I don't think Just Like Paradise is too pop

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  • ShadowOfTheWave
    Full On Cocktard
    • Apr 2010
    • 31
    #1

    I don't think Just Like Paradise is too pop

    Alot of people have criticized this song, and yeah it has synths but the lyrics are pure good time rock n roll, definately better than any of the other synth pop that was out at the time. I feel the same about A Little Ain't Enough. I don't understand why it having a pop hook means it can't be a great rock song. Dave has had a very varied career, but he's never comprised his lyrical style imo.
    Last edited by ShadowOfTheWave; 01-27-2011, 09:30 AM.
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    • sadaist
      TOASTMASTER GENERAL
      • Jul 2004
      • 11625
      #2
      I like it. It's no more "pop" than Jump is...or anything done by Van Hagar. Fun song to be drunk at the beach & sing along to.
      “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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        • ELVIS
          Banned
          • Dec 2003
          • 44120
          #3
          And watch the chicks laugh at you as they walk away...

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            • sadaist
              TOASTMASTER GENERAL
              • Jul 2004
              • 11625
              #4
              Originally posted by ELVIS
              And watch the chicks laugh at you as they walk away...
              The last chick that laughed as she walked away from me took half my stuff. Dumb bitch. So I'm fine with them laughing as long as they pass me by & don't stop & mingle. One more and I'm gonna be down to 1/4 stuff.....and I like my stuff!
              “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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                • ELVIS
                  Banned
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 44120
                  #5
                  Next time don't pick a life partner based on how hot you think she is at the time...

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                    • vaijuju
                      Sniper
                      • Jan 2008
                      • 830
                      #6
                      Steve Vai Hates this song !He didn't like play it !
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                        • binnie
                          DIAMOND STATUS
                          • May 2006
                          • 19144
                          #7
                          The problem with the song is the awful 80s production - it sounds very tired these days.

                          It is a great hook, though.
                          The Power Of The Riff Compels Me

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                            • Dave's Bitch
                              ROCKSTAR

                              • Apr 2005
                              • 5276
                              #8
                              It's a great one to blast when you are stuck at the lights.Turn up to 11 and watch the heads turn
                              I really love you baby, I love what you've got
                              Let's get together we can, Get hot

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                                • sonrisa salvaje
                                  Veteran
                                  • Jun 2005
                                  • 2098
                                  #9
                                  I think it had more the perception of being a pop song than it actually was just due to it being the first thing to come out after Eatem and Smile. It does have a dated sound to it and it didn't hold up very well. As for Steve Vai not liking it, tough shit. I'll bet he liked the royalty checks from it going platinum.
                                  RIDE TO LIVE, LIVE TO RIDE
                                  LET `EM ROLL ONE MORE TIME

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                                    • Jagermeister
                                      Full Member Status

                                      • Apr 2010
                                      • 4510
                                      #10
                                      This is a great song. WTF is the matter with you people? Rockin steady in her daddy's car! Hello!!!!

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                                        • PETE'S BROTHER
                                          DIAMOND STATUS
                                          • Feb 2007
                                          • 12678
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by vaijuju
                                          Steve Vai Hates this song !He didn't like play it !
                                          maybe cause he had to lug around that 3 neck goofy guitar.....
                                          Another one of those classic genius posts, sure to generate responses. You log on the next day to see what your witty gem has produced to find no one gets it and 2 knotheads want to stick their dicks in it... Well played, sir!!

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                                            • sadaist
                                              TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                                              • Jul 2004
                                              • 11625
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by sonrisa salvaje
                                              As for Steve Vai not liking it, tough shit. I'll bet he liked the royalty checks from it going platinum.

                                              So he could buy more gay guitars like that 3 necked heart disaster he has in the video. WTF? Vinnie Vincent envy much?
                                              “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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                                                • Satan
                                                  ROTH ARMY ELITE
                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                  • 6664
                                                  #13
                                                  Skycrapper was definitely Dave's low point. Still better than Othisblowsgoats2, but not by much.
                                                  Eternally Under the Authority of Satan

                                                  Originally posted by Sockfucker
                                                  I've been in several mental institutions but not in Bakersfield.

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                                                    • chefcraig
                                                      DIAMOND STATUS
                                                      • Apr 2004
                                                      • 12172
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by PETE'S BROTHER
                                                      maybe cause he had to lug around that 3 neck goofy guitar.....
                                                      Vai is a pussy. Real men use 5...










                                                      “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
                                                      ― Stephen Hawking

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                                                        • sadaist
                                                          TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                          • 11625
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by PETE'S BROTHER
                                                          maybe cause he had to lug around that 3 neck goofy guitar.....
                                                          Phucker!

                                                          You beat me to it by 1 minute.
                                                          “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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