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Since the last thread I have been bothered NIGHT AND DAY by people demanding a third edition! Phone calls, PMs, visits...it hasn't stopped!
ANYWAY - here you go. Order them according to personal preference:
Lee Perry
Tori Amos
Elton John
Kevin Coyne
Bill Haley
Pete Shelley
Boy George
Link Wray
Robert Fripp
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Plant
Terry Hall
Iggy Pop
Huey Lewis
Sandy Denny
Henry Rollins
Jaki Liebezeit
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Hall
Cher
Robyn Hitchcock
Lawrence Hayward
Noel Gallagher
ANYWAY - here you go. Order them according to personal preference:
Lee Perry
Tori Amos
Elton John
Kevin Coyne
Bill Haley
Pete Shelley
Boy George
Link Wray
Robert Fripp
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Plant
Terry Hall
Iggy Pop
Huey Lewis
Sandy Denny
Henry Rollins
Jaki Liebezeit
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Hall
Cher
Robyn Hitchcock
Lawrence Hayward
Noel Gallagher
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Re: rank these artists III
Lee Perry
George Harrison
Robyn Hitchcock
Sandy Denny
Harry Nilsson
Pete Shelley
Elton John
Link Wray
Captain Beefheart
John Cale
Iggy Pop
Robert Fripp
Robert Plant
Jaki Liebezeit
Tina Turner
Boy George
Bill Haley
Linda Ronstadt
Cher
Huey Lewis
Noel Gallagher
Tori Amos
Henry Rollins
NO IDEA REALLY
Kevin Coyne
Terry Hall
Lonnie Donegan
Lawrence Hayward
George Harrison
Robyn Hitchcock
Sandy Denny
Harry Nilsson
Pete Shelley
Elton John
Link Wray
Captain Beefheart
John Cale
Iggy Pop
Robert Fripp
Robert Plant
Jaki Liebezeit
Tina Turner
Boy George
Bill Haley
Linda Ronstadt
Cher
Huey Lewis
Noel Gallagher
Tori Amos
Henry Rollins
NO IDEA REALLY
Kevin Coyne
Terry Hall
Lonnie Donegan
Lawrence Hayward
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Well, so far I got 157 mails demanding that I answer this thread, and 28 messages left on my answering machine, telling me the same!
By the way, how the hell did you get my phone number?
Really disturbing, to be honest!
But, here we go...
Robert Fripp
Captain Beefheart
Lee Perry
John Cale
Jaki Liebezeit
Kevin Coyne
Pete Shelley
Terry Hall
and mr. fuckwit himself! Should not really be on this list!
Noel Gallagher
By the way, how the hell did you get my phone number?
Really disturbing, to be honest!
But, here we go...
Robert Fripp
Captain Beefheart
Lee Perry
John Cale
Jaki Liebezeit
Kevin Coyne
Pete Shelley
Terry Hall
and mr. fuckwit himself! Should not really be on this list!
Noel Gallagher
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Greats
1 Captain Beefheart
2 Lawrence Hayward
3 Link Wray
Liked a fair bit
4 Pete Shelley
5 Sandy Denny
6 Cher
7 John Cale (not so keen as a solo artist)
8 Tina Turner (not as a soloist)
9 Boy George
10 Iggy Pop (too many disappointments)
11 Robyn Hitchcock (probably higher if I knew him better - only started listening this century)
Not bothered/ OK, =12
Elton John
Bill Haley
Harry Nilsson
George Harrison
Henry Rollins
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Hall
Noel Gallagher
No thanks
20 Linda Ronstadt
21 Kevin Coyne
22 Tina Turner (soloist)
23 Huey Lewis
Pits of hell
24 Robert Plant
25 Robert Fripp
Don't really know their work
Lee Perry
Tori Amos
Jaki Liebezeit
1 Captain Beefheart
2 Lawrence Hayward
3 Link Wray
Liked a fair bit
4 Pete Shelley
5 Sandy Denny
6 Cher
7 John Cale (not so keen as a solo artist)
8 Tina Turner (not as a soloist)
9 Boy George
10 Iggy Pop (too many disappointments)
11 Robyn Hitchcock (probably higher if I knew him better - only started listening this century)
Not bothered/ OK, =12
Elton John
Bill Haley
Harry Nilsson
George Harrison
Henry Rollins
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Hall
Noel Gallagher
No thanks
20 Linda Ronstadt
21 Kevin Coyne
22 Tina Turner (soloist)
23 Huey Lewis
Pits of hell
24 Robert Plant
25 Robert Fripp
Don't really know their work
Lee Perry
Tori Amos
Jaki Liebezeit
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Henry Rollins
Iggy Pop
Pete Shelley
Lawrence Hayward
Jaki Liebezeit
Terry Hall
George Harrison
John Cale
Lee Perry
Noel Gallagher
Robert Fripp
Link Wray
Tina Turner
Robyn Hitchcock
Boy George
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
Bill Haley
Robert Plant
Cher
Tori Amos
Elton John
Huey Lewis
Linda Ronstadt
