Moonbeam said:

Yes. But I've gone all British Invasion in the past couple years.

GangstaFam said:

Now it's time for the lists from the 70s and beyond.

Moonbeam said:

I'm finding that it's taking more thought. I've been thinking about the 70s one a lot.

GangstaFam said:

It is hard, because considering quality AND quantity is a bit tough. Michael Jackson didn't rank in any of my lists even though he's my number 14 artist.

Moonbeam said:

I was thinking the same might happen to Janet for me.

GangstaFam said:

Yeah, she appears lower than my feelings for her because of a lack of material. Sade too.

Moonbeam said:

True. Cuz Sade's so frikkin' lazy, there is only about 1 album/decade that I really care about by her.

GangstaFam said:

oh, i always screw these things up.

Moonbeam said:

Perhaps Michael Jackson should have charted on my 80s list. Oh well. Too late now!

Anx said:

You should hire Ian.

GangstaFam said:

indeed!

i guess i'd replace NIN with StEt, since I've enjoyed them more consistently throughout the 90s. i dunno where i'd put stereolab.

Anx said:

#1!!!

60s
1 ) The Beatles
2 ) Bob Dylan
3 ) Rolling Stones
4 ) Scott Walker/Walker Brothers
5 ) Kinks
6 ) Merle Haggard
7 ) Love
8 ) Beach Boys
9 ) Soft Machine
10 ) The Zombies


70s
1 ) Can
2 ) Wire
3 ) Robert Wyatt
4 ) John Cale
5 ) Bob Dylan
6 ) Rolling Stones
7 ) Gene Clark
8 ) Merle Haggard
9 ) Al Green
10 ) George Jones


80s

1 ) The Fall
2 ) The Feelies
3 ) Opal/Rain Parade
4 ) Prince
5 ) The dB's
6 ) Spacemen 3
7 ) Blue Nile
8 ) Go-Betweens
9 ) The Mekons
10 ) Rodney Crowell


90s

1 ) Lucinda Williams
2 ) Pet Shop Boys
3 ) The Fall
4 ) High Llamas
5 ) Scott Walker
6 ) Luna
7 ) Scud Mountain Boys
8 ) Grant McLennan
9 ) Jimmie Dale Gilmore
10 ) Handsome Family

00s

1 ) Bob Dylan
2 ) The Fall
3 ) Scott Walker
4 ) Pernice Brothers
5 ) Mountain Goats
6 ) Delgados
7 ) Mojave 3
8 ) Bonnie Prince Billy/Will Oldham
9 ) Drive-by Truckers
10 ) Rodney Crowell
[Edited 4/21/07 18:37pm]

damosuzuki said:

I've been waiting for your list. You've out-snobbed everyone as usual. Awesome.

sextonseven said:

I do what I can.

I'm loving that Pipettes lp, by the way...

damosuzuki said:

It's an incredibly good piece of candy. And to underscore the impact it has made on me, I recently purchased the remastered edition of Tracey Ullman's similarly styled 'You Broke My Heart In 17 Places' CD and love that as well. I'm now considering really indulging myself and getting Rhino's girl group box set that was released a few years ago.

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sextonseven said:

I actually broke out my copy of the Phil Spector boxed set (for the first time in five years, I bet) after I gave the pipettes album a few spins. It's a pretty irresistible sound - very easy to like.

I'm almost positive my sister has that Ullman album in her vinyl collection. I'll have to try to nick it from her next time I'm over for dinner. I don't know it past the big hit, but I've heard it's quite a solid album.

edit - was just reading up on the Ullman album. I had no idea that Kristy MacColl wrote and originally recorded They Don't Know... She had an album I really liked in the mid-late eighties. I'm blanking on the name of it, but it had a Smiths cover or two on it...
[Edited 4/22/07 13:41pm]

damosuzuki said:

Why I've never gotten a Ronettes comp in the past, I have no idea. I didn't realize the Ullman album was all covers before I bought it. The remastered version has a few neat extra tracks.

Oh, and the latest Raveonettes album 'Pretty In Black' is also benefitting from my current Pipettes-mania. When I first got it, I thought it was the worst of their three albums. Now I feel the exact opposite about it.

damosuzuki said:

Yes indeed. I knew that was a cover only because I had done research on the single before buying the album.

sextonseven said:

I've never even heard of most of those folks.

heartbeatocean said:

What? everyone knows Scud Mountain Boys

lilgish said:

heartbeatocean said:

That's exactly what I mean!

sextonseven said:

It's just my nature to be difficult, I'm afraid. I don't bother trying to fight it anymore.

and seriously, this album is a low-key masterpiece.

heartbeatocean said:

you realize I'm joking

lilgish said:

damosuzuki said:

I've heard of them now!

damosuzuki said:

With all the knocks you've gotten about your list, I had to give Scud Mountain Boys a listen. I found samples of the songs "Penthouse In The Woods" and "Grudge" from that album. Love the piano in the latter. They are kinda alt-country-ish. Good rainy Sunday evening stuff. Very cool.

the list master strikes again

CHIC0 said:

I really want to finish mine, but I'm having a hard time!