Radio Birdman

[Dutchman]

If you must compare albums from bands based on location and era, I honestly don't see why someone who loves "Eternally Yours" wouldn't love "Radios Appear" as well.  Both are well-crafted, well-recorded and possess a variety of unique styles that each band pulled off successfully.  I actually don't much care for the comparative three-chord meatgrinder of the "Stranded" album just because EY is so much more fulfilling.

-Ryan

[goneoffdatlean]

Radio Birdman has a big old stick in the ass, the Saints don't.

[Johnno]

Totally.  The Saints are just flat out great, loose rock n roll.  Radio Birdman sound like the inside of a dentist's office.

[Lastname]

The main point I'm trying to make here is that I'm always right.  The whole music thing is just my conduit, if you will.

[Lastname]

But seriously, I just have always thought they were overrated. 

[icki]

The second X album is great, as long as you don't go into it expecting the same sound as the first album. I mean, "TV Glue" sends chills down my spine just hearing the first two notes..."All Over Now," "1/2 Way Around the World" ahh, there are lots of good songs on it. And for those who are curious, Morphius reissued At Home With You a few years ago. It shouldn't be hard to find.

The third X LP is good, but it was recorded in the late '80s...expect a further mellowing (though not intensity) of the sound. It's not that hard of a record to find, and not very expensive either.

As for Radio Birdman, I think part of the problem is that they got/get lumped too often with "punk," when they never claimed to be a punk band, never associated a whole lot with that scene. They were as influenced by the Stooges as they were Blue Oyster Cult (which is a good thing, in my book). When I first heard Radios Appear, I was seriously let down. It sounded more like the Doors than anything related to punk. But a few years later it grew on me and now I can put it on anytime and really love listening to it.

[vint]

I think context is valid in the criticism of music. I've never heard much Saints and haven't cared for much of what I've heard but I'm still waiting for someone to throw them on at the right time and am interrested in hearing the album with horns.

Radios Appear still blows.

[Dutchman]

You know, as much as I respect Sammy Hagar as an artist, he had a song called "There's Only One Way To Rock" and I have always respectfully disagreed with this sentiment although it would appear that many of you don't.

-Ryan

[vint]

hey my opinion is the most valid one to me. some other people have valid opinions, they're still usually wrong about important things though.

[Johnno]

Hagar was right.  Anyone called the Red Rocker is totally infallible.  I think that's a truism.

[Dutchman]

Hagar was/is obviously a Stalinist commie but that's okay because at least he saved Van Halen.

I actually owned "Living Eyes" for about ten years before I had a chance to even hear "Radios Appear" so you can see why it had a profound effect on me in comparison to the weaker second album--I felt the hype WAS justified once I finally heard "RA".

-Ryan

[Johnno]

That makes sense, but my first exposure was with Radios Appear.  I'd be lying if I said that I didn't think it was great, but it just started sounding a little weak after a while.

[manchovies]

You know, as much as I respect Sammy Hagar as an artist, he had a song called "There's Only One Way To Rock" and I have always respectfully disagreed with this sentiment although it would appear that many of you don't.

-Ryan

brilliant.

maybe the turnoff is they are "musicians" and its well recorded and whatnot; they definitely were more a rock band than a punk band.   you may also  think they are overrated or whatever, but to say RA is 'horrible' is just an obvious play for attention.  its not horrible.  if some of the shit we're drooling on these days holds up for 5 years, let alone 30, consider it an achievement.

[Strange]

I think Radio Birdman's greatest achievement is writing a song that has a chorus that goes "Steve I want to thank you for all you've done for me." I think I might like Radios Appear more if I had it on vinyl instead of CD.

[vint]

to say RA is 'horrible' is just an obvious play for attention.  its not horrible.  if some of the shit we're drooling on these days holds up for 5 years, let alone 30, consider it an achievement.

And do you see me drooling over it? Who the fuck wants to listen to fuckin' Australian bar-rock from the 70's? And fuck that, it sounds nothing even remotely close to the Doors. Some of youse sure are dumb. Just because you like something doesn't mean that it's good. I like things that I would never defend because I just get off on it for some wierd subjective reason, like I was molested while it was played and it's the only way I can trigger memories from that point in my life or some equally homo reason.

Lots of shit is made by "musicians" and just because they know how to play their instruments it doesn't mean that you can't say it's not "good" because "good" usually means total dogshit anyway.