“The Misfits narrowly avoided manslaughter or even 2nd degree murder on a regular basis!” You summed that up well enough! The Misfits had several second chances. Under those fine(?) goldy locks there is only hot air Jerrica. “Remember, you cannot spell “Riot” without “Rio”.” Ha! I had always wondered at the similarity of their names. The songs were catchy enough that I still find myself singing them unaware. It seemed the producers and Britta Phillips (singing voice of Jem) put a lot of effort into capturing the sound of the 80s without adding too much to the hokey cornball factor. I loved the colors and the styles, but combined with the professional-like music videos this show really turned heads. The music really set this show apart from other flashy animations of its time. I really wanted to see them get what should have been coming to them after they gave the Holograms so much heck. And there was an issue with the Misfits being allowed a carte blanche on numerous occasions. That was indeed a good point about the ratio of good to bad happenings during the length of the series. The characters really were fantastically constructed, the outfits were a creative eye-full, and the plot (when consistent) captured my attention. As I exited my trippy trance upon seeing the Shangri La animation, I realized just how much went into this show. Jem and the Holograms sits mighty high with me and I really enjoyed the Fortress spin on the tribulations and successes of the show. Thank you for the honorable mention too–that was completely unexpected. And you have made some splendidly appropriate animations to boot. The Exclusive disc contains 5 previously unreleased live tracks recorded in San Sebastian, Spain from the Graceland/Rhythm of the Saints Tour of 1989.Oh bravo! Christie Marx would be impressed by such a crafty take. This deluxe box set celebrates Graceland's 25th anniversary with bonus tracks, concert footage and video clips, the documentary film (Under African Songs), deluxe book featuring unreleased photos, new liner notes and a replica of Paul Simon's handwritten lyrics pad.
How in fact the album came to be in the first place. How it influenced the political progress of South Africa a country divided by institutionalized racism, causing and then transcending years of controversy.
Today, its music and its reputation still reach generations of music enthusiasts yet so many are unaware of how pivotal that one album was during the 1980s, how it helped birth the idea of World Music and revived the career of one of America's most important songwriters. It generated three hit singles and it kept Paul Simon and the Graceland tour on the road for five years. Simon and the members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed on Saturday Night Live and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. In 1986, Graceland sold 14 million copies worldwide and garnered both the Album and Song of the Year Grammy in 1987. *note: Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be are not included, as they were originally recorded in stereo. or that never made it onto the 13 albums)