Don't know enough to have an opinion:
Kevin Coyne
Sandy Denny
Lonnie Donegan
Iggy Pop
Pete Shelley
Lawrence Hayward
Jaki Liebezeit
Terry Hall
George Harrison
John Cale
Lee Perry
Noel Gallagher
Robert Fripp
Link Wray
Tina Turner
Robyn Hitchcock
Boy George
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
Bill Haley
Robert Plant
Cher
Tori Amos
Elton John
Huey Lewis
Linda Ronstadt
Don't know enough to have an opinion:
Kevin Coyne
Sandy Denny
Lonnie Donegan
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VERY important to me - don't love it all by a longshot, but the best stuff moves me as much as anything
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
John Cale
George Harrison (although it's fair to say that it's mainly due to the exalted placement I give him from '66-'70. After that he'd fit into the category below or maybe even two below)
Link Wray
Sandy Denny
Jaki Liebezeit
Great at their best, but too much non-peak stuff to be truly transcendent
Elton John
Iggy Pop
Pete Shelley
Robyn Hitchcock
Robert Plant
Tina Turner
Bill Haley
Lee Perry
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Fripp
Positive feelings toward, but don't have a strong desire to spend a lot of time with
Lonnie Donegan
Cher
Tori Amos
Boy George
Terry Hall
Occasional moments, but can do without for the most part
Henry Rollins
Noel Gallagher
Huey Lewis
Not terribly interested in what I've heard so far, but people I respect seem to love him, so I'll probably keep giving him chances for now
Kevin Coyne
Who?
Lawrence Hayward
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
John Cale
George Harrison (although it's fair to say that it's mainly due to the exalted placement I give him from '66-'70. After that he'd fit into the category below or maybe even two below)
Link Wray
Sandy Denny
Jaki Liebezeit
Great at their best, but too much non-peak stuff to be truly transcendent
Elton John
Iggy Pop
Pete Shelley
Robyn Hitchcock
Robert Plant
Tina Turner
Bill Haley
Lee Perry
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Fripp
Positive feelings toward, but don't have a strong desire to spend a lot of time with
Lonnie Donegan
Cher
Tori Amos
Boy George
Terry Hall
Occasional moments, but can do without for the most part
Henry Rollins
Noel Gallagher
Huey Lewis
Not terribly interested in what I've heard so far, but people I respect seem to love him, so I'll probably keep giving him chances for now
Kevin Coyne
Who?
Lawrence Hayward
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cream of the crop - listen to all the time
Robert Fripp
Tori Amos
George Harrison
Noel Gallagher
John Cale
have had their moments - this is in order
Elton John
Harry Nilsson
Captain Beefheart
Iggy Pop
Tina Turner
Sandy Denny
Jaki Liebezeit
Robyn Hitchcock
Bill Haley
Boy George
good but nothing that interesting
Link Wray
Lee Perry
Huey Lewis
Linda Ronstadt
Pete Shelley
okay but not listening too
Henry Rollins
Cher
not interested
Terry Hall
Lawrence Hayward
Lonnie Donegan
Kevin Coyne
over rated garbage
Robert Plant
Robert Fripp
Tori Amos
George Harrison
Noel Gallagher
John Cale
have had their moments - this is in order
Elton John
Harry Nilsson
Captain Beefheart
Iggy Pop
Tina Turner
Sandy Denny
Jaki Liebezeit
Robyn Hitchcock
Bill Haley
Boy George
good but nothing that interesting
Link Wray
Lee Perry
Huey Lewis
Linda Ronstadt
Pete Shelley
okay but not listening too
Henry Rollins
Cher
not interested
Terry Hall
Lawrence Hayward
Lonnie Donegan
Kevin Coyne
over rated garbage
Robert Plant
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Great, listen to them all the time:
Lee Perry
Elton John
Pete Shelley
Link Wray
Robert Fripp
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Plant
Terry Hall
Iggy Pop
Jaki Liebezeit
Henry Rollins (all Black Flag is rad, his solo albums not so much)
Good enough, I listen to them once in a while:
Sandy Denny (I'd like to get to know her better, she might move up to the prior list)
Tori Amos
Kevin Coyne
Bill Haley
Boy George
Robyn Hitchcock
I don't know much about:
Lawrence Hayward
Lonnie Donegan
I actively dislike:
Huey Lewis
Noel Gallagher
Cher (except for Gypsies Tramps and Thieves which is fab)
Lee Perry
Elton John
Pete Shelley
Link Wray
Robert Fripp
Captain Beefheart
Harry Nilsson
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Plant
Terry Hall
Iggy Pop
Jaki Liebezeit
