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Bruce

I think that the Aretha problem might have aroused because of different contexts. When Aretha was at the height of her career, being a powerful woman meant one thing; being a powerful black woman another thing completely. So I feel her empowerment songs still fits these days, but maybe what contemp...

Bruce

Most artists lyrics have a strong emphasis on their own personal experiences, from Bob Dylan to Kanye West to The Beatles and etc. Most artists do not write lyrics. Frank Sinatra, Elvis and Bing Crosby never wrote lyrics in their entire careers. Most artists in this top 100 do. But not "most a...

Bruce

Nick wrote: Most artists lyrics have a strong emphasis on their own personal experiences, from Bob Dylan to Kanye West to The Beatles and etc.

Most artists do not write lyrics. Frank Sinatra, Elvis and Bing Crosby never wrote lyrics in their entire careers.

Bruce

But the point you bring up about letting an artists life impact the way one views their music interests me greatly, as it's something I've been debating with myself for some time now. One on hand, it doesn't seem fair to judge the music for anything other than "what comes out of the speakers&q...

Bruce

Of these people, I've really only heard of Roy Orbison. Maybe couple of others. I guess you have not been interested in exploring the early days of rock and roll. These days it's easy with the internet and youtube. Back when I got interested in 50s music (early 1970s) it was very tough to find reco...

Bruce

We heard "Baby Loves Him," a 1957 track from the act that came in here at #91, Wanda Jackson. Wanda was the top female rockabilly act of all time. The only one who came close to her was Janis Martin. First recording as a country act for Decca, Wanda hit her stride when she moved over to Ca...

Bruce

I generally try to avoid learning about the personal lives of artists because it generally doesn't interest me that much, but hearing that story just made Aretha's potent feminine anthems ring hollow. Which has NOTHING at all to do with what her music sounds like. These people are in show business,...

Bruce

I guess this was one of the points that people made about Bruce. He worked in a store where no one ever asked for Big Star and he was a DJ and no song was played. But who was his audience? Where is this store? The store was in Hackensack, NJ. My DJ audience were people born between the late 1930s a...

Bruce

I don't see why you would let things outside of her music affect your opinion of her music. Hum, maybe because we are humans in the first place? Let's say that David Bowie was your favorite artist. If he gets exposed as a child molester next year are you suddenly not going to like his music anymore...

Bruce

Moonbeam wrote: in addition to her attitude (she once refused to perform with Annie Lennox, who she thought was a lesbian).

I don't see why you would let things outside of her music affect your opinion of her music.

ALL THAT MATTERS IS WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKERS

Bruce

Then, let's drop the debate altogether. No one can choose who is a legend or not here, only voice personal opinions. My personal opinion is that people have a rather flexible approach of that kind of terminology, so I won't make a fuss over their choice of words. Big Star never really broke through...

Bruce

Jackson wrote:Can't say that was the finish I was anticipating for the Kinks, my #1.

Don't feel so bad, my #1 did not even crack the top 100.

Bruce

Some people like Bruce factor the initial and lasting popularity of artists into the equation, others, like me, do not. I don't factor in anything other than my personal taste. The debate was over whether Big Star qualifies as legendary like Jackie Wilson and the Four Tops. That debate cannot be se...

Bruce

JimmyJazz wrote:Part of me now regrets placing Zappa and Beefheart so low on my list. I was exposed to their amazing music through my dad actually, who is also a big Little Feat fan.

Your dad must have smoked a lot of pot

Bruce

Love (232): Forever Changes has universal support here Uhhh....not quite. I think Love was good as a 60s style punk band in 65-66, but I don't like "Forever Changes" much at all. The most famous song on the album (Alone Again Or) sounds like elevator music to me. Doesn't anybody here like...

Bruce

I'm your age (54) grew up twelve miles outside of Buffalo, N.Y., on a diet of Soul Train and Casey Kacem (sp.?) and I can't name one song by Jackie Wilson, and have blessedly forgotten the Four Tops (thank you, early dementia), but I own four albums by Big Star. I'll be interested to see your perso...

