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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Most Influential?? |
| Date | Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:54:54 -0500 |
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At Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:25:36 Stewart wrote:
>I think it's the "broken through the mainstream" part that's the problem,
>because there's a whole school of songwriters who I think were heavily
>influenced by Ray Davies' Veddy Veddy English period, circa '65-'71: Andy
>Partridge, Martin Newell (Cleaners From Venus), Daniel Treacy (Television
>Personalities), Paul Weller, David Gedge (Wedding Present), Alan Jenkins
>and Terry Burrows (Chrysanthemums), Stephen Duffy (Lilac Time era much more
>than Tin Tin), Damon Albarn (Blur), even what's his name from Belle and
>Sebastian. The problem is that -- much like the Kinks, come to think of it
>-- all of these artists have had trouble gaining a foothold in North
>America.
An interesting list...and, of course, I've learned something here. Thanks
for the education.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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