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Title:MUSIC V4
Notice:New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:762
Total number of notes:18706

497.0. "10CC" by UHUH::SOKOL () Sun Sep 19 1993 20:02

    
    	Hi everyone,
    		just curious if there are any fans of British group 10CC,
    		quite popular during end of 70's . I have most of their
    		records up to 1983 "Windows In The Jungle", but other
    		than Godley&Creme things (WAX) couldn't find any 10CC
    		recordings. Eric Stewart did some producing for other
    		people (Paul McCartney including) but that's it.
    
    		Anything on that?
    
    \alex
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497.1I'm not involve(d)OSLACT::HENRIKWRiding the Nordic TerritoryMon Sep 20 1993 08:187
    >>	 	than Godley&Creme things (WAX) couldn't find any 10CC
    
    A slight correction - WAX is Graham Gouldman's cooperation with
    Andrew Gold (?). I believe I've seen some 10CC (minus Godley&Creme)
    album from post-1983, but I wouldn't bet on it.
    
    Henrik
497.2SUBURB::NEWTHGMon Sep 20 1993 10:488
    
    didn't the band as a whole put out an album this year that
    dramatically got nowhere?
    
    giles.
    
    
    
497.3"I don't like Reggae, I love it..."SOJU::SLATERBill Slater - 603-884-4953 (DTN 264)Mon Sep 20 1993 22:1010
    Re: .0
    
    "Dreadlock Holiday" from the Bloody Tourist album was my favorite 10CC
    event.
    
    BTW, do you know where they got that name, "10CC"?
    
    
    
    Bill
497.4nocturnal emissions...WBC::DEADYBig Time SensualityTue Sep 21 1993 00:262
    re. -1 Yes. ;^)
    
497.5USPMLO::DESROCHERSTue Sep 21 1993 12:2710
    
    	"Meanwhile" came out in '92.  Godley & Creme are on it, but
    	barely.  Kevin sings one tune and it's great.  Lol and Graham
    	don't sing any leads so it's mostly Eric.  To me, that's like
    	a Beatles reunion with only Paul singing...
    
    	However, it's still an excellent CD.
    
    	Tom
    
497.6CUPMK::T_THEOLook Twice, Save a LifeTue Sep 21 1993 14:517
    
    Dreadlock Holiday off "Bloody Tourists" was one of their more notable
    tunes as was, The Things We Do For Love from "Deceptive Bends".  10CC
    really didn't get much airplay here in the states, but do have quite 
    a list of LPs out.  
    
    Tim
497.7Do the Wall Street ShuffleCANON::PRATTTue Sep 21 1993 16:137
The 10cc album called "Sheet Music" was often on my turntable back around 
1974. The song "Wall Street Shuffle" from that album got some airplay on WBCN 
(Boston) in those days.  

The album sounds just as good to me now as it did then. 

	Allen
497.8thx for updateUHUH::SOKOLTue Sep 21 1993 16:468
    Glad we got some fans around. Thx for correction, WAX is Stewart/Gold
    thing and i actually liked it. Will try to locate "Meanwhile",
    surprized that didn't see it at the stores, after all they still get
    air time once or twice a year on BCN. 
    
    But still unclear on do they have any albums between 1983 and now?
    
    \alex
497.9USPMLO::DESROCHERSTue Sep 21 1993 17:1713
    
    	Yes, they have several.  Can't remember the names tho...
    
    	WAX is not Stewart/Gold.  It's Graham Gouldman and Andrew
    	Gold.  2 albums that I know of, both very "up" music.
    
    	Gouldman also did the music to "Animalympics", a very funny
    	animated story of Olympics for animals.  The bobsled scene	
    	is a riot!
    
    	... "Look - Hear" might be after '83.  Also one with "Notell
    	Hotel".  
    
497.10Funny Movie!ABACUS::GRENIERTue Sep 21 1993 20:379
I love the hockey scene where the coach is giving the
game plan!	

"He ices the puck, he licks the spoon!"

or

"He checks the goalie; he likes what he sees; he courts 
 the goalie!"
497.11USPMLO::DESROCHERSWed Sep 22 1993 13:0715
    
    	It's been many years but I believe the bobsled part was 3 or 4
    	octopuses going down the track, hanging on for dear life, their
    	arms stretched out on every corner, and they're screaming like
    	crazy, scared sh*tless - very similar to a roller coaster.
    
