cford
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Post by cford on Apr 19, 2006 9:45:26 GMT -5
the go-go's wrote some of the most memorable songs of a decade. i'm not sure if they belong on that list, but i will always defend the honor of my wife, jane weidlin. Good for you, Scooterboy! I saw the Go-Go's, in their early days, at a theatre on Market St. in San Francisco and they were GREAT! They were tight, driven, and energetic- not to mention a hell of a lot of fun. That was a great night! Ah memories... The Go-Gos I caught on the tour they did with Marshall Crenshaw... I assume he opened for them, but my memory if foggy..must have been their later days. CF |
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Sparky
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Post by Sparky on Apr 21, 2006 21:12:11 GMT -5
Though Westerberg is my undisputed favorite (, followed by Dylan, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson and many others,) they omitted Rakim of Eric B & Rakim fame. He (laugh now if needed) is on a par with 90% of the folks on that list.
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Post by kgp on Apr 22, 2006 11:46:37 GMT -5
Though Westerberg is my undisputed favorite (, followed by Dylan, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson and many others,) they omitted Rakim of Eric B & Rakim fame. He (laugh now if needed) is on a par with 90% of the folks on that list. Hey, you'll get no laughter out of me. I think Paste being kind of earthy-crunchy has a lot to do with the choices. |
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Post by mcoryell on May 25, 2006 20:45:30 GMT -5
Just got the new issue. Paul's at #40 on the Reader's Top 100 and #52 on the "official" poll of 50 music critics and musicians.
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hollyh
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Post by hollyh on May 25, 2006 22:19:46 GMT -5
May we take credit for having, um, elevated him?  |
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Post by Stegman on May 26, 2006 10:05:52 GMT -5
It is a pretty comprehensive list - my glaring omission is Kim Shattuck of The Muffs. I'd also say the Go-Go's should be in there - maybe none of them individually, but as a band their songwriting has been uniformly excellent. Man, the Muffs rock! I saw them open for the Goo Goo Dolls in Boston probably around 1993 or so, and they absolutely blew them off the stage. |
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MikeR
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Post by MikeR on May 26, 2006 12:12:18 GMT -5
It is a pretty comprehensive list - my glaring omission is Kim Shattuck of The Muffs. I'd also say the Go-Go's should be in there - maybe none of them individually, but as a band their songwriting has been uniformly excellent. Man, the Muffs rock! I saw them open for the Goo Goo Dolls in Boston probably around 1993 or so, and they absolutely blew them off the stage. I got Blonder And Blonder when it came out back in the mid-90's and liked it a lot, but I wasn't focusing on music quite so much back in those pre-Internet days when I was still racing. I rediscovered The Muffs around the time they released Really Really Happy in 2004. There are actually quite a few similarities between Kim and Paul - they're both iconoclastic personalities and prolific songwriters who brushed up against fame and then pulled back into the indie world. They even have similar recording tendencies - the sound on Really Really Happy is fairly sparse because it was mostly recorded in Kim's kitchen... |
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