Bruce

We heard "Rockin' With Fes" by Professor Longhair aka Roy Byrd, the #92 act on the list. Longhair was the most important figure in the development of New Orleans R&B which became huge in the 50s and early 60s, with artists like Fats Domino, Lloyd Price and others becoming big national ...

Bruce

Using you or me as an example is no good. My point exactly, although you seemed to miss that. I am not a "mainstream" listener. You are also not a "mainstream" listener, unless your market has a station stuck in a timewarp. The two most popular stations in my market (NYC) are WC...

Bruce

I'm your age (54) grew up twelve miles outside of Buffalo, N.Y., on a diet of Soul Train and Casey Kacem (sp.?) and I can't name one song by Jackie Wilson, and have blessedly forgotten the Four Tops (thank you, early dementia), but I own four albums by Big Star. Using you or me as an example is no ...

Bruce

and have blessedly forgotten the Four Tops I refuse to believe that you don't know these records: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnDm3qr1Knk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59EVHU8MjI And I also have trouble believing that you don't know this record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcwqCmEi9Jc

Bruce

Most rock fans cannot even name one song by Big Star. They have cult status at best. They never had a chart single or a chart album. Even I can only name one song by them, and I was in high school when they were current. I never even heard of them until recent years when I came on to sites like thi...

Bruce

Nick wrote:A cult legend is still a legend.

But only among a tiny percentage of all music fans.

Bruce

Henrik, you currently have "Let's Have A Party" by Wanda Jackson on the 1960 song list. That song belongs in 1958. It's on her album that you have listed in 1958.

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ ... a_jackson/

Bruce

Ohhhh man, Big Star's drop sure is disappointing. So sad to see them totally drop from number 56 to not even in the top 250. They're still way too high. No way they should be higher than legends like the Four Tops and Jackie Wilson. Big Star are certainly legends in their own right, just in a diffe...

Bruce

Nick wrote:Ohhhh man, Big Star's drop sure is disappointing. So sad to see them totally drop from number 56 to not even in the top 250.

They're still way too high. No way they should be higher than legends like the Four Tops and Jackie Wilson.

Bruce

Looks like 18 of the top 20 were there last time. Only U2 and the Kinks are listed as having dropped out of the top 20. Whoever was #21 last time is now in the top 20 along with one other new act in the top 20. Looks like the other act was #29 last time.

Bruce

Serge Gainsbourg - Le Poinçonneur des Lilas (Nassim) Willie Nelson - Moonlight in Vermont (Kingoftonga) Tom Waits-King Kong (hectorthebat) Purity Ring - Fineshrine (Blanco) The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So (Blanco) Anya Marina - Whatever you like (Blanco) Charles Bradley & The Menahan Stre...

Bruce

We just heard "Person To Person," a 1952 track from the #93 act on my list, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Eddie first became well known as the vocalist on the 1944 Cootie Williams blockbuster "Cherry Red." He went out on his own shortly after that and had three R&B char...

Bruce

Henrik, in 1953 you have "Mystery Train" by Junior Parker as an extra song. The actual artist on that record is "Little Junior's Blue Flames."

Bruce

We just heard "Sweet Home Chicago" from the #94 act on the countdown, Little Jr. Parker. Real name, Herman, his biggest influence as a harmonica player was Sonny Boy Williamson, with whom he worked before moving on to work for Howlin' Wolf in 1949. Around 1950 he was a member of Memphis's ...

Bruce

Big Led Zeppelin fan who bought a magazine from me on EBay.

http://www.rogerberlin.de/home.html

He spent time in jail after being caught trying to leave the country illegaly to buy some Led Zep albums.

Bruce

We just heard from the #95 act in the countdown, Ricky Nelson. The selection was the Bo Diddley inspired "A Long Vacation" from his 4th album (Songs By Ricky), which is from the latter part of 1959. The song was later issued on a single and bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100, stalling at ...

