On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Bob Hutton wrote:

> I am playing Devil's Advocate with some of  these, but not all.

> 4. The Byrds - Gene Clark is exempt, but if you take away his
> contributions there ain't all that much left to write home about, is there?

Roger McGuinn did play a mean 12-string, David Crosby hit some nice high
notes, and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" is pretty awesome...

> 11. Pink Floyd - Says nothing to me about my life.

"Piper" said a lot to me when I was a teen :)

> 15. The Clash - An incoherent rabble of ill-conceived political flummery.

But fun!

> 16. Queen - Too polished, too pompous, too bombastic, too show-offy

But fun!

> 22. XTC - Wilfully arty when they could let their melodies flourish - I
> just can't see why they are held in such high esteem by power-poppers.

Seriously?

> 24. Myracle Brah - Great first album, subsequent records just didn't
> have good songs in sufficient quantity. Plus Andy Bopp's voice can grate
> after a while.

I never liked this name...