    	At the end, when the bobsled stops, they're all yelling "let's
    	go on again, can we??  Please?".
    
    	Also, I saw it with my then SO's little girl too.  So, these
    	things take on a whole flavor when there's a child around.
    	I wonder if it's available at the video store?
    
    	Tom
    
497.12Rubber BulletsWBC::DEADYBig Time SensualityWed Sep 22 1993 13:195
    Didn't 10CC have a song released in the late 70's entitled "Rubber
    Bullets"? I think the song was related to the British police beginning
    to carry guns armed with "rubber bullets" to stun not kill.
    
    	fred deady
497.13And they gave us the gizmoOSLACT::HENRIKWRiding the Nordic TerritoryWed Sep 22 1993 13:3414
    Yep, "Rubber Bullets" was on their debut album
    back in the 70s, after they (or some of them)
    had a minor European hit as Hotlegs with 
    "Neanderthal Man":
    
    I'm a Neanderthal Man,
    You're a Neanderthal Girl,
    Let's Make Neaderthal Love
    in our Neanderthal World.
    
    I've still got the NME review of the first 10CC album,
    promising them a great future.
    
    Henrik
497.14"I Loved It"...USPMLO::DESROCHERSWed Sep 22 1993 14:3116
    
    	"Art for Art's Sake" was a small hit.
    
    	Certainly everyone's heard "I'm Not in Love", Eric's attempt at
    	writing a McCartney song.
    
    	A fairly decent hit and a great video was "Cry" by Godley & Creme.
    	Kevin, the drummer who sang "Cry", was my favorite vocalist of 
    	the four.
    
    	For a fantabulously cookin' version of "Dreadlock Holiday", get
    	your hands on a tape from one of the prior DecJams.  Tomato Target,
    	esp. Willy Wiegler on drums, kicked serious butt on that tune...
    
    	;^)
    
497.15MANTHN::EDDLook out fellas, it's shredding time...Wed Sep 22 1993 14:4311
    Side A from "The Original Sountrack" goes down with "DSoTM" and side
    B of "Abbey Road" as a classic "concept" work.
    
    The entire album is a superlative. From the aforementioned "One Night
    In Paris" to "Blackmail", "Life Is A Minestrone", and "The Second
    Sitting Of The Last Supper", there's not a weak track. Even the over-
    played "I'm Not In Love" doesn't ruin it.
    
    Great stuff..
    
    Edd
497.16ESBLAB::BRIDGEWed Sep 22 1993 15:115
    
    Didn't they also have a song about John and Paul?
    
    
    John
497.17USPMLO::DESROCHERSWed Sep 22 1993 15:4213
    
    	"Life is a Minestrone" is one of my favorites.  Great hook,
    	builds like crazy, with lyrics like...
    
    	"I'm leaning on the Tower of Pisa
    	Got an eyeful of the tower in France
    	I'm hanging 'round the gardens of Babylon"
    
    	Une Nuit a Pari - c'est terrifique'
    
    	"All our girls are, 'ow you say, gewd in de saque"...
    
    	
497.18CUPMK::T_THEOLook Twice, Save a LifeWed Sep 22 1993 15:5111
    
    RE. 497.15 by MANTHN::EDD "Look out fellas, it's shredding time..." >>>
    
    >>"Blackmail"
    
    Is this the same tune Robert Palmer did on "Sneakin' Sally Thru The
    Alley"?
    
    Tim 
    
    
497.19First Album in 1973KBOMFG::TANNERU2 are Numbed!!!!!!!!!!!Wed Sep 22 1993 15:599
  I have a little CD book here which gives me a list of all the albums available
from every artist in the world, and also the songs on the album.

  In 1973 10CC brought out their first album entitled  "10CC" it included the hit
singles Rubber Bullets and Donna... Most of the albums on the list are like
greatest hits etc.... They have no album between the years of 1982-1992...

                                                                  -dave-
497.20MANTHN::EDDLook out fellas, it's shredding time...Wed Sep 22 1993 16:259
    re: Sneakin' Sally...
    
