March 31, 20179 yr Just like Joni Mitchell I have respect for the late Phoebe Snow, and she no doubt had a signature sound that was unmistakably all her own, yet that quirky nasally exaggerated vibrato thing that she did made me cringe. I just can't help it...sorry Phoebe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1T5gcCXhcg
March 31, 20179 yr It wanted to make me hurl. Little known overlooked piece of trivia about Barry Manilow is that in the early 70's before he and Bette Midler were famous, he regularly accompanied her on the piano performing at a New York gay bath in a lounge setting surrounded by men in towels sitting at tables boozing it up. Now you know the rest of the story. :lol2:
March 31, 20179 yr Author Little known overlooked piece of trivia about Barry Manilow is that in the early 70's before he and Bette Midler were famous, he regularly accompanied her on the piano performing at a New York gay bath in a lounge setting surrounded by men in towels sitting at tables boozing it up. Now you know the rest of the story. :lol2: Strangely(or maybe not so strangely), I knew that little bit of trivia. Btw, did you drop your towel when you stood up to give her applause?
March 31, 20179 yr Strangely(or maybe not so strangely), I knew that little bit of trivia. Btw, did you drop your towel when you stood up to give her applause? I had a hard time getting past the bouncer at age 7 :lol2:
March 31, 20179 yr I can see how you might say that. If you didn't dig the Eagles I can see where you'd also not care for America. I was too young to catch them live when I was digging them the most, but in '71 when I was 7 they came out with "A Horse With No Name" that I immediately loved, and a series of hits after that solidified them for me as one of my favorite childhood bands. "Lonely People", "I Need You", "Ventura Highway", "Tin Man", "Sister Golden Hair", and "Sandman" were my favorites. I didn't much care for them during their phase with stuff like "You Can Do Magic" which did cheeseball me out. I've always been a sucker for smooth folky acoustic harmonies like CSN&Y and the like, but by comparison I can see where America could be seen as "Hippy-Lite". B-ball-fan has the correct answer. 70's America = very good 80's America = not so good
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