RE: George Michael - "Spin the Wheel"

Lee Gordon (LGordon@mdyn.com)
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 00:18:01 -0700

i'm an aj head from back in the day, whatever that means- this
genre is probably one of the hardest to characterize...i've got "older"
as well and i listen the hell out of it. same thing with madonna's
"bedtime stories". they're both two of my absolute best discs, with
fantastically sensitive, intelligent lyrics along with beats galore.
but i don't believe that they should be discussed at length on this
list- at least i would not want them to be- simply because of the
exposure certain artists already receive. perhaps the best thing about
this list and other non-mainstream lists is the opportunity to find the
gold nugget underneath the stone. it's not a vehicle to cater to
groups/artists that don't stick to the style or genre. although it
would be nice to be able to go off about the style of certain tracks on
the above mentioned releases, i'd rather hear about some obscure band
whose recording i'd have to special order from some little funky groove
shop. peace, list...

lee

> I really like this track. As a matter of fact, I really like the
> whole album.
> Everyone (granted very small sample) that's heard my "Older" cd really
> likes
> it and have subsequently purchased it. BTW, most of them didn't know
> he had
> a new album out.
>
> I don't understand why it didn't get the advertising/exposure needed
> in the US.
> Maybe, this has something to do with the new (although seemingly
> powerful)
> label he joined. Although, I did see a VH-1 special highlighting the
> album.
>
> I've watched "Older" do well in the UK charts but nothing in the US.
> I'm
> curious to know what happened. I guess it's possible that I've yet
> again
> latched onto something that very, very few appreciate in the US. It
> has
> happened before :)
>
> >Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:21:34 -0400
> >From: markeg@webtv.net (mark givens)
> >Subject: Geaorge Michael Spin thewheel"
> >
> > I am a fan of ol George / WHAM!and NO I am not mentioning THAT
> >bathroom stuff. I am asking why you think 'Spin the Wheel" didnt
> >catch on better. It had a great P'head sound. did anyone play it
> >out.?what was the reaction( it was on vinyl at one point) ?