    Without looking over the chord progressions, I'd have to say "No".
    
    The words are most assuredly different...
    
    		"There, behind the keyhole, with my fisheye..."
    
    Edd
497.21pop geniusRICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulWed Sep 22 1993 18:4713
    I have to differ with the normally on-target Mr Edd.  I too like 'The
    Original Soundtrack', but imo it pales in comparison to the previously
    released 'Sheet Music', their second album.  If you cut your teeth on
    Sheet Music, some of the tracks on Soundtrack even come off as 2nd rate
    duplicates; 'Second Sitting of the Last Supper' is a re-run of 'Silly
    Love', even the hit 'I'm Not in Love' is outdone (imo of course) by the
    more sincere 'Old Wild Men'.  Every cut on Sheet Music boasts 2 or 3
    killer hooks, the puns fly fast and furious, it's 10cc at their prime.
    As one review put it, "if one of these songs came on your car radio,
    your engine would probably overheat".  It's impossible to pick a
    favorite; every one is a gem.
    
    /baron_samedi
497.22MANTHN::EDDLook out fellas, it's shredding time...Wed Sep 22 1993 19:427
    Having never heard "Sheet Music", Rick has now sent me on a quest...
    
    Uh, thanks. Buddy.
    
    ;^)
    
    Edd
497.23hands like hams, knees like trees, 200 lbs of surfboard HerculesRICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulWed Sep 22 1993 19:5226
    I've been avoiding this topic because once I get started on the subject
    of 10cc, it's hard to stop.  But I guess the floodgates have been
    opened now eh?
    
    Anyway, not too much discussion so far of stuff from their first. 
    Besides 'Donna' and 'Rubber Bullets', I'm pretty sure there were
    several other cuts that charted, at least in England.  'Headline
    Hustler' for sure (I even remember an early video for this one),
    'The Dean and I', and maybe that one about the Charles Atlas course
    (Dynamic Tension?).
    
    There are typically great songs and hooks on the first, but the
    instrumental arrangements are kind of bland.  On the followup Sheet
    Music and Original Soundtrack, they really seemed to hit their peak;
    the tunes, lyrics, and musicianship are stunning.  Unfortunately,
    I think it was somewhat of a downward slide after these three.
    Not that the following albums aren't good, but for me they just
    don't achieve the same heights.  Kinda like the Steely Dan "Gaucho"
    effect.  Unfortunately too, 10cc really didn't start to get known in
    the States till these later albums, so I get the impression that a
    lot of fans over here might not have heard the early stuff.
    
    Looks like it's time to replace some more vinyl with CDs; I've got
    an urge to hear some Sheet Music again.
    
    /rick
497.24hey, what are buddies for...RICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulWed Sep 22 1993 19:574
    re .22
    
    Eddster, if you can still handle vinyl format you're welcome to
    borrow my copy.  I think there are still some grooves left :-)
497.25USPMLO::DESROCHERSWed Sep 22 1993 20:1524
    
    	Edd - the first 2 are available on 1 double CD.  I believe
    	I got it from Noteworthy about 2 years ago.  I'll also 2nd
    	Rick with "Sheet Music" above "Original Soundtrack".  But,
    	to me, the best is "How Dare You".  It's the fourth and last
    	one with Godley & Creme and, to me, there's a big jump in
    	musicianship and production.  Sounds are flying back and forth
    	between speakers, not unlike "Electric Ladyland" by Hendrix.
    
    	It begins with the title track, a fabulous instrumental, with
    	wild guitar by Eric.  The 2nd tune, "Lazy Days", can really hit
    	home if you're a daydreamer.  "Mandy, Fly Me" is stunning - a dream
    	about a plane crash and sharks.  "Head Room" is full of double
    	entendre's.  It ends with "Don't Hang Up" - a song about calling
    	the person who dumped you.  
    
    	Deceptive Bends was next, with "The Things we do for Love" - easily
    	the worst song on the album.
    
    	Highly recommended are "Freeze Frame" and "L" by Godley & Creme.
    
    	Now, where the heck is Michael Good when ya need him...
    
