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Post by morfeus on Feb 26, 2017 11:04:47 GMT
Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste. But then Sports came out in 1983, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello but I think Huey has a more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In 1987 Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think I heir undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square," a song so catchy that 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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Post by Wesley Crusher on Feb 26, 2017 12:00:28 GMT
I have NEVER met anyone who would admit to liking Huey Lewis and the News ... but everyone probably likes them, a least a little bit. They have many hits and plenty of good songs. My favorite is I Want a New Drug ... I don't know how that song only reached #6 on the US Charts.
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Post by Dayodead on Feb 26, 2017 12:21:30 GMT
Wil Wheaton tweeted the exact same thing yesterday...Is it the anniversary of the film's release or something ?
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Post by Two Socks on Feb 26, 2017 15:25:59 GMT
I really do enjoy many of Huey's work, very nice 80s pop sound to it. Actually one of the lesser songs that gets played on radio (if ever) but I enjoy is "Workin' for a Living".
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Post by Times Up on Feb 26, 2017 16:21:31 GMT
Hey morfeus.
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Post by tekpop on Feb 26, 2017 17:25:40 GMT
No.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 26, 2017 18:16:14 GMT
I'm not a huge fan, but I like them okay overall, and some tracks--often the hits--are fantastic.
Lewis' earlier band, Clover, was quite solid, too. And he did some fine harp playing with them at times.
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Post by morfeus on Feb 26, 2017 19:08:04 GMT
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Post by Times Up on Feb 26, 2017 19:10:55 GMT
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Post by morfeus on Feb 26, 2017 19:21:54 GMT
Is that all you ever have to contribute, Times Up, "stop that"?
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Feb 26, 2017 19:46:34 GMT
I love their Time Flies album.
God bless you and them always!!!
Holly
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Post by lowtacks86 on Feb 26, 2017 20:08:53 GMT
They're lame. Lamer than a Kenny G and Phil Collins collaboration produced by Mutt Lang.
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Post by NJtoTX on Feb 26, 2017 20:11:53 GMT
Not awful. I like Working For A Living, I Want a New Drug.
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Post by Times Up on Feb 26, 2017 21:32:09 GMT
Is that all you ever have to contribute, Times Up, "stop that"? Easy up there, little buddy. What's the matter, no shiatsu this morning?
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Post by morfeus on Feb 27, 2017 5:56:39 GMT
Is that all you ever have to contribute, Times Up, "stop that"? Easy up there, little buddy. What's the matter, no shiatsu this morning? Keep posting like that and you'll draw back a stump.
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Post by Times Up on Feb 27, 2017 6:13:10 GMT
Easy up there, little buddy. What's the matter, no shiatsu this morning? Keep posting like that and you'll draw back a stump. Hold on there, Morfeus.
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Post by morfeus on Feb 27, 2017 6:38:30 GMT
Keep posting like that and you'll draw back a stump. Hold on there, Morfeus. Excuse me.
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Post by Times Up on Feb 27, 2017 6:51:31 GMT
God Morpheus, why here? I've noticed your hot quotes. Don't be shy. I want you. I want you too. Morfeus, where are you going?
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Post by morfeus on Feb 27, 2017 9:40:37 GMT
God Morpheus, why here? I've noticed your hot quotes. Don't be shy. I want you. I want you too. Morfeus, where are you going? I've gotta...return some videotapes
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Post by Times Up on Feb 27, 2017 14:38:28 GMT
God Morpheus, why here? I've noticed your hot quotes. Don't be shy. I want you. I want you too. Morfeus, where are you going? I've gotta...return some videotapes Ever since that party American Psycho 2000. You know the one where you wore that same paisley bloody Armani avatar.
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