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Date Posted: 09:18:56 03/07/00 Tue
Author: Dropping Pin
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 199.20.64.4
Subject: Re: Burton's popularity
In reply to: Rette 's message, "Burton's popularity" on 14:41:44 03/06/00 Mon

This is a frustrating subject for all of his devoted fans. It has something to do with his independent attitude. However, the key moment was when MOWTR was released. I called a local radio station in NY to request a song and they didn't know it was out there. Someone said Come On By was a good choice and I agree. It just wasn't promoted enough. When he toured for that album and played NY, the Times gave him a good review but it was a small article and buried in the back of the paper. The reason he's not more known is only frustrating because it's hard to get info. about him here in the States, especially on the East Coast. I could go on much longer but I wll say that we have been blessed because he is still out there singing his heart out, sounds as good as ever and 2000 has the makings of a great year for BC and the GW!

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[> Re: Burton's popularity -- Mark Mars, 17:48:26 03/08/00 Wed [1] (gateway3.srp.gov/148.126.100.111)

There are many talented artists who never achieved commercial success and for various reasons. Van Morrison achieved critical success, but outside of Brown Eyed Girl and Moondance receive no commercial success. Bonnie Raitt languished in obscurity until a breakout album, had some success and is back into obscurity.

The Guess Who and Burton seemed to be in a never never land where they got labeled by critics as commercial and the commercial market couldn't put a label on them. The Guess Who mixed pop/hook laden songs with varied artistic efforts. What were they? a pop/ballad group, a get down rock and roll band, an experimental, cool culture band? You couldn't pin them down. That's the reason I like them and may be the reason for the lack of success. How would you define/categorize Burton's solo efforts?


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[> [> Re: Burton's popularity -- AW, 18:41:39 03/12/00 Sun [1] (proxy-566.public.rwc.webtv.net/209.240.200.156)

I think US radio tried to "limit" Burton to a ballad mode. I also always had a feeling that unevan radio play affected chart positions. I do know that Flasher and Broken were both played here in Rochester, but one or the other in other cities. (I know this becuase the subject had come up before), so that pretty much confirms the feelings I had when I was a teenager, at least for me.


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