This is really interesting and definitely a candidate subject for a separate thread...
Owner of a lonely heart is, dare I say, their most well known song... Maybe the only song by them known to the greater audience. And as in so many other cases, people that are "deep into an artist" - not saying you are in this case, Bob - or at least has penetrated beneath the surface of the common known, usually tend to judge the familiar one as the less good...
I know I should bring up some proof examples, and will do upon demand, but for the sake of discussion, can you agree with me on this or am I wrong?
I just came to think of an example where I'm the one dismissing the greater public success. Hooters '500 miles' was very popular some decades ago, but I never really swallowed that one, I was during a period of time a die hard fan of The Hooters but considered almost every other recorded song by them being that much better...
Is there a built-in mechanism in this, or is it only a matter of musical and lyrical taste?
In my opinion, Owner of a lonely heart carries many of those ingredients that in my opinion characterizes a good musical act.... A memorable chorus, interesting arrangement, a non predictable intro and so on... What is it with OOALH that you don't really like? Or are all the other songs on that album sent from above?
Time for a counterstrike now
Owner of a lonely heart is, dare I say, their most well known song... Maybe the only song by them known to the greater audience. And as in so many other cases, people that are "deep into an artist" - not saying you are in this case, Bob - or at least has penetrated beneath the surface of the common known, usually tend to judge the familiar one as the less good...
I know I should bring up some proof examples, and will do upon demand, but for the sake of discussion, can you agree with me on this or am I wrong?
I just came to think of an example where I'm the one dismissing the greater public success. Hooters '500 miles' was very popular some decades ago, but I never really swallowed that one, I was during a period of time a die hard fan of The Hooters but considered almost every other recorded song by them being that much better...
Is there a built-in mechanism in this, or is it only a matter of musical and lyrical taste?
In my opinion, Owner of a lonely heart carries many of those ingredients that in my opinion characterizes a good musical act.... A memorable chorus, interesting arrangement, a non predictable intro and so on... What is it with OOALH that you don't really like? Or are all the other songs on that album sent from above?
Time for a counterstrike now