Henry Rollins (all Black Flag is rad, his solo albums not so much)
Good enough, I listen to them once in a while:
Sandy Denny (I'd like to get to know her better, she might move up to the prior list)
Tori Amos
Kevin Coyne
Bill Haley
Boy George
Robyn Hitchcock
I don't know much about:
Lawrence Hayward
Lonnie Donegan
I actively dislike:
Huey Lewis
Noel Gallagher
Cher (except for Gypsies Tramps and Thieves which is fab)
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Greatnesses
Captain Beefheart
Jaki Liebezeit
S'alright - no real interest in
Lee Perry
Tori Amos
Kevin Coyne
Bill Haley
Pete Shelley
Boy George
Link Wray
Robert Fripp
Harry Nilsson
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Plant
Terry Hall
Iggy Pop
Huey Lewis
Sandy Denny
Henry Rollins
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Hall
Cher
Robyn Hitchcock
Wouldn't know who he was if he spooned me in a Premier Inn
Lawrence Hayward
Repellent
Noel Gallagher
Elton John
Captain Beefheart
Jaki Liebezeit
S'alright - no real interest in
Lee Perry
Tori Amos
Kevin Coyne
Bill Haley
Pete Shelley
Boy George
Link Wray
Robert Fripp
Harry Nilsson
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Linda Ronstadt
Robert Plant
Terry Hall
Iggy Pop
Huey Lewis
Sandy Denny
Henry Rollins
Lonnie Donegan
Terry Hall
Cher
Robyn Hitchcock
Wouldn't know who he was if he spooned me in a Premier Inn
Lawrence Hayward
Repellent
Noel Gallagher
Elton John
Like fast-moving clouds casting shadows against a hillside, the melody-loop shuddered with a sense of the sublime, the awful unknowable majesty of the world.
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love
Lee Perry (for the early Upsetters stuff which I LOVE)
Link Wray
Captain Beefheart
Iggy Pop (yeah, more crap than good - but the best stuff is at the top of my tree)
Jaki Liebezeit
Sandy Denny (one of my favourite voices in FC - haven't heard much solo)
like
Elton John (for around 10 fine tunes)
Kevin Coyne (not great really, but Marjory Razorblade is mostly a gas)
Pete Shelley
Boy George (great voice, some lovely stuff early on with CC)
Harry Nilsson (altho' wildly overrated by a handful of US BCBers)
George Harrison (all his Fabs' stuff plus ATMP)
John Cale (mostly for Paris 1919 - most stuff I've heard afterwards is rubbish)
Robert Plant (fucking godawful bullshit lyrics and posturing - but still some wondrous tunes)
Terry Hall
Tina Turner (for the stuff with Ike)
Lonnie Donegan (has dated well - lots of fun, lots of energy)
Lawrence (for a handful of tracks)
Cher (I've always liked HER)
Robyn Hitchcock (the Soft Boys were groovy)
Noel Gallagher (he's a thick, arrogant cunt, but there was good stuff at the start)
no strong feelings
Tori Amos
Linda Ronstadt
Henry Rollins (his 'music' is all terrible but he's an OK dude - sort of cancels out, then)
Bill Haley
fuck off
Robert Fripp (total pseud wanker - joyless 'music')
Huey Lewis (a gimp)
Lee Perry (for the early Upsetters stuff which I LOVE)
Link Wray
Captain Beefheart
Iggy Pop (yeah, more crap than good - but the best stuff is at the top of my tree)
Jaki Liebezeit
Sandy Denny (one of my favourite voices in FC - haven't heard much solo)
like
Elton John (for around 10 fine tunes)
Kevin Coyne (not great really, but Marjory Razorblade is mostly a gas)
Pete Shelley
Boy George (great voice, some lovely stuff early on with CC)
Harry Nilsson (altho' wildly overrated by a handful of US BCBers)
George Harrison (all his Fabs' stuff plus ATMP)
John Cale (mostly for Paris 1919 - most stuff I've heard afterwards is rubbish)
Robert Plant (fucking godawful bullshit lyrics and posturing - but still some wondrous tunes)
Terry Hall
Tina Turner (for the stuff with Ike)
Lonnie Donegan (has dated well - lots of fun, lots of energy)
Lawrence (for a handful of tracks)
Cher (I've always liked HER)
Robyn Hitchcock (the Soft Boys were groovy)
Noel Gallagher (he's a thick, arrogant cunt, but there was good stuff at the start)
no strong feelings
Tori Amos
Linda Ronstadt
Henry Rollins (his 'music' is all terrible but he's an OK dude - sort of cancels out, then)
Bill Haley
fuck off
Robert Fripp (total pseud wanker - joyless 'music')
Huey Lewis (a gimp)
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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ORORORO wrote:Huey Lewis (a gimp)
But a great harmonica player with a magnificent penis.