    
497.26In the queue for the soup kitchen...MANTHN::EDDLook out fellas, it's shredding time...Wed Sep 22 1993 20:207
    OK! OK!  I give!!! I'll listen!
    
    What's the album with the tune about divorce court? There's also a tune
    that makes lotsa word plays on musical terms... ("You're A_MINOR, but
    I'm D_mented..."). Tom, you heard it at my house...
    
    Edd
497.27USPMLO::DESROCHERSWed Sep 22 1993 20:2515
    
    	That's from How Dare You.  The words are the chords.
    
    	A          Ab  Ab0                       E
    	I bought a flat, diminished responsibility
    	        D9              C        Bsus              A7
    	Your d' ninth person to see - to be suspended in a seventh
    	Amaj7         E	
    	major catastrophe
               Am               G
    	it's a minor point, but gee...
    
    	Pretty silly tune but there's a really nice jazz guitar solo
    	in the middle that cracks me up.
    
497.28MANTHN::EDDLook out fellas, it's shredding time...Wed Sep 22 1993 20:25107
    This is a review I wrote years ago of "The Original Soundtrack". My 
    apologies to those who've seen it before...
    
    Edd
    
    
    
Imagine Paris around the turn of the century. The streets along the Champs
Elesys after dark are infested with whores, pimps, transvestites and a corrupt
gendarmerie. What's an innocent young boy to do? What else! Get a room on
the Rue De St. Jacques and join in!

If that doesn't get your attention perhaps stories of blackmail and pornography
are more to your liking. No? What about a story of an outcast '60s drug
dealer? Too seemy for you? Don't worry, we know, and we're attempting to
hustle up a little salvation. There's more to life than the dark side.

"The Original Soundtrack" by 10cc (anyone who asks the question regarding the
genesis of the band's name loses 10 points. Everyone knows already...) truly
deserves "classic" status amongst '70s releases. Godley and Creme rank second
only to Lennon and McCartney in their ability to capture the listener not only
with sounds, but with images as well. You can all but smell the cheap perfume
in the gas-lit halls. 

Go into this album expecting pure pop over a relentless 4/4 and you'll be
disappointed, so relax and enjoy something a little different. There's
enough backbeat to satisfy the rock fan AND enough diversity to keep the
more adventurous listener occupied. There's even a hint of that "Italian"
music I've been seeking. But don't take it all too seriously. There are 
enough jokes going on to keep you off-balance for most of the record.
Pay attention to any one thing and you'll miss two others.

The album opens with the short soap opera entitled "One Night In Paris".
Divided into 3 parts ("One Night In Paris", "The Same Night In Paris", and
"Later That Same Night In Paris") we are entertained by the sounds of children
playing in the street. Our hero knocks on the door seeking a room and is
assured that, even with it's great view of the hall, it's worth the forty
francs. "It's crazy! It isn't worth a centime! I'll take it!" and he wanders
in. He's immediately accosted by a host of characters selling a variety of
wares ranging from cheap gold watches with "beautiful Swiss movements" to
more earthly pleasures. All the while, a gathering crowd of on-lookers jeer
him, wondering if he'll part with his cash and/or his virginity.

The Madam of the house takes him under her wing and explains the story of
her life. As a "stwipper" (Mel Brooks take note) she performed in the
un-officially sanctioned bawdy house. She had contacts with everybody, from
the pimp who'd elevated his position to art, to the chief of police who
accepted her bribes and just happened to have the unfortunate luck to be
enjoying his secret passion for transvestites when his troops raided the 
house. The floor clears and a lone drunken woman declares her love to an
unseen partner who has beaten her. Anyone who's seen "After Hours" with 
Roseanne Arquette can can truly appreciate this night. In a scene as richly 
colored as this one, a minute takes an hour to pass. One night in Paris is 
like a year in any other place. Enjoy it. It may be your last...

The album produced one major hit, and a minor one. "I'm Not In Love", while
not a bad song at all, still suffers from the over saturation it received
on release. Although on first listen this tune may appear to be pure pablum,
it's sentiment fits perfectly with the rest of the cuts. If you've only heard 
it as a single, you've not heard it properly.

