Re: Poogy

[glenn tamir <klezska...>]

I saw Poogy last year at the Beacon Theatre and I
literally fell asleep.  While some of their songs had
catchy melodies, the "music" was very stale.


--- George Robinson <GRComm (at) concentric(dot)net> wrote:
> If I remember correctly, one of the founding members
> of Poogy -- and
> they keep threatening to have a reunion concert
> tour, by the way -- was
> Meir Fenigstein, probably better known in the States
> as founder and
> director of the Israel Film Festival. I feel on much
> safer ground in
> saying that for this particular adventure he
> (gradually) has earned our
> thanks, as Israeli cinema has slowly crawled out of
> the primordial mire
> (or was that Meyer?) and into step with the rest of
> the world. That
> however, is another story, boys and girls, for
> another time. And another
> list.
> 
> George (no, you may NOT have another drink of water)
> Robinson
> 
> PS to Seth Rogovoy:
> I've always thought of myself as the Seth Rogovoy of
> Washington Heights.
> (Or the Chuck Knoblauch of Central Park, depending
> on my mood).
> 
> GRR
> 
> Ari Davidow wrote:
> > 
> > At 08:51 PM 6/6/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > >What's "Poogy"?
> > 
> > A band that was very popular in 1973-1975. Their
> albums were the first Israeli albums to outsell the
> Beatles, in Israel.
> > 
> > But only the first album was really great. They
> went after the 15-year-old market very quickly.
> > 
> > But the writing was quite clever for its time, and
> the music was good,
> > if not as good as the band their lead guitarist
> was in earlier, "Apocalypse." And I don't know that
> they've aged as well as the Peter Paul and Maryish
> "High Windows," of a few years earlier (one of Arik
> Einstein's first bands).
> > 
> > Classic Israeli rock, though, for that, listen to
> the Tammuz album. First band to get the audience
> actually up and dancing. Light show, even!
> > 
> > Imnsho (in my not so humble opinion).
> > 
> > ari
> > 
> > Ari Davidow
> > ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
> > http://www.ivritype.com/
> > 
> 
> -- 
> George Robinson
> Author, Essential Judaism
> Please visit my website, "Essential Judaism and
> Beyond"
> at www.GeorgeRobinson.freeservers.com
> 
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