tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post533283613097924828..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: A Window Above: Open ArmsThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-19293375838567916862018-08-11T08:25:29.732-04:002018-08-11T08:25:29.732-04:00Eastman, the conservatory at Rochester, is essenti...Eastman, the conservatory at Rochester, is essentially Harvard for musicians. Top quality is to be expected.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-57498792062665961912018-08-10T14:03:17.299-04:002018-08-10T14:03:17.299-04:00I didn't care for the Boyz II Men version, and...I didn't care for the Boyz II Men version, and I generally like them. That last one, though, was pretty darn good.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-76941325294130098472018-08-10T11:39:57.475-04:002018-08-10T11:39:57.475-04:00It's hard to argue with the astronomical comme...It's hard to argue with the astronomical commercial success, of course, but I can't help wondering what B2M might have been if not for all of the over-production. What if they had just been a vocal band, left alone to sing? Would most of the world have any idea what the Philly Sound was if not for them? Could that only have happened with the total package they were? These are unknowables obviously. I know I enjoy them a lot more when it's just them.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-9213678105431102612018-08-10T10:10:09.852-04:002018-08-10T10:10:09.852-04:00I never even realized there was a cover of Open Ar...I never even realized there was a cover of Open Arms by Boyz to Men. I agree- Journey does it best. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.com