"Blackmail" - The highly syncopated story of a rich socialite who is
unknowingly photographed during an afternoon delight. An attempt at blackmail
goes awry when her husband receives an extortion note with the pictures.
Listen for yourself to find out what happens. The bass-line in this piece
cooks!

"The Second Sitting For The Last Supper" - all hell breaks loose from the
opening chord, but soon settles into a recitation of all the worlds evils.
If Jesus was sent to save us, why is yet "another honky on the dole", and
more importantly, why is "Lost Little Lake" up for sale? Hey!! Come back!
You didn't do enough the first time! It'll be a piece of cake. We've kept
your seat warm and the table is still set... 

Some might speedy guitar work in that tune.

"Brand New Day" - This song sound like so much hope, until you realize that
you're forever bound to perform mundane tasks. Each brand new day is wasted.
Excellent piano work and great vocals.

"Flying Junk" - A lost soul from the 60s turns pusher. Arguably the weakest
song on the album.

"Life Is A Minestrone" - This song is just pure fun. No great messages, just
a celebration of everything. The writers had a great time coming up with
some interesting and comical wordplays - "I got an eyeful of the tower
in France, I'm hanging round the gardens of Babylon..." This was the minor
hit from the album, but by far the more deserving. Life is a cold lasagna
with meatballs. Indeed it is!!

The album wraps up with "The Film Of My Life". Ah, the rich musical tapestry
of Venice belies a man's devotion to his woman. Either that, or an invitation
to make a porno-film. The album winds down on a standing joke. Most folks don't
get the joke immediately, then it becomes obvious and perfectly silly...

Nobody will be disappointed by this record. It's great!!!

10cc were Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Eric Stewart, and Graham Gouldman. Stewart
produced it. 

1975, Mercury, SMR-1-1029. I've only heard rumours of a CD...

Edd

      


497.29no soup du jourRICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulWed Sep 22 1993 20:466
    I was lucky enough to see 10cc in concert on the tour for "Soundtrack";
    it was a small college auditorium and they were suprisingly loud
    (earsplitting at times).  They opened with the entire "One Night in
    Paris" suite; incredible.  And the tune everyone was screaming for
    all night?  "Life is a Minestrone".  Unfortunately, I guess it wasn't
    gig ready; I think they were a little surprised by the demand for it.
497.30USPMLO::DESROCHERSThu Sep 23 1993 12:4729
    
    	Edd - great review.  Fun to read your impressions of the tunes.
    
    	I got into 10cc because a friend saw How Dare You in a cutout
    	bin for a buck and just liked the cover.  It was worth a buck to
    	him to hear the music - what kind of band would put out that cover?
    	He didn't care for it and forgot about it.  One day we were at
    	lunch and heard "Life is a Minestrone" and freaked - what a tune!
    	The DJ said "that was 10cc" and Dave said "Hey, I think I bought
    	an album of theirs".  We went back to listen to it - sans
    	Minestrone - but got into it.  Reading the words raised it to a
    	whole new level.
    
    	We eventually drove to Long Island and saw them at a College gym.
    	Just sat in the bleachers.  A few days later we drove to NY city
    	and saw them at some Music Hall type place.  This was in their
    	Dreadlock timeframe and we had gone back and bought all their
    	albums.
    
    	Btw, Rick - thanks.  All morning it's been "and it looks like the
    	ghost of Tarzan lied - he went over to the other side and he rang
    	like a bell from tree to tree, tree to tree - they'll never, ever
    	let me go"...  
    
    	I'll say that Sheet Music and How Dare You are tied.  Both are in
    	my top 10 of all time.
    
    	Now, let's see.  DecJam '94... ;^)
    
497.31"we ate our way through half the Pentagon"RICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulThu Sep 23 1993 15:269
    yeah, Tom quotes from Hotel off Sheet Music, an incredible tune.
    Starts off with a synthesized bird sanctuary, then breaks into a
    'hula boogie' about island cannibals who feast on the ugly Amercians
    arriving at their shores (a lot funnier than it sounds).  I love Eric
    Stewart's lead guitar work on this cut.  He *never* gets mentioned when
    people talk about guitar players, but he's a master of tight, inventive,
    economical solos.  Hotel is prime stuff.
    					
