quibble

[toddmcgovern]

Springsteen was hardly  "big selling" or  "radio friendly" in 1978.

his first real radio hit was Hungry Heart in the fall of 1980.....
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:37:14 +0100 (BST) =?iso-8859-1?q?sjf=20babel?=
<sjf_babel> writes:
>--- Christopher Niquet <section.musicale>
>wrote:
>
>> WELL I AM A MASSIVE PATTI FAN SINCE AN EARLY AGE (MY
>> DAD WAS A FAN). I AM 22
>> AND HAVE ALWAYS HEARD HER MUSIC. I AM NOT SAYING
>> THAT SHE IS SELLING, AND AM
>> SAYING I DON'T WANT HER TO DO SO. AND OF COURSE SHE
>> NEEDS TO SELL RECORDS,
>> IF SHE WANTS TO EXIST, SHE NEEDS TO BE COMMERCIALY
>> VIABLE.
>> AND FOR THE STORY, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS AN ORIGINAL
>> AND A JERSEY GUY, SO.....
>>
>
>Sure - Bruce was an original, but at the time of BTN
>he was a big selling radio friendly rock star.
>Similarly REM are original and have become big selling
>radio friendly rock stars. Therefore as I see it there
>is no difference in Patti associating with REM now
>than there was in associating with Springsteen all
>those years ago.
>
>Patti's contribution to REM's records may not be earth
>shattering and vice-versa but listen to REM play PHTP
>together with Patti and the group and you hear great
>rock'n'roll music. Long may such associations
>continue.
>
>Steve
>
>
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