Bread (the band)

[brentspeak]

Anyone here a fan? They were a bit soft, but David Gates' songs were beautiful, melodic things. Some of their non-hits ("London Bridges", "Dismal Day") were pretty great, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24IfD-0VUu4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwdTcoUHfkw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mflw8-BZdV0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsUsrhXBzK4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyD7C04x70Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTCOeyi6MKY

[brentspeak]

1. I know that Bread wasn't exactly the hippest band, but c'mon...

:kick:

[Lars39]

2. I like 'em.

very soothing music

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. I liked them

:thumbsup:

[MineralMan]

4. I liked them. My wife ridicules me for it, though.

[hippywife]

5. A big part of

the soundtrack of my elementary school days. :hi:

[dembotoz]

6. they were a bit soft??????

damn hate to see what really soft was....

[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. I remember the one-word review for Clapton's "Backless" album: "lifeless"

[Iggo]

7. I like their happy songs.

[MajorChode]

8. I'm not a huge fan, but I like David Gates' stuff

[gratuitous]

9. I had a roommate who swore by Bread

Got laid practically every time he used them as mood music. There are actually some pretty decent songs in the oeuvre: "Mother Freedom," "Games of Magic," and "This Isn't What the Govern Meant." You will listen in vain, however, for your local Oldies station to play any of those.

[shanti]

10. ummm, no

i detested that band back in the day. sorry - you asked :shrug: they fell in the same category as america, chicago, and the other "soft rock" groups.

[av8rdave]

11. I saw Gates perform a few years ago at our local wine festival

He did a great show.

[triguy46]

12. David Gates father was my high school sweetheart's dentist.

A second degree brush with fame.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

13. They were a necessary evil of that era...

...not that they were evil, of course.

I always thought of Gates as a talented songwriter...for what he did, he was at the top of his craft.

I was into harder stuff, though...garage rock, Motown-Philly, British Invasion, and so forth.

I've also always felt that the majority of Bread's detractors are responding to the legions of lame, copycat bands that attempted to emulate their success. I mean, anyone who can't connect the dots between Bread and Air Supply just hasn't been paying attention.

[Jamastiene]

15. I have the single for "If"

I loved that song. It was one of the first songs I ever learned on guitar when I started learning how to finger pick. I loved the song on the other side of the single too, "Take Comfort." I wish I could find tab for that song and a new copy of the song. My little 45 is worn out.

[carlyhippy]

16. I always associate their music to dimming the lights, breaking out the wine, lighting candles

cuddling up next to someone and see what happens music

[Sebastian Doyle]

17. Always thought the B-Sides of the singles were better

than whatever sappy assed Gates ballad was on the A-side.

[donheld]

18. .

:boring:

[Lindsey]

19. I loved them. I was in Jr. High when they were popular and

my boyfriend and I were majorly in love. We ended up getting married in high school as we were sweethearts all through school. Unfortunately, I fell out of love with him in our early 20's and got divorced- but oh the memories......I think my favorite song of theirs was "I want to make it with you".