tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096149492566682052.post3778171206894901505..comments2024-03-20T13:52:34.113-04:00Comments on PopRedux80: "1-2-3" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound MachineArnieNuvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286800706511671018noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096149492566682052.post-10274962541383056082021-07-06T09:47:20.421-04:002021-07-06T09:47:20.421-04:00If I was to hazard a guess, I'd say that it wa...If I was to hazard a guess, I'd say that it was Emilio Estefan that perhaps caused the tension. If you see my post on "Betcha Say That," it gives a brief story on issues between Estefan and their main songwriting team/producers. It would seem logical then that maybe him pushing Gloria way out front may have marginalized original members of MSM and without getting the proper recognition as a band (and along with that perhaps a split of profits), they took off. In fact, in a Rolling Stone interview, the last original MSM member Kiki Garcia basically said as much. Estefan started replacing older members with fresh-faced youngsters. (Look up the story "The Power of Gloria" on Rolling Stone website for details.) It happens. A star gets born and their original "family" gets left behind whether by their choice or by someone else running the show.ArnieNuvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286800706511671018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096149492566682052.post-38322236927055214932021-06-30T21:56:47.037-04:002021-06-30T21:56:47.037-04:00I like Gloria even though she isn't in my top-...I like Gloria even though she isn't in my top-tier of 80's performers. Having seen her live, I appreciate that her band, whatever she calls it, kicks more A than many would realize given her radio hits. But the fading out of the MSM brand name (-AND- all its original members?) has always bothered me. Not something you would expect to see covered in any officially-authorized-Broadway-musical (OABM, and by the way, Welcome Back, Broadway!)<br /><br />You hate to assume negative motives to someone with a positive an image as Gloria, but I have to wonder if there was any bad blood between Gloria and the musicians who backed her up in her pre-stardom days.Douglas Trapassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18348522207945522495noreply@blogger.com