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Geoff Anderson's avatar

For some reason, I never really got into MTV. It just didn't jell for me. Sure, some of the early vids were great (I remember the Rainbow tune "Can't Happen Here" being an epic video). And there were(are) some bands that seemed tailor made for the video era. ZZ Top waltzed into stardom with their beards and theatrics. Def Leppard were gifted, and I will concede that a lot of my beloved "hair metal" came out of the video era, but in general, I was more of a walkman and rock out dude, than a "plant myself in front of the TV" viewer.

Of course, MTV also brought us Celebrity Deathmatch, some of the finest claymation on the planet.

Good times!

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

Yeah, in all honesty I think I was a little too old for it ... not their target demographic. Plus also not in the "plant myself in front of the TV" demographic either.

I'll have to check out that Rainbow vid. My brother turned me into a metalhead with Quiet Riot's "Cum on Feel the Noize" ... from the first metal album to hit #1 on the charts. But you already knew that. :-)

I haven't seen "Celebrity Deathmatch," so I can't opine on it, but that's a strong claim when there's so much good claymation out there ... Wallace and Gromit for starters, and *The Nightmare Before Christmas* spring to mind.

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Geoff Anderson's avatar

Do you have any Quiet Riot from the Randy Rhoads era? Some amazing music, and you can hear Randy developing his style

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

Nope, just *Metal Health*. Will look online; I'm sure my son will be interested in the results too.

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Geoff Anderson's avatar

Chris Rock v. The Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7gUfbIeRM

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

Hahahahahaha :wheeeeeze: hahahahahaha

13/10. No notes.

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Peter Saint-Andre's avatar

Only an oblique reference to The Buggles and "Video Killed the Radio Star", eh? ;-) The more fascinating factoid is that the founders of that new-wave flash in the pan, bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes, went on to join Yes (!) after the musically and emotionally fraught Tormato sessions. The new lineup made a record called Drama, in my opinion one of the more underrated Yes albums. Check out tunes like Machine Messiah and Tempus Fugit (I absolutely love how they build the band's name into the latter song, which has an amazing bass groove by Chris Squire).

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Geoff Anderson's avatar

Drama is one of my favorite Yes albums. Geoff Downs is good, but he doesn't hold a candle to Rick Wakeman. That man was fire. Also, he did tons of non-Yes stuff, his discography is impressively deep.

Don't ask me to choose between Wakeman and Emerson. Can't do it.

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

Wakeman versus Emerson ... :head explodes:

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

I don't think I knew that about Trevor Horn; fascinating indeed! I have *Drama* in my collection, but don't think I've ever played it; I always opt for their earlier albums. Will try to rectify that ASAP. Mentioning Squire's bass boosts my motivation.

It's good to see you here. (I didn't realize I'd set up my other online space to not allow comments. Grrrrr.)

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

I just finished my first listen to *Drama*, and wow. It sounds both very different from and completely like Yes. I was listening while working in the kitchen, so it didn't have my undivided attention, but I think I heard some foreshadowing of *90125*.

Thank you both for recommending it!

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