tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post7220526827168717419..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Remembering Radio (and Me), Part 2: 1983Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-41161117072015971462013-08-28T14:29:08.567-05:002013-08-28T14:29:08.567-05:00Thanks, Russell! That's the, er, extra-long ve...Thanks, Russell! That's the, er, extra-long version.Doughttp://fistfulofeuros.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-20908700896889150312013-08-27T17:36:40.053-05:002013-08-27T17:36:40.053-05:00I keep waiting for the installment when you take t...I keep waiting for the installment when you take the train off the rails of commercial radio.ScottDFWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-1775983896393254172013-08-27T16:08:07.610-05:002013-08-27T16:08:07.610-05:00Robert,
With the wide and diverse range of musica...Robert,<br /><br /><i>With the wide and diverse range of musical choices these days, I suspect the role that music plays in providing generational identify is fading. No?</i><br /><br />That, indeed, is one of the themes of the whole series.<br /><br />Christian,<br /><br /><i>My youth was spent listening to SMITHS, YAZ, YELLO, HUMAN LEAGUE, THOMPSON TWINS, B52s, and DEAD CAN DANCE among others. I listened to, but didn't like THE DEAD KENNEDYS and BLACK FLAG and their ilk — though I totally crushed on the guys that did.</i><br /><br />On what radio station in Spokane was this?!?! I mean, admittedly, I realize I probably just limited myself growing up; my older sister Samatha was listening to all this progressive/alt stuff, so obviously <i>some</i> radio station was playing more than just the break-out New Wave stuff. But I can't recall for the life of me what it might have been. (Sigh. In the end, I guess I was always was, and maybe always will be, too much for a Top 40 guy.)Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-34675753243082299382013-08-27T13:14:35.762-05:002013-08-27T13:14:35.762-05:00Oh! And THE BEATTLES — was introduced to them by a...Oh! And THE BEATTLES — was introduced to them by a friend's mother.DCHARRISONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147038767549208893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-43762039838898432732013-08-27T13:13:28.288-05:002013-08-27T13:13:28.288-05:00I don't know how I avoided most of this dreck....I don't know how I avoided most of this dreck. My youth was spent listening to SMITHS, YAZ, YELLO, HUMAN LEAGUE, THOMPSON TWINS, B52s, and DEAD CAN DANCE among others.<br /><br />I listened to, but didn't like THE DEAD KENNEDYS and BLACK FLAG and their ilk — though I totally crushed on the guys that did.DCHARRISONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147038767549208893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-42792909178469684762013-08-27T11:07:57.678-05:002013-08-27T11:07:57.678-05:00I think any of us living through -- or at least gr...I think any of us living through -- or at least grow up in -- these years, can deeply appreciate the ethos evoked by these songs. With the wide and diverse range of musical choices these days, I suspect the role that music plays in providing generational identify is fading. No?Robert Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177430413712732611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-55029003975203633402013-08-27T10:07:27.756-05:002013-08-27T10:07:27.756-05:00Your forgot to link to their hit video, Doug: http...Your forgot to link to their hit video, Doug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwE5HSiZpWQRussell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-18725486446050630912013-08-27T09:59:12.750-05:002013-08-27T09:59:12.750-05:00From the Book of Lost Rock's entry on Przecław...From the Book of Lost Rock's entry on Przecławice (and their album "Dream Only By Night"): Despite their huge 1982-83 hit "Annabel Lee," Przecławice never became a household word in US pop music. While titling their second single "Za Naszą i Waszą (Wolność)" seems in retrospect an obvious mistake, its anthemic qualities appealed to listeners in the summer of 1983 who were not interested in Michael Jackson or Irene Cara. Indeed, many DJ's received requests in those months for "That Song" by "That Band," and knew exactly what tongue-tied listeners wanted. Przecławice's upbeat rendition of "The Raven," however, peaked at #23 on Billboard's chart, and the band never recovered its chart momentum. Many fans contend their second album, "Seek Not to Convince," was even better than "Dream Only By Night," with tighter compositions and a larger brass section, but the pop moment had moved on, and divisions were already appearing in the unwieldy lineup. Titling their third album "The Fall of the House of Usher" was either a signal or a Freudian slip of epic proportions.<br /><br />Shortly thereafter the group's natural fissiparousness prevailed: The P Group tried dance numbers. The Przecławice Brass failed to compete with Herb Alpert. Przecławice's former lead accordionist swore never to perform in an English-speaking country again, despairing of the press' inability to print a proper ł, and went on to renown across the Balkans. P Town enjoyed moderate success with Lovecraftian ballads, plugging along (often touring with Miskatonic Youth, and with HP and the Mighty Shoggoth) until appearances of their songs in the "Twilight" movies brought unexpected commercial success. With P Town providing most of the soundtrack for the fourth and fifth films, are the stars right for a Przecławice resurrection?Doughttp://fistfulofeuros.netnoreply@blogger.com