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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | Re: The Big Five |
| Date | Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:21:20 -0500 (EST) |
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What a great thread. My top five early/enduring musical influences would
be, in chronological order -- because ranking them by importance is an
impossible task:
1) The Archies (it's a little embarrassing, maybe, but I fear the extent
of their influence on me cannot be overstated)
2) Elvis Costello
3) Squeeze
4) XTC/Dukes of Stratosphear
5) Michael Penn
(...and as a sneaky sixth item, two more recent but no less influential
favorites: Francine and Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers. I'll buy anything
they put out.)
Andrea
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 john.borack@twcable.com wrote:
> Bruce Brodeen wrote:
>
> And it makes me think of a possible strain. Five bands from folks' earliest
> of music listening 'careers' that forever changed, shaped, molded, influenced
> and enhanced your life, putting you on the road to ridiculous expenditures on
> music. A bit nebulous, but possibly fun and simple one w/o a lot of thought
> as it's almost an instinctive response for most.
>
> For me, they would be:
>
> Big Star
> Be-Bop Deluxe
> Iggy Pop/The Stooges
> Television
> The Ramones
> NY Dolls(I cheated, 6!)>>
>
> For me:
>
> Beatles
> Ramones
> Shoes
> Paul McCartney
> Nick Lowe
>
> John B.
> np: Billy Sullivan---"All American Popster"
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