    /rick
497.3210CC discographyUHUH::SOKOLThu Sep 23 1993 15:5322
    ok, here is what i have for their discography:
    
    	1973	-	10CC
    	1974	-	Sheet Music
    	1975	-	100CC (First Greatest Hits)
    	1975	-	The Original Soundtrack
    	1976	-	How Dare You?
    	1977	-	Deceptive Bends
    	1978	-	Live And Let Live (2LP concert)
    	1978	-	Bloody Tourists
    	1979	-	Greatest Hits
    	1980	-	Look Hear- Are You Normal?
    	1982	-	10 Out Of 10
    	1983	-     	Windows In The Jungle
    	1992	-	Meanwhile
    
        1984	-	Animalympics by Stewart
    	1985	-	Magnetic Haven by WAX (Stewart/Gold)
    
    	plus 2 albums by Godley & Creme
    
    	any additions?
497.33USPMLO::DESROCHERSThu Sep 23 1993 16:0812
    
    	Animalympics is Gouldman, not Stewart.
    	WAX has at least 2 since I have both.
    
    	G&C have at least 5 or 6, beginning with "Consequences" - the
    	reason they left 10cc.  The intro of the Gizmotron.
    
    	"Aloha - Honolulu Lulu in Hawaii"...
    
    	Thanks for the list - I couldn't remember Bloody Tourists for the
    	life of me!  10 out of 10 is a terrific album too.  
    
497.34how about concert album?UHUH::SOKOLThu Sep 23 1993 16:247
    
    	have all other albums but wasn't aware of last year's effort,
    	will definitely look for it next time at hmv. for those who
    	don't want to buy their entire discography can just pick up
    	their greatest hits and they will get all their best staff.
    	I actually like their concert album, it sounds quite good,
    	especially "Waterfall". 
497.35Remember "No Milk Today", too!OSLACT::HENRIKWRiding the Nordic TerritoryFri Sep 24 1993 07:105
    re .-2
    
    There's also a "Godley & Creme & 10CC Greatest Hits" collection,
    including later G&C stuff like "Cry", "Wedding Bells" and "Snack
    Attack". 
497.36Four others you can get in EuropeKBOMFG::TANNERU2 are Numbed!!!!!!!!!!!Fri Sep 24 1993 10:0914

   72-85               Changing Faces

   73-74               The Collection

   75-83               A Decade of Hits

    77                 10CC in Concert


                                                           slainte.....

                                                              -dave-
497.37gizmoRICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulFri Sep 24 1993 14:185
    re .33
    
    Tom, I think the Gizmotron was introduced before Consequences; it's
    listed on two or three cuts from Sheet Music and I thought it got even
    heavier use on the next two.  
497.38yepUSPMLO::DESROCHERSFri Sep 24 1993 14:357
    
    	Yes, you're right.  But they left 10cc to explore the possibilities
    	of the gizmo - I read that somewhere.  That's what I should have
    	written.  Consequences was one ambitious project.  Best heard with
    	the lights out, stereo cranked, and...
    
    	
497.39A Master_Piece(IMHO)16134::MAZURKASon_Of_One_Who_Walks_On_DownFri Sep 24 1993 22:121
    stereo cranked,and...Drop_The_Acid and BeCome Real Placid.
497.40'Meanwhile' - the best in many yearsCOPCLU::SANDGRENKeep it simpleFri Oct 08 1993 11:2513
	A vote for 'Meanwhile' - it is _really_ excellent, a collection
	of very intelligent composed songs; the whole CD has it's own
	quiet pulse of typical 10CC quality when they are best. On top
	of this, it's recorded technically perfect with outstanding gui-
	tarist Michael Landau as one of the guest players; Freddy Wa-
	shington (I think) does a perfect job on 5-string bass as well.

	It is obvious that this CD has not been made for the charts -
	and I'm afraid they won't do something like this again...

	Poul

497.41RICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulFri Oct 15 1993 16:204
    a question for you noters across the pond - what exactly is the name
    'Lol' short for (if anything)?  I've been wondering for years
    
    /rick
497.42Gold CD ?HGRD01::STEVELIUFri Oct 29 1993 06:009
    
    I just want to add my comment about the recording of 10CC's
    "I'm not in love" ? The recording sound quality is so spacious
    that it appeared 3-D to you. An incredible achievement in the 1970's.
    
