rank these artists III

[naughty boy]

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

[BARON CORNY DOG]

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

[ConnyOlivetti]

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

[Rayge]

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

[Dayodead]

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

[toomanyhatz]

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

[Hightea]

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

[bobzilla77]

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)

[Darkness_Fish]

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

[naughty boy]

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)

[toomanyhatz]

Huey Lewis (a gimp)

But a great harmonica player with a magnificent penis.

[toomanyhatz]

In "Short Cuts" - obviously not named after the member in question.

[naughty boy]

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.

[toomanyhatz]

With you on the hits for sure - can't get into "Hip to be Square" even as kitsch. Yuck.

[sloopjohnc]

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.

[The Slider]

I find the lack of love for Kevin Coyne very disappointing.

[naughty boy]

Can you recommend a couple of albums, John? or (better still) a handful of songs that really move you?

[ConnyOlivetti]

I find the lack of love for Kevin Coyne very disappointing.

indeed!

[Davey the Fat Boy]

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

[The Slider]

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