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Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
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the reaI nix wrote
at 7:38 AM, Thursday May 20, 2010 EDT
Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
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labcat wrote
at 10:02 AM, Thursday May 20, 2010 EDT this is a joke right?? if not you're fucking stupid - Huey Lewis compared to Elvis Costello? better than Elvis -
WOW - put down the crack pipe - |
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the reaI nix wrote
at 3:07 PM, Thursday May 20, 2010 EDT Nah, man, he really is better then Costello. You know why? In '87, Huey released this:
http://991.com/newgallery/Huey-Lewis--The-News-Fore-289068.jpg Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself. |
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NeoconRuler wrote
at 12:22 PM, Friday May 21, 2010 EDT |
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yellowfin wrote
at 1:03 PM, Friday May 21, 2010 EDT Huey over Elvis, you are out of your mind.
Gods Comic for the win |
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dasfury wrote
at 1:53 PM, Friday May 21, 2010 EDT Back to the Future = Huey win.
Plus, the name Elvis was such a rip off. |
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jethr0 wrote
at 5:45 PM, Friday May 21, 2010 EDT Best movie ever
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the reaI nix wrote
at 5:22 PM, Saturday May 22, 2010 EDT |
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DoubleDogDareYa wrote
at 6:37 PM, Saturday May 22, 2010 EDT My Huey review uses this scale... from Epic being the highest to Fail being the lowest. I did see him in concert back in the 80's & was embarrassed to be at the concert. He was not the main act.
Epic... 3 v 8 win... 3 v 1 loss... Fail Originality for the time: 3 v 8 win Limited Commercial viability: 3 v 8 win Long term viability: Fail Musical talent: 3 v 1 loss Trendy top 40 appeal: Epic Underground and cult appeal: Fail Overall Sound Today: 3 v 1 loss Overall Sound today if I was 14: 3 v 8 win Huey's overall success over Elvis Costello in any poll today: Fail Peace out |