    Is there any gold-CD version available for the "original soundtrack" ?
    
    sl. 
    
497.43appropriate titleUSPMLO::DESROCHERSMine's made outta unobtainium!Mon Apr 10 1995 17:4018
	New 10cc CD out called "Mirror Mirror".  Actually, it's more like
	a new Graham Gouldman solo CD.  And an Eric Stewart solo CD...

	Other than a remix of "I'm not in Love", they don't play on
	each other's songs.  Andrew Gold sings lead vocal on one of
	Graham's tunes but other than that, it's each man for himself.

	There's even 2 tunes that they wrote together but Eric isn't
	on Graham's and vice versa...

	I haven't heard the whole CD yet but so far so good.  But halfway
	thru there isn't a cooker yet.

	Also, it's on Critique Records Inc. out of Woburn, Ma.

	Tom

497.44MPGS::MARKEYThe bottom end of Liquid SanctuaryMon Apr 10 1995 18:0220
    10CC, great stuff. I was turned on to 10CC during my teens
    by a French exchange student. At first, I listened to 10CC
    because it was what this gorgeous woman listened to, and
    by God, anything she wanted to listen to was just fine by
    me, as long as I could stay around and listen to it with
    her.

    The song that first caught my attention was "Art for Art's
    Sake". But there were so many others once I started to
    get into it. In college, my roommate was also a 10CC fan,
    so my interest grew further. Today, I'm working on the
    conversion of my fairly complete LP collection to CD.

    10CC is one of those bands like "The Tubes" that no one
    really knows much about, but when you play their songs
    they say "so _they_ do that song!". A lot of minor hits,
    and a rather nice soundtrack to life in the mid/late 70s.

    -b
497.45WMOIS::MAZURKASon_Of_One_Who_Likes_To_Ramble.Mon Apr 10 1995 22:147
    "I Pity Inanimate_Objects"on"L"by Godley and Creame is one of
    my All_Time Favorites.
    
    This is one band that I guess will never have A_True Runion.
    
    
             
497.46USPMLO::DESROCHERSMine's made outta unobtainium!Tue Apr 11 1995 11:3615
    
    	There is no other tune on the planet like "I Pity Inanimate
    	Objects".  The guitar work by Lol slices right thru you and
    	then they come in with the weirdest vocal of all time that's
    	only matched by the subject matter.
    
    	Both "L" and "Freeze Frame" are incredible and I'd love to
    	get them on CD.
    
    	To me, Godley and Creme were the "John" of the band and Stewart
    	and Gouldman the "Paul".  It's tough to beat the crazy and
    	melodic combination, I guess.
    
    	Tom
    	
497.47Please?KURMA::DMILLERHello...it's me.Wed Apr 12 1995 04:208
    
    Can anyone list the tracks on "L"?
    
    
    
    
    
    Derek.
497.48memory like a...WOTVAX::STONEGTemperature Drop in Downtime Winterland....Wed Apr 12 1995 08:544
    
    Tomorrow perhaps, if I remember to look them up tonight !
    
    Graham
497.49LARVAE::BRIGGS_RMon Apr 17 1995 18:3319
    
    I saw 10CC a year ago here in Reading, UK. I went with some trepidation
    because I was expecting great things musically as they were all
    accomplished musicians. Often you can be let down. Also, I knew Godley
    and Creme had departed in the mid 70s and I (wrongly) assumed they had
    written all their best material. Stewart and Gouldman were in the line
    up.
    
    It was a knockout gig as they say. 2nd number, Rubber Bullets, and they
    had the whole place rocking in the aisles. From there it just got
    better. As was said previously you forget how many hits they had.
    Musically it was impeccable. VERY loud (I could feel the bass drum
    thump me in the chest) but you could still hear the percussionist as he
    gently tapped a triangle. Perfect balance.
    
    This was an unforgettable gig and I shall be there when they appear
    next locally.
    
