By Joel Francis When the Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, a tuxedo-clad Mick Jagger famously announced “Tonight we’re all on our best behavior — and we’re being rewarded for 25 years of bad behavior.” That irony is on full display throughout eight of the DVDs in [...]
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Stuck in a Moment: 9/11 and U2
Posted in Music history, tagged 50 Cent, 9/11, America: A Tribute to Heroes, American history, American holidays, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Cone, Day of Infamy, George Brett, interfaith worship, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, July 4th, Kanye West, Love and Theft, Passion, perfect game, Peter Gabriel, prayer, Sept. 11, terrorist attacks, The Blueprint, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Rising, U2, World Trade Center, Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: U2 encourage America to “Walk On” in a live appearance broadcast less than two weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.) By Joel Francis U2’s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” had been out for nearly a year the morning two planes slammed into the World Trade Center, another collided with the Pentagon and a [...]
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston – “It Takes Two”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Bruce Springsteen, Funk Brothers, It Takes Two, Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston – “It Takes Two,” Pop # 14, R&B # 4 By Joel Francis “It Takes Two” was one of the last songs Kim Weston recorded for Motown. Its success established Marvin Gaye as a capable duet partner. Gaye was already one of Motown’s bigger stars, but his brief pairing with [...]
Temptations – “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep”
Posted in Motown, tagged Berry Gordy, Bruce Springsteen, David Ruffin, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Funk Brothers, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Jamerson, Jimmy Ruffin, Mary Wilson, Norman Whitfield, Paul Riser, Pistol Allen, Smokey Robinson, Supremes, Temptations, The Miracles on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Temptations – “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep,” Pop #3, R&B #1 By Joel Francis After teaming to give the Tempts a No. 1 R&B hit with “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” Norman Whitfield and Eddie Holland paired again to deliver “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep,” which fared even better. The song was the Temptations’ third [...]
Springsteen’s “Dream” Needs More Work
Posted in Album review, tagged Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band, I Was Made For Loving You, Jenny (867-5309), Mickey Rourke, Outlaw Pete, Radio Nowhere, The Wrestler, Working on a Dream on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis For someone whose live converts are so immediate and visceral, Bruce Springsteen’s studio albums often need time to marinate before digesting. Unlike Springsteen’s previous album – 2007′s “Magic” – “Working On A Dream” has not revealed any new flavors since its release two months ago. The record is overcooked in parts, underdone [...]
Flaming Lips deserve Super Bowl halftime show
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Aerosmith, Arcade Fire, Blues Brothers, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Miami Sound Machine, Paul McCartney, Prince, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Rolling Stones, Super Bowl, Tom Petty, U2, wardrobe malfunction on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Picture this on the 50-yard line: the Flaming Lips, “Race for the Prize.”) By Joel Francis The five years since Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl halftime “wardrobe malfunction” two things are clear: Nipple shields have not become the must-have fashion accessory everyone predicted; and halftime shows have never been better. It would be easy to [...]
Meet the New Boss: Pat Green
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Carry On, country music, Dann Huff, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Megadeth, Nickelback, Pat Green, Rascal Flatts, The Rising, Wave on Wave, Willie Nelson on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Pat Green may be a country singer from Texas, but his inspiration is a rock star from New Jersey. “I’m trying to do what (Bruce) Springsteen did,” he said. “Jersey knew all about Springsteen before ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ came out and launched him.” “Texas knows what I’m [...]
Happy Clash-mas Eve
Posted in Music history, Song Review, tagged Blockheads, Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Foo Fighters, Hold Steady, Ian Drury, Joe Strummer, MIA, punk rock, rockabilly, the 101ers, The Clash on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Little Steven Van Zant do “London Calling” at the Grammys for Joe Strummer. By Joel Francis I remember getting the call from my brother-in-law like it happened yesterday. I was sitting in my apartment, it was the night before Christmas Eve, 2002 His words slowly trickled out: [...]
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2009 Grammys: A Running Diary
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged 2009 Grammys, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Allison Krauss, B.B. King, Barack Obama, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, Dave Grohl, Herbie Hancock, I Kissed A Girl, Jay-Z, Joe Satriani, Johm Mayer, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, MIA, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Freeman, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Robert Plant, running diary, Stevie Wonder, Sugarland, Sweet Caroline, T.I., Taylor Swift, The Clash, U2, Whitney Houston on February 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The last time The Daily Record watched a complete Grammy Awards show, “O Brother Where Art Thou?” won Album of the Year. This year, though, we got suckered in by the promise of seeing Radiohead. (Have they won a Grammy? Wikipedia says yes.) This presented the perfect opportunity to do one of those running diaries [...]
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