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Date Posted: 17:48:26 03/08/00 Wed
Author: Mark Mars
Author Host/IP: gateway3.srp.gov / 148.126.100.111
Subject: Re: Burton's popularity
In reply to: Rette 's message, "Burton's popularity" on 14:41:44 03/06/00 Mon

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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