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Post by kds on Feb 25, 2022 16:42:26 GMT
I'm realizing my comments might seem a little ironic, considering I've given Wipeout the lowest rating so far. At the same time, your comments make it not that big a deal to give "Wipeout" the lowest rating so far. Just because you think the band isn't high art, and think people are wrong for trying to shoehorn them into that category, doesn't mean you have to personally like every (low art) thing they ever did. Pop art is really, almost by definition, disposable. It's meant to consist of trends, to come and go like the seasons. You like it? Cool. You don't? Good thing something else will come by in six weeks. True, and I do tend to rate much of their late 80s output pretty highly. Wipeout is really the outlier for me.
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Post by lonelysummer on Feb 26, 2022 3:20:00 GMT
As I recall - and I stand to be corrected - the performance of "Wipeout" was at the beginning of the encores. The band, which had left the stage, came back and the Beach Boys' Cheerleaders were introduced. The band, led by Carl, played a brief instrumental rendition of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" as the cheerleaders took the stage. Billy Hinsche then appeared with costume and "Wipeout" began which was followed by the usual encores. I know I'm in the minority but I enjoyed the cheerleaders (as I retreat to the basement ). The Cheerleaders? My stars, where's my fainting couch. For the life of me, I never got the angst about the cheerleaders bit. Me, neither.
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Post by Kapitan on Feb 28, 2022 12:30:08 GMT
Eleven voters rated "Wipeout" an average of 5.6.
Thanks for participating, everyone. We'll proceed shortly with the next single.
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Post by Emdeeh on Feb 28, 2022 14:08:23 GMT
For the life of me, I never got the angst about the cheerleaders bit. Simple: they blocked my view of the band I paid good money to see.
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Post by lonelysummer on Mar 1, 2022 7:32:06 GMT
You're right. I can't see the band here.
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