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The Beatles |
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38 | 22.09% |
Elvis Presley |
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25 | 14.53% |
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
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102 | 59.30% |
I'm going to make a case for someone else because I'm a moron |
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7 | 4.07% |
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EDIT: I just saw you mentioned Phil Spector.. I have been harping on him all thread. Crazy amount of influence and innovation from him. Surprised that no one has mentioned Zappa or Captain Beefheart. |
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Singer song writer stuff is huge with me though which makes a lot of those artists big on my list but leaves me glad I am living here in the now because a lot of good stuff is coming down the pipeline.
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So I'm clear. So many of these acts are near and dear to my heart. My mocking tone is more to the sense that this discussion is BRAND NEW INFORMATION, while earlier in the thread it was a bit more. This thread seems to be simultaneously losing it's burst and finding it's [cliched] rhythym.
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Costello is amazing.. Lightfoot is Canadian.. so you know, he is gonna do some crap... amazing that a filthy Canuck did as well as he did though!
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I bought this "Storytellers VH1" CD at Goodwill and ended up loving it. One of the songs is Elvis Costello. I think it's called, "just a memory," but I'm not sure. The chorus goes, "losing you, is just a memory, memories don't mean that much to me." I scream that song at the top of my longs when I hear it. And ya know what? That is the only Elvis Costello song I've ever heard. I want to check out more of it. Which songs/albums do I start with?
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Here is the problem.. Elvis Costello has done it all. His music spans so many different styles and genres that it's hard to just say "start here." BUT at least we have a starting point with "Just a Memory." That came from Get Happy! his 4th album. That song is slower than the typical songs on that album. So if you want that style, you will want to go forward in time with his work rather than going back. That style is closer (imho) to Trust or what is often considered the greatest EC album (produced by Geoff Emerick) Imperial Bedroom. If you want I can suggest some favorite songs and see if they are on YouTube. Oh, another good "starter" album I have found is King of America. it really defines the "middle" of his career for me and is just a damn good album. |
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It's fine if you don't like EC.. but it's hard not to recognize the breadth of his work. Let's list a few genres he has done significant work in... punk/new wave soul country Tin Pan Alley pop reggae rock blues jazz classical (string quartet and even a ballet) torch songs etc etc the list goes on... My taste in music is EXTREMELY broad and fairly deep and EC is one of the few artists that even comes close to touching on a noticeable fraction of it. The guy has 30 studio albums.. only 8 of which didn't break the top 100... mostly due to being limited releases. let's look at some of the artists he has written for... (and often with) Chet Baker David Crosby Roy Orbison Johnny Cash Paul McCartney nick Lowe Dusty Springfield Alison Krauss The Chieftains The Dubliners Sam Moore Roger McGuinn and many many more and this doesn't cover the people who have covered his works... bands like Green Day Linda Ronstadt Duran Duran Toto Bob Walkenhorst(had to slip in the local boy) George Jones Ben Folds Five And this list is just from his FIRST ALBUM. The full list is massive Last edited by AustinChief; 09-17-2012 at 12:09 AM.. |
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