tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572024.post2518151006680305286..comments2023-10-20T02:35:30.256-06:00Comments on darkblack: A Velvet Garden Of Rhinestone Starsdarkblackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584075324283109495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572024.post-14270859935589292722011-04-19T12:34:22.946-06:002011-04-19T12:34:22.946-06:00Technically, the Wilson sisters and band were Amer...Technically, the Wilson sisters and band were Americans, CB - Their manager was a draft dodger, so they relocated. <br />Silly folks wrote them off as Zeppelin with tits back in the day, but as Ahmet Ertegun once purportedly said, <i>'You can't imply anything to morons.'</i> <br /><br />Back when I did my part for CanCon (radiospeak for Canadian Content) on this here blog, I featured them as <a href="http://darkblack999.blogspot.com/2008/02/cancon-friday-heart.html" rel="nofollow">honorary Canucks</a>, since they got their start in Vancouver on a Canadian label - not that they needed any validation from me, certainly. <br /><br />The glory days (but not necessarily the talent) ended when most of the original members left, IMO - the old <i>Rumours</i> syndrome, relationships of a more personal nature within the band coming to a messy end, although they did come back in a more (shudder) radio-friendly way to much success.<br /><br />That said, watching Ann Wilson <a href="http://youtu.be/j4IMToBx9O0" rel="nofollow">blow a limited talent</a> like Fergie off the stage vocally, thus forcing her to rely on some evidently well-rehearsed pole dance maneuvers to try and get over is always a treat.<br /><br />;>)darkblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584075324283109495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36572024.post-15271290436137287022011-04-19T10:34:42.097-06:002011-04-19T10:34:42.097-06:00Great BC rock. Your post prompted a Wikipedia sea...Great BC rock. Your post prompted a Wikipedia search on Heart.<br /><br />Since they had so many different members in the band and over the years, so many permutations of folks, they actually have a Gaant Chart with timelines on Heart. Wow.Cleveland Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.com