![]() They won't be appearing on this blog.Secret Science Club & the Lasker Foundation present the 2022 Lasker Public Lecture with Molecular Geneticist & Medical Pioneer Yuk Ming Dennis Lo For theseĪrtists, I've either legally downloaded their albums or purchased the LP's off eBay, so (Steve Kipner, Marc Jordan, Pages, Bill Champlin, etc). Of their music wasn't readily available on CD for a reasonable price I did my research andĭiscovered I was unfamiliar with many West Coast artists and that much I might as well start buying some of the music. I figured if I was going to admit enjoying this stuff, The music definitely made me feel better.Ībout 6 months ago, I finally openly admitted my love for the West Coast subgenre of soft rock music of I probably bought 8-10 discs thatĭay this was one of them. Sought solace in a local entertainment store, where I went crazy buyingĬDs from the "$4.99 and under" bin. Personal Memory Associated with this CD: the same as for Steely Dan's Katy Lied: Terribly frustrated after a bad day of being micromanaged at work, I What I heard: "It's not far back to Sante Fe." (How do you sail in Sante Fe?!?)įor this reason, it probably wasn't a good idea to have Michael McDonald sing backing vocals since on many tracks, he steals the show. Gunga Din!"Īctual Lyrics: "It's not far back to sanity." Two examples:Īctual lyrics: "Lived nine lives, gunned down ten." Because of the mushmouth, my 14 year old mind constructed its fair share of mondegreens when listening to the singles on the radio. My only complaint is that Cross doesn't properly articulate his lyrics. The songwriting is good, the supporting cast is top-notch LA studio personnel, and the production by Michael Omartian is tight. Allmusic says this: "soft rock albums hardly ever came better than this, and it remains one of the best mainstream albums of its time." At the time though, most critics panned this album, but it sold 6x platinum and won 5 Grammy awards including, unfortunately, the dreaded Best New Artist while famously beating Pink Floyd's The Wall for Album Of The Year. I didn't own this album back in 1980, but it sounds like something I would have purchased if the songs hadn't been in constant heavy rotation on the radio stations I listened to. ![]()
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