So, the music of Bread may be a little sugary to most of you.
But let's not forget what great songs David Gates wrote:
Make it with you
Baby I'm-a want you
If
It don't matter to me
Everything I own
Lost without your love
Aubrey
Sweet surrender
Diary
Guitar man
About every two years I get out my Bread cd's and give them a good listen. Sentimental reasons.
I bet Googamooga likes Bread.
David Gates, forgotten
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I count myself a modest fan. When they were good, they were very good.
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He also wrote the Murmaids' delightful "Popsicles And Icicles", and his "Saturday's Child" was recorded by both The Monkees AND Herman's Hermits. And he superbly produced Captain Beefheart's early 45s.
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Charlie O. wrote: superbly produced Captain Beefheart's early 45s.
And wrote "Moonchild!"
I don't think he's forgotten - I can say for sure that those of my friends that appreciate late-60s urban pop production (and I have a lot of friends that describes!) rate him quite highly.
I do find most Bread stuff pretty sappy, but "Aubrey" and "Guitar Man" in particular are pretty cool. The guy had skills.
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toomanyhatz wrote:I do find most Bread stuff pretty sappy, but "Aubrey" and "Guitar Man" in particular are pretty cool. The guy had skills.
Funny you should single out "Aubrey" - I think that's the sappiest of all! Pretty tune, but the lyrics are nothing.
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Who?
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Walk In My Shadow wrote:But let's not forget what great songs David Gates wrote:
Make it with you
Baby I'm-a want you
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You started off with my two least favorite Bread songs! Buy yeah, I agree he wrote some decent songs and "Popsicles and Icicles" is one of my favorite girl group singles.
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I bought Mrs SB "Manna" in the early days of our relationship. Despite that, she still married me.
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I never owned their music but when I was 19YO I had a gf who was a big fan so I heard them a lot. A little too poppy for me back then but I can appreciate the craftsmanship of the songs for what they are and I don’t mind hearing those songs when it happens. It brings back fond memories of that early relationship and even though she sent me a “dear john” letter (I was living in Florida in the Navy) I remember the good times.
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C wrote:Who?
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I feared as much.
He did his best work between '69 and '72, C.
Your prime period.
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Oh, I thought C was referring to hatz!
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Could've been. I reckon hatz must've had a prime sometime, certainly before he hit message boards.
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