets or bitches or bling bling, he's talking about social problems. Those (ignorant) people who just dismiss this as "rap crap" obviously don't know what they're talking about and don't know a damn thing about good hip hop and the talent it involves. (other great hip hop bands include Jurassic 5, De La Soul, Dilated Peoples, and The Roots (who play all their own instruments and write all their own music).

cheers to that! thanks for summarizing my thoughts! :p
(btw-- some roots, de la, tribe would sound great on this station....)
Bob Dylan - Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
(Jul 17, 2002 - 13:49)
i'll never understand listeners to this website...i've never heard anyone pan dylan and all the other important icons of modern music like they do here. is it all under 20's without any music knowledge/understanding??? :???:
i hope so...
Steve Earle - Rivers Of Babylon
(Jul 17, 2002 - 13:07)
i remember a beautiful version of this song by linda rondstadt-- you don't happen to have that in the rp collection, do you?
Joni Mitchell - Black Crow
(Jul 17, 2002 - 11:38)
thank god there are finally some positive remarks about joni-- i really can't grasp how people don't appreciate her... for those of you looking for her best albums, i vote for ladies of the canyon. it's perfect...great live audience clips, too! :p
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
(Jul 17, 2002 - 06:36)
drover-- nice response!!! i'm with you, it's inconceivable that anyone could not have a deep respect for the beatles-- and it's not an age thing, i wasn't even born when this album came out! thanks for summarizing my thoughts so succintly! :D
Phish - Heavy Things
(Jul 17, 2002 - 06:15)
Originally Posted by eric:
These guys are so overated. Fortunately they're quickly slipping into obscurity.


i'm with you...BORING! (and i'm a dead fan!)
Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining
(Jul 16, 2002 - 12:31)
Originally Posted by ahadesign:
I saw Badly Drawn Boy live a few months ago. It was, bar none, the worst show I ever saw. It was a massive ego trip for that bozo and nothing more. First of all, he started the show by actually spitting on the audience! :???:


Funny, in nyc they played an incredible show, and started it by playing a hysterical short film about jon bon jovi's pool boy....it must have had something to do with the venue or something...or maybe he just likes nyc!
Morphine - Cure For Pain
(Jul 16, 2002 - 12:17)
such a shame we'll never hear/see any more from marc & morphine-- please keep playing more here!
Alanis Morissette - Utopia
(Jul 11, 2002 - 11:38)
THIS SONG GETS PLAYED FAR TOO MUCH!!! something else, please
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
(Jul 11, 2002 - 11:29)
Originally Posted by seawolf:
this was garbage when it was still fresh, now
it is just stale garbage.


WHAT???
Billie Holiday - Crazy He Calls Me
(Jul 11, 2002 - 11:28)
Originally Posted by splacknuck:
Less of this please -- RP is not an old people's radio

oh, please! billie is all class, no matter what your age! perfect for afternoon listening-- thanks.
Elvis Costello - 45
(Jul 11, 2002 - 10:35)
anyone else notice that the set is repeating itself???
The Orb - Asylum
(Jul 09, 2002 - 16:28)
not the orb's best, but they are still the bomb anytime!
Dave Matthews Band - Where Are You Going
(Jul 05, 2002 - 13:55)
LESS, LESS, LESS!
boring.... :oops:
Wilco - Kamera
(Jul 03, 2002 - 12:08)
Originally Posted by BC_Night_Heron:
I'm trying to keep an open mind, but Wilco comes across as just another nondescript midtempo alt oriented country group that really does not stand out. What am I missing?


A LOT. get the album, listen to it a few times, and then rethink this statement.
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
(Jun 27, 2002 - 07:41)
Originally Posted by john:

what are you talking about??? this song is from 1969... and "let it bleed" is one of the greatest albums EVER!
Grateful Dead - Me & My Uncle
(Jun 25, 2002 - 14:38)
the dead rocks! what about china cat sunflower??? :D
Natalie Merchant - Ophelia (live)
(Jun 25, 2002 - 14:20)
BORING. please pick up this set before i'm asleep on my desk...drooling :oops:
Dave Matthews Band - Seek Up
(Jun 25, 2002 - 14:00)
wow, nothing like user-friendly rock....BORING!!!! let's play some REAL rock and roll, please...
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
(Jun 25, 2002 - 13:17)
wow, no appreciation for legends here... don't any of you watch ab fab-- she plays GOD on the show, for the love of pete!
The Cure - Lullaby
(Jun 25, 2002 - 12:10)
more cure, please! :D
Alanis Morissette - Utopia
(Jun 25, 2002 - 12:01)
Originally Posted by oldman2112:
Where's the music? Seems blocked again?


i'm not getting anything either-- but i must say it's a relief, since i think alanis stinks! ;)
Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot
(Jun 25, 2002 - 11:11)
i don't even think U2 would say their version is better than patti's-- she is the queen!
Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise
(Jun 25, 2002 - 10:58)
i love hip hop, and i love when they sample great tunes, but i cannot believe that there doesn't seem to be much reference to where they get the samples that make their songs great! r & b has existed a LONG time, and people could really expand their musical libraries if they knew more about influences and history!

i have to admit that i really laughed out loud when i read all the confusion about who sampled/covered who-- and i am NOT THAT OLD!!! learn the legends, guys. stevie is definitely one of them-- and i second the suggestion to pick up "songs in the key of life".
Alanis Morissette - Surrendering
(Jun 24, 2002 - 15:28)
why play alanis when there is so much better music out there? :???:
Marc Cohn - True Companion
(Jun 24, 2002 - 15:25)
BORING! cross between later bruce springsteen and michael bolton.... :oops:
Burlap to Cashmere - Eileen's Song
(Jun 24, 2002 - 09:02)
BORING!
Joni Mitchell - California
(Jun 20, 2002 - 07:59)
Originally Posted by KevDog:
I pull up the comments on this one and am just stunned to see the negative remarks. Joni is terrific, and so is this song.


i'm with you-- an all-time classic! there is so much other crap played these days, yet people don't appreciate joni??? i don't get it-- keep it up, RP!
Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris
(Jun 19, 2002 - 11:13)
i have to say that i am utterly shocked that anyone has negative comments about joni mitchell...i didn't think it possible!
Wilco - Jesus, Etc.
(Jun 19, 2002 - 08:01)
Originally Posted by zaknafein:
Wasn't essentially the entire album done months ago, they just had to find a new label to publish it?

I'm glad they did, absolutely superb.


yeah, the label initially shelved it and then one of the in-house labels decided to put it out-- thank god!!!
Wilco - Jesus, Etc.
(Jun 19, 2002 - 06:27)
the best song on an incredible album. can you believe this song was done before sept. 11? eery...
Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place
(Jun 17, 2002 - 11:38)
Originally Posted by KevDog:
Alright, I guess I am officially too old. But, in my honest (and experienced) opinion, this is absolute crap that any moron with a keyboard and a tape recorder could do (but said moron should be strongly discouraged). I don't see any talent in Radiohead. Sign me old fogey.


wow, i really don't know where to begin with my disagreement to this statement.... radiohead is one of the best things happening to current music!
Talk Talk - Eden
(Jun 14, 2002 - 13:58)
i can't remember the last time i heard talk talk on the radio! perfect for a rainy afternoon in nyc. thanks.
The Orb - Toxygene
(Jun 14, 2002 - 09:25)
orb songs are always most appreciated!
Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust
(Jun 12, 2002 - 13:43)
joan baez is fine, but NOTHING puts joni mitchell to shame!
(in response to those of you knocking joni)