Bruce

We heard from the #96 act on the list, Ivory Joe Hunter. The song was "Jumping At The Dew Drop" from 1950. Ivory Joe was originally from Texas but he rose to prominence while living in California and released his first record (Blues At Sunrise) on his own Ivory Record label. It became a na...

Bruce

Rock Your Baby - George McCrae It Ain't Me Babe - Turtles Heart of Stone - Rolling Stones Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming - Bobby Byrd Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris The Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero Sunday In New York ...

Bruce

We just heard from my #97 recording act of the 1950s, Frankie L.....Frankie L......sorry about that stuttering, no it was NOT Frankie Laine, it was Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. They exploded on to the music scene with their first release "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" on the Gee label i...

Bruce

We just heard from the #98 act on my list, the great Roy Milton with his 1951 blockbuster "Best Wishes" on Art Rupe's Specialty label. Originally from Oklahoma, Roy relocated to California in 1933 and by the early 40s he led one of the best R&B bands in the Los Angeles area. He became ...

Bruce

What is the points formula for this list, anyways? It's not what I thought. Here's what it is: I am using the same formula as Moonbeam for last poll : score = 12,28344771/tan((position+10)/90) Quite a strange formula but well, if it works... (if you have anything you think would be better, don't he...

Bruce

If there is one result I am not completely happy with in this poll, it's that Belle and Sebastian made it to the top 100 with only 3 votes. Nothing against them (I do really like their 90s output) but no one else made it to the top 100 with less than 6 votes, our #101 got 9 votes (and is only 0,2 p...

Bruce

We heard from the #99 act in the countdown, LaVern Baker. She first recorded in the 1940s as "Little Miss Cornshucks," before becoming the female vocalist with Todd Rhodes orchestra for a while. The song we heard to represent her slot is her version of "Gimme A Pigfoot" from her ...

Bruce

We heard the #100 act on the list, Roy Orbison and his original version of "Go, Go Go" which was later done more famously by Jerry Lee Lewis as "Down The Line," on the flip side of his 1958 hit song "Breathless." Jerry may even be on this list, you never know :-). This ...

Bruce

Could someone explain to me how to use the image size feature? You need first to calculate the correct height for the length you want to use. The original size of the image of Big Mama was 670x950 (so this time she was really a BIG mama). If you want to resize the image with, let's say, 200 pixels ...

Bruce

We just heard from act #101 on my countdown, Roy Hall. Roy was born all the way back in 1922 and did a lot of country and country boogie before becoming a full fledged rockabilly act at the age of 33 in 1955. We featured his raw version of "Whole Ltta Shakin' Goin' On" from 1955, which was...

Bruce

Act #102 was Richard Berry and we heard his original version of "Have Love, Will Travel" from 1959. Berry was a big part of the west coast R&B scene and his performance as the narator on "Riot on Cell Block #9" by the Robins was counted towards his standing here, as well as h...

Bruce

We heard from act #103 on my countdown, James "Sugarboy" Crawford, with his 1957 rocker "I Don't Need You." Crawford was a legend around New Orleans. He started as a member of the Sha-Weez vocal group and then branched out on his own, releasing the legendary "Jock-A-Mo"...

Bruce

98. Billie Holiday I think I've only heard "Strange Fruit", which is excellent. I'm happy to see her pop up in the top 100, though. She definitely deserves more attention around here, and from my ears, too. Here's her best known song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKNtP1zOVHw 87. Buddy H...

Bruce

Of the 15 acts that have been revealed so far I have never heard anything at all by 8 of them.

Bruce

"Louie, Louie" by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs should be in 1957. It is currently in 1956.

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single ... nshine_f1/

Bruce

We just heard "I'll Drown In My Tears" from the #104 act on the countdown, Lula Reed. She made that record with the Sonny Thompson Orchestra in 1952. The song become better known as "Drown In My Own Tears" when Ray Charles did it with that new title in 1956, and it was later done...

Bruce

If the slot is for Buddy Holly and the Crickets there should be a picture of Buddy Holly & the Crickets.

Bruce

Still nobody I voted for.

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