Footy wrote:
The Who / Jimi Hendrix Experience Saville Theatre, London Jan '67
. Got Jimi's autograph after the show and went on to see him several times that year
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In "Short Cuts" - obviously not named after the member in question.
Footy wrote:
The Who / Jimi Hendrix Experience Saville Theatre, London Jan '67
. Got Jimi's autograph after the show and went on to see him several times that year
1959 1963 1965 1966 1974 1977 1978 1981 1988 2017* 2018 2020!! 2023?
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Ah yeah - he was in Short Cuts! Great film.
Those 80s singles were everywhere when I was growing up. Some of the worst popular music I know. Still.
Those 80s singles were everywhere when I was growing up. Some of the worst popular music I know. Still.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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With you on the hits for sure - can't get into "Hip to be Square" even as kitsch. Yuck.
Footy wrote:
The Who / Jimi Hendrix Experience Saville Theatre, London Jan '67
. Got Jimi's autograph after the show and went on to see him several times that year
1959 1963 1965 1966 1974 1977 1978 1981 1988 2017* 2018 2020!! 2023?
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Lee Perry
Iggy Pop
Pete Shelley
Captain Beefheart
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Sandy Denny
Robert Plant
Elton John
Robyn Hitchcock
Harry Nilsson
Boy GeorgeCher
Henry Rollins
Terry Hall
Robert Fripp
Linda Ronstadt
Terry Hall
Bill Haley
Link Wray
Jaki Liebezeit
Lonnie Donegan
Kevin Coyne
Don't ]like or don't respect below
Tori Amos
Huey Lewis
Lawrence Hayward
Noel Gallagher
My dislike for Huey Lewis is they were a genuinely talented band that decided very early to go for the cash instead of integrity.
Iggy Pop
Pete Shelley
Captain Beefheart
Tina Turner
George Harrison
John Cale
Sandy Denny
Robert Plant
Elton John
Robyn Hitchcock
Harry Nilsson
Boy GeorgeCher
Henry Rollins
Terry Hall
Robert Fripp
Linda Ronstadt
Terry Hall
Bill Haley
Link Wray
Jaki Liebezeit
Lonnie Donegan
Kevin Coyne
Don't ]like or don't respect below
Tori Amos
Huey Lewis
Lawrence Hayward
Noel Gallagher
My dislike for Huey Lewis is they were a genuinely talented band that decided very early to go for the cash instead of integrity.
Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
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I find the lack of love for Kevin Coyne very disappointing.
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Can you recommend a couple of albums, John? or (better still) a handful of songs that really move you?
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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The Slider wrote:I find the lack of love for Kevin Coyne very disappointing.
indeed!
Charlie O. wrote:I think Coan and Googa are right.
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Harry Nilsson (Coan is wildly overrated).
George Harrison
Link Wray
Captain Beefheart
Elton John
Tina Turner
Iggy Pop
John Cale
Bill Haley
Linda Ronstadt
Lee Perry
Sandy Denny
Pete Shelley
Robert Plant
Robyn Hitchcock
Cher
Noel Gallagher
Lonnie Donegan
Boy George
Huey Lewis
Kevin Coyne
Robert Fripp
Terry Hall
Henry Rollins
Jaki Liebezeit
Lawrence Hayward
Tori Amos
George Harrison
Link Wray
Captain Beefheart
Elton John
Tina Turner
Iggy Pop
John Cale
Bill Haley
Linda Ronstadt
Lee Perry
Sandy Denny
Pete Shelley
Robert Plant
Robyn Hitchcock
Cher
Noel Gallagher
Lonnie Donegan
Boy George
Huey Lewis
Kevin Coyne
Robert Fripp
Terry Hall
Henry Rollins
Jaki Liebezeit
Lawrence Hayward
Tori Amos
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ORORORO wrote:Can you recommend a couple of albums, John? or (better still) a handful of songs that really move you?
I take it you're familiar with Marjory Razorblade.
Then next try Matching Head and Feet or Blame it on the Night
I also really like the one that Conny was playing earlier - Babble, with Dagmar Krause
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