Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
Posted: 31 May 2020, 7:33am
https://slate.com/culture/2020/05/bruce ... ll-no.html
Even light-hearted, this is groanworthy.
Even light-hearted, this is groanworthy.
So I couldn't finish this but I came away with less appreciation for Bruce than I had before.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 May 2020, 7:33amhttps://slate.com/culture/2020/05/bruce ... ll-no.html
Even light-hearted, this is groanworthy.
Kinda hated baseball a bit, too, after that.revbob wrote: ↑31 May 2020, 8:59amSo I couldn't finish this but I came away with less appreciation for Bruce than I had before.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 May 2020, 7:33amhttps://slate.com/culture/2020/05/bruce ... ll-no.html
Even light-hearted, this is groanworthy.
I stopped when he brought in the curve ball.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 May 2020, 9:38amKinda hated baseball a bit, too, after that.revbob wrote: ↑31 May 2020, 8:59amSo I couldn't finish this but I came away with less appreciation for Bruce than I had before.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 May 2020, 7:33amhttps://slate.com/culture/2020/05/bruce ... ll-no.html
Even light-hearted, this is groanworthy.
This song despite the lyrics was a jingoistic anthem.matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 9:39amJust found out this existed:
The 80s were a weird time. At least DITD "Blaster Mix" is laughably bad and an actual song, but I'm just wondering what they were thinking: "Hey, let's take this overblown shouty rock song about mistreatment of US veterans and make a 7+ minute dub mix that the source material is barely recognizable."
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I actually read something about this a few months ago. The growing popularity of club music and especially hip hop in the 80s led record companies to commission remixes and dubs of even the most conventional artists to see if they could expand into different demographics. How do you market Brooooose to young African Americans? How about a dub version. As you said, the 80s were a weird time.matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 9:39amJust found out this existed:
The 80s were a weird time. At least DITD "Blaster Mix" is laughably bad and an actual song, but I'm just wondering what they were thinking: "Hey, let's take this overblown shouty rock song about mistreatment of US veterans and make a 7+ minute dub mix that the source material is barely recognizable."
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Considering the era it's not as bad as I was expecting but is much worse than I want to hear.matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 9:39amJust found out this existed:
The 80s were a weird time. At least DITD "Blaster Mix" is laughably bad and an actual song, but I'm just wondering what they were thinking: "Hey, let's take this overblown shouty rock song about mistreatment of US veterans and make a 7+ minute dub mix that the source material is barely recognizable."
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Yeah. This is...certainly from the mid 80s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 10:29amI actually read something about this a few months ago. The growing popularity of club music and especially hip hop in the 80s led record companies to commission remixes and dubs of even the most conventional artists to see if they could expand into different demographics. How do you market Brooooose to young African Americans? How about a dub version. As you said, the 80s were a weird time.matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 9:39amJust found out this existed:
The 80s were a weird time. At least DITD "Blaster Mix" is laughably bad and an actual song, but I'm just wondering what they were thinking: "Hey, let's take this overblown shouty rock song about mistreatment of US veterans and make a 7+ minute dub mix that the source material is barely recognizable."
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Very well put.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 10:55amConsidering the era it's not as bad as I was expecting but is much worse than I want to hear.matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 9:39amJust found out this existed:
The 80s were a weird time. At least DITD "Blaster Mix" is laughably bad and an actual song, but I'm just wondering what they were thinking: "Hey, let's take this overblown shouty rock song about mistreatment of US veterans and make a 7+ minute dub mix that the source material is barely recognizable."
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I wonder what the "Radio" version is?
matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 1:35pmVery well put.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 10:55amConsidering the era it's not as bad as I was expecting but is much worse than I want to hear.matedog wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 9:39amJust found out this existed:
The 80s were a weird time. At least DITD "Blaster Mix" is laughably bad and an actual song, but I'm just wondering what they were thinking: "Hey, let's take this overblown shouty rock song about mistreatment of US veterans and make a 7+ minute dub mix that the source material is barely recognizable."
USA-A-A-A-A-A-A
I wonder what the "Radio" version is?
I remember reading Dave Marsh's garbage bio of Bruce and there was a decent chunk written about Bruce trying to appeal to African American listeners at the time with this and the DITD Blaster Mix (which Doc addressed in his post). Clearly it worked with his incredibly diverse fanbase today .