    Richard
497.50USPMLO::DESROCHERSMine's made outta unobtainium!Tue Apr 18 1995 14:359
    
    	Fwiw, I'm really enjoying Mirror Mirror.  Eric's tunes are
    	all Eric on everything.  There's a "Good Morning Judge" type
    	groove on one and Graham has the mandatory reggae tune.
    
    	As usual, it kicks in on the 3rd or 4th listen.
    
    	Tom
    
497.51Better late than never ??WOTVAX::STONEGTemperature Drop in Downtime Winterland....Wed Apr 19 1995 11:5416
    
>>>    Can anyone list the tracks on "L"?
    
    The Sporting Life
    Sandwiches of You
    Art School Canteen
    Group Life
    
    Punchbag
    Foreign Accents
    Hit Factory/Business is Business
    
    
    
    Graham
    
497.52Another question.KURMA::DMILLERHello...it's me.Sat Apr 22 1995 04:455
    
    So which album has the hits like, "Wedding Bells" and "Under Your
    Thumb" ?
    
    Derek
497.53USPMLO::DESROCHERSWas this ignorance or bliss...Mon May 15 1995 16:367
    
    	My brother gave me Jeff Beck's Beckology set for my birthday
    	and the Yardbirds hit "Heart full of Soul" is on it.
    
    	Written by Graham Gouldman.
    
    
497.54RICKS::CALCAGNImore zip stupid juiceMon May 15 1995 18:243
    Gouldman has a number of hits under his belt.  If I'm not mistaken
    "Bus Stop", made famous by the Hollies, was another.
    
497.55The roots of 10CC...VARESE::SACHA::IDC_BSTROh no! NOT Milan Kundera again!Tue May 16 1995 11:5716
    >Gouldman has a number of hits under his belt.  If I'm not mistaken
    >"Bus Stop", made famous by the Hollies, was another.
    
    Quite right. Graham Gouldman was one of the best songwriters of the
    British beat scene of the sixties - he also penned other hits for the
    Hollies (can't remember which), plus "For Your Love" and "Evil Hearted
    You" for the Yardbirds.
    
    FWIW, Eric Stewart originally started his career as the guitarist in
    Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. If you get a chance to see that old
    sixties film "To Sir With Love" (Sidney Poitier as black teacher who
    makes good in tough East End school), you can see Eric Stewart playing
    with the Mindbenders at the school party...and looking about 16 years
    old ;-)
    
    Dom
497.56a good way to celebrate "Letterman in London" weekRICKS::CALCAGNImore zip stupid juiceTue May 16 1995 13:324
    Cool, sounds like it's worth a video rental this week; it's a decent
    movie anyway.  In fact I think I'll do a double feature with "Blowup"
    and catch Jeff Beck smashing his Vox again.
    
497.57I can almost condone his smashing a Vox ;-)VARESE::SACHA::IDC_BSTROh no! NOT Milan Kundera again!Tue May 16 1995 15:459
    >Cool, sounds like it's worth a video rental this week; it's a decent
    >movie anyway.  In fact I think I'll do a double feature with "Blowup"
    >and catch Jeff Beck smashing his Vox again.
    
    Now *that* is one of my favorite 30 seconds of film ever. Period.
    
    Nice to see Antonioni picked up an Oscar recently...
    
    Dom
497.58USPMLO::DESROCHERSWas this ignorance or bliss...Wed Jul 19 1995 12:3129
    
    	Just picked up 10cc Live in Concert Volume 2.  It was recorded
    	in Tokyo in 1993.  No Kevin or Lol on it.
    
    	Songs are:
    
    		I'm Not in Love
    		The Things We Do for Love
    		Across the Universe
    		Art for Arts Sake
    		Paperback Writer
    		Slow Down
    		Bullets Medley
    			Rubber Bullets
    			Silly Love
    			Life is a Minestrone
    
    	Across the Universe is really nice!  But there has to be an error
    	on the sleeve because it lists Paperback Writer as written by
    	Stewart / Gouldman!!!
    
    	While I wish they'd quit including I'm Not in Love, the rest of
    	the CD is very well recorded and performed.  At $10.99 at
    	Newbury Comics, it was worth the price just for Life is a
    	Minestrone